Will Thai immigration accept an offline hotel booking receipt from a direct hotel reservation?

Thai Visa Immigration Hotel Booking Accommodation Expat Guidance

Jan 9, 2025

9 days ago

ORIGINAL POSTER

Does thai immigration accepts offline hotel booking like direct booking of hotel without booking or Agoda! The hotel i booked gave me a hotel booking receipt pdf that contains my total stay period on that hotel and the amount i will be paying them with hotel logo heading! Will this booking be accepted by thai immigration? The hotel that i booked offline wasn't  available  in booking or agoda so I contacted them directly and they told me they had vacant rooms, so i booked directly from them! Can anyone help?

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TLDR : Answer Summary

Yes, Thai immigration is likely to accept a hotel booking receipt from a direct hotel booking. While there are situations where a hotel booking might be required, the general consensus from the community suggests that as long as the receipt is valid, it should be fine for immigration purposes.

Bent *************

Immigration doesnt ask

8 days ago

Stephen *********

Should be fine. It's a booking.

9 days ago

Brandon ************

Do they accept it for what? There's not many reasons you would ever need to show a hotel booking to immigration

9 days ago

Shafiqur ********

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@Brandon ***********

well, people from the first world developed nations maybe are not being asked! But if you are from south east asia, you will be asked in immigration to show hotel booking confirmation + return flight ticket otherwise immigration won't allow! The first time I visited thai i had hotel booking of the first couple of days also had a return flight ticket as well, but they forced me to book hotel instantly & i did! Its not same for everyone! Apparently passports of different country holds different weight!

9 days ago

John ***********

@Shafiqur *******

Surely you can supply some proof of booking, whether a screen shot or a credit card statement. I have never been asked to supply proof of a booking but fully understand your point about some nations being asked to show more proof than others.

9 days ago

Ian **********

@John **********

I think this guy is entering with a Visa on Arrival and these entries must show flight out within 15 days and hotel accommodation for the duration of their stay.

9 days ago

Shafiqur ********

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@Ian *********

we don't have visa on arrival for Bangladeshi! We have to apply for E-visa and we are permitted to stay 60 days with it.

9 days ago

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Shafiqur ********

Brandon ************

@Shafiqur *******

a hotel booking is a hotel booking. It shouldn't matter how you booked as long as you have proof

9 days ago