Jim Thompson House

I%26#39;m planning to visit the Jim Thompson House but do not wish to take the organised tours (offered on the internet ) which seem unreasonably priced. Can anyone advise on whether I could do so independently? How could I reach it using the BTS? FYI, I%26#39;ll be staying at the Westin Grand on Sukhumvit.

Jim Thompson House

BTS (skytrain) to National Stadium. The way is signposted from within the station in English, its a one minute walk down a small road. Inside the compound, you have to join a guided tour as they do not allow visitors to wander around unaccompanied.

Jim Thompson House

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My sincere apologies. Never intended to do multiple postings - I suspect the keyboard got jammed.

I did thid trip independently last year. I stayed right near where you are staying and got the sky train to National Stadium and its just round the corner, it%26#39;s really easy to get to. We really enjoyed Jim Thompson House and my 6 yr old daughter loved it.

Enjoy.

I did thid trip independently last year. I stayed right near where you are staying and got the sky train to National Stadium and its just round the corner, it%26#39;s really easy to get to. We really enjoyed Jim Thompson House and my 6 yr old daughter loved it.

Enjoy.

As said previously, travel to Jim Thompson House independantly. Be wary of any strangers with very good English who approach and say Jim Thompson House is closed. Such fellows are likely to suggest a visit to a local jeweller to help pass the time. Protect your pocket and just keep heading towards Jim%26#39;s House. Many of the major tourist attractions are plagued by these leeches.

Thanks everyone for your replies - especially Mrs Hyde, dragonc. Although this won%26#39;t be my first trip to BKK, it%26#39;ll be the first sightseeing on my own as the hubby will be busy attending to business.

Good advice already given above, especially by Mrs. Hyde about the scammers who%26#39;ll approach you as you%26#39;re getting close to JT%26#39;s House down Kasemsan 2 lane, so ignore them and see for yourself.

A good option to the Skytrain is also the canal ferry which stops one block away from JTs. After you get off the canal ferry, you walk away from the bridge/overpass along the pathway along the canal front to JT. The canal ferry is great if you%26#39;re coming from the Pratunam or Sukumvhit districts from the east or from Khao San/Banglampoo from the west. Very fast and cheap.

PS--one block away on Soi Kasemsan 1 are a cluster of budget hotels and guesthouses such as A-1, Wendy%26#39;s, White Lodge, etc.

we always visit this place and find it relaxing and fun. You do need to pay a small amount if you wish to tour the house (see the Jim Thompson House website); you will be taken through this with a guide- in one of several language options. there is a tour in english fairly frequently. Wonderful cafe in the grounds next to a charming pond. also an exhibition hall above the too-expensive shop, and reliably clean western toilet facilities.

We buy all our greeting cards there; there are of beautiful JT designs and cost so little! Last year they were no longer in the shop, rather alongside the counter in the courtyard where you pay for your tours, just ask. you can go into this smaller shop area without touring the house. You will be fine walking from the skytrain to the house on your own- it is a very unthreatening walk, just be sure to exit the skytrain on the right stairway, it will be signposted clearly.

A good day out is to visit JT%26#39;s house and take the tour, have lunch there, then proceed to the MBK for some retail therapy....I then usually follow this with a taxi to chinatown where I now get all my fabrics for quilting back home. there is a taxi rank behind MBK. you just tell the attendant where you wish to go and he tells the taxi. they will use the meter.

Here%26#39;s some more info about the scammers. Those near Jim Thompson House are quite subtle compared with the one%26#39;s near the Grand Palace. The GP scammers wear ';official looking'; uniforms with plastic identity badges. At JTH we were first approached by a Thai man kitted out as a street sweeper. He wanted to talk to us but was unable to because he had no English. Lo and behold, a very well spoken Thai man in a business suit stepped in with a very plausible story telling us that JTH was closed now but would reopen later in the day. He very helpfully suggested we go shopping, possibly at the close MBK mall or maybe, if we would like to buy some cheap jewellery, we could go to a shop that sells mainly to Thai people and has very keen prices.

Politely listen and then carry on to Jim Thompson House which is a beautiful oasis in a very busy city.