Guest hill25 Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 Hey guys! This is my first post and will also be my very first time in BKK (1 week) alone and I feel a bit lost... I am a 32 years old guy, tall, quite cute (hehehhe)... Any tips/advice? I will stay in a luxury hotel (a present froma friend!) and I am not sure if I can have someone for the night (specially a thai guy). So what do you guys think should I do there to start getting to know people, going to the go go bars...? Thanks a lot! All comments will be more than help me! Quote
Guest ryanasia Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 If you go to the gogo bars expect to pay the same as anybody else has to. Being younger isn't necessarily any great advantage in Thailand. Being young = having less money for many Thais. I know this because I first went to Thailand when I was around 25 and looked much younger than my age. I found the boys wanting to go with the older guys possibly because there was more chance they actually live in Thailand. My new avatar makes me fit in real well here. LOL Quote
Guest hill25 Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 hehehhehe When I said I am young I didn't mean that I was expecting not to pay or anything like this... I was just giving some info about me to put you guys in situation. I don't think it makes a difference depending on age for anything since all in this life is up to you to achive out of your personal resources. The thing is that I am mostly interested in how things work there... I am not just a first timer but I will also have to experience it all alone wich makes sometimes things a bit more awkward. Quote
Guest ryanasia Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 Luxury hotels will normally charge extra for any guest not registered at check in. You can meet guys at any of the gay bars in town or use some of the gay websites and there are tons of guys online looking for... whatever. Quote
firecat69 Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 I have never had a Luxury Hotel charge me a thing for guests . I book the room as a double and have never been asked. Just walk into the elevator like I own the place and nobody has ever batted an eye. Most of the best Hotels in BKK have a never ending parade of ladies in and out. They could care less. The Gay GoGo bars you will have to pay but if you are the age you say and relatively attractive , you will have no trouble getting freebies at many of the discos. Maybe some taxi fare at the end of the encounter. Bangkok is totally different from say Pattaya where freebies are a lot harder to come by ,but not impossible. fedssocr and TotallyOz 2 Quote
Moses Posted July 31, 2013 Posted July 31, 2013 Talk with guys from bkktour.info and openly explain them what you want. They are Thai and they are gays - so they can guide you, show you BKK including gay scene. That not means they will jump in your bed, but they are experienced guides and know exactly "what to show and where to go" for "first-timers". Quote
Guest fountainhall Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 Most of the best Hotels in BKK have a never ending parade of ladies in and out. They could care less. Whilst that is generally true, it is not always so - for both young men and young ladies of the night. I was once in the lobby of the Mandarin-Oriental chatting with an old friend, then the F&B Director. We had had dinner and it was getting quite late. A 30ish male hotel guest entered the hotel with a small young lady who, from the looks of her dress, had come from either a bar or a disco (yes, I know one should not make assumptions, but my friend very definitely did)! My friend looked up to check that the hotel security guys were on to him. The walk from the entrance to the main lift is all of 15 meters at most, yet a security guard had intercepted them before they got that far. A polite discussion ensued. The end result was the lady was sent packing - in a nice way, of course! In the discussion I then had with my friend, I asked him how they could be so sure the lady was not, say, a young pop singer from Hong Kong rather than a hooker. In a case like this, he said, we can't. But we know who is staying in each of the rooms and can check in a matter of seconds. We are also pretty experienced at spotting the bar pick-up 'look'. Even if a guest has booked a room for two, the name of the 'guest' must match the name on our register. If not, then they are not permitted into the room areas. End of story! Since much seemed to depend on dress, I asked what if I were to bring a boy from a bar dressed more in the 'smart casual' style - i.e. without wearing flip-flops, a chain around his waist, a bright T-shirt and spikey hair. In that case, no-one would bat an eyelid and security would be nowhere to be seen. So booking twin-occupancy does not always work. It is a huge help, though, as is firecat69's attitude - march in as though you own the place and make straight for the lifts. It's the ones who enter somewhat gingerly with boys who just have that 'bar boy look' and who keep looking around to see if any of the hotel staff is looking at them who are immediately spotted. They may then end up with either not being able to take the guy to their room or having to pay a supplement. OP's Question Going back to the OP’s original question, as it will be his first time here, it might be a good idea for him first to read the City Guide to Bangkok earlier on this Board - http://www.gaythailand.com/index.php?mdf=city_guide Second, as far as nightlife is concerned, this thread may be of interest – http://www.gaythailand.com/forums/topic/795-bar-low-down/?hl=%2Bboys+%2Btips&do=findComment&comment=68954 And this thread from today has a lot of useful information - http://www.gaythailand.com/forums/topic/9046-notes-from-bangkok-trip-bbb-inn-and-classic-boys/?do=findComment&comment=69563 Quote
firecat69 Posted August 1, 2013 Posted August 1, 2013 I have never been stopped but if I was I would march up to the desk and register the guest . It is none of the Hotels business when I register the 2nd guest and I would make that plain to them. I do remember once being asked upon registration where the 2nd guest was and I replied , he will be joining me later. How much later is none of their business. What happens seldom is that the guest is embarrassed about being stopped and doesn't stand up to the security and march to the desk and register his guest. Now if your guest does not have a proper ID then you will be Toast! LOL TotallyOz 1 Quote
Guest hill25 Posted August 2, 2013 Posted August 2, 2013 Thanks a lot guys for your advice and commentaries! I am sure I will have a great time there discovering the city, surroundings, the people and the night! Quote
Guest xiandarkthorne Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Might I suggest that you read through Bangkokbois blog as an orientation course? Take it with a pinch of salt because he does tend to get sarky but he does write truthfully and enjoyably. Make it a point to read the comments, too. They are often as informative as the posts. Here's the link http://bangkokbois.wordpress.com/category/thailand-travel-tips-and-tales/ And if after reading all that, you still can't navigate Thailand's gay bar scene without falling head over heels in love with a bar boy, getting scammed or having 'miscommunication problems' with a barboy, then....DON'T WORRY! I imagine at least 90% of the regular posters here have been through it all, too. Just chalk it up to experience, avoid making the same mistakes again the next time you come and party till your pants drop! We all do! Quote
