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  1. Posted

    41 minutes ago, xcom said:

    yes I'm not happy got a king room here booked and paid for only found out this after the fact the glowing reviews here failed to mention there's this policy and a long ass walk of shame

    Walk of shame? Shame for who? Think about it: You're already staying at a hotel in a notorious red light district. It's a bit ridiculous to suddenly be concerned about appearances, don't you think? 

    As for Phachara, because it is located on mongering ground zero and a lot of their business is directly related to the local p4p scene, there is nothing you can do that the staff hasn't seen one zillion times before. They don't care. Most other guests don't care because they are engaged in same shenanigans you are. As for the minority of guests who are offended by what consenting adults are doing, that's their problem not yours. 

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  3. Posted

    48 minutes ago, Thanks said:

    Was it in the same location were the Mambo ladyboy show used to be? Or were they located in Suk Soi 22?

     

    Korea Town is an open air shopping center located around the corner from CIB and up half a block on Sukhumvit. I have never been to Mambo, but I think they have a large theater similar to Calypso, Alcazar, etc. Club Dang was a small operation at Korea Town and I am guessing its the same at their new location. 

  5. Posted

    33 minutes ago, Mp85 said:

    Will probably be my last stay there, place is overrun with Chinese families, so have kids running around everywhere. 

    Chinese tour groups also took over Grand Sukhumvit across from Phachara. This is first I have heard about Citrus Suites having the same fate. 

    Arab families let their unattended children run loose in hotels at 3:00 AM or any other hour. The kids aren't loud and they don't behave badly, but it's a pain having to navigate around them in the hallways while tipsy and bringing an LB back to your room in the wee hours. 

     

  7. Posted

    I have stayed at Citrus 11 a few times and can recommend that one along with OneTrueSaxon. If you can, you should spring for one of their suite rooms. It's not much more than a regular room and the suites have 2 full bathrooms, which comes in very handy when you bring guests into your room. 

    Last December, I stayed at Solitaire which is on Soi 11 where it veers off to Soi 13. This place is not bad and the rooms have gigantic beds - larger than king size and I had never come across them before. You can easily sleep with 3 ladyboys in one bed if you need. The restaurant is pretty lame, but that's no big deal because Soi 11 has many places to eat. Below is a thread on Solitaire - despite qualms, I would stay there again because of its location and value.

     

    Last but not least is Grand Swiss Hotel, which I really like. It's a Compass property like the various Citrus hotels and every one of their places offer a lot of bang for the buck. Below is a review I wrote a few years ago. If you read it all the way through you will come across a little treat at the end, 555. Hope this helps and good luck. 

     

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  8. Posted

    1 hour ago, xcom said:

    Ah it's soi 4 ground zero front line for this shit  Not taking risks just booked another hotel the armoni so I've got two hotels now.. guess I'll use the armoni as a st area can't get a refund on the executive room  should have stook with the damn landmark

    Maybe you mean Amari? If so, they also have (or had) a guest fee. See post #1 in same guest policy thread. Unlike Landmark and Phachara I have never stayed at Amari, so I have no idea if they actually collect the fee or not. The point is, many hotels in lower Sukhumvit have these fees on the books but they aren't serious about them. 

     

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  9. Posted

    1 hour ago, xcom said:

    Aw hell wtf did I just read. What shit is this. I'm booked at pharaca for a week cos it's praised highly on here and can't refund it what about day time,? I average about 3 guests a day. Glad I'm moving after a week 

    I wouldn't lose any sleep over that. I have stayed there 6 or 7 times over the years. That has been their "official" policy all along, but they don't really enforce it. I too like to take more than one guest per day into my room, and did it all the time when I stayed there. Only once did they try to tack on joiner fee at checkout. I politely asked them to remove it and pointed out that I was a repeat customer. They removed the charges quickly with no questions asked. 

    During the daytime,  just march with your guest to the elevators like you own the place and nobody will say will a word about IDs or signing in guests. At night time they usually have a guard at a table in the lobby collecting IDs of guests and there won't be any getting around him, but that doesn't matter because as said above their guest policy fee BS isn't really enforced. 

