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  1. Posted

    I am replying about earbuds, not headphones. 

    You might want to look at newer brands like Anker or Edifier. These are great Value for money brands.

    The Sony wf 1000xm3 is about a year old and Its price has dropped considerably as the new model is out. But it was voted best among reviewers. 

    Dan

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    good to be back here again after 2+ years. Adelphi is still very good. Clean rooms, comfortable beds and good people. From Sarita, Armani, Pang, Jame, and others who I don't remember their names. rates are pretty decent and it is a 6 min walk to phrom phong bts and 10 mins to sukhumvit mrt.  

    There only 1 improvement that needs looking into and that is breakfast which is too 'pork' influenced. That would help. 

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  7. Posted

    5 hours ago, LBLover6969 said:

    Just wondering how, and when you acquire advanced membership here. Can anyone fill me in on the process?

    The reason I ask is that I've become slightly addicted to this board and after posting regularly over the last year, I'd like to see what I'm hoping is the inside dope on LOS. My next trip is booked for March and I want to make sure I can take advantage of the insider info I will gain so I can squeeze every last drop (of cum-crazed pleasure) that I can from the girls!

    I'm hoping the initiated will take pity on a poor sex-starved undeserving Sméagol*!

    :Angel:

     

    * I'm also hoping to gain extra credit for the Lord of the Rings reference!

    I too am scheduled for March but given the new and even more aggressive wave that is hitting Bangkok I may need to put things on hold, as much as I hate to. Are you prepped for the 2 week quarantine. I am assuming that bu March this quarantine would have been removed. 

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  9. Posted

    On 3/8/2020 at 11:50 PM, ARI23 said:

    Hi Danum99,

    What about the location ? Not too far from Nana, CIB, WN ?

    I stay sometimes at Adelphi Suites soi 8 - when the rate is not too high -. It's my prefered hotel in Bangkok. Soi 8 is quiet and it is in the middle of Sukhumvit nightlife.

    Hello Ari, 

    My sincere apologies for missing this. Neither did I get a notification. 

    The distance is 3km to nana plaza and 2.5km to cib. Too far? Well for me it is not as i enjoy walking. Adelphi Suites is alot closer to the action no doubt and I am tempted to change my march 2021 reservation to the latter hotel. The thing is that I am very familiar with the people and my booking is just an email without payments upfront. I don't think I can get that at A Suites.

    Again,  apologies for the delay in responding. 

     

    Cheers 

    Dan

     

     

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  13. Posted

    I had wanted to visit on a number of occasions but had to put it off due to my limited number of days here. But this time I forced myself to make the effort. This was a half an hour walk from my hotel and I arrived at 12nn. Tak, the waitress greeted me and showed my table. I was the first one in. I ordered the Tom yum goong, pomelo salad, river prawns in garlic and pepper and a mango sticky rice with a pineapple frost. In the next 5 minutes I was served with the most excellent Mieng Kham I have ever tasted. This was complimentary. And I could not get enough of it. While still enjoying this, my pomelo salad arrived, followed closely by the Tom yum. I reluctantly pushed the meing kham away (it was almost finished anyway). The pomelo salad is typical Thai dish - salty, sour, sweet and held with a good dose of chilli. And there were slivers of chicken meat in-between. The tom yum goong was delightfully sour and delicious. But there was chink in the armor - the prawns were just short of mushy. In the midst of this the garlic pepper prawn arrived. 4 reasonably large prawns, fried in some kind of batter before the garlic and pepper was added in. Here the prawns was fresh. I informed the waitress who took the tom yum away and informed the captain who told her to change it or something. He brought a fresh dish in record time and said that this is fresh prawn. I refused the dish and told him that it should be that way from the onset. I decided to cancel the mango sticky rice. The captain brought the bill on request and pointed out that they did not charge the Tom yum. I said obviously. With nary an apology!! Service from Tak was excellent. The bill was 1318B. I would like to visit them again to try some other dishes.

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    This was was an 11 day at Adelphi Grande which was very good. It was great to be recognised by all staffers. Breakfast could be improved as it seemed to be pork heavy, what with the strong numbers of Japanese clientele. I especially like the on time housekeeping service, the washing machine/dryer, good comfy bed and pillows. 

    Very-guest friendly and they do not fuss with ID and even send them up to the room. I am a regular so I don't know if this applies throughout. 

