Thai hotels ranked among world's cheapest

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Thai hotels ranked among world's cheapest



BANGKOK, 6 March 2014 (NNT) – The UK-based website Hotels.com has placed three popular destinations in Thailand among the top 10 for the most affordable accommodations in the world.

A survey was conducted by Hotels.com, provider of online booking services, on 116 tourist destinations around the globe in order to compare their prices of accommodations between 2012 and 2013. The average hotel price was found to have increased 69%, with most of the price hikes seen in European hotels.

Three of Thailand’s tourist hotspots, namely Chiang Mai, Pattaya and Bangkok, were said to be among the places offering the lowest prices for lodging, being ranked at number 4, 5 and 8 respectively. Hotels in Chiang Mai reportedly cost as little as 2,300 baht a night on average while 2,550 baht a night was charged by those in Pattaya and 3,050 baht in Bangkok.

The lowest hotel rate was recorded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at just 1,650 baht a night, followed by Hanoi and Siem Reap. Meanwhile, the most expensive ones were in Monte Carlo, Monaco, at 9,900 baht.

Hotels.com concluded that destinations in Asia were most suitable for travelers who were shopping for cheap accommodations. It also cited political and economic problems as major factors reducing hotel prices, as seen in Cambodia and Thailand.


-- NNT 2014-03-06

[terryp]

The lowest hotel rate was recorded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at just 1,650 baht a night, followed by Hanoi and Siem Reap. Meanwhile, the most expensive ones were in Monte Carlo, Monaco, at 9,900 baht.

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[chooka]

Time for a price increase if other countries are making more than thai or maybe introduce dual pricing.

[speedtripler]

The lowest hotel rate was recorded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, at just 1,650 baht a night, followed by Hanoi and Siem Reap. Meanwhile, the most expensive ones were in Monte Carlo, Monaco, at 9,900 baht.

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correct 100% ,plenty of hotels are much cheaper ,even in bkk but especially in pattaya

wonder whats the point of printing such crap unless its from the TAT trying to lure in more victims

[mrwebb8825]

'Thai hotels ranked among world's cheapest'

​sure, if you're talking about quality, service, security, professionalism, etc.

[tomross46]

The use of the work cheep, is incorrect, the phrase of less expensive is more accurate. Cheap also could indicate the the standards of quality and service are also low.

[BakHamLe]

I remember hotels being much cheaper than what they are saying just last year when I visited Pattaya. I think 1000 a night was on the expensive end for ac room. Are those prices for hotels with 3 or higher star rating?

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[hanno]

'Thai hotels ranked among world's cheapest'

​sure, if you're talking about quality, service, security, professionalism, etc.

I have worked in hotels for 30 years and the service in the 4- and 5-star category in Thailand is pretty good. Go to Europe, where a surly waiter is expected to deal with 15 tables and a room maid has to do 18 rooms a day. I love going to hotels in Thailand.

Incidentally, last year Siem Reap was voted the cheapest destination; with a bit of luck you can get a 5-star for less than USD 100.00; that hardly gets you a Formule 1 in Europe.

[AyG]

To those criticising the article, have they actually read it? The prices being compared are AVERAGE prices, so in any city there are going to be places cheaper (and more expensive).

[Somtamnication]

TAT paid some good money for that report!

[Costas2008]

Will you, please, stop complaining.

Generally Thai Hotels are very cheap and offer a very good service.

Just think of the rip off prices back in your own country, especially in Europe.

[bat69]

What resort is in the picture. It looks huge.

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[bud7]

Will you, please, stop complaining.

Generally Thai Hotels are very cheap and offer a very good service.

Just think of the rip off prices back in your own country, especially in Europe.

Please, if the geezers on this forum stopped complaining and sniping they would have no life AT ALL!

[Lupatria]

The use of the work cheep, is incorrect, the phrase of less expensive is more accurate. Cheap also could indicate the the standards of quality and service are also low.

I thought that's why they chose the word cheap

[watcharacters]

TAT paid some good money for that report!

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[Blackmirage2013]

Don't know about the cheapest, but Thai hotels are THE BEST value in the world.... that goes for the whole spectrum from small cheap hotels to luxury hotels.

A hotel that costs $150 in Bangkok would cost $700 in New York and the service would still be better in Bangkok....

[Birdman]

What resort is in the picture. It looks huge.

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Royal Cliff / Pattaya

[thailampang2012]

I stick with my favorite hotels in Chiang Mai.....most with web sites. Very safe places and walking distance to all markets and attractions.

TheSKHouse :500THB/night with AC, free WIFI, TV cable, laundry, safe box, great location and.swimming pool....no free parking but free pickup from train station and airport.

