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    Popeye66 reacted to sydney69er in Hyatt Regency   
    Yes I stayed at Hyatt Regency Sukhumvit in July. Had stayed there back in 2019 as well.
    I highly recommend it. Everything you need within a few blocks. It is on the corner of Soi 13 and less than 100 meters walk to Soi 11 and Nana BTS station just after that. Heaps of restaurants, beer bars and ofcourse Check In Bar only 280 meters walk away or short stumble back. There is an overpass over Sukhumvit which takes you straight into Hyatt Regency Level 1 but you have to go back down to Lobby to get up to the rooms.
    I spent 7 nights there and did not venture more than 280 meters away  well i did get down to Nana Entertainment area too which is only 6 minutes walk.
    No dramas bringing guests back to your room. No questions asked.
    Buffet breakfast was very busy when i was there but still could get a table each morning. Big thumbs up for the swimming pool on level 6.
    The rooftop bar Spectrum Lounge is pretty cool for expensive drinks and great view. I visited there in 2019 but not in 2022.

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    Popeye66 reacted to ARI23 in Guest Friendly Hotels In Bangkok   
    Agree 100%. Large executive rooms. Weak breakfast.



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    Popeye66 reacted to Jonard in Test and Go Hotels   
    I uploaded my bill from agoda. It explicily states that it involves a quarantine packadge including pcr test. My thaipass got approved.
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    Popeye66 reacted to lb_beginner in Test and Go Hotels   
    Although Agoda advertise ASQ bookings most reports I read say that the hotel does not allow it or cancel it. It seems that All ASQ have to be done directly through the hotel webpage. I booked through https://asq.in.th which just links directly to the hotel and the rest is done through email.
    My hotel, Mövenpick soi 15, sent me a direct payment link, a secure visa payment site. The hotel asked for all the same documents that Thailand Pass required. A bit weird but knowing Thailand and their obsession with documentation I did it. No identity theft yet. This was in November  
    Pickup at airport was a bit chaotic and unorganized. But got a van eventually. Stay and food in hotel ok, PCR cleared after 8-9 hours. Paid 6400THB including 3 meals. Their new prices starting at 5200 including breakfast, and they confirm by email now that the test results will be delivered 8 hours after. No express service like Hyatt Place, Mercury and others.
    Soi 15 is a major hangout for lbs/gg escorts. When my PCR cleared I walked around waiting for my regular massage lady to be available. Unsure if allowing girls at the hotels I smuggled her up to the room. Needed that 2 hour handjob w/kiss session to go as planned.
    Food was good, I only ordered the Thai curry dishes. Drawback is no balcony. 8 hours daytime felt really long. Can't imagine doing 14 days locked up in a room. Kudos to those who did!!
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    Popeye66 reacted to oliver17 in Test and Go Hotels   
    I made a test and go reservation at Novatel BKK airport hotel for upcoming December trip. Novotel is 5 minutes from the airport. The reservation process itself was just like any other hotel reservation - just make sure you select the "Wellness" package per below. It costs 4900 baht and the breakfast buffet option is another 500 baht. They didn't ask for passport info or anything else except airline arrival time for their shuttle service. They told me they have testing available 24 hours a day and will have results 6 hours later. Because I am arriving near midnight, I will be getting the test and hopefully will have the results when I wake up the next morning. If there are any hitches or hassles, I will be reporting them here. 

     
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    Popeye66 reacted to marlowe in Centre Point Sukhumvit soi 10   
    Hi Vagamundo, I used to take walks in Benjakitti Park every morning when I stayed at Center Point 10. It is a nice park. I also liked the quiet neighborhood at the far end of Soi 10 & Soi 12 (Circle S).  So I wish I had better news for you, but I am not aware of any path or alley way that connects Soi 10 and Soi 12 or allows access to the park from Soi 12. I took a look at Google Maps close up visual of Soi 12 and there appears to be a guardrail at the end of Soi 12 separating it from vacant city land adjacent to the park, but I could not be certain access to the park is possible since a vender's cart was blocking the view. I would confirm access with the condo owner before booking. It would not surprise me if he is telling it like it is.    

