World Championships 2011 Bangkok

Ok I just got confirmation that I can go.

It would be nice if some cubers from the region (The Netherlands/Belgium/West part of Germany) could go together, it's more fun and honestly I'd be a bit scared flying all the way to Bangkok by myself. I know Lars V. would like to join already and Mats etc. plan to arrive on the Tuesday before and leave like Thursday afterward.
Personally I'd like a few days before or after the comp to explore Bangkok a bit, though I really can't be away longer than a week because of school/internship/graduating etc.
Anyone else who likes the idea? Better book early when tickets are still cheap.

It'll be a lot of money so I don't really want to stay at the Baiyoke hotel. How much does the Boutique cost about per night Arnaud? I have no idea about what the website is telling me. I'm looking for a nice mix of quality/cheapness/distance from the Baiyoke hotel.
 
Erik said:
It'll be a lot of money so I don't really want to stay at the Baiyoke hotel. How much does the Boutique cost about per night Arnaud? I have no idea about what the website is telling me. I'm looking for a nice mix of quality/cheapness/distance from the Baiyoke hotel.
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So far I have the same feeling as well. Plane tickets are fairly expensive for me too, and I will likely also stay at a local hostel, probably the boutique Arnaud recommends as well. I won't be buying my plane ticket or booking my lodging until around April or May this year, but I am interested in staying at a place with other cubers.
 
It depends on how you define expensive. :-)
If you book early you can buy a return ticket from Amsterdam to Bangkok for 530 EUR. See http://www.skyscanner.com.
I will fly to Bangkok on Tuesday (arriving Wednesday around noon) and fly back on Friday. So this will be a holiday for me.
Baiyoke Sky Hotel is a very good hotel. I haven't seen the other Baiyoke hotels, but they will definitely be of good quality.
All Baiyoke hotels have at least 3 stars on Tripadvisor.net: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Search?q=bangkok,+baiyoke
 
Ron: yeah it does depend on the definition of expensive :) I think I'm also flying on Tuesday, so there is some time to look around and recover from jetlag. I think it's the flight going via Cairo?
The Baiyoke Boutique hotel is not expensive at all after I took a closer look.

Time to learn Thai language! As long as it is Sanuk :)
 
@Jared and @Erik

Actually looking at it closer myself the Baiyoke Sky hotel does seem reasonable if you have 3 people splitting a room. I would probably only stay there Thursday night through Sunday night. At those prices I think it would be much more convenient to stay at the competition hotel, plus it would be kind of cool to stay in the Deluxe Sky zone :) Staying in the Deluxe Sky Zone, and splitting a room between 3 people, seems to be running between about $40-$50 USD per night depending on how many nights which really is not bad at all!

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Actually, looking at it again even the Deluxe Space Zone (which would be really cool!) with Breakfast combo seems to be only around $50 USD per night if 3 people are splitting a room, and depending on length of stay a little bit too. Hmmmm..... This is looking more and more enticing.
 
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Ron said:
It depends on how you define expensive. :-)
If you book early you can buy a return ticket from Amsterdam to Bangkok for 530 EUR. See http://www.skyscanner.com.
I will fly to Bangkok on Tuesday (arriving Wednesday around noon) and fly back on Friday. So this will be a holiday for me.
Baiyoke Sky Hotel is a very good hotel. I haven't seen the other Baiyoke hotels, but they will definitely be of good quality.
All Baiyoke hotels have at least 3 stars on Tripadvisor.net: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Search?q=bangkok,+baiyoke
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Don't wait too long, my experience is that prices for flight-tickets will go up rapidly and in a few months the prices a return ticket from Amsterdam can over 1000 euro!

Gus
 
I really want to go to bangkok but I have to deliberate alot with my parents about that.

It is going to cost a lot of money, and I don't know if I'm willing to put all my money in a one week holiday. Maybe I will be there too, then I would really appreciate it to travel with others from this region like Erik said.

can anybody tell me how much money I roughly need to spend in Bangkok for food and hotel etc...
 
Right now I could book the flight from Hanover/Germany and back, 2 weeks Baiyoke Sky incl. breakfast together for 1000,- €
 
Breakfast at Baiyoke is a real treat. Its up near the top floor and the range of food to choose from is just awesome. I guess expense is all relative but we found the Sky hotel to be super cheap - and we stay in a superior suite. They set up a lunch and dinner spot just near the competition room and from memory you could get a great meal for about $2AUD.
 
pablobaluba said:
I don't know yet if I can come, but I wonder if there will be any special prices for this event or should we make the plans with the official hotel prices.
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For the Asian championships they did have a special rate for competitors at the Sky hotel. Could one of the organisers please check if that will be the same this time please?
 
cmhardw said:
@Jared and @Erik

Actually looking at it closer myself the Baiyoke Sky hotel does seem reasonable if you have 3 people splitting a room. I would probably only stay there Thursday night through Sunday night. At those prices I think it would be much more convenient to stay at the competition hotel, plus it would be kind of cool to stay in the Deluxe Sky zone :) Staying in the Deluxe Sky Zone, and splitting a room between 3 people, seems to be running between about $40-$50 USD per night depending on how many nights which really is not bad at all!

--edit--
Actually, looking at it again even the Deluxe Space Zone (which would be really cool!) with Breakfast combo seems to be only around $50 USD per night if 3 people are splitting a room, and depending on length of stay a little bit too. Hmmmm..... This is looking more and more enticing.
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About prices, DON'T worry! Once you are in Bangkok (flying CAN be a bit expensive) the costs of staying there can be very low. From memory, Boutique was about 25 Euro for a room and a hostel is about 5 Euro. Food can be gotten everywhere for about 2 Euro. and NONE of this is low quality! Transport is about 1 Euro for public transportation or about 5 Euro for a taxi "everywhere". There are also a few nice things to do in and around the city and "culture" is available for free in many places. Musea are cheap as well.

(this is coming from a guy who stayed in Australia for > 2.5 months for < 2000 Euro so my standards are not exactly "business man of the year")
 
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