Is it easy to find a hotel in bangkok and pattaya by just walking in and booking it at the desk of the hotel?

im going to thailand in april/may and iv been told not to book a hotel before i go that i should just walk in off the street and there should be no prob getting a room and it costs less that way, any one help me out on this one..

You may be able to find a hotel room with not to many problem unless your going to be here during the Thai New Year (songkram) that starts on the 13th of April. But think about this walking around these big cities trying to find a place with luggage. For me I don't think it's a good idea. I find that sometimes the price is higher when you walk in off the street, they know you are tired from your trip and need a place to rest. I recommend you book a place for at least one or two nights then if you don't like it look around for something better.

Yes, you can just walk in because there are many hotels in BKK and Pattaya(Pattaya - if ther have special festivel, you will need to make reservation).

In Pattaya you should have no trouble finding a good hotel without a booking.
Bangkok is not as easy as it is so much bigger, different districts vary so much, and hotel occupancy levels change depending on what's currently going on. I would book a night or two in advance and then look around for somewhere that suits you better.
In my experience 1, 2, and 3 star hotels can often be cheaper if you just turn up, but 4 and 5 star hotels are almost always cheaper on an internet booking.

You will pay the most by walking around. You are saying "take me for a fool and take my money too".
You are on line. Reserve on line and Pay in advance. Yes!
Pay in advance. Manhattan Hotel is a good place, not too cheap, nice breakfast buffet, very close to skytrain. Invest your time on line and you will save a bundle. Look for a place near subway or skytrain. Pattaya: stay close to the beach. Stay off the hill, too far to walk to everything.

From my experience in Bangkok, its wiser to book it online as the prices for walk in are higher. Especially when a cab drives you there the hotels charge higher and pays a commision to the cab driver. Get all your rates first before arriving.

Try this website www.cheaphotel-s. com , you can search through 30 over websites and 700,000 hotels worldwide. You can choose to search through hotel ratings and price.

Good luck. Have a nice trip.

try www.asiarooms.com it is a big output.

What is your budget, I prefer www.mamesion on Soi 13 for Pataya it is about 1100 baht about 50 metres from beach and quiet at night. No guest fees.

In Pratunam and Sukhumvit area there are plenty of hotels. Just tell the taxi driver of your budget. He will take you to the place.

You can do it. You may even be lucky and get a room at your first attempt.
But it's steaming hot. The pavements are obstacle courses.
Dragging your luggage around looking for a hotel is the worst possible way to start your stay there.
The advice you have been given (before posing your question) is BAD advice.
Book in advance on the web. Just google "hotels-in-Bangkok" and you'll get hundreds of websites to browse, all offering better rates than you'll get on a "walk-in" basis.

There're tons of hotels in Bangkok and Pattaya. It's not hard to find a hotel, you just have to do some research on the internet first about places you're going to and the list of hotels, amenties, and rate.

Sure you should be able to just walk into various hotels and get a room. I'd be cautious of the person that told you it would cost less though. Facts are facts. If you walk into a place with luggage asking for a room, the desk is going to look at you and know you don't have a room--up goes the price. With all the "guarantees" on the internet of giving the lowest price, be smart and book before you get there. If nothing else, you can always check around the next day looking for cheaper rooms and leave the one with reservations earlier if you find a cheaper room. Prices of hotels aren't that great in Thailand so the couple baht you save isn't going to be that big of a deal.

Try not to do that,unless you end up with no choice...The walk in Hotel rate & booking on line rate are totally differ..you might end up paying x'tra 500 to 1000 thb/nite