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    Focal Local Bed and Breakfast

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    289 Soi Charoennakorn 28 | Charoennakorn Road, Klongsan, Bangkok 10600, Thailand
    011 66 2 438 4479
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    289 Soi Charoennakorn 28 | Charoennakorn Road, Klongsan, Bangkok 10600, Thailand See on map
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    Reviewed 19 December 2017
    Nice place but little overpriced

    Really friendly hosts and location was decent, but I thought it was a tad overpriced. Breakfast was decent and rooms are spacious and clean. I would recommend this place but not for more than 1-2 nightsMore

    Thank Amit_B33
    Response from Focal-Local, Manager at Focal Local Bed and BreakfastResponded 21 December 2017

    Thank you very much for choosing Focal Local for your holiday. It's our pleasure having you here and we're glad you enjoyed. Your feedback regarding the pricing is very important to us. Being a small little B&B, we may not gain the benefits of Economies...More

    Reviewed 15 December 2017
    A oasis in busy Bangkok.

    Amazing hotel with wonderful staff. You really feel welcome and get very good help with everything such as ”how to do Bangkok”. The hotel is situated in a local area on a small street. A lot of good and cheap places in the area to...More

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    Response from Focal-Local, Manager at Focal Local Bed and BreakfastResponded 21 December 2017

    Thank you so much for staying with us and for your kind review here. We're so glad you enjoyed everything at Focal Local. Your compliment is a great support to keep this little B&B running. We really look forward to welcoming you again anytime you...More

    Reviewed 4 December 2017
    Fantastic!!!

    Since de arrival and until departure, the service of the hotel was fantastic! Rooms are beautiful and clean, breakfast is really good and always with the option for thai or european. Karan is a wonderfull host, always worried with every detail and always available to...More

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    Response from Focal-Local, Manager at Focal Local Bed and BreakfastResponded 12 December 2017

    Thank you very much for choosing Focal Local to be the first stop of your holiday. We're glad you enjoyed everything here. Your review is a great reward for all of us. We will keep up the good works. Hope we will have a chance...More

    Reviewed 2 December 2017
    Excellent, highly recommended!

    We stayed at Focal Local for two nights at the beginning of our holiday and another two nights at the end, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The B&B is family-run, and we were met with a warm welcome so we immediately felt at home. Everybody...More

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    Response from Focal-Local, Manager at Focal Local Bed and BreakfastResponded 12 December 2017

    Thank you very very much for staying with us. It's our pleasure to accommodate you at the beginning and the end of your holiday. We're glad we made your stays enjoyable. We will look forward to seeing you again for your next Bangkok visit. All...More

    Reviewed 1 December 2017
    Just what you need

    When you want to stay outside the hectic city of Bangkok, not looking to spend big bucks and need just enough, then this is the place for you. Very warm welcome, clean room. Not too fancy. Correct breakfast, choice between Thai or 'western' (scrambled eggs...More

    Thank Kevin V
    Response from Focal-Local, Manager at Focal Local Bed and BreakfastResponded 3 December 2017

    Thank you very much for staying with us and for your valuable review. We're glad you enjoyed your stay and loved this part of Bangkok. Your opinion about breakfast is great. As we offer many Thai dishes that change everyday, while we only have toast,...More

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    Michael P
    17 September 2016|
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    Response from Ron M | Reviewed this property |
    There is no on site parking and we did not have a car. I would suggest sending an email to see if they can make arrangements. I agree with the other person who replied, that the owner is extremely accommodating.
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    Response from Focal-Local | Property representative |
    Hi John Thank you for contacting us. We're about 30-minute driver from the airport. We can arrange the pick up service for 900 Baht (we hire a company to do). Honestly, metered taxi would be cheaper, you just need to make... More
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    "I had room away from the street (however the street isn't a very busy road)"
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