ジムトンプソンの家博物館エントランスチケット＆ホテル送迎

Viator provided a car service to the museum from our hotel. It took over an hour. We came back on the Sky Train. It cost US$1.10 and took just 17 minutes. Don't use the car service offered. The traffic is horrible. Use the BTS Sky Train which is a 3 minute walk from the museum (they also have a free shuttle service from the museum to the escalator at the Sky Train station). The museum was exceptionally hot. I mean, really hot. We were sweating profusely. The tour guide spoke reasonably good English and they were very nice, however, the house/estate is pretty small as well as the art collection. They stretch the tour out to 45 minutes. Most of it is pretty interesting. It ends in their gift shop where the prices of their merchandise would make Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills blush. Scarves start at about US$120. We passed on any purchases.

I booked the tour to visit the Jim Thompson house in advance and did not chose the “pick up choice” expecting my tour guide at the premises…nobody showed up. I ended up losing the money for the tour-by the way no need to book a tour at all buy the tickets at the entrance 250 bhat and includes a guided tour.

The driver was early. We got there and the people were friendly. It was our first day in Bangkok and our first tour- very enjoyable and a good entry point into Thai culture

The driver pickup experience was excellent and I arrived nicely on time. The transport to the Jim Thompson house and the tour are not connected though. I am struggling to see why I could not have just booked a taxi and bought a ticket at the counter, as the tour is done by the Jim Thompson Museum. Maybe if you want to be guaranteed of a ticket you would follow this route. The house in itself is well maintained, fascinating and full of history and art. Jim Thompson received many famous visitors. The dining table is still in the same position just as the lounge area. It is well worth doing a bit of research into Jim Thompson beforehand, although the tour was done in a lovely way and informative. The Penn Museum offers an article worth reading, which will lead you to other articles. A few weeks ago I visited the Malaysia Cameron Highlands; I had read about its connection with Jim Thompson and his complete disappearance while going for a walk beforehand. The shop sells high quality silks, just as the Jim Thompson Silk shop at Bangkok Airport.

Very enjoyable experience, well organised, excellent taxi there, placed into groups, really informative and interesting.

The car arrived on time, very comfortable car. They walked us to the entrance of the house and took our tickets. Great service, we are perfectly satisfied.

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Driver was not clear that he had to get our tickets to Jim Thomson House and if he had to bring us back after Jim Thompson. Had a little problem too locating him at pick up.

very nice place , traditional wooden houses , in a beautiful garden , beautiful! but 2 steps from the metro , visit in English , so why pay so much for 45 minutes of traffic jam , and a driver ( nice ) who just buys you the ticket ? be sure of you and go there by metro ! anyway , you will have to make the return by metro , and it is easy !!! do not pay this simple transfer !!!

The whole tour is fine, even we waited for more than one hour to get our guide. But just feel very disappointed to the top floor coffee shop staff there. This coffee shop is on the 2nd floor of the silk store. We are Asian and they treat us completely different from the white customers. They smiled to them and gave wet tissue to them. They also talk with them with patient and happy face. When they turned their faces to us, they become impatient and rude. I asked where the garbage bin is, the girl even with a pull down face. This experience reduced our good impression of Thailand and I do think they should train their staff better. We were the only Asian in that coffee shop.

This was the perfect tour; very informative and just the right length. The home and art collection of Jim Thompson are beautiful. His aesthetic is undeniable. The gift shop was filled with gorgeous merchandise. What a wonderful afternoon.