OneTrueSaxon

Agreed but it is always best to let bms know they should get vaccinated if they have not already.

During my May 2016 trip, I spent 4 nights at the Sheraton Pranburi Villas outside of Hua Hin. My companion was JJ from CIB. Pranburi is about a 3 hour trip by car from Bangkok on a normal day. Regrettably, JJ and I took the trip on May 20, which turned out to be Vesak day, one of the most important Buddha days of the year. It was also a Friday afternoon, making it a big holiday weekend for Thais and the result was a very slow go to Pranburi which consumed 5 hours in the car. We did wisely use a private car service instead of a grimy and cramped BKK taxi, which made the trip a little easier.
 
The Sheraton Pranburi Villas are located about 20 minutes outside of Hua Hin in the sleeply little town of Pranburi. The hotel offers a scheduled shuttle van service to Hua Hin in the evenings. Taxis are not usually available at the hotel, which is a good thing because Hua-Hin's Phuket-like Taxi cartel charges about 1000 -1200 baht for a trip between the hotel and town. Use the van instead if you want to visit Hua-Hin. As for Pranburi itself, it is within walking distance from the Sheraton or you can simply take one of the mountain bikes that are available for guests to use. Am pleased to report that the mountain bikes are rock solid Treks instead of some cheapo off-brand machine.
 
The property is comprised of 50 detached villas. Each villa has its own private swimming pool. Also available are 2 story villas with multiple bedrooms. The villas all have high walls surrounding them which give you total privacy and seclusion from the surrounding villas. The hotels property is quite large and very quiet.
 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
In the back of each villa is a private pool, along with lounge chairs and a cushioned pit for eating or doing whatever comes natural to you or your ladyboy.
 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The villas are large and well appointed. I particularly liked the in-room shower that converts to to a wet sauna with seat. Now, I have seen these gimmicky things before in hotel rooms, and they rarely work as claimed, but the Sheraton's shower / sauna gizmo tuned out to be truth in advertising. They are completely sealed and the water is very hot and generates more than enough steam to sweat out the booze and tension in your body, as good as any wet sauna in a health club. This gets an A+ from me.
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The villa also has an outdoor shower if you want to bathe outdoors. There is also an outdoor sunken bathtub right outside your bedroom door (seen in 2nd pic, the tiled area in the plants). I didn't use these, but JJ bathed in them every day.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The beds are comfortable and the mosquito netting is not for decorative purposes. You can completely open the bedroom's glass walls and sleep in the fresh air if you want. That's when you want to deploy the mosquito netting, because they do come out in the evenings.

 
 
 
 
More room details.....
 

 

 
 
 
 
If you get bored with your villa pool, you can stroll over to the hotel's infinity pool. When we there, we were the only guests using the big pool. The Sheraton also has a small restaurant and bar next to the pool. A larger bar and restaurant are located elsewhere on the property. The breakfast buffet is noteworthy, because along with a very nice spread of food, a sushi chef is also on duty to give you a sushi fix if you are in need. Typically for an isolated resort with a captive clientele, the food tends to be on the pricey side . However, the liquor prices are surprisingly very reasonable (80 baht for a Singha , 100 baht for a Heineken ).They do have 24 hour room service (the full menu ), which I found to be commendable on a property with only 50 room units.
 

 

 
 
 
 
The gym next to the big pool.
 

 
 
 
 
To sum up, the Sheraton Pranuburi Villas make for an excellent getaway from your BKK trip. I have been here twice with LBs, and this place has been an enormous hit with both of them. Rates run about 6000 baht per night low season and about 7000 baht per night in high season. This property does have occasional sales, and if you are not a Starwood member, it makes sense to join to get favorable rates here when you book.
 
Thanks for reading my review. Later on, I may post a director's cut of this review as well as pics from my earlier Pranburi trip with the other LB in the advanced section (also have video if I can figure out to post a video), but that is a couple of days away.
 
 
 
 
 

Walk to Soi Cowboy. Penny Black, Asoke Place. Cheap hotel next to Penalty Spot opposite Soi 22.

Had a bangers & mash there yesterday . Very tasty indeed & hit the spot thats for sure .

I think i may try one of these burgers tomorrow as looks yummy. .

