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Hyatt Place is quite nice and pretty reasonably priced, as Hyatts go. I used it as my one-night quarantine hotel back in Dec. 2021 when that was a thing.

I've stayed at the Sheraton twice (once alone and once w/family in tow), and countless times at the Westin Grande Sukhumvit across the way, and I far prefer the Westin. It's smaller, the recently updated rooms are much more modern than the rooms I've stayed in at the Sheraton (if they have renovated rooms, I haven't been in them), and the friendliness and general service-oriented attitude of the staff at the Westin is always memorable to me. The Westin is almost always less expensive, too, and I'm Marriott Titanium and always get a great upgrade there. One more thing, if you like using the lounge for a free dinner once in a while, there's no contest...the Westin buffet has you taken care of, as opposed to the random (and server-delivered), intermittent hors d'oeuvres you get during happy hour at the Sheraton. The Westin gets extra points for almost always having something (pizza, etc.) in the lounge at happy hour that my very picky eater grandson will be happy with.

On 6/27/2023 at 2:10 AM, thawit77 said:

I think the Oriental and the Atlanta are the only two hotels that have a strict no guest policy.  Some 6 star hotels like the St Regis and Waldorf might also have restrictions.

 

Can confirm from personal experience (Dec 2021 for St. Regis and Dec 2022 for Waldorf Astoria) that there are no restrictions on guests whatsoever (I'm talking two girls each time at each hotel).

All of the major corporate hotels in the Sukhumvit area (Hyatt, IHG, Marriott, Hilton) are girl friendly, I've never even had them asked for girls' IDs (like some smaller independent hotels do). Actually the only time I've ever encountered anything approaching "non-girl-friendliness" in Thailand was in Pattaya, of all places, where a hotel wanted extra money for bringing in two (as opposed to one) girls. At least I had the foresight to insist on an extra towel for the extra charge, haha.

Fixed-price taxi is now $12 from the queue at the airport. I wouldn't consider any other option. Sit in a tuk tuk in traffic for up to an hour breathing in exhaust fumes for a $10 savings? No thanks.

The human body is a self-cleaning machine. All "detox" drinks, foods, spas, etc., are bullshit with absolutely no basis in science.

All day today, clicking on various topics and specific pages within some topics, I've encountered the following error message:

http://www.bangkok-addicts.com/forum/topic/7539-is-this-fantasy-possible/page-3?do=findComment&comment=94955

Hi there,

 

I'm returning to Bangkok for the first time in years on 8th Oct.

 

I'm thinking that it would be great to bring two girls back one evening. From my last visit years ago I can remember this is actually not allowed but some hotels are fine.

 

I would be very grateful for any recommendations for 4 or. 5 star hotels that will be ok with two guests.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

A

I think it would be easier to make a list of those hotels that WON'T let you bring in two girls.

In my experience (14 years)--and keep in mind that for me, two girls is the rule, rather than the exception--I've NEVER been refused or charged by a hotel for bringing in two, or even three girls. Exactly once in Pattaya I was charged a joiner fee specifically for the second girl (sorry, can't remember the name of the hotel)...but that's it. So I would say that most hotels have no problem with two girls.

It's been like that for a couple days.  I think they are attempting another forum software upgrade, and it's taking a while longer than anticipated.

Thanks!

Pattaya Addicts Forum seems to be broken...I've tried logging in on several different browsers, and this is what I see every time.  Any ideas?

Haven't been in there in years, but in my recollection food was always pretty decent in there.  Back in 2006 and prior, they had girls you could barfine!  Times change, haha.

Wrong direction if you're looking to save money. For BKK-SRP you're stuck with Bangkok Airways, ridiculously expensive.

 

As a long-time veteran traveler to Cambodia (usually from Thailand), I recommend you fly Air Asia from BKK to PNH (about US $150 RT). Then take a bus (about $12 one-way) to Siem Reap, about 6 hours, decent roads too. Plan on about 3 days there, then take the bus back to Phnom Penh. You can also take a bus from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville if you want to hit the beach. Phnom Penh itself is not for everyone...not too much tourist stuff to see, but it's cheap enough and some decent restaurants, and a healthy bar scene...just don't expect Pattaya or even BKK...but lots of fun can be had, for $40 LT as opposed to around $70 in BKK.

I also recommend you take advantage of the Cambodian eVisa; do everything online for $25 US, and you'll breeze through the airport on arrival, and not get a page in your passport eaten up with a huge ugly visa...you just print out the visa they e-mail you twice, and give them one copy when you arrive, one when you leave. Most modern and civilized visa in SEAsia.

Is it necessary to book flights (BKK to Cambodia) in advance OR can I do it easily from a travel agent upon arrival in BKK?

 

I was thinking BKK to SR...then SR to PP ..then back to BKK ....all 1 ways

 

Are there many flights?

What kind of fares are we talking about here?

 

 

 

Thank you

Wrong direction if you're looking to save money. For BKK-SRP you're stuck with Bangkok Airways, ridiculously expensive.

