Hotels are a personal thing there are many around and less than an hour in an Uber away is the beach with many resorts/hotels up to 6 stars,.... try Booking.com for reviews and prices.
Yes sure and be a cheap Charlie to save 700THB so you can go queue yourself 2 times and when problems arise fix them yourself too of course.... UP TO YOU. Nah,... I'll arrive, drop my paperwork at Jim's. Have a nice chat with the fella and disappear in the stressless sunset for the next 2 days,.... come back, pick up the worryless visa and fly back home :-p
I'm talking when using Jim's services usually you drop your documentation the evening or day before the moring Jim takes it to the consulate for you. He does the legwork and paperpushing. If you go to the consulate yourself in the morning , then yes, you can pick up the next day. But the convo here is about when using
Drop your documentation on Monday (for example) and pick up on wednesday 2:30pm. Add Jim to your friends to stay updated on delays, new reauirements and closing days of the Consulate,.