Revised, updated and improved – 20 December 2020
Chic Locations is delighted to have teamed up with TAT (Thailand Tourism Authority) and Thai Airways to offer some rather different holidays. They are specifically targeted towards clients who are prepared for two weeks hotel quarantine in Bangkok followed by up to 4 weeks of travel around Thailand.
Maitria and Lancaster are located in the city centre – both chosen for their style and larger than usual rooms.
On the rather magical riverside of Bangkok, we have Avani+ & Anantara Riverside.
The Quarantine Arrangement Includes:
Arrival transfer, 3 room service meals daily, 24/7 Nurse attendance
2 temperature checks daily and at least 2 covid tests, usually on days 5 and 13.
Hotels have breakout relaxation areas after test on day 5.
All rooms have TV and wi-fi facilities.
*Extra Night Free in Bangkok!
After your required nights in quarantine, why not have an extra night free (on breakfast basis/ no medical services ), so you can fully enjoy this incredible city and explore what you have longingly overlooked for the last two weeks.
*Offer applicable to Lancaster and Avani+ hotels only.
Phuket is one-hour flight south. Known for its superb beaches and nightlife, our chosen hotels there are the superior first-class Dusit Laguna, Nai Harn Resorts and the luxurious Rosewood.
Travel 70 minutes by road north of Phuket Airport and you arrive at the more escapist Khao Lak where our chosen partners are La Vela and The Sarojin.
From both Phuket and Khao Lak you can easily take a 3 day (2 night) adventure to the Elephant Hills Tented Camp.
A wonderful option packed with exciting contrasts and back-to-nature adventure.
As an option to Phuket, look at Koh Samui in the Gulf of Siam. A totally tropical island 65 minutes flight from Bangkok.
For complete escapism, look at Anantara Rasanada Koh Phangan, 30 minutes – and maybe 30 years back – from Samui, linked by speedboat.
Finally, you can venture north from Bangkok to Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai with its forest-clad mountains, ethical elephants camp, indigenous hill tribes and ornate temples.
Take 3-day Excursions to the River Kwai & Erawan waterfalls and the temples of Sukhothai.
The prices below give you just an indication of what can be offered. As with everything arranged by Chic Locations, these can all be modified to your own requirements once the quarantine period has elapsed.*
Prices based on Thai Airways special promotional fares subject to confirmation at time of booking, departures each Sunday from Heathrow.
We have shown example prices based on staying 27 nights in Thailand but you can extend up to 42 nights. Just ask us for suggestions – if you are time rich, this is a nice alternative to bleak Northern European winters.
For those requiring a stay beyond 42 days and up to 60 days, a special tourist visa can be applied for at the Thai Embassy, rather than online
Time Rich, Nicely Extravagant Ideas…
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Lancaster Bangkok
15 nights & 12 nights La Vela Khao Lak £3,388 per person.
15 nights & 6 nights Nai Harn Phuket & 2 nights Elephant Hills Safari & 4 nights La Vela Khao Lak from £4,198 per person.
Maitria Hotel Sukhumvit 18
15 nights & 12 nights Melati Koh Samui from £3,688 per person.
15 nights & 2 nights Elephant Hills & 10 nights Tubkaak Krabi from 3,888 per person.
15 nights & 6 nights Dusit Laguna Phuket & 6 nights La Vela Khao Lak from £3,718 per person.
Avani+ Riverside Bangkok
15 nights & 13 nights Dusit Laguna Phuket from £ 3,778 per person.
15 nights & 21 nights Nai Harn Phuket from £4,938 per person.
Anantara Riverside Bangkok
15 & 12 nights Rosewood Phuket from £4,978 per person.
15 nights & 3 nights Anantara Golden Triangle & 2 nights Anantara Chiang Mai & 7 nights Sarojin Khao Lak from £5,448 per person.
15 nights & 28 nights Sarojin Khao Lak from £8,088 per person.