As a long-time veteran traveler to Cambodia (usually from Thailand), I recommend you fly Air Asia from BKK to PNH (about US $150 RT). Then take a bus (about $12 one-way) to Siem Reap, about 6 hours, decent roads too. Plan on about 3 days there, then take the bus back to Phnom Penh. You can also take a bus from Phnom Penh to Sihanoukville if you want to hit the beach. Phnom Penh itself is not for everyone...not too much tourist stuff to see, but it's cheap enough and some decent restaurants, and a healthy bar scene...just don't expect Pattaya or even BKK...but lots of fun can be had, for $40 LT as opposed to around $70 in BKK.

Muggings in BKK are almost non-existent. Bangkok is without a doubt the SAFEST city of 10 million on this sorry-ass earth of ours. Seriously...of course, you must use common sense and keep your wits about you, but I regularly walk Sukhumvit at 3-4 am stumbling drunk, with 5-6k baht in my pocket, as well as a $600 USD cellphone and often a $700 USD camera in a bag as well...I have never felt the least bit threatened or in danger. There is NO big city in the US (or pretty much any other country) I would dare try that in...

As long as you are not an asshole, and don't start shit with Thai guys (or douchebag farangs--you know, the bald head, heavily tattooed variety, usually hailing from the British Isles, ahem, ahem--you will be safe.

I always walk my girls from Cowboy back to Town Lodge unless they're wearing high heels or one of us is too drunk, haha. Never had any complaints.

I always walk my girls from Cowboy back to Town Lodge unless they're wearing high heels or one of us is too drunk, haha. Never had any complaints.

Computer hardware costs 30-50% more in Thailand compared to the West. Much better selection in the West also.

I saw the station by the Asok BTS station, it wasn't too far from the hotel I was staying at, the only problem I see is my flights always arrive really late and leave early, so I would not be able to use it

That was the Sukhumvit subway station you saw next to Asok BTS...the new train to the airport doesn't go anywhere near Sukhumvit, and the nearest station to Asok (Ratchada at that point) is near the Petchburi subway station a ways north of Sukhumvit.

I got scabies once from a hotel bed in Cambodia. Nasty stuff (I had had it in the US about 25 years prior, too)...if you don't cover your self head to toe with the required medicine completely, and wash every bit of clothing and bedding you have, there are always some that survive...they like between your toes and fingers especially. And they form these little clear bubbles (when they pop, that's how it spreads to others, this clear liquid comes out). EEEWWwwwww! Took me months to get rid of the infestation I picked up in Cambo. Never got them in Thailand.

I'm on a budget but need several things met:

- no bedbugs

- decent size bathroom

- cleanliness

- relatively quiet

 

For my trip at the end of the year I have book the Malaysian http://www.malaysiahotelbkk.com/

and the Bavana http://www.soidb.com/en/bangkok/stay/hotel/bavana_hotel.html

Yikes...someone correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the Malaysian that [now] out-of-the-way place on Soi Ngam Duplii that was a backpackers' haven pre-Khao San, but in recent years is a scary, drug-ridden fleabag joint? You may not get your non-bedbug wish there, is all I'm saying...

What about water buffalo fever and sponsoritis?

Both easily avoidable as long as you keep enough brain cells active in your head, hahaha...

any recommendations on immunizatons one should get before traveling to Thailand?

 

i have every shot a tourist would get and more because my employer requires it. at the same time, i am amazed at how few of my friends have had a single shot in the past 10 years.

 

if i did not have all my shots, i would definitely get them. no offense to thailand or any other country, but standards of living are different, and more importantly, i would come into contact with people from all over the place.

Tetanus and Hepatitis A is all I've ever gotten shots for, 8 years of traveling to Thailand, 6 years living there. Get Hep B shot (combo with Hep A, good for ten years) if you plan to bareback or go down on girls.

A friend has stayed there and speaks well of it. Very girl friendly, 1000 for somewhat cramped, windowless (fire trap!!) rooms and 1,500 for larger ones that look out on...the Beer Garden, haha. Do a little better job of searching on Pattaya Addicts and you will find ample posts with photos galore. Sounds pretty alright to me, I'm staying there on New Year's.

I have not tried Penegra. Is it a generic form of Viagra or Kamagra? How does it compare to the other brands?

 

Hawkeye

Penagra is a generic form of Viagra (AFAIK, so is Kamagra). Works exactly the same as Viagra.

I am taking my first trip late October to the LOS and am wondering if Thais celebrate Halloween?

Are there any good nightspots to party?

I'll be staying @ the Dawin hotel by Nana Plaza, so hopefully I'll find something to get into.

Thanks.

Thais interact with Halloween in a very superficial way (by that I don't mean to imply it's anything approaching "deep" in the West, haha, but it is way more deep-seated in the culture in, say, the US than in Thailand). For instance, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find someone who knew what "trick or treating" is. That said, it is exploited commercially and used as an excuse for promotions at bars, including costumes, so I guess in that way it's similar to how frat boy-types in the US perceive "Cinco de Mayo"...they have no idea what they're "celebrating," it's just an excuse to "paaaar-ty" and a tool for manipulation of consumers by businesses and advertisers, haha.

So yeah, it is "celebrated" in many nightspots, people dress up, get (extra?) drunk, blah blah. The dressing up in costumes extends to many (most?) gogos...something I never completely understood. As a gogo customer, when I see a girl purposely made up to look scary or hideous, it doesn't exactly encourage me to want to take her, haha! But anyway, fun can be had...though you could say that about ANY night out in Thailand...which is part of what's great about it!