Best Shopping Places In Bangkok, Thailand?

Question

i will stay in Grand Skhumvit hotel in Bangkok next june,
what is the best shopping places i can go for?
and how much it will cost to go there?

Answer 1

From Grand Sukhumvit hotel ( soi 19) you have many choices ,
Walking cost zero and getting exercise ..walk along sukhumvit street ( from your hotel turn right go to lower no of soi down to soi 5) lots of vendors have fantacy thai soveniors for you ( cost'll be including packing sometime), bargaining available for discount 30% to 40% max. ( always smile, if you dont buy it just say thank you and walk away, they 'll give you discount then you can start bargaining for your satisfied price) T-shirt , clothes, wooden craft , brass , silver , poteries , painting, silk, etc.
Or you can take BTS (sky train) from your nearest station should be Asoke station or Nana station ( at soi 5 ) toward Siam station cost you 20-30THB. where you can shop amung people "It is center point " for Bkk's teen and lots of shopping places Siam paragon has sea world at basement , high-class shopping mall, costly for sure. but good stuffs. next building is oldest shopping mall call siam there is still have good stuff for teens, offer lots of discount , next one is Siam discovery located at the corner same as Paragon.
Cross the road to siam square area where is crowded with students and teens' activites. Many stuffs mostly fashion.
Then cross the road again toward MBK ( near national statium - BTS station ) there are many things offer to you clothes, shoes, bags, T-shirts, watches, etc.. on 4th floor IT and Mobile phone, 5th floor furniture and 6th floor cenema.
Find something cheaper you can go to week-end market " Chatuchak" where you can take MRT (under ground train) near to your hotel to Kham-pang-phet station or BTS to mo-chit station and you will happy to shop over there cost for BTS or MRT is reasonable depend on distances ( everage 10THB per one station)
If you want to get out fromTrain's route you can take taxi to Banglumpoo ( near by Khosarn rd.) most tourist bagpack preferred area because of Cheap hotel and fun (but a bit more expensive in Khosarn than Bang lumpoo)
Bang lum poo is cheapper, the most cheapest stuffs compare to all area above.
Taxi from hotel to Banglumpoo cost around 60-80THB metering charged.
Rain gear is recommened , June is hit by monsoon , it 'll be raining almost all day , everyday.
Have fun

Answer 2

Depends on what you are looking for?

Name brand at so-so prices: MBK Center or Mah Boon Khram Center, cost about 50 baht round trip by skytrain, your hotel is about 5-10 minute walk to the station and up the stairs. Find the ticket machine, you will be at Nana Station and you want to go to the National Stadium, you have to make one transfer at, I believe, Siam Station.

Name brand at US or European prices, go on the skybridge from MBK to the Siam Centers, Discovery, Paragon, etc.

About 2-3 blocks away is Platinum Mall, 8 stories of shopping, jeans are in the basement, and each floor carries a different type of clothing. The food court on 8th floor is not bad and very reasonable. You will have to take a taxi or a long walk. Watch out Platinum and Pratunam sound the same and you will be in the Pratunam area of Bangkok. Taxi about 50 baht or so. You can take a taxi back maybe another 50-75 baht, about 30 minute to 45 minute ride.

The chatuchak or jatuchak market is only on Saturdays and Sundays, this flea market is off the subway or MRT. Lots of bargains. I have never been to it since I have better things to do before I leave than walk around in the sun shopping. LOL From your hotel take the skytrain to Asoke station, only one station go down the escalator and at the base is another escalator to the subway. 14 baht for the skytrain and maybe 35 baht one way for the Subway. Exit at the Chatuchak station

The below websites lists all the shopping areas:

http://www.bangkok.com/shopping/index.html

It has a description and direction to all of the places.

Good luck and enjoy

Answer 3

MBK it won't cost anything unless you buy something except you do have to pay 1 baht to use the toilet.

OH or you can take the skytrain it will cost about 35 baht or so? not sure where Grand Suk hotel is! The stop is National Staduim on the Silom line. Change at Siam station.

Answer 4

MBK
Jatuchak Weekend market
Platinum Mall

Answer 5

Its depent on what kindof product you want to buy at MBK is a shopping center if you want a local product I recommend Jatujak weekend market from Sukhumvit Rd you can go there by train