Cancer hospital in Chonbury.

[pokoal2000]

Hi. I will have to go to Cancer hospital in Chonbury at end of March for radiotherapy. I will have to attend every day for about 20 days.The problem is that I live about 150 km away from the hospital. Apparently the hospital can't accommodate anybody to stay there. Would anybody know reasonable accommodation near the hospital where I can stay? Please.

[Sheryl]

How are you getting there? Does it have to be someplace in walking distance or will you have a car?

[lemonjelly]

If I'm thinking of the same place, there's no hotels on or near that road, maybe some hotels in Chonburi town ......a taxi ride

Edited March 3, 2016 by lemonjelly

[Sheryl]

If you go to google maps, locate the Cancer hospital and then go to "nearby" and hotels you will find a number of 2-3 star places very close by. Better selection of course further into town. Some of these might just be roadside "love motels", and may not have much within walking distance in terms of food etc. Hence my question re transport.

[pokoal2000]

Thanks, can't find any hotels near by.I will keep searching.

[dddave]

Try using the hotel locater in the Booking.com website. I've found it works very well. Booking.com does not usually add a commission and you can pay at the hotel desk.

[mickjn]

Didn't the hospital tell you where you can get accommodation. I know you are saying you cannot stay at the hospital but a lot will tell you where you can stay.

[angsila]

Is it the Cancer Hospital at 300 Moo2, Samet in Chonburi? I live near by an can recommend a hotel.

[pokoal2000]

I have to check the address. I think there is only one cancer hospital in Chonbury.

[pokoal2000]

Yes, that is the Cancer centre. Can you please e-mail me or Facebook. I sometimes have problem connecting to Thaivisa Alex Pokorny

[Aforek]

Yes, that is the Cancer centre. Can you please e-mail me or Facebook. I sometimes have problem connecting to Thaivisa Alex Pokorny

if angsila has an hotel to recommand, he can also give the name here, it can be interesting to other people, too

why choose Chonbury for cancer ? less expensive than the others, good service ?

[pokoal2000]

It was recommended to me by my doctor. I had an operation at Something hospital in Sriratcha for prostate cancer and this supposed to be a follow-up.

[pokoal2000]

Somdet hospital - not something. Stupid mobile writes anything it wants.

[angsila]

Here are the two closest places to stay: ING Swiss Place (087-405-2600) which is about 1.5km to the hospital, 500B/night or 5000B/month: Resort and Home Stay which is across the street from the hospital (081-295-1372) 700B/night or 10000B/month.

[donnybay]

Good luck with your op and treatment, do you have someone to go with you? Thai partner?

[Sheryl]

Here are the two closest places to stay: ING Swiss Place (087-405-2600) which is about 1.5km to the hospital, 500B/night or 5000B/month: Resort and Home Stay which is across the street from the hospital (081-295-1372) 700B/night or 10000B/month.

This is very useful information. Do you happen to know if Resort and Home Stay has a restaurant, or are there such in walking distance?

To the poster who asked why choice of hospital - this is a large government hospital specializing exclusively in cancer and serving the entire region. So a logical choice for any foreigner needing cancer treatment who lives in the Pattaya-Chonburi--Chachengsao area or Eastern Thailand and is uninsured and not wealthy - costs of cancer tx at private hospitals in Thailand being very, very high.

There are some 7 government hospitals specializing in cancer only and each covers a different part of the country. Others are in Lopburi, Lampeng, Bangkok, Pathumthani, Udon and Surat Thani.

The hospital does have inpatient capacity but like all government hospitals it is crowded and admits people only when it is medically essential.

[angsila]

When I went to the Resort and Home Stay I asked about food and was told they only had coffee and toast in the morning. They said that patients that stay there including lots of expats eat in the hospital's cafeteria.

[Sheryl]

Ah yes, of course, being across from the hospital there will be plenty of places with food there.

Sounds like a really good choice for people without a car.