Many new hotels in the past decade, and more to come

Back in 2009, before there were any local hotel listings, I had made a list of local hotels for this blog, with with the help of Martin.  There were only a handful at the time. 

These days you can't count them on two hands.  I imagine occupancy rate is quite low with a few exceptions. My opinion is based on empty parking lots.

For my travels I use Google map frequently to find a hotel.  

Most often letting a Thai make reservations over the phone turns out less expensive than using online reservation services.  

A number of times when an online service indicated no rooms available, the hotel actually had plenty of accommodations available.  Some hotels limit the availability to online vendors.
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@ Sakon Hotel and others

@Sakon hotel opened a short while back, located half a block east of Big C. I drive by it almost daily and watched when construction started. Haven't seen much online publicity until I came across this Hotel Map  map = link

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Interactive Map

 

I used the hotels feature

Zoom in or out with your scroll wheel

It's a helpful site but needs a year or two of recent updates

Fire in Downtown Hotel - No injuries

Friday, July 3   Fire broke out on the third floor of the JPK Mansion hotel, in an unoccupied area.    No injuries, Google translation: "There are just some people who are choking smoke."  All guest were safely evacuated

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