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    Popeye66 reacted to marlowe in Centre Point Sukhumvit soi 10   
    I have stayed at the Centre Point Soi 10. While it is not up to the standard of the 5 star Grand Centre Point Hotels it is very reasonably priced and that is a big plus. The 1 bedroom suites are very large and surprisingly well appointed with a Living Room, a full Kitchen and a balcony. Talk about a place to party and entertain girls; this place is it. The hotel is guest friendly. I brought back multiple girls on several occasions and no one cared. The lobby is small and unpretentious, but the pool is nice.
    The Hotel is located at the far end of Soi 10 in a very quiet location. There is a back door entrance onto Benjakitti Park which is great for morning walks before it gets too hot. It takes about 8 minutes to walk from the hotel to Sukhumvit although the hotel provides caddy service for its guests back and forth every 30 minutes until around 10:30 pm. 
    I also like the Fraser Suites Hotel on Soi 11 which costs a little more, but since the Fraser is on Soi 11 near nightclubs it is both a little more convenient, but also in a lot noisier location. Both hotels are good values. I pay around $65 / night at Centre Point Soi 10 and around $85/night at the Fraser for similar size 1 BR suites. (I book way in advance of a trip whenever I spot a good deal.) I would rather spend my money on girls than hotels. 
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    Popeye66 reacted to ssmurry in Advanced Membership   
    Funnily I actually started there first- my account on there is from 2010 (shit that's 10 years ago).
    Much busier than here but the bitching that goes on between a few long-timers that derails every other thread is annoying, plus the general "old man yells at cloud" feel of the place- like ThaiVisa forums if you've ever had the misfortune of visiting. Not that there's anything wrong with the experienced crowd but a few seem to miss the irony of the whole "young people are ruining everything, anyway I wanna fuck this young person"
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    Popeye66 reacted to SAGuy in Amaranta Hotel, Huai Khwang   
    So on my last trip in Nov-Dec 2019 I holed up for 3 nights in this hotel in Huai Khwang with a civilian LB I know who was visiting BKK from Isaan.
    I chose this hotel as she wanted to be in this area and the last trip we stayed at the CMYK hotel, which is a weird place, but directly across the street.
    I'd rate this hotel as a 4 star, with modern amenities and a very nice room. Due to its location its a lot cheaper than what you would expect to pay around Sukhumvit.
    It is very conveniently located near to the Huai Khwang MRT station and theres a lot of Chinese restaurants on the main road, nearby.
    Breakfasts were the usual buffet style, with a mix of Asian and Farang food, but no complaints. The dining room is in the basement and one wall has a very large aquarium, which is fun to sit next to.
    Most of the guests were Asians, but a better mix than just the mainland Chinese who dominated the CMYK across the street.
    I booked it on Agoda and it was about THB 1,400 per night, which was very good value in my opinion.
    The only drawback was that the wifi wasn't great at night and so it was very difficult to have VoIP calls from there after about 1800 each day.
    Otherwise I would recommend it if you want to stay in this area and the black out curtains that they have ensure an uninterrupted sleep!
    The LB companion also approved!
    Cheers
    SAG
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    Popeye66 reacted to Thanks in Don Muang airport to nana   
    The green Sukhumvit BTS line has recently been extended up to Kasetsart University (N13). The two stations before Kasetsart, Ratchayothin (N11) and Sena Nikhom colony (N12) are now being served by airport bus no. A1 to Don Mueang airport (DMK, not Bkk!!). The airport bus to the two BTS stations leaves from gates 6 (T1) and 12 (T2).
    An improvement over the situation before I think, when you had to take the A1 bus all the way down to Mo Chit BTS...
    https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1809879/new-bus-route-to-don-mueang-launched

     
     
     
     
     
     
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    Popeye66 got a reaction from Thanks in Ibis styles BKK soi 4 next to Pachara Suites   
    I stayed in ibis styles in july. Awesome value. Room is small but very functional. Rooftop pool bar area is fantastic with incredible views. But the biggest plus is the location. Best in Bangkok. Not just for the bars but it's super close to one of my favorite coffee shops (city lights). Which is an oasis of peace and quiet in one of the most insane streets in the world.