    Interesting that you mentioned Landmark as an alternative, because they also have an official 1K baht guest fee policy that they don't bother to collect. This is from my email to them a few years ago in the hotel guest policy thread. Scroll down to post #25 in thread link below to see what they said when asked.....

     

     

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  11. Posted

    21 minutes ago, Pplover said:

    Anyone know what has happened to Cozy@Ten?  No longer on any of the web booking sites such as Agoda. 

    I liked staying there as small and quiet  and cheap with great view of the park opposite from top floors.  I like the peace of Soi 10 too.

    You can read a little about it below...

     

    There are other good hotels on Soi 10 - some guys like Paradiso which is in very close proximity to CIB, and down the street is Galleria 10. I have stayed at G10 a few times in the past.  It's just a 2 or 3 minute walk from CIB, nice pool and bar scene on the roof and CIB LBs all love going there. 

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  12. Posted

    11 minutes ago, grego said:

    wow nice looking place but so far away from the action

    Sky train station is a 5 minute walk from the hotel - you can probably be at Nana station in 12 or 15 minutes. When you stay on, say, Soi 13 it takes you about that long to get to NEP in a taxi when in traffic. 

    If you don't mind the distance you can get some dynamite deals on great hotel rooms the further you get away from lower Sukhumvit. 

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  13. Posted

    Grand Hyatt Erawan has live jazz in the lobby bar every night. Down in the basement is a wine bar that has a live lounge-type piano act, but that seems to be on intermittent basis. I have also been in the wine bar when they have had no entertainment. The GH is a stones throw away from Central World Mall and Siam Paragon is a 8-10 minute walk. 

     

  14. Posted

    5 minutes ago, dav662 said:

    How are the hotels near Nana? I don't want any long walks or rides. 

    Anything in front with decent size rooms and friendly?

    You may want to look into new Citrus Suites at intersection of Soi 4 & 6 - across from old Guess bar and down the soi from Phachara. Scroll down to the end of the thread for Bwana Lb's review from earlier this week. It looks perfect for access to NEP and Chaos 9. 

     

  16. Posted

    28 minutes ago, Thanks said:

    OMG! 

    I was considering a trip to BKK either in 2 weeks time (avoiding the general elections on 24 March) or actually in mid-March...

    So better wait until the rainy season sets in again? Or booking a flight but don't bother with a hotel with a pool let alone a rooftop bar?

    Bangkok has smog , high heat, 1 zillion percent humidity, monsoon rains - and all of that can happen in the same day. The point is, there is no ideal time weather-wise to visit BKK. Pay no heed to weather projections predicting what will happen 6 weeks from now, because even the best forecasters have no friggin idea on whether it will rain on March 3 or whatever. It's a waste of time reading them, much less planning a trip based on them.  

    Plan your trip for whenever it is you really want to go. As for the weather, you can't control it so why obsess over it?  Just go when you want and hope for the best. 

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  17. Posted

    22 minutes ago, anton2013 said:

    Thanks for your reply - Not sure if I can find a doctor for those injections in Thailand - when you can expect effects after injections? Heard tablets need 2-3 days for first effect.

     

    There are docs in Thailand who give injections. I never get them there myself, because I get 2 large doses in the week before I leave the US and that keeps things going until I return home. I know you can also buy testosterone and syringes from some pharmacies in Thailand, but you don't want to do that because injecting yourself without physician supervision is unwise and dangerous. There was another BM from this board living full time in Thailand who did that. He was giving himself large doses thinking more was better. He passed away suddenly and I wonder if his injecting himself hastened his passing.  Be smart and don't dose yourself. 

    When you get your first injection, you will feel a jolt that day. A few days after that ,libido, energy etc. return to where they were before and then you get weekly injections. It was a long time ago when I started, but I think it was maybe 3-4 weeks before I felt full effects. Every guy is different, however. Some guys get testosterone pellet injections which last several weeks, but my doctor said weekly injections remain the best treatment. 

    If you can, you need to start your treatments at home under doctor supervision about 4-6 weeks before your trip. That way, your motor will be humming when you arrive in BKK. 

    I recommend every guy over the age of 40 or so get testosterone treatments. It changes everything for the better. 

