Airport Information:

There are two airports serving Bangkok and the surrounding areas:

If you have the choice of an airport, use Don Muang as it is closer to the hotel and school. 

• Don Muang International Airport is about 25 minutes from International School Bangkok (ISB) and is used most often for inter-Asia travel. A cab from Don Muang airport to the hotel should take about 20 – 30 minutes and run about 200 – 300 Thai Baht. Don Muang Airport
• Suvarnabhumi International airport is the larger of the two airports and about 45 – 60 minutes from ISB. A cab from Suvarnabhumi airport to the hotel should cost about 300 – 400 Thai Baht depending upon your arrival times. You also need to pay for tollways. New Bangkok International Airport (Suvarnabhumi)

Cash/Credit

• Bangkok is still a cash city, however, you can use credit cards at major restaurants, hotels and shops.The smaller shops, restaurants and vendors require cash. 
• The local currency is Thai Baht. The current exchange rate is about 33-34 THB to $1 US.
• You can get cash from an ATM at the airport, near the hotel or at the school. 

Food/Drink:

• In downtown Bangkok hotels and restaurants you will be given bottled water for drinking. It is ok to use the tap water to brush teeth and even to make coffee in your hotel and it is okay to have ice in your drinks. If you are in a more off the beaten path restaurant, perhaps avoid the ice. Linked here are some restaurant and relaxation recommendations.
• Central Mall is close to your hotel and has food and entertainment options. There are a couple of restaurants close to the hotel as well. 
• The street food is incredible and so cheap. The rule of thumb is to eat the food that you can take away (grilled meat or grilled veggies on a stick). Stay away from street food where you are using a reusable bowl and utensils because they don’t have a clean water source to wash the used dishes. 
• Please let us know if you have any important food allergies. We will write a note for you in Thai that you can show at restaurants to aid your ordering. 
• Most restaurants (except for the fancier ones) bring out the food when the individual dish is ready without waiting for all of the guests’ dishes to be ready. That could mean that 5 of the 6 meals have been delivered but the 6th one seems to never show up. The 6th dish will come – sometimes after a gentle reminder or sometimes just later.