Was recently doing a tour of the far north, although I did it using a Honda it was a Honda Jazz so wont bore you all with a 4 wheeled trip report. Anyway I got to Chiang Saen and after looking at 1 guest house that seemed rather depressing I got my girl to call the River Hill Hotel and it seemed to tick all the boxes, but at a quoted bt1000 a night it was in the upper class of accommodation for up there I guess. We followed their directions and found it easily enough, nice looking place from the outside and impressive foyer. Get taken up to see a couple of rooms by the girl on the front desk and I'm happy with them and more importantly my girl is so I say taken. Go back down and I bring in the bags while my girl fills out the check in card in her name. I come back in and my girl turns to me and says the room will be bt1200, rather confused I ask her why we was quoted bt1000 on the phone and she asks the girl who says it's now bt1200 because I'm a Farang. With that I say no more, turn on my heel and walk straight out.
I know full well this stuff goes on all the time but for a large seemingly professional establishment to do it blatantly to your face is a bit much. As I said to my girl at the time they would be arrested if they did such a thing in the UK, where of course it would be classed as racism.
Anyway ended up staying at the Chiang Saen Goldenland Resort, they kept to their phone quoted bt800 regardless of my ethnicity and it was a nice place with very friendly staff. Only problem was everyone seemed to get up very early and I was woken up by the tv on full volume next door at 6am.
I know full well this stuff goes on all the time but for a large seemingly professional establishment to do it blatantly to your face is a bit much. As I said to my girl at the time they would be arrested if they did such a thing in the UK, where of course it would be classed as racism.
Anyway ended up staying at the Chiang Saen Goldenland Resort, they kept to their phone quoted bt800 regardless of my ethnicity and it was a nice place with very friendly staff. Only problem was everyone seemed to get up very early and I was woken up by the tv on full volume next door at 6am.