March 15, 2010 | Bangkok

One Price All Destination campaign

The first signs of a fight back come with a tie-up between the Tourism Authority of Thailand and "self-styled" boutique accomodation throughout the Kingdom called the One Price All Destination campaign. It's a bit of a mess, but basically the deal is B2,000 "per person per night" (which is annoying) at, the TAT says, one of "20" (with more being added) resorts, including:

  1. Shanghai Mansion Bangkok, Chinatown
  2. Burasari Phuket, Patong Beach
  3. The Old Phuket Phuket, Karon
  4. The Paradise Koh Yao Phuket
  5. The Puka Boutique Resort Chiang Mai
  6. Yantarasiri Boutique Hotel Chiang Mai
  7. Fondcome Village Chiang Mai
  8. Ayatana Hamlet & Spa Chiang Mai
  9. Baan Thai Village Chiang Mai
  10. Away Maerim Chiang Mai
  11. Bann Tazala Chiang Mai
  12. Yaang Come Village Chiang Mai
  13. At Niman Chiang Mai
  14. Villa Sansai Chiang Mai
  15. La a Natu bed & bakery Hua Hin
  16. Haven Resort Hua Hin
  17. Dhevan Dara Resort & Spa Hua Hin
  18. The Rock Hua Hin
  19. Aka-Nak Resort Krabi
  20. Away Tusita Chumphon Chumpon
  21. The Legend Chiang Rai Chiang Rai
  22. The Legendha Sukhothai Sukhothai
  23. Buri Rasa Village Koh Samui
  24. Rasa Nanda Koh Pha-ngan

But before you hand over your money, here's what we mean by "mess." According to the TAT, (1) B2,000 per person per night covers (2) breakfast and dinner and (3) roundtrip airport transfers (4) when you book through Feb 28 (5) for stays through Jun 30, (6) with a 2-night maximum. However, this is slightly different from what Burasari and its partners say on their websites (click here for full list of conditions) and considerably different from Baan Duangkaew Resort -- for starters, their "One Price" is B2,700 per person per night (click here for full list of conditions).

The official word from the TAT is you can find the full list of resorts at Thailand Super Deal, which might be technically true if you're Super-Patient and don't mind assembling your own list. This entails scrolling down the various "Super" promotions until you find one that says "One Price All Destinations" such as Baan Duangkaew Resort or has the OPAD logo such as Burasari.

So now you have 2 out of "20." If you want more, you can spend your afternoon clicking all the links above.
 

Your 2 Key Points

We've boiled them down to 2, which of course don't apply in the case of Baan Duangkaew:

  1. It's B4,000 per night, but you get benefits like 2pm check-out, meals and airport transfer.
  2. Prepayment is required, and it is non-refundable.
     

We Say...

These are mostly semi-educated guesses, but here's how we would (and would not) spend our money: 

  1. Definitely Worth It: The Paradise Koh Yao, Away Tusita Chumphon
  2. Possibly Worth It: At Nimman, The Old Phuket
  3. Probably Not Worth It: Burasari, Away Maerim, The Legendha Sukhothai

 


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