Measuring at your hotel in central Bangkok

Questions people ask

Do you come to my hotel?

Yes, in central Bangkok. The tailor comes to you with the cloth books and the tape, and everything after that runs as it would in the shop. Book it on WhatsApp at 085 048 7655 with your hotel, your dates and what you want made. Say how many people are being measured when you book, so enough time is set aside rather than discovered on arrival.

Which areas do you cover?

Central Bangkok. The shop is inside BTS National Stadium station beside MBK, so Siam, Pathum Wan, Ratchaprasong and Silom are short journeys and anywhere on the Sukhumvit and Silom lines is straightforward. If you are further out, ask rather than assume: the answer depends on the day and the traffic as much as the distance. Give a window rather than a single time if you can.

Does a hotel visit cost extra?

Ask when you book. Ask on WhatsApp whether a hotel visit carries a charge. Raise it in the same message as the booking and you will know before anyone travels, which is the right time to find out.

What happens at the visit?

The same as in the shop: you look through cloth, you are measured over the clothes you are wearing, and the decisions that have to be made before cutting are made. What a visit cannot do is show you the whole range at once, which is the one real trade against coming in. If you have a specific cloth in mind, say so when you book, so the right books come with the tailor rather than the general selection.

Do I still have to come to the shop?

For the fittings, usually yes, and that is the part worth planning. A fitting is done on your body, so a hotel visit removes the first journey rather than all of them. If you genuinely cannot get there, say so when you book so the timetable is planned around it. The shop is about six minutes on foot from the middle of MBK Center (Google Maps) and inside the station, so for most central hotels the fitting is a shorter trip than it sounds.

Can the finished suit be delivered back to my hotel?

Ask when you book. It is the obvious companion to a hotel visit, so ask in the booking message whether it can be arranged. You will then have a definite answer before you plan your last day around it. If the answer is no, the fallback is collecting from the shop on your way to the airport, which is inside the station and on the line.

Can several of us be measured in one visit?

Yes, and it is the sensible way to do a group. Say how many people when you book so enough time is set aside. Measuring several people in one room also means the cloth is chosen once, in the same light, rather than by each person on a different day.

What should I have ready?

The shoes you will wear with the finished garment, any garment you would like copied, and an idea of what the suit is for. Wear something reasonably close-fitting, since measurements are taken over your clothes. Book it for a window when you are not about to go out, because the cloth choice takes longer than the measuring and cannot usefully be rushed.