[louiswhitehouse]

as long as it's not the peak season like over x-mas and new year and you are willing to look around for 10 Min's then i find the best thing to do is just tell the taxi to go to soi bakkow and there are loads of hotels and guest houses for about 400-500 baht and they are just as good as the hotels that you have mentioned. i understand if your a newbie then this might not be possible but if you've been before then this is a great way to save money