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  1. Posted

    Yeah, I stayed there about 3 months ago, clean, good no problems to bring LBs, 

    They had a problem with the air conditioning on the whole floor, so we all had to move, the guy at the front desk tryed to put me in a smaller room, I told him to get F, spoke to a lady called tea, she's the boss, she put me in a really nice room, 

    I would stay there again, but, Eleven in soi 11 is a lot better, cheers 

  2. Posted

    2 hours ago, Terminal said:

    I will be staying in this hotel on Tuesday for the first time, felt like a change from Soi 4. I have booked a room in the tower so hopefully it should be ok. What other hotels in Soi 11 do members feel is better which charge a similar price? 

    Hotel Eleven, 100 times better than the Ambassador 

  4. Posted

    On 3/2/2023 at 1:48 PM, Rodrigo said:

    Arrived in BKK and they sent us to a different immigration entrance as one was full. The other was fairly full too. 

    Baggage area was chocker mostly because people don't know that if they get out of immigration and just stand there in a group no one can walk past. This is entirely foreigners and not Thai by the way. Especially people who come in a group. 

    Yeah I arrived last Thursday, 6:00 pm, real shit show, massive queues 

    These guys are just incompetent, four immigration officials standing around playing with their phones, must have been an important calls, lol

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  5. Posted

    1 hour ago, Rodrigo said:

    I have done 5 flights between November last year and now. It's been a lottery. Long queues and no queues. It also depends on what gate you land and time. Mid January took a very long time. Early February almost walk in without the queue. The rest was reasonable with a bit of a queue but not unreasonable. With no queues at immigration the baggage waiting is understandable. 

    For some odd reason staffing has become an issue all over the world and Thailand is no exception. 

    I arrived December 25, no problem, 5 minuets, I was surprised 

    I departed a couple of days ago, Long queues, but pretty good really 

     

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  6. Posted

    17 hours ago, Knobby said:

    Any new intel on the hotel on soi 11/1 that was the Grand Swiss?

    In April it was being worked on and in November looking like the work was coming to an end.

     

    No, I walked passed the other day, still working on it,  I was going to book there myself, glad I didn't 

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  7. Posted

    On 9/3/2022 at 12:24 AM, YoYo27 said:

    :Angel:Need your help guys to find hotel in November

    1. budget up to 5,000 baht per night 

    2. No children

    3. Facilities like gym and a good swimming pool 

    4. discreet is the most important

    5. LBs friendly 

    Close to CIB and Cindys area. Blessed will be the helpers 

     

    Eleven, in soi 11, 60 second walk to Cindys 

    LB, friendly, no problem, excellent pool, excellent breakfast, excellent staff, stayed many times before, will keep going back 

  8. Posted

    On 2/17/2022 at 8:08 PM, unsocialguybangkok said:

    Hey lads,

    Just landed in the LOS and wanted to get myself tested/hep vaxed/PReP ready. From what I read up on here Pulse seems to be the go to recommendation, but a lot of their prices seemed really high. I searched the local area and Bangkok Safe Clinic (https://www.bangkoksafeclinic.com/) popped up. Pretty easy reservation process on the website, but honestly I showed up almost an hour early and there was nearly 0 wait.

    Total bill out the door for PReP lab, Anti-HCV test, consult, Hep B vaccine 1 (it was 900 and you need 3 for the full course), and the premium PReP brand Descovy was 7,200. The Descovy was 2,800, but they had other brands for much cheaper (I think one was 1,000?). I'm not going to be out here for super long anyway, and from what I read the Descovy has a lower chance of bone/kidney side effects. Seemed worth it to be, but cheap mongers could def opt for less.

    Anyway, easy to recommend the place. Service was fast and friendly, appointment was easy, and outside of probably the Red Cross or a hospital I don't think you'll get the full service much cheaper anywhere else.

     

     

    Hi unsocialguybangkok, please may I know the total cost of all the testing, etc

    Including the cost of the  drug.

    Cheers mate 

  9. Posted

    On 12/4/2019 at 9:15 PM, pennybridge said:

    I will be in Bangkok dec 23 to dec 28. I'm really struggling to choose a hotel. I've stayed in Galleria 10 before with club benefits which i really liked. This time i'm choosing between Galleria 10, The Landmark, Doubletree (Soi 2) or Adelphi suites. I just can't decide.

    What i didnt like with Galleria 10 was the distance to Nana (well 10 minutes walk is not bad, but when being drunk it feels very far), i also didnt like that the elevators was just very near the reception. The less walk of shame effect the better.

    Does anyone have any other recommendations? My budget is maximum 6 000 thb per night. I would prefer a hotel with late check out option. My flight from Bangkok is dec 28 very late evening.

    Eleven, soi 11, no problem with LB 's

    I'm there at the moment, stayed many times before, no problem at all

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  10. Posted

    11 hours ago, george1515 said:

    I concur with Rodrigo. I have nothing but praise for S15 as I stayed there for 5 days while in BKK. A nice little boutique hotel right in the midst of the action on Sukhumvit.

    Does S15 have a swimming pool  ?

