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Old 31-12-2004, 20:35
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Originally Posted by senor123
I've stayed there. Very nice hotel with no joiner fee. They are in fact surprised if you don't bring anyone home. However it is a bit out of the action. About a 10 minute walk into town. Baht buses go past all the time (20 baht into town)


The fare is actually 10baht.

I used to pay 20 all the time until I found this out, but the maximum for a farang is 10 (locals 5 baht) anything over 10 is a "tip". Now I only ever pay 10 in and around Pataya i.e. short trips.

For longer trips, I pay what I believe to be a fair "tip", for example I stay a lot in Jomtien and when I take a songthaew (bahtbus) from there to Royal Garden Plaza I pay the driver 40 baht. The reason being that I reckon a 3 mile trip is worth more than the official 10 baht fare !!

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