The Baconist Burger was mouth watering as was the Pulled Pork with potato chips and a double choc smoothie

You mean my valid posts in which you continue to troll.
 
Valid post 1) on soi 22 thread where you gave faulse and misleading information, after it was already shown their were ladyboys working in a bar there.
 
2) where you on your own TR gave out the wrong names of ladyboys and when it was pointed out by Bully you had been confused with the names. You said you were not wrong. When in fact you blatantly are misleading Bm's again.
 
So rather than correct your mistakes you try to insult people with your childish behaviour. Which is prevalent throughout the forum when anyone disagrees with you.
 
I for one am laughing at your behaviour as I would think a lot of others are too.
 
In the words of Lieutenant George of Blackadder goes Fourth " He's as mad as a bicycle "
 
I await your foolishness and trolling in the next post

You mean my valid posts in which you continue to troll.
 
Valid post 1) on soi 22 thread where you gave faulse and misleading information, after it was already shown their were ladyboys working in a bar there.
 
2) where you on your own TR gave out the wrong names of ladyboys and when it was pointed out by Bully you had been confused with the names. You said you were not wrong. When in fact you blatantly are misleading Bm's again.
 
So rather than correct your mistakes you try to insult people with your childish behaviour. Which is prevalent throughout the forum when anyone disagrees with you.
 
I for one am laughing at your behaviour as I would think a lot of others are too.
 
In the words of Lieutenant George of Blackadder goes Fourth " He's as mad as a bicycle "
 
I await your foolishness and trolling in the next post

In order to insult me
I must first value
Your opinion
 
Nice trolling thought.

Yes i agree 100% . If one doesnt like kfc thats their choice but as kfc is very popular it is very relevant information . For me i like to be handy to an outlet that provides good coffee & also one that isclose to the bts . So therefore would appreciate that info . I enjoy OTS's hotel reviews as they are quite thorough with regards to information that many bm's seek .

The fact there is a KFC is good useful information for some board members. Do you have something useful to contribute as in: where is there a better restaurant that sells fried chicken, closer to the hotel, for less money and open at the same or longer hours? If so then please post it. Maybe some of us will try it and feedback. The nature of this forum is to provide helpful information in a respectful manner. For example, some people will find the info I have posted totally useless, but for other members it may be helpful.

Been using AIS since I moved here but as like many have been switched onto new 4g. package when I bought new phone. This service by what we are used to is simply awesome. I plumped for 899b month deal which gives 12 gb of 4g use.
 
I speed checked it as a 58 mbps download and 5 mbps upload. I am seriously impressed with this service. I use it with the newish Samsung J7 phone.

A selfie ?

A selfie ?

Fob off

Price, location, and staff makes it the Gem!

Up to you !
 
You can have what you want as your avatar

Yes they are. Just enlarged the picture.

having been in the hotel industry in TH for decades i can assure you that if you were to email the hotel directly and ask them about "joiners" and about "LB joiners" i am sure they will reply and tell you their policy. you will then have a written confirmation of it too.
 
i know that some hotels also waive the joiner fees for those guests who register as a double occupancy when booking a room, and not solo. it does not cost more to register that way (in 99.99% of TH hotels) and then you should have no problems either. but i highly suggest you just email them and ask all that you need to know.
 
enquiry@thecontinenthotel.com
 
as far as reviews it gets very good scores on TA: http://www.agoda.com/the-continent-bangkok-by-compass-hospitality/hotel/bangkok-th.html?checkin=2016-09-01&los=2&adults=1&rooms=1&cid=1410270&tag=6faa2663-4f3d-446b-96bd-9746dbbc7b26&searchrequestid=54987078-7712-4c98-b5ac-dc9f0f356bef#
 
there are several 5-star hotels on Suk that are closer to NANA (if that is where you are going to be mongering) and most of them are LB friendly too. this place does look nice though.

Last trip I did Hellfire Pass and River Kwai. Took the bts across the river, a cab to Southern bus terminal, a bus to Kanchanaburi, hired a driver to HP and did the reverse to come back. Early May - the heat was astonishing. I was the only person at the Pass. Quite emotional to stand alone anongst the cutting and imagining the scenes from the war. My respect for those that endured it is immense. Left On Nut at 7am got back to Nana at 8pm had a slap up burger and beer at Bully-s, whacked down a magic pill and headed to Darkside for a truly spectacular fuck with Aof. Travel costs shy of 2000.