    Cheers 

  11. Posted

    12 hours ago, Ropey said:

    It's always been my opinion that the Thai govt would lessen the impact of the lack of tourists and keep Thai safer, if they extend the visas of anyone with a valid short term tourist/business visa in the kingdom currently, as they did with the Chinese. That way those requiring visa runs will stay without the need to risk going into a potentially more dangerous country and bringing it back, as well as those tourists who may have planned to go on to Singapore/Malaysia etc but changed their mind and would now stay and spend in Thailand for longer. I would hope this or similar would get implemented sooner rather than later, the economic impact now is starting to take its toll on businesses that don't just survive hand to mouth. 

    Thai government,  not that f#@Ken smart 

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  12. Posted

    Just now, SAGuy said:

    Hey there Mike746...so am I!

    I was the one with a 'chum' at early breakfast this morning, as she had to get off to college.

    They did forget the towels yesterday!

    Cheers

    SAG

     

    Hehehe, no.....all good at Citrus

    I rolled down for breakfast around 9:30 this morning

  13. Posted

    On 2/18/2020 at 8:55 AM, mikel said:

    Have read good reviews in the past and for 4 nights in April I think the location would save a lot of schlepping about. However the executive/club liunge access rooms are quite expensive (180aud). Anyone stayed there lately?

    Hi Mikel, yeah I stayed there about three weeks ago, not my first time at Swiss, I was disappointed, 

    Cleaning was below par, especially in wet areas,  forget to leave me towels !!!!

    Sure, location excellent, breakfast very good.

    At the moment I'm in SOI 13 Citrus, bigger room, excellent service, and half the cost of Swiss.

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  14. Posted

    24 minutes ago, farangkeenok said:

    I usually go here MediConsult on soi 49. It's not a sexual health clinic specifically but you can get HIV and many other tests done there. Results within 24 hours via email.

    You can also get PEP/PrEP there if needed.

    Reasonable prices and you're usually in and out in half an hour. The GP there (Dr Donna) is UK trained too.

    https://www.medconsultasia.com/

    Thanks for all the info Farangkeenok, any idea how much the Prep is ??? 

    Any problems in obtaining this ??

    Cheers

  16. Posted

    42 minutes ago, SAGuy said:

    Hi there Mike

    I've never stayed at that particular Ibis, so cant comment. I have stayed at other Ibis hotels. They're part of the Accor group and so you tend to know what you will get, just like McDonalds etc. 

    The rooms at Ibis tend to be small and from memory, they only offer standard rooms, so there's little/no chance of blagging a free upgrade!

    I don't think you will go wrong selecting that place, but it does seem to be quite a trek to the fleshpots? I count 6 BTS stations to get to Nana?

    If it were me, and doing a last minute booking on Agoda etc. I'd choose a hotel closer to the action, somewhere between soi 4 and 20, as that will be less travel and what you save on hotel costs, may be lost on late night taxi fares etc.

    Just my 2 cents worth.

    Cheers

    SAG

     

    Thanks SAguy

    I usually stay either Sukhumvit soi 11 or 13, i was thinking about making it easier for my LB "friend" to hook up me with after she finishes work .

     

    Cheers mate

  19. Posted

    51 minutes ago, SAGuy said:

    Looks like we missed each other by a week Mike - I left last Sunday.

    Enjoy the stay in BKK and if you ever need anything, just ask Oui who is at the door during the day, he is very helpful.

    I think the breakfast crew there has been de-sensitised to LBs appearing early on most mornings, so never worry about that. LOL.

    Cheers

     SAG

    Thanks SA Guy, i have stayed hear 10 times +, yes he's a helpful guy, excellent hotel

    yeah, i always take my LB GF for breakfast, 

    Good on you mate

  20. Posted

    11 hours ago, SAGuy said:

    Hey there Danum

    I made the 3rd booking directly with them and it was around THB 1,500 for the suite, including breakfast, which is buffet style and OK, as they cook eggs to order etc.

    There is no kitchen and I used the laundry across the street, which at THB 69 per Kg was a great deal. Lower Sukhumvit is typically THB 100-150 per Kg. 

    Other advantages of booking directly with them is early and late check in/out and they guarantee to beat the Agoda rate. (Agoda charges 10-15% of the room rate).

    If you want a kitchenette type set up, there's the Citadines, which is a bit further down soi 8 from the Adelphi and they charged around THB 1800-2,000 per night if you book directly with them. That was my usual go to place, but the rooms were being refurbished in Sep-19, so there were no vacancies.

    I do actually prefer that side of Sukhumvit and Citadines has a free 24/7 tuk tuk service to Sukhumvit. 

    I do agree, with the weakening USD and GBP etc. against the THB, we are all seeing the need for better value, so I'd certainly shop around a bit.

    Cheers

    SAG

    Great hotel and great location, professional services,stayed many times before, I'm there now 

  22. Posted

    52 minutes ago, oliver17 said:

    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. 

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

  23. Posted

    8 minutes ago, Thanks said:

    According to the Bangkok Post, Swampy is one of the best airports in the world when it comes to punctuality.

    I can confirm that: arrivals and departures are usually pretty much on time from my experience. And I use different airlines.

    Waiting time at immigration (arrival) was also not so bad the last few times I was there. Waiting time at immigration upon departure was even excellent. I guess they want you to do some duty free shopping...

    Used priority line only once lately at BKK as I rarely travel in J class these days anymore. Was also quick through that line.

    Are your experiences different?

    I have had the same experience too, easy through immigration ,:D leaving very quite, in fact I was shocked nobody there...…. since the boat went down in Phuket, not many Chinese  :P

    Lets hope I have the same experience on the 16/01 :P

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