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 Traveller's Tales: Shopping suggestions in Thailand
Get the best advice on shopping in Thailand. You may read about shopping malls, souvenir items and best buys in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Bangkok city guide,
Chiang Mai city guide,
Hua Hin city guide,
Koh Samet city guide,
Koh Samui city guide,
Krabi city guide,
Pattaya city guide,
and Phuket city guide.
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| N Tarasawat (2nd call) |
10 April 2004 |
Stayed at Prince Palace Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Locationally good, not far from the main temples of Bangkok, also doesn't take long to reach the restaurants and night market of Silom area. Very close to the modern Siam centre of Sukumvit. Around 10 mins in Taxi. You can also get the Taxi to China town for cheap "street venture" type foods. Takes longer in Taxi than going to Silom but worth it depending on traffic.
Beside hotel is the "river taxis" which are useful to beat the traffic. Stops off not far from the hotel, and shows up virtually every 10 mins. The hotel is situated in amongst a major clothes trading market in Bangkok, they mainly trade in bulk buying, but you can ask them if they sell singular items.
Night time the fruit markets appear outside the hotels, rather than the clothing, but great location for shopping and entering the cities main highights are not far away via Taxi, or navigable by River taxi (look at map of hotel).
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| G Tawes |
06 April 2004 |
Stayed at Peninsula Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Bangkok is our favorite city destination in Asia. The dining choices are inumerable, and Thai food is fabulous. Try "Harmonique" for inexpensive but good Thai food on Lane 39 off New Road, or "Hamali Cha Cha's" for Indian, also off New Road. Bangkok is also the best Asian shopping city in our opinion, given the wide selection of unusual goods available and the reasonable prices. Custom tailored clothes are a favorite, as you can have your favorite shorts, dresses, slacks, etc. Duplicated perfectly in Thai silk, linen, cotton, etc. within a day or two at prices less than off the rack retail. Don't go for the cheapest prices in town, or you may be disappointed by the quality. Get a recommendation from a concierge, or a local friend instead. Try Siam Leather in River City for custom made shoes, men's and women's, in leather, ostrich, or other exotic skins. A pair of sandals I purchased from them five years ago is still in perfect shape. Also take the Skytrain to Chatuchak market on the weekend for the biggest "bazaar" you can imagine, and bargain for everything and anything. Get there by 9AM and leave by noon to avoid the heat and the crowds. For the best English guide to everything in Bangkok get the "Bangkok Guide 2003/2004" compiled by the Australian-New Zealand Women's Group at www.bangkokguideonline.com. Sale proceeds are also donated to Thai charities. Have a GREAT time in Bangkok!
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| J Walker |
02 April 2004 |
Stayed at Indra Regent Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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This is our 3rd time we have stayed in Bangkok. If you need groceries go to a place called the Big C. It's huge. A good eating place is the Dragon Seafood Restaurants and great value.
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| C Lim |
28 March 2004 |
Stayed at Asia Bangkok Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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I had lunch in the food court on the 6th floor at MBK. It was cheap and good.
Another good place to visit is the night market near Lumpini. The prices there may be slightly more expensive than Chatuchak but it is much more "civilised" and cooler. Eating at the open food court was cheap and good.
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| D Garlipp |
25 March 2004 |
Stayed at Pathumwan Princess - Bangkok, Thailand.
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The best way to see the city is by skyway - it is cheap and easy to use. The river ferries are an exciting way to see the city and canals. The shopping at the MBK shopping centre is very good with quality clothing and wide choice of goods. The weekend Chatuchak market offers a tremendous choice - I bought a pair of glasses from an optometrist at the market at a reasonable price and I wear them all the time as they are better than my old glasses. We found the best shopping for cheap clothes at Pratunam markets.
The floating market and the grand palace is a must for every visitor. A good day trip is to combine river rafting with elephant ride and visiting the bridge on the river Kwai.
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| L Thue jensen |
24 March 2004 |
Stayed at Hilton Hua Hin Resort And Spa - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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We played golf at Lake View, Majestic Creek and Springfield. All three courses is very nice and professional. There is a little to save if booking Springfield by a golf shop 200 meters left from the hotel, about 500 THB per person. Remember to tip the caddie, normally doubble the caddie fee (200 THB). The caddies are normally young people living only from the tip. We were transported round in Hua Hin first by bicycle, 2 hours 200 THB, later in car for 4 hours 500 THB.
Elephant riding was not that good, ½ hour 1000THB for both of us.
Interesting to go to the monkey mountain, and feeding the monkeys. It is cheap to buy suits, and a lot of other things. When having a suit, go for the best quality - Kashmir wool with Thai silk. I got 2 suits for 10000 THB.
Don`t forget to get massage - Thai massage for one hour 300 - 400 THB.
My wife and I can highly recommend to go to Hua Hin. We have only tried Bangkok and Pattaya earlier, and Hua Hin is a lot better - we think. The people in Hua Hin are very nice and always smiling. If you say no, not interesting to buy, they always accepted a no. You can exchange money a lot of places on the streets, and withdraw from a lot of ATMs. But the max level for withdrawing per card/day is about 10000 THB. Weather in march is OK, 2 days cloudy for a week.
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| G Chan |
23 March 2004 |
Stayed at Asia Bangkok Hotel - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Chatuchak is a must place to go, you probably need at least 1 day to finish combing the area. Take cab from hotel and it only costs about 80 baht by the way, there are banks there, so don't worry about money exchange in the market, all transactions in cash. Siam square also a good place for shopping, just one stop by train from asia, very convenient, don't bother to take cab cos of the traffic jam expected. Went to MBK but didn't really like the place, crowded and things are not really cheap esp after you have been to chatuchak. Food is cheap and good.
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| L Samuels |
22 March 2004 |
Stayed at Pathumwan Princess - Bangkok, Thailand.
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I'm a veteran traveler (this was my approximately 50th trip to Thailand), so I don't do a lot of tourist things - certainly no tours. I got around mostly by metered taxi and SkyTrain, both of which I recommend. A good restaurant is Baan Chiang in the Silom area. Good Thai food. For shopping, Gaysorn Plaza (upscale) and Siam Square & MBK (inexpensive). Also the weekend market at Mo Chit is excellent for bargains.
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| B Aston |
18 March 2004 |
Stayed at Pinnacle Hotel Lumpinee - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Stick to metered taxis. Almost inevitably better value for money then hotel taxis.
Suan Lum Night Bazaar very close to this hotel. It has live music, lots of restaurants and shops. Lumpinee Boxing Stadium virtually across the road if you like thai boxing.
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| L Lanzarini |
13 March 2004 |
Stayed at Ambassador Hotel Bangkok - Bangkok, Thailand.
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Chatuchack market on week-ends is the best spot in Bangkok, also the night market in Lumpini Park is an ideal place for cheap and good shopping.
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