Over the past 7 years or so we've put a lot of energy into sourcing and booking decent accommodation for our students.
It not quite as easy as you would imagine because the price v quality ratio in Thailand never quite matches up. Good places become bad and bad places become good, some bad joints are overpriced and some good ones are under priced.
I remember we would travel to Samui and Phuket and try to strike good deals with hotel owners. Then in high season, they would bump up the prices without notice!....even though we served them well throughout low season :-/
One thing we noticed recently is all these new accommodation booking websites springing up (such as www.agoda.com) who can somehow now offer better rates than we can! By the way we never made a penny from the accommodation bookings as we always gave the discounts back to our students.
So if you're looking to save a few pounds/dollars you may want to consider joining our Accredited TEFL package and then booking your accommodation direct. You may find a better deal on www.agoda.com and it gives you much more flexibility.
We are not affiliated with Agoda in anyway and we do not receive any kickback or favours. The site contains good honest customer reviews so you can get a good feel for what to expect.
In most cases, their deals include breakfast, which is something we've never been able to negotiate!
It not quite as easy as you would imagine because the price v quality ratio in Thailand never quite matches up. Good places become bad and bad places become good, some bad joints are overpriced and some good ones are under priced.
I remember we would travel to Samui and Phuket and try to strike good deals with hotel owners. Then in high season, they would bump up the prices without notice!....even though we served them well throughout low season :-/
One thing we noticed recently is all these new accommodation booking websites springing up (such as www.agoda.com) who can somehow now offer better rates than we can! By the way we never made a penny from the accommodation bookings as we always gave the discounts back to our students.
So if you're looking to save a few pounds/dollars you may want to consider joining our Accredited TEFL package and then booking your accommodation direct. You may find a better deal on www.agoda.com and it gives you much more flexibility.
We are not affiliated with Agoda in anyway and we do not receive any kickback or favours. The site contains good honest customer reviews so you can get a good feel for what to expect.
In most cases, their deals include breakfast, which is something we've never been able to negotiate!
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