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  15. Posted

    I finally managed to get The ministry and I was quite satisfied and so full from my visit. I had the chilli and garlic crab and it was superb. The sizes on order are listed on the menu and even though I ordered 'Large', it was a 4 in a category of 10 but it had massive claws. I was initially tempted to get the 5 or 6 by I managed to overcome my greediness. The table is replete with a good sized bib, a cracker and a pick tool, very effective to get into the little nooks and crannies. The restaurant practices a good policy of only live crabs, (you can ask to see it first), no crabs below 500g - the little ones are allowed to grow, no deformity, no claws missing etc etc. What is esp interesting is the way they 'cracked' the claw at the right places, making it easy for the diners to get into it. The chilli prawn wasnt up to my liking though. Cooked with Sri lankan birds eye chilli, it was too sweet for me. Jay, the restaurant manager, later told me I should have taken the pepper, garlic pepper or garlic pepper prawn. Ah! Well... The ministry is certainly worth the while. It would be good to speak with Jay to discover your interests and palate before you order. The bill came to 5900baht. I would like to revisit it again.

     

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  16. Posted

    While Bangkok is absolutely great for food I must ask you guys to give Cozy Italia a try. Its just in front of CIB and they usually order dinner from there  

    Their chicken cashew nut is very good and different from other places. Great Som Tum and Tom Yum Goong. 

    Nara restaurant also serves a wonderful fried prawn in garlic dish. It is out of this world.

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  17. Posted

    6 hours ago, pointplace said:

    Hi all,

    looks like this property has been refurbished last year, I sure hope so by the look at the pictures on tripadvisor.

    Has anyone been there the last couple of months? I get a good rate with the Hilton group and 5 nights would put me over the top for a Diamond card so mulling it over. I think the regular price is around 3500 per night and I can get it for 1900. 

    Any comments or pictures much appreciated!

     

    i have no experiences  but 1900b is bloody good. even with member my rate is 4398b. no reviews on google even up to this point so that is a lil odd.

     

  18. Posted

    On 11/14/2019 at 9:46 AM, Rodrigo said:

    Ok. Thank you. I don't trust hotels on credit cards for extras after I got charged once for things I never ever use.

    So now it's always cash. Sometimes I give 100 USD in cash and take a pic of the note and then give it to them. Now some Thai hotels are also taking a pic of the note and also check the numbers and make sure they give you back the same note. 

    Of course always they have to give me a receipt for the deposit.

    Good luck the next time. 

    I still can't make up my mind where to stay. 

    I would ask you to consider Adelphi grande sukhumvit, 16 Soi Sukhumvit 41, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, 

    Big rooms, washer/dryer so you travel light, guest-friendly, and close to Phrom Phong BTS. 

    Fair rates too and with bfast.  

    And I think what you said about cash makes sense. Cant go wrong there. 

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    On 11/11/2019 at 4:07 AM, Rodrigo said:

    How come Danum? Didn't they give you a receipt for the deposit? In every instance any hotel has taken a deposit they give me a receipt and when they return it they give it to me and make me sign for the return.

    Well when you check in the take a deposit from you and this was about 1990B. On check out it is supposedly returned. I will admit my carelessness in not checking or being more careful and merely took their word for it. But finally after checking with my bank I discovered that there was no such deposit. Initial emails were answered but that soon ceased. I am definitely more careful about this now. 

    I also thought it was too small an amount to fuss over. 

  20. Posted

    Centrepoint is ok. A little old but decent. I'd rate 3 1/2 star. And inexpensive. Not too far from the main road. 

    Rooms are big and a tad dated. Guest friendly certainly. Be a lil careful about your deposit. I never received mine back although they said it was returned. 

     

  21. Posted

    On 10/6/2019 at 1:31 AM, 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

    Thanks for this.

    I pay adelphi grande 2500B for the deluxe suite with breakfast but I must say their room is large with kitchen n washer/dryer. 

    But you have put me on to a new thing with Citrus 13 and their 50sqm suite room for 1500B. That is indeed a very good price and it is not too far from the BTS too.

     

    I am planning a Feb 2020 visit (I would like to return this year but  I cant possibly do 3 visits s year) for 10 days and i am already shopping around. Citadines - I thought I read somewhere that you weren't too impressed with your last stay there?!

    I have emailed Adelphi grande for a more competitive rate and I'm hoping they do otherwise Citrus 13 would be where I'm headed.

    Thanks again. 

  22. Posted

    6 hours ago, SAGuy said:

    So after my 4 nights at Citrus Suites Soi 11 and a 2-nighter at the Adelphi in PAT I returned to BKK and decided to try Citrus Suites on soi 13.

    Even though the 2 hotels are in the same chain and are within stumbling distance of each other via the cut out between soi 11 and soi 13, they are like chalk and cheese.

    Citrus 13, is newer and smaller and had far less of the customer types that the soi 11 seemed to solely focus on.

    The staff were more pleasant and engaged as befits a smaller hotel and did me many favours over the 3 different stays I had there in Sep-19.

    There is no tuk tuk service but the walk to Sukhumvit is shorter than the walk from Citrus soi 11.

