Whats On Thailand

D2 Pattaya – Service Needs to Improve

Not your casual tourist on a yearly vacation, I’ve staying in 4 and 5 star hotels all over the world, and many up and down Thailand, for nearly 5 years. I think this is an objective review and is more accurate that the other ones. First of all, the location of this property is on [...]

You & Me at the erawan

The Column Bangkok

Here is a view from the Column Bangkok.  This is a very nice service apartment on Sukhumvit Soi 16, just minutes from the Sukhumvit MRT and Asok BTS subway station.

Nakorn Ping Palace Hotel

The Nakorn Ping Palace Hotel is an older, yet to be renovated, budget property just south of the Holiday Inn Chiang Mai, right behind the Nong Hoy Market. According to the front desk staff, Nakorn Ping Palace Hotel does not see many western tourists; most of their customers are from Thailand, China and Taiwan.  We [...]

Suphat Embroidery Shop

After some bad experiences with a few tailors making custom labels for my shirts, I found a nice embroidery shop, Raan Supat, 44/8 Wiang Ping Road, Chiang Mai, 50000. They make the custom labels for my custom shirts for about 50 baht each, which is a bit expensive because I think I can get them [...]

Holiday Inn Chiang Mai

I have been staying at the Holiday Inn Chiang Mai, 318/1 Chiang Mai-Lamphun Rd., Chiang Mai, 50000, Thailand, Hotel Front Desk: 66-53-275300 and Hotel Fax: 66-53-275299, for over a month.   The Holiday Inn Chiang Mai, formerly a Westin and then a Sheraton, is a super value for the money. Currently, I am booked at an amazing off season rate [...]

Trip Advisor Reviews and Ratings are Fraud

We have stay at a number of places based on reviews on Trip Advisor in both Bangkok and Chiang Mai.  In almost every case, the ratings and reviews on Trip Advisor did not resemble the actual property.     In addition, when we submit accurate, factual reviews to Trip Advisor, they are not published. Trip Advisor is simply [...]