When my hubby suggested to go holiday with my boy (18mths), i worried about everything like :-
1) Its during 7th month period, will he be okay sleeping in hotel instead of his own home?
2) Till date, i always cook for his meals, can he eat outside food since he only has 2 teeth and because of that has limitation on choice of food.
3) where should we go since we only have few days and most of the places are either summer or rainy season.
Flight
Flight
Since we have decided to go Bangkok 1 month before the departure, i have been searching for best deals for flights and hotels. Thus i have decided to book Thai Lion Air via CheapTickets.com.
Review:
Had my doubt to book from Cheapticket for the first time, but tempted with its price that is cheaper than others. The website is clear and i can book the flight easily.
Review:
Had my doubt to book from Cheapticket for the first time, but tempted with its price that is cheaper than others. The website is clear and i can book the flight easily.
Thai Lion Air is a budget airlines so it does not include inflight meal however it includes 20kg of baggage per person. The flight operates from Don Mueang Airport (DMK) which is the oldest of 2 Bangkok international airport.
The taxi fare from DMK to my hotel was about THB400-THB500.
Hotel - Pathumwan Princess Hotel
I read a lot of reviews from TripAdvisor (my go-to website foe hotel reviews) before i decided to book hotel in Pathumwan Princess Hotel.
Review:
- Check-in lobby is located 1 floor above the main lobby
- The process was swift and the staff was very friendly
- Welcome drink - Butterfly pea
- The staff explained in detail on the breakfast places (2 places for breakfast)
- The staff has also informed us that we could request for extra mineral water to be delivered to our room if required. This small gesture is very good for the guests like me who normally think 2 bottles is not enough for my hubby and myself.
- The staff offered us if we wish to keep the luggage with them upon check-out before our flight.
- He also explained about the distance required from hotel to the airport and the estimation on the price.
Room
- I booked Superior King room and the room is clean and big that my son can walked around happily inside
- The bathroom has a clear window which can be seen from the bed. However there is a blind which can be use to close it just by pressing the button.
- There is space to put our luggage and it can fit 2 of our medium size luggage and still have so much space as shown in the pic below.
Location
- It is conveniently located next to MBK Centre (where i shopped for souvenirs) and Train Station with link within the hotel.
Breakfast
- They provide a good range of variety of food for breakfast
- They also have high chairs and kids cutlery upon request.
Food
Since we are travelling with our baby, we decided to go with the flow aka we eat when he is hungry.
With exception of Som Tum Nua where we went there purposely for a meal.
Som Tam Nua
This place was the favourite place for my in-laws and hubby when we went to Bangkok in 2015, hence my hubby requested that we went back to this place again.With exception of Som Tum Nua where we went there purposely for a meal.
Som Tam Nua
There are few branches for this restaurant ie Siam Square, Siam Centre and Central World Plaza.
The one that we went is located at:-
Address: 392/14 Siam Square Soi 5
Phone: 08-1257-5384 , 02-2514880
Open hours: 10:45 am – 9:30 am
How to get there : Nearest BTS is Siam Station and its located opposite Siam Paragon.
Recommended:
- Papaya Salad (we requested for less spicy) - its sour and spicy and the papaya is crunchy...so refreshing...hmmm im drooling when i type this.
- Fried Chicken - its crispy, its tasty, its addictive..OMG...we love this!!!
- Pork Shoulder BBQ - its normal..can miss it if you want to try something else.
Kum Poon
We were at Central World Plaza when its dinner time, we googled immediately and tried this restaurant after the recommendation from one of the blog.
Location:
Central World Plaza, 7/floor
999/9 Rama 1 Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330
Tel.: 02.646.1044
Open daily : 10 am - 9 pm Food:-
- Papaya Salad - its different with papaya salad from Som Tam Nua...its less crunchy and less sour....its too spicy because we forget to request for less spicy (please request for less spicy)
- Larb of pork - its okay food
- Fried pork collar - not bad
- milk tea - too milky...prefer milk tea at Som Tam Nua
Phan Khom
Before we decide to eat, we will look for food that my son can eat...soupy and non spicy...We looked at the menu at each restaurant at Central World and realised that this place sell Non Spicy Tofu Soup.
It is located at 7th floor at Central World Plaza.
Surprisingly the soup was good...the filings are generous with minced meat, egg tofu and vegetables.
It was the Best Tofu Soup compared to the ones that we tried at Food Court at Siam Centre and MBK Centre.
Attractions
We wanted to try Snow Town but it was closed permanently on 31 July 2018 (before we depart).
Our main itinerary for this trip was Bangkok Safari World.
Attractions
We wanted to try Snow Town but it was closed permanently on 31 July 2018 (before we depart).
Our main itinerary for this trip was Bangkok Safari World.
Bangkok Safari World
After doing comparison thru blogs and reviews, i decided to purchase the entrance ticket via Klook.
There were mixed reviews on the services provided by Klook, however i was lucky that mine was good.
I purchased Single Day Pass for 2 adults (free entrance for my son as he was only 18 month) + Lunch Buffet + Car (Group 3).
Review on Klook:-
- This package allowed us to have private tour means there are only myself, my husband and my son in the van. Hence we can decide where to stop, how long we stop as we preferred.
- The driver came on time to our Hotel lobby.
- The driver is very good as he accompanied us inside the place, introduced to us the different animals, offered to take our family pictures, helped us to carry our stroller for few occasions when the road was not smooth.
- The van is clean and has free wi-fi.
Review on Safari World:-
- About 1 hour away from our hotel at downtown Bangkok
- The place is huge, can easily spend whole day there
- Can interact with animals (ie feeding the animals), the food (ie banana) can be purchased to feed the animals.
- A lot of shows to watch
- The buffet lunch is not impressive, however it is always included in the package.
Wanted to buy tickets in advance thru Klook but decided not to and just took pictures from outside since we think that our son might not be able to enjoy it yet.
This place is conveniently located in Siam Square.
Address and opening hours can be found in https://www.linevillagebangkok.com/
Terminal 21
My hubby wanted to go this place solely to take pictures. This is a mall conveniently located next to Asok BTS Station. Different levels in this mall themed according to different travel destination (ie Tokyo, Istanbul, London etc).
Thank you and hopefully the above reviews helpful in your planning to Bangkok.
Address and opening hours can be found in https://www.linevillagebangkok.com/
Terminal 21
My hubby wanted to go this place solely to take pictures. This is a mall conveniently located next to Asok BTS Station. Different levels in this mall themed according to different travel destination (ie Tokyo, Istanbul, London etc).
For video on our trip, you may wish to go to the link below for video uploaded by my hubby.
Bangkok - Aug 2018.Thank you and hopefully the above reviews helpful in your planning to Bangkok.
