Тай в июле Tai in July

Good afternoon! We recently returned from Tai and I want to share my impressions, because I always read reviews myself before a trip. We rested in July. The weather was not very lucky, it rained every other day, however, refreshing and late in the evening, once it only rained for half a day (because of it we didn’t really see the zoo) Before that, we also rested in July in Thailand in 2010, then there was less rain , so once in a while it is not necessary. But this, of course, did not spoil our impression of the trip. We took many excursions, and did not repeat any of those we had already taken: this time we took Cambodia for 2 days, Bangkok, Discovery, Alcazar and the X-show. All excursions were taken at the street agency Smile Travel, they have the cheapest prices, good discounts (all these excursions cost us 16.000 for two, and in the Tes-tour, 23.000, so count). True, there was one overlay. We took Bangkok with the oceanarium for 2400, and already on the bus it turned out that they took everything with shopping for 1800.
Of course, I was upset, but when we came to the agency the next day, it turned out that we had been put on the wrong bus. We were immediately offered to compensate everything with money, but we took the difference with tickets to the Alcazar for VIP seats. We sat in the center in the 1st row, my husband was even pulled onto the stage. There were no more overlays, so take it in those agencies where they cheat less, you will still find yourself on the same bus with those who took both for 1800 and 2200. For example, when we went to Cambodia, the guide was the same, who took excursions from Sabai (a subsidiary of Tes-tour). The hotel in Cambodia was great! True, the country itself is poverty. You look and you begin to love your Motherland more strongly.


As for the Sandalay hotel, the impressions are twofold. I must say right away that before that we rested in Pattaya Park (where the cable car is), we liked it better there, so I was surprised by the high rating of this hotel. From +: convenient location (you can walk to the Festival in 15 min.
and to Big C in 7 minutes), executive staff (on request, they will bring both an iron and a kettle for free), clean bed linen. From -: small rooms, very peculiar appearance of the bathroom, terrible view from the window and no balcony as such. In Pattaya Park, we liked to sit on the balcony at night (there was a beautiful view of the sea). Forget about it here: a blank wall with noisy air conditioners. Also, there is no safe in the room, only at the reception (there was a free electronic safe in Pattaya Park).

Meals: basically normal: omelettes, pancakes, chicken (or fish, or meat), potatoes, noodles, rice. You can make your own Chinese soup. There are no salads, only vegetables and sauces for them. There are pastries and yoghurts. From fruits: bananas, pineapples, watermelons. The choice is not very large, but, of course, you can eat.
We dined mainly at the Festival, dined when it happened: when in some restaurant (but the prices are already biting), when we took it in a macaroon, and when we just got food in Bigs, there was a sale after 19 (shrimps for 40 baht, half a duck for 80) and ate in the room. Once they wanted to arrange a romantic dinner on the shore, but that was not the case, in the evening rats run along the shore. Somehow I immediately felt like eating. I did not swim in the city, only on the islands, and my husband swam.

In Tuk-Kom I bought a phone for Samsung Galaxy, for 1500, while it works fine. The prices for equipment there are really cheaper.

In general, Tai is a great place to relax, we met a couple who are coming to Tai for the 7th time, so draw your own conclusions!