1. Arriving in BKK in July on a Friday night at 11:30pm currently reserved at Fraser Suites Sukhumvit until the following Tuesday before heading off to Chiang Mai. The entire stay is currently reserved at $470 USD which is essentially at the top of our budget; however we hear that the quality and location of Fraser is worth it. Nonetheless considering that we will probably reach our hotel well after 2am I am curious as to if there is any way we could save on the 1st night as we will essentially only be there for a few hours.
2. We have a similar issue coming back from the Phuket area to Bangkok at the tail end of our trip. We arrive back in Bangkok on a Thursday and will be flying out of BKK at 1 am on Saturday morning. Haven't reserved a hotel for these days but will probably not do Fraser to save a bit. Nonetheless again with our early morning flight we may have to pay for another night.
Any suggestions here? What about Air BnB or a vacation rental? Would they be more flexible with prices and arrival and/or departure times?
Thanks in Advance.