I've stayed in @Mind four times and recommend the one bedroom option. The gym and pool aren't much but you don't sound like you'd be too bothered. The TescoLotus is next to the Bts for all supplies and the area is a welcome change from Nana.

Hilbert Space was here

Can't beat a bit of comfort. One of the reasons I have stayed at @Mind in Sukhumvit soi 85 in their one bedroom suites. Unfortunately they have been fully booked in the one bedroom suites the last two trips. So I stayed at the new Citrus in soi 11 the second time in a biger room. But still missed the comfort of the one bedroom suite.
 
Here is my post on the hotel that I did when staying there
 
@Mind Executive Suites Sukhumvit Soi 85
 
I have already posted the pictures above a couple of posts earlier the day I arrived. I had meant to do a report on the hotel there and then but with one thing another (drink & LBS mostly) I could not get it done.
 
Here is a brief outline. After arriving at 9.30 at the airport and I had not made an early room booking. I decided to take the airport link train and change at Phaya Thai BTS to the hotel in On Nut soi 85 It takes about 5 to 8 minutes walk from On Nut BTS to the hotel that is just inside soi 85
 
To my surprise I could check in to my 1 bed room suite straight away. First thing I noticed was how new things were and how clean it was. The rooms are of good design with a dining table for two at the far end of the room from the balcony Sofa (can be made in to a spare bed) and table with a flat screen tv & dvd player. Kitchen as everything you need including coffee, tea sugar and a kettle. Plus a microwave too. Its as a large refrigerator not a mini bar
 
There is a balcony with a sink to wash shorts etc after swimming or you can use the balcony to smoke if that's your thing.
 
Wifi was excellent in both bedroom and lounge room
 
"two flat screen tv's in one in bedroom and one in Lounge room. The same with Air con which was nice as you could leave lounge on low for breakfast in the morning. Rather than have to wait 10 - 15 minutes for it to cool. I was given two key cards and kept one in the key slot to keep the rooms at a low cool temp.
 
Bathroom as shower with a rain shower above.
 
LB friendly as I brought two back on my first night and one back each night after that for the five nights I stayed there.
 
Location. Well it's pretty far from Nana to walk but 15 mins BTS 37 baht and 70 to 80 baht coming back in a taxi
 
 
ROOM AMENITIES
 
WiFi internet access
Private Balcony
LED TV with satellite channels & DVD player
Microwave oven
Refrigerator
Private deposit box
Individual air conditioning adjustment
In room coffee and tea making facilities
Bathroom with toiletries
Pantry
 
SAFETY FEATURES
Electronic door locks
Door latch
Fire escape plan
In-room electronic safe
Smoke detector
 
 
jacuzzi, fitness room and sauna (Open hour:06.00 21.00 hrs.).
 
Room Service
Business Counter Service : Computer,Photocopying, Scanner,
Facimile, IDD Telephone, E-mail
Shuttle bus service *
24 Hours reception
WiFi internet access
Elevator
Parking space provided - 24 hours service
Security guard 24 hours.
Modern fire safety including heat & smoke detectors
Closed-circuit TV surveillance.
Integrated fired alarm installed smoke detector.
Laundry Service
Swimming Pool
Fitness room Located on top floor, operating hours 6.00 21.00 hrs.
Sauna room
Hotel telephone system :Please refer to hotel telephone directory, please contact operator for any assistance.
International calls/ Local calls
Reception desk:For check-out arrangements
Safety deposit box : Guests are requested to use the complimentary in-room private electronic safe located in thewardrobe. The hotel is not responsible for any loss of money or valuables. Instructions are provided in the room.
Limousine service :Upon request
Pets:Pets are not allowed in the hotel.
Wake-up call service
Wheelchair

i forgot to also say that one perk of this site i really enjoy is the third party billing and guarantee. it takes a lot of the worry out of renting in a foreign land.

airbnb is the first place i'd look. you can also check out craigslist and this FB group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1448963955379462/. You should be able to find a sublet easily for 14,000 to 20,000 baht on a BTS or MRT line. The On Nut area is a good place to look.