Solomick Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 This may sound a bit thick for a guy who has been coming too BKK for 4 years but I have never heard or come across this "joiners fee" that is mentioned in other threads I have been reading. All the hotels I have stay in never asked. What are you joining? An explanation please :: Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe7e Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 A companion (BG) is joining you in your room for the night, simple as that, sometimes it can be avoided by booking a double room when you check in. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solomick Posted January 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Thanks got it. I Always book double room, probably why I've never been asked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monkey39 Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 FYI - you can always find decent hotels in most cities that do not charge a joiner fee. Just takes a bit of digging; I usually search the board here, or use the hotel reviews by guests at Sawadee.com. You'll usually get someone who mentions if the hotel had a joiner fee or not. monkey39 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Quite a few hotels, especially those outside of the sanuk areas, will charge a "joiner" fee regardless of whether you book a single or a double; if your companion is not a registerd guest, you pay. This is generally done by hotels that would prefer not to have customers bringing in prostitutes. I have also found this to be true of many online bookings and bookings made thru the hotel booking desk at the airport. In Pattaya, The Siam Bayshore Hotel at the Pier end of Walking St. charges a B1100 joiner fee and will pointedly suggest, as they did to an aquaintance of mine, that perhaps he would be happier at a different hotel. They said they would be glad to help him with his re-booking. They were also not at all hesitant to inform him that his "guest" would NOT be welcome at the breakfast buffet in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ_Blackowitz Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 What I usually do i: tell my GF will join me later as she had unfinsihed business, I Always book double (single rooms suck when they exist) that way the hotel has NO right to charge the first lady I bring in. the can never tell if she is a Once time only or my regular.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe7e Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 It's best to use a hotel known to be guest friendly, there's a large choice in all price ranges from the 5* J W Marriot to the seriously grim Sukhumvit Crown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Some hotels become guest unfriendly when you pay an internet (discount) rate. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooper Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 And others just the opposite, like Woraburi :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2006 Report Share Posted January 13, 2006 If you have a good record with your cc company, tell them to withhold payment. at the least it will cause problems for the hotel or booking agency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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