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    Popeye66 reacted to Thanks in Ibis Styles Nana Sukhumvit Soi 4 / 6   
    I've recently stayed at the Styles. Here's my personal, subjective review:
    The Styles hotel is a relatively new  addition to the accommodation market in the lower Sukhumvit / Nana area. I think it opened in late 2017.
    It's a nice three stars hotel. As it's located in the same building as the more upscale Novotel, you don't feel you've booked a cheap hotel. It rather feels you're staying in a standard room in a quality, upper middle class hotel.
    Also, despite being located so close to the naughty nightlife scene, the majority of guests are "regular" people visiting the "normal" tourist attractions of Bangkok (Wat Po, Wat Arun... ). It doesn't give you the feeling of being in a "mongerer hotel" such as the Dynasty Grande or perhaps the Nana hotel also. Seems many guests came from places where smaller room sizes are more common than in the US for example, such as Japan and the European countries.
    There's a free shuttle service from the hotel to BTS Nana that departs every 30 minutes from the front entrance. Though it's only a 7-8 minutes walk it can be useful when it rains (and it does so occasionally in Bangkok I've heard...) or during midday heat.
    You can use the "inbalance" gym of the Novotel on the 7th floor. I didn't venture in so cannot comment any further. On the ground floor there's a lobby bar and the "food exchange", a good looking restaurant.
    The standard room that I had booked looked spacious, at least bigger than the official 21 sq. m. it supposedly only had. It didn't feel small. When I'm in Bangkok I basically need a room only for sleeping and going to the bathroom, taking a shower etc. The rest of time I'm out and about. For this purpose the room was absolutely sufficient.
    Everything you would need or want is there: bum gun, electronic safe, quiet a/c, queen size bed (upon request), mattress not too hard but also not too soft, hairdryer, liquid soap and shampoo. It also had a small fridge (empty). The big screen telly had a million channels or so (IP TV). You get daily two bottles of water for free. Everything worked except for two sockets (no power). But that was quickly fixed by hotel maintenance.
    Once you get used to the characteristic, unusual style and decor of the room, it feels almost like home away from home.
    Its main advantages are:
    - Hard to beat location just 5 minutes on foot from NEP, the gravitational center of the ladyboy nightlife universe.
    - Great value IMO: price range depending on season, demand and day of the week: standard rooms (21 sq. m.) with queen size bed go for I think about 2000 - 2500 Baht, superior rooms (26sq. m.) for about 700 Baht more.
    - It is almost new: it shows almost no wear and tear (yet).
    - It has a fantastic infinity pool and an exciting rooftop bar that you "must" visit with an awesome view of "downtown" Bangkok
    - Wi-Fi worked without a problem in the room as well as in the rest of the hotel.
    - I didn't see any tour groups...
    - Breakfast was included in the room rate. Breakfast room in the "strEATS" restaurant on sixth floor is for Styles guests only (not for Novotel guests). It is open until 10:30 h. Food is good for a 3 star hotel. There's no egg station. But your stomach will get full, don't worry.
    - Girl friendliest as can be (can also be a disadvantage...). If you despise the walk of fun and shame, you can enter the hotel through the entrance of the (often empty) "food exchange" restaurant or through the carpark which is located on floors 2-5. That way you'll avoid walking right through the front desk areas (which however is also no problem at all). I personally prefer ST rooms anyway and take back girls to my hotel room only occasionally and only if I know her well enough and only for LT. So this aspect of the Styles was not so important to me personally...
    Disadvantages:
    - I didn't notice them proactively checking girls' IDs. If for security reasons you want to register your LB, you have to walk up to the front desk (there's one for the Styles and one for the Novotel) and have her registered. One night I saw a middle aged Japanese man trying to sneak in a girl, telling her to stay close behind him so that no one could see her. That was hilarious as I think no one, I repeat: no one, neither staff nor guests, could have cared less... You get two room key cards so you can give the extra one to your LB girlfriend...
    - The hotel appears to be in high demand, so might be sold out by the time you book...
    - As I had an early flight out of Bangkok, I went to bed earlier and until 3 o'clock in the morning could hear noise from the street...
    - The tears you will shed on the departure day when you have to leave this fine hotel...
    You can book on the usual sites such as sexpedia, so sorry, Expedia, Agoda but also on the Accor site
    I am a sucker for nice swimming pools. I don't want to visit the tourist sites and shopping malls so much anymore (ya know: been there, done that...). I'd rather now stay by a nice (!) pool and recover from the previous night's debaucheries and get some rest for the next wild night ahead. So that infinity pool was particularly important to me... 
    On previous trips I'd stayed at the Dynasty Grande (DG, a **** hotel) and the Citrus Suites Soi 6 (CS6, also a **** rated hotel), both just a minute away from the Styles. Both are fine but the DG's pool is cold and most of the time in the shade. The CS6 is much more modern but also more expensive than the DG as it has recently become more expensive than it used to be (I think) - and I don't like their pool...
    I personally clearly now prefer the *** Styles when I want to stay in this area of Nana with it's excellent PVR and would not go back to any one of the other ones mentioned - unless the Styles was full.
    Even though it's just a 3 star place it didn't feel like a downgrade from the two 4 star hotels mentioned, except for the room size.
    BTW: This was not an attempt at writing an objective review. It was just my personal impression of the hotel that I wanted to convey... It's not even meant to be a recommendation, just a review. Okay?
    Thanks :-)
    Standard room:

    Location on Sukhumvit Soi 4 and 6:

    View of "downtown" Bangkok at night from top of hotel:

    Styles' breakfast room on 6th floor:

    Infinity pool area with a wow view (inspired by Marina Bay Sand's Singapore?)

    Red Square rooftop bar:


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