What is the process for taking a PCR test at AQ hotels in Thailand?

Nov 27, 2021
3 years ago
Tara **********
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This is how my PCR test went over at my AQ hotel (The Green View in Bangkok/Samut Prakan):

At 1:30PM I checked into my hotel and was immediately directed to their swabbing station, which was just a little table outside with a nurse and covid kits. She asked for my passport and then made me check that my name was correct on the vial. She swabbed one nostril and my mouth and told me my results would come in at 1AM. I went up to the hotel room right afterwards. I did not hear anything after that - I actually called reception the next morning at 10AM because I had no clue if I was good to go or not. I was. When I checked out they gave me an envelope with the test inside - it said my sample was received at 7:23PM and tested 7:34PM - as well as a rapid testing kit. So in sum: test was administered at 1:30PM, received at lab at 7:23PM, and tested at 7:34PM. I do not know how long it took to get back to the hotel, but I imagine it couldn't have taken more than a few hours.
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TLDR : Answer Summary
The PCR testing process at the Green View AQ hotel in Bangkok involved checking in at 1:30 PM, followed by a swabbing procedure conducted by a nurse. The tester checked the passport and confirmed the name on the sample vial. Results were promised by 1 AM the following day. The guest later learned their results were processed and returned to the hotel at 10 AM the next day. Additionally, another comment highlighted the wait times for results and shared a personal experience involving a request for a dietary drink during the stay.
Declan ***********
Emphasising with you / and asked for a tiny can of Coke as I’m diabetic (I explained I was diabetic)., they gave me diet cola (smaller than smallest red bull can size)., gulped it down with double vision as becoming dangerous low sugar….. and charged 100 bhts for privilege of diet tiny can of cola…., I has 2 sachets of sugar in my pocket all the time….. Ohhhh I said the Serenity Prayer as I was feeling hypoglycaemic…… I’m not allowed to say the hotel, but I borrowed their pen 🖊
Stefano ********
@Declan **********
park plaza use piyavate hospital service right?

I booked there for January
Declan ***********
@Stefano *******
- Yes., put the special MORCHANA doesn’t work to put your results of your lateral flow test a week after your Hotel Stay….. So Frustrating when sticking ridged to the rules - 😤
Chris *********************
I think they wait until everyones results are done b4 returning them to hotels
Tara **********
ORIGINAL POSTER
I can see that. They probably do two batches, one morning and one evening batch. I've been told by Thais that people who get tested in the morning get their results fairly early in the afternoon.
Chris *********************
@Tara *********
yes that's what happened with me I got tested 8pm checked out 2pm next day them that tested in the early afternoon were gone early hours of the morning
Gordon *******
Sounds okay, as long as you negative test you can leave and enjoy your holiday. No dramas
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