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If you are there during the peak season, it is quite likely you'll be asked to buy a bottle & thereby get a ''reserved'' table.

Anyone stayed at the Fusion Suites (Sukhumvit-soi-21), located in an off-cut alley between soi -15 & Asok MRT. Is it joiner friendly, incl ladyboys?.
Currently, some of their bigger suites on pretty decent price on Agoda.

Thanks @oliver17
Feedback is reassuring, yeah, its on an off-cut alley & appears a tad secluded. Might book the premier suites for a couple of nights. 5-7 minutes moto ride from either Cindy's or CIB.

I stayed there back in 2019. As seen on pics below with Pao & JJ, they are 100% ladyboy friendly and you can take more than one ladyboy to your room with no questions asked.
It has a funky steampunk decor that I liked but it may not be everybody's taste. The overall vibe is almost seedy, but the property is spotless and  the rooms are very comfortable. The beds were extremely comfortable for a mid-priced BKK hotel. It has no pool. The bar / restaurant serves cold beer and pub food on the front patio but there are better dining options right around the corner at Terminal 21 which is about a 5 minute walk from the hotel. 
The side soi it's located on between soi 19 and Asok is pretty quiet. Directly across the street is an exotic car dealer who has Ferraris, McLarens and Bentleys on display. At the intersection of the Fusion Suites soi and soi 19 is a laundry. They're good but as I recall they do not offer same day service. I don't know if there are other laundries in the area. 

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This imaging/scanning regime at Suvarnabhumi is getting tedious now.
Unnecessary congestion being created at the departure levels, pedantic following of the mandate. 
As it is, they are scanning walk throughs via that giant chamber, balls and all.
Maybe, they want to make sure tourists return home with their balls completely drained. 

This imaging/scanning regime at Suvarnabhumi is getting tedious now.
Unnecessary congestion being created at the departure levels, pedantic following of the mandate. 
As it is, they are scanning walk throughs via that giant chamber, balls and all.
Maybe, they want to make sure tourists return home with their balls completely drained. 

This imaging/scanning regime at Suvarnabhumi is getting tedious now.
Unnecessary congestion being created at the departure levels, pedantic following of the mandate. 
As it is, they are scanning walk throughs via that giant chamber, balls and all.
Maybe, they want to make sure tourists return home with their balls completely drained. 

Did you book with Agoda?, they generally have a cash-back offer which ultimately reduces the final price by another 700-1000 baht. Cash-back is released after 60 days of check out.

No, I book with Booking.com. I get a 10% Genius discount.
First time I have been called a Genius!.

Check out Hotel Salil on soi 11, usually cheaper rates on Agoda.

Precisely, specially if concurrent flights arriving from East Asia/Sub-continent & now after China's reopening.

Thanks for the in-depth review, you do paint a picture apart from the snaps you added. Soi 11, does get incredibly busy during the peak business hours, crossing that narrow stretch can be quite difficult. The Thai street food arcade serves well into the night as well, a bonus for finding late night nibbles.
As you say, lot many FLs/bar girls hanging around the soi, possibly available for pick-up even late into the night, I suppose. Will look for a ST opportunity next time am there, as my flight lands pretty late in the night at BKK.

Good topic & thanks for these recommendations. 
In Pattaya, nightclubs remain open even beyond the current closing time of 2 AM, occasionally the music volume is lowered to avoid police intervention, but they carry on after a while, regardless. 
In your experiences, what's been the situation like in BKK. Do they more strictly adhere to the closing mandate. 
Not much sense being a nightclub/after hours club, if they shut too along with the rest of the entertainment zones. 
 

Levels is very "fancy", they won't let you in looking like a scruff, wear long pants too. An LB took me there a few years before Covid, at that time she told me the bouncers limited LB numbers and her little clique was one of the only groups allowed in. It was 250B a beer back then, dread to think what it is now.... I think they have some kind of promotion on some nights where the girls drink free to try and get more girls in there, not sure if LB's qualify too. If you want a cheap night in there, slap on some lipstick and a nice cocktail dress and try your luck. 

Yeah sure ... try Bobo (near BTS Nana) or Mixx (near BTS Chit Lom). Or Candy Club or Sugar Club in Soi 11. Looks like Insanity didn't make it after Covid, place still closed.
 

Thanks for all the responses, currently working my way through the suggestions and at Monsoon this morning…looks promising! 
 

I had the BahtBuster breakfast at Red Lion on Soi 13. Pretty good at only 129 Baht.
 

I am currently spending a few nights at the iCheckinn on soi 7/1, before I head down to Pattaya. I got a superior room for Baht 1,399 a night including all taxes. The room is ok in size but could do with a bit more storage space for clothes, however it is fine for a few nights. The bathroom has a good shower, there is an in-room safe that will accommodate a 15" laptop and the wifi seems stable. I feel that it does not have many guests at the moment, as I have yet to see or hear any other hotel guests. Although my room overlooks soi 7/1 the noise from the soi has not disturbed me.
 
 

I made a reservation at the Mercure Soi 11 back in July for this coming January. My room was booked at 2800 baht per night. A few months earlier they'd been asking 2400 baht for the same room.
Just checked for the same dates, and the going rate has been raised to 3534 baht, just over a 25% increase. Strikes me as rather extreme.

Yes, they go both directions. The mrt doesn't accept rabbit card however, they are owned by a different entity to the BTS. 

My room did have a full length mirror placed next to the desk. I didn’t mind it at all as I was able to ogle Ice (ex CIB) from all angles thanks to its placement in the room.

When did they add a pool ? I’ve stayed ibis Soi 4 half a dozen times though not for a long while now.

I actually booked when it was just the Day 1 before they suspended it, then when they reopened and added the 5th Day I booked with them as well for the 5th day. 

I'm booked with Mercure Soi 11. Process has been really good so far. My flight has been changed a few times and each time they quickly changed the hotel confirmation document. I  used Wise (Transferwise) to transfer the money to their account. Got my Thailand Pass already so they are good at confirming your booking as well. 

Still available at every pharmacy.