    LB friends? No problem! Multiple LB friends? No problem!

    Breakfast was targeted more for farangs and there were no unofficial 'male only' breakfast areas which existed at soi 11.

    Breakfast at both joints is 0600-10.30, which when you think about it is good for mongers. You can either roll in from xyz at 0600, or maybe get a few hours sleep and join at 10.15. I did have an embarrassing moment when I bumped into BGSC at about 06.15. He had just woken up after an early night and I had just rolled back in after a night out on the tiles.

    Soi 13 is a quiet soi so taxis are infrequent. So I'd recommend using Grab Taxi. There are plenty of convenience stores, massage joints and a few bars. 

    There is a resident taxi that charges THB 500 to Don Mueang which I used one early morning, rather than risk missing the flight to Chiang Mai.

    The rooms varied over the 3 stays. The 22m2 room was quite claustrophobic, but the other 2 were fine. The suite was very good and I got it for 'free' as an upgrade for booking direct.

    Would I repeat again?

    Most definitely. For a sub-THB 1,500 hotel its great value and a decent location. The staff are very helpful (I left my cases there 2 times) and its modern and clean. Its a LOT better value than the soi 11 location, more convenient and less irritating.

    There's a great laundry directly across the street in the basement of Sukhumvit Suites Hotel - charging THB 69 per Kg and they never lost a single sock!

    You should also consider booking directly, as they claim to offer better rates than Agoda and extra privileges e.g. room upgrades, early/late check-in etc.

    Cheers

    SAG

    Hey thanks for this SAG. I have hopped around but have settled nicely at Adelphi. They charge 2500B per night and I guess I am feeling the pinch now although their rooms are large, suite -like and very comfortable.  I especially like their inroom washer/dryer, separate kitchen etc.

    May I ask what you are paying for at Citrus 13 please. For the 50sqm. Thanks. 

  23. Posted

    10 hours ago, 4skin said:

    thanks - to be clear, I know many places sell these things at the same price. I just want to go to a place that sells the real thing, not fakes!
    so have you been to the places you mentioned and can you vouch for them?

    Oh! Im sorry i missed that point. Yes the pills are genuine. Not fakes. 

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  24. Posted

    i too have purchased from them for a couple of years. there are others in the vicinity that are also reasonable. 300B for Sidegra and 400B for Apcalis.

    1. well lets say the closed pharma is on the left of you (same side of the road) with JWMarriot just up ahead. Turn around and walk some 100m (or more) and you will come across a small than av-sized shop (almost a half shop).

    2. in fact the pharma shop, immediately next to the now closed one also has it at the aforementioned prices.

    3. similarly, across the road from no. 1 you will also find a pharma selling at the same price.

     

    hope this helps. 

     

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  25. Posted · Edited by Danum99

    On 7/13/2018 at 8:03 AM, Privateluca said:

    Not sure it has been proposed as a thread here or on Pattaya forum, at least in a thorough and descriptive way as I intend it.
    I’m a sinful devil bastard and I don’t let lust overwhelm my gluttony. I’m a serious foodie and I’m planning my short trip in September (18-24) accordingly. 3 nights in BKK, 3 nights in Pattaya, I’m almost set. 
    Back home I read a lot on the subject and I’m always on the lookout for the latest gourmet novelties, be it higher-end places or cheap holes with exceptional love for what they do. 

    I’m an Italian after all. We talk about food even when we are eating. 

    In BKK I already enquired for a table at Gaggan, voted World’s best Asian restaurant and I put on my list some of the places A. Bourdain (RIP and Respect bro), visited. 

    I was wondering if some of you sinners would like to share some tips on gems to be found while in BKK and Pattaya. 

    I’m not afraid of experimenting strangest things as long as it’s really tasteful... 
    the same goes for what arouses me in bed I suppose...

    Thanks for your insights!

    It is a little late in the day I guess but I am quite like you. My gluttony knows no boundaries. My last visit in August saw me visit Nara Thai Cuisine in Paragon for their glorious river prawn in garlic. 3 times!! Fresh prawns, fried till crackling, one could almost down the skin. Just glorious. 

    Cozy italia, just in front of CIRB, serves a mean chicken cashew. Spicy and without the usual tomato'ish taste. Their papaya salad is pretty good too. 

    I am familiar with Gaggan having eaten there before their Michelin star and then after. I made sure I got to know Anand and later when they were awarded the star, casually called him for a seat with a 1 month waiting list. I think it was ballsy of him to quit at the top of his game. All we now is wait in anticipation for his next project. I tip my hat to him. 

    I also quite like some of the food at Or Tor Koh market. Although most of it is largely hit and miss. 

    Cheers 

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