Is moving to Thailand in 2021 with a Special Tourist Visa expensive and complicated due to quarantine requirements?

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I was thinking of coming to thailand with Special Tourist Visa in March 2021
http://www.thaiembassy.it/index.php/en/consular-services/certificato-di-ingresso-coe

I read that I have to do quarantine 14 days in a hotel, but then I read also the prices, cheapest is 32000 bath for 14 days

Kind of a steep price which may discourage me coming in March 2021
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1z9a0-ROZXm1OJX13LHxkanKCS0h5O60sCfhx5LuMHoY/edit#gid=2132420569%20

additionally at 7.6 point 4)

The thai embassy in Thailand says that I will have to book 3 months of accomodation in advance before my arrival, my experience when travelling is never book in advance as I may have problems in the apartment (wifi not working, bad smell, noise etc..)

so this is another big point that incorages me to wait organizing this..

Did I understand everything correctly or am I wrong?
Is it this hard and expensive moving to thailand in 2021?

Thanks a lot
I wish we will win this COVID global pandemic

Thanks a lot

Ask Thailand · Answer

The user is considering traveling to Thailand on a Special Tourist Visa in March 2021 but is discouraged by the high quarantine costs and the requirement to pre-book three months of accommodation. They have asked for confirmation if their understanding of the visa and associated costs is correct. Commenters provided insights, confirming the user's understanding and elaborating on the quarantine procedures, costs, and implications of the Special Tourist Visa.

Graham ********* · Answer

Done

A costing today ...£3000..average  flight insurance  hotel...fit to fly  covid......

Adrià ******** · Answer

Is strictly necessary to book in advance? It's possible to cancel later? If not, it's impossible to move and visit the country freely.

Fabrizio *********** · Answer

Thanks a lot everyone for the advice 🙏

Steve ********* · Answer

"A little steep"? 15 nights in a hotel  - including 3 meals a day, transport to/from airport - 2 covid tests - 24 hour nurse on duty - security presence. Not a bad deal!

Alain ********** · Answer

Quarantine is 15 nights locked up in a hotel, an excellent way to begin holidays in the Land Of Smiles....

Anise ******* · Answer

15 nights quarantine....  but the cost includes pick up at airport by your hotel,  3 meals a day,  daily health checks and 2 covid tests..... also water, tea, coffee, snacks in room too

Oliver ******** · Answer

Your understanding of the facts is correct. The quarantine fee also includes room service food and covid testing provided by the hotel's medical partner. Many hotels in Thailand are now offering heavily discounted monthly rates, which should balance against the requirement to do extra research on your accommodation (and the risk that you make a bad choice).

Sergejs ********* · Answer

STV visa is not for moving into Thailand.

After 9 months stay elapsed you'll have to leave the country, and this visa can't be converted into any other visa, like e.g. standard tourist visa.

Benjamin ****** · Answer

What you said is absolutely correct.

Is moving to Thailand in 2021 with a Special Tourist Visa expensive and complicated due to quarantine requirements?

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