Patara Mansion: 600THB/night with all the above plus gym, and free long term parking.

Hotel Zitokio: 450THB/night with all the above plus free parking and Thai free buffet breakfast, walking distance from the Kat Song Kel Mall

Miami Hotel: 600THB/night big rooms with all the above plus free parking, and coffee, by the Miguel's Mexican Cafe..Sorry..no swimming pool in this one, but you will get wet in Sonkran for sure.

Takes note Cheap Charlies like me!!!

Edited March 6, 2014 by thailampang2012

[junglechef]

Anybody know what hotel is in the picture?

[stickylies]

i agree too. when i stay in hotels or "resorts" (thai interpretation of resort that is!) it's mainly in the 350-500 THB range (except for BKK).

for the 350-500 prices above i get fridge (free water + regularly free nescafé too), tv, hot shower, often even a/c and always had really clean rooms. that's a bargain!

in fact i've never paid more than 700 THB in thailand for a room and no i don't stay in KO SAN ROAD kinda places.

[bulekee]

Will you, please, stop complaining.

Generally Thai Hotels are very cheap and offer a very good service.

Just think of the rip off prices back in your own country, especially in Europe.

Everyone has a god given right to complain,it's known as DEMOCRACY

[nanapong]

i agree too. when i stay in hotels or "resorts" (thai interpretation of resort that is!) it's mainly in the 350-500 THB range (except for BKK).

for the 350-500 prices above i get fridge (free water + regularly free nescafé too), tv, hot shower, often even a/c and always had really clean rooms. that's a bargain!

in fact i've never paid more than 700 THB in thailand for a room and no i don't stay in KO SAN ROAD kinda places.

700bt in Bangkok. ... lol , is that some kind of hostel or something. Whatever , at that price it has to be pretty basic and probably off the beaten track. For anything decent with a few comforts it's more like 2,000bt , even then that's nothing special. The Landmark @3700bt with Agoda is nice and the perfect location.

[Craftsman258]

Will you, please, stop complaining.

Generally Thai Hotels are very cheap and offer a very good service.

Just think of the rip off prices back in your own country, especially in Europe.

Everyone has a god given right to complain,it's known as DEMOCRACY

Or it could be known as whinging for the sake of whinging.

[hanno]

I stayed at the Hilton Sukumvhit last week. Perfect service and for the money I paid I'd get a 3-star in any large Western city (or e.g. Hanoi or Singapore for that matter).

[VINCENT2012]

cheapest for us sometimes...in bangkok a cheap room is most of the time synonyme of bad or very bad.. but..in a country where most people have less than 10 000 baths a mounth can't afford 4000 baths for a room a night.....Only tourist can....!.My wife in ubon ratchathani give a bungalow brand new for 700 baths a night only, wich is very very cheap.http://www.hadkuduaview.com......too cheap but she can not increase the price because the offer is more than the demand ...everyday they build new hotel or resort everywhere.....so they make it cheap to catch a bird....but quality most of the time is not what it should be really.

good day and good night

[bangon04]

I stayed at the Hilton Sukumvhit last week. Perfect service and for the money I paid I'd get a 3-star in any large Western city (or e.g. Hanoi or Singapore for that matter).

Yes - if you compare the same brand in asia eg the Holiday Inn with its namesake in Europe, you will find a huge difference in value for money. A Holiday Inn in Bangkok is like an Intercontinental in Europe, while a Holiday Inn Express in Bangkok is still better facilities / standard than a Holiday Inn in Europe, which is just a crashpad..

[misterphil]

Anybody know what hotel is in the picture?

Royal Cliff at Pattaya

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Royal+Cliff+/+Pattaya&rlz=1C1ASUT_enGB462GB462&espv=210&es_sm=122&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=cV0YU7P_NcWNrQfU-oCYDA&ved=0CAoQ_AUoAg&biw=1087&bih=560

[transam]

Unfortunately the BiB are not.................

[northernjohn]

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'Thai hotels ranked among world's cheapest'

​sure, if you're talking about quality, service, security, professionalism, etc.

I think those are items that Cheap Charlie's can not comprehend.

The use of the work cheep, is incorrect, the phrase of less expensive is more accurate. Cheap also could indicate the the standards of quality and service are also low.

+1

My very thoughts.

[shunima]

In Thailand ( and Cambodia, Vietnam, Eastern Malaysia )you will find a room for around 2000 THB that will cost you an arm and a leg in Europe or the States. You get a certain level of luxury you couldn't afford at home. That's what this story is about. 500 - 1000 THB might be ok for a few nights but I want great and not ok for the rare days of a year I have precious private time. I am glad that I can get this in TH for a fraction of the price I would pay in Spain, France or Italy.