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  18. Posted

    Why don't you want injections? I have getting weekly testosterone injections from my doctor for several years now. It remains the fastest and best way to get what you are after. Whatever means of dosing you do, it will take a few weeks to obtain full effects. Unless you are spending a couple of months in LOS, beginning treatments at the start of a trip won't help you at all. 

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  19. Posted

    2 hours ago, SAGuy said:

    If you walk the mean streets of BKK, particlularly lower Sukhumvit from soi 3 up to about 13 you'll see plenty of vendors selling dildos etc.

    I've never seen adult shops in BKK, but plenty of street vendors selling various items.

    Cheers

     SAG

    A man hasn't lived until he has perused sex toys at the Indian street booths whilst Arab women  wearing full black burqas pass by.  Insider tip for horndogs and mongers:  Burqa gals showing any eyebrow are promiscuous. Have fun, fellas. 

     

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  20. Posted

    1 hour ago, mike746 said:

    Hi Oliver, what manhole cover is that, ??? 

    These manhole covers. These are smaller ones, raised a bit that almost act like speed bumps. There are larger rectangular shaped covers in the middle of the soi in some spots. Thai construction quality....

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  21. Posted

    3 hours ago, OneTrueSaxon said:

    The road works started back in 2017. As this Soi used to flood every time it rained hard. They dug up the Soi and put a new drainage system in.

     I remember my mate had to park his car further down the Soi to pick me up as he was taking me to the airport. The water was knee high.

    I now normally stay at Citrus 11 but use the pool in 13 as it is just a 10 minute stroll away. Though I always get reception to ring a head and leave a card for me to use the lift.

    The roadwork on So 13 is complete now. It's still not a smooth road because of the giant manhole / access covers put into place, but is no longer the mess it was. It's concrete, not asphalt. 

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  22. Posted

    The building is undergoing a substantial renovation now. Some of the interior has been gutted from bottom floor all the way to the top. The little restaurant located in the corner of the building facing soi 10 is still operating, but am not sure about the rest of the building. I took these pics last night at 2:00 am and no lights were on so it was hard to tell what if anything was occupied. First shot is facing down the little side soi toward CIB in lower left of pic. 

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  24. Posted

    1 hour ago, mangatanga said:

    The Solitaire looks like a really nice hotel. Can anyone provide feedback on their stay? How’s the walk from NEP to the hotel... looks like it’s about a 15 minutes walk.

    Yes I stayed there last week. Walking to Nana is quite a hike and it would take longer than 15 minutes. What google maps don't show are the crumbling sidewalks, Indian trinket booths, food carts, Arabs families loitering, beggars, etc that you have to navigate on the way. You can take a motorbike taxi to Sukhumvit for 20  baht, and then connect whatever way you want from there. There are also cabs and tuk tuks available. If cab is on the meter, NEP would be about 50 or 60 baht. 

    My room was a bit on the smallish side, a mid-priced room I can't remember what is was called. However, the bed was the largest I have ever seen - much larger than a king size. I had 2 LBs spend the night with me a couple of nights and we could have easily accomodated a 3rd girl for 4 people total. 

    The bathroom had very little counter top space, which is something I hate. I like being able to put all toiletries on the counter top next to the sink, but I couldn't do that. The closet was tiny and there really isn't anyplace to store undershorts or socks except in  your luggage.  

    24 hour room service is not available, which is another negative. The restaurant itself is nothing special, but the food is decent both in quality and price. 

    I know this comes off as a negative review, but I wouldn't have any problems staying there again. However,  if you want to stay in this area at a similar price you can get more bang for the buck at Grand Swiss on soi 11 or In Residence on soi 13. 

    One last thing:  they don't take IDs of guests, which is something to be wary of if you plan on bringing a freelancer to your room. 

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  25. Posted

    1 hour ago, cnbzcal said:

    Has anyone stayed at the WESTIN GRANDE SUKHUMVIT. Are the LB friendly? I will be staying there in December but don’t have too much info on them. This will be my first time in Bangkok and with a LB. pretty excited. Thanks for any info 

    If you look at post #34 in this thread you will see I emailed them 3 times and they never responded, but obviously that was a few years ago. You should email them yourself and ask them about guest policy and if they don't answer you, I would consider that a red flag. 

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