Hi advice needed please due to conflicting information from Thai Embassy.

We are Australian living in Australia. We are over 50yrs. We would like to holiday in Thailand for 7months.

Q1 - if we apply for a STV for 3 months, can this be renewed 2 times more (3months each time?). I have read from Sept 2021 this is not possible - I don’t know if this information is current .

Q2 - information on Thai Embassy Aust site says we need to provide fully paid evidence of accommodation for the 3 month period. How do you provide this if we are travelling around with no set plans?

We do not want to apply for the 1yr retirement visa as I feel the prepaid travel insurance for 1 yr would be a waste of money as we can only stay 7 months. In addition, we still have the same issue of prepaid accommodation for the set 1 yr period.

I appreciate any advice from fellow Aussies who have applied and have overcome the issues. Cheers.