We were in Bangkok in Jan. Beautiful place, beautiful people. We stayed @ the Royal China Princess which is in Chinatown for $30/night. It was a very nice hotel, similar to a Hilton or Hyatt. This hotel was centrally located to most sights. www.sawadee.com has great rates. We flew east thru ATL-AMS-BKK on DL. AMS-BKK on KLM. The loads in and out of BKK are very heavy, and sometimes seats go empty due to weight. Alot of cargo in and out. We returned on CI to AMS. We bought several ID-90's so we would have some options home. We had the concierge set up the first couple tuk-tuks for us, and a 20-30 minute trip was usually $2.00.
Have a great trip