What you will require:
Passport with an absolute minimum validity of 6 months from your return date to the UK. Comprehensive travel insurance, with specific medical cover against Covid hospital care of at least £250,000. Acceptance to download the Thailand Chana travel app onto your mobile phone and/or Thai tracking bracelet to be worn throughout your time in destination. Plus most importantly, a certificate of entry document (COE), This allows a stay of up to 42 days and can be obtained by online application https://youtu.be/_yTlCC3KQbI
Typically this takes 3/4 days to approve. Usually, a minimum of three weeks prior to planned departure is suggested. As is common with visa applications these days, be prepared for some sensitive questions. This may include sight of a positive bank account statement, especially if some of your time in Thailand has not been pre-booked by Chic Locations.
Our confirmation will detail the accommodation pre-booked for you throughout your stay. Should you wish to make your own arrangements in Thailand after the quarantine period has elapsed, this can be permitted but you will need to show proof of financial resources to cover your complete stay. All arrangements must include return air travel with a date not exceeding 42 days in Thailand.
There is no minimum stay requirement other than the initial 15 nights in quarantine.
You will need to arrive in Thailand with proof of a negative Covid -19 PCR test taken 72 hours prior to your UK departure.
If you wish to stay up to 60 days a separate Tourist Visa can be applied for directly at the Thai Embassy in London. A cost of approx. £125 may be applied at the time of visa request, payable to the Embassy.
The Tourist Visa (TV) allowing you to stay up to 60 days cost is normally around £125 per person but, as part of this promotion, the London office of the Thailand Tourism Authority has agreed to absorb the cost for UK nationals. *Different conditions may apply to Non-UK nationals residing in the UK, please enquire.
The arrangements are limited to Thailand only. Combinations with neighbouring countries are not permitted.
The Quarantine Arrangement Includes:
Arrival transfer, 3 room service meals daily, 24/7 Nurse attendance.
2 temperature checks daily and at least 2 Covid tests, usually on days 5 and 13.
Hotels have breakout relaxation areas after test on day 5.
All rooms have TV and wi-fi facilities.
Not included, but can be available at extra cost would be Thai language classes,
in-room yoga and stretching classes, rounds of golf at selected courses pre-booked
Price examples are shown per person sharing a double room and based on departures in March 2021. Higher or lower prices might apply in different periods. Prices include flights with Thai Airways departing London Heathrow every Sunday, commencing from 6th December 2020 and running through to the end of May 2021.* Economy class, with supplements for Royal Orchid Business class on request. The arrangements in Bangkok include three room service meals daily, breakfast elsewhere. Transfers are included throughout on private basis.
The Thai Airways flights allow special fares approved at the time of booking.
Prices include flights with Thai Airways departing London Heathrow every Sunday, commencing from 6th December 2020 and running through to the end of May 2021.* Economy class, with supplements for Royal Orchid Business class on request. The arrangements in Bangkok include three room service meals daily, breakfast elsewhere. Transfers are included throughout on private basis.
As a guide to price for the single person occupying a room in Lancaster hotel for two weeks on quarantine arrangements, return flight on Thai Airways in economy class and then under own arrangements until departure Thailand, the price will start from around £2,388. See notes below
All of our hotel partners comply with the highest standards of health & hygiene, exceeding the optimum requirements of the Thai Government and operate in guidance with private hospitals in Bangkok who provide day to day nursing supervision during the quarantine nights. Plus as agreement to this promotion, our hotel partners have given Chic Locations incredible exclusive extra value offers such as numerous nights free, room upgrades and much more, especially in the beach resorts.
Chic Locations is a specialist tour operator to South East Asia, and specifically Thailand.
We have collectively travelled to Thailand close to 200 times. All of the hotels mentioned, and many more, have been visited by us individually.
Chic Locations hold ABTA membership (W773X). Air-inclusive holidays are financially protected by our ATOL Bond 6389.
Please note: Medical quarantine facilities are provided and supervised by highly established international hospitals in Bangkok.
For The Lancaster Hotel, the hospital partner is Piyavate. For Maitria it is Bumrungrasd. For Avani+ & Anantara it is the Bangpakok.
Chic Locations are not medically qualified and any medical services are provided by the above mentioned hospitals in partnership with the hotels.
