JimmyJoe

I totally understand your point. And you're right. I was flustered though. And I guess I partly felt it was my "fault" as I had chosen a guy who had not shown any signs of being interested in me. That's what I get for not listening to Vinapu.

I visited Paradise Massage recently and wanted to share my experience, since we don’t see all that many massage shop reviews from Pattaya. The shop appears to be one of the few remaining gay massage places in Boyztown, and the facilities are nicer than many others I’ve seen in Pattaya. When I visited, there were around 12 boys on duty. I’m quite introverted, so simply stepping inside takes effort for me. I had hoped to chat briefly and get a sense of individual personalities, but the boys mostly stayed seated and let the manager handle the interaction. The manager was pleasant and explained the pricing. • Massage: ฿700 for 1-hour oil massage, pricey for Pattaya but worth it to me for en suite shower. • Tip for boy: Starting at ฿600 for kissing / general above-the-waist contact and hand job, as I was told by the manager. This was described as standard / expected. My immediate thought was, great the guys are instructed to kiss! Of the available boys, there was only one I was drawn to — slim, very cute, and as I would learn later, completely hairless. Thai. He’d been averting his gaze most of the time, certainly not beaming at me, as one would hope. But as he was the only candidate I was interested in, I chose to disregard that omen. The shop is very nicely decorated. The room was small but clean and also nicely decorated, with an en-suite shower and a proper massage table. A little worn, but still nicer than average for Pattaya. I showered alone as he disappeared to do the same, I suspect. The session itself was more rubbing than massage, which I expect in this type of shop. I liked that he placed his cock and balls on the soles of my feet during most of the leg rub and later placed them on my ass during back rub. Things shifted after the flip. I learned he did not kiss, nor did he want his face or hair touched (likely due to styling/makeup). When the boy won't kiss, my fallback is to kiss his face and neck a bit. This was barely tolerated. The atmosphere was flat, and there wasn’t much to do about it. I’d smiled at him several times to try to break the ice and make him feel more comfortable. He’d smile back, sort of. At this point we were lying uneasily, facing each other, he was wanking me. He asked me if I wanted to fuck him. I really didn’t feel like it as there was absolutely no chemistry at all and I didn’t have a good feeling about the encounter. I was trying to figure out what to do when I, probably misguidedly, blurted out “how much “. He gave a figure which, while not outlandish was still above what I’d usually consider. I was indecisive, since I really didn’t particularly want to fuck him at this point. To me it wasn’t worth haggling, which is pretty pointless anyway, counterproductive in the beast of times; and I also didn’t really want him enough to do much of anything more with him. He had turned out to be the unaffectionate, starfish that turns me off. It had only been about 30 min at this point and I’d had enough. I went back into the shower while he stood there. After shower I gave him double the stated minimum tip for soft and quietly, smilingly paid my bill to the reception desk and left. The boss sitting outside was clearly livid and glaring at the boy when he saw me leave early. Wondering WTF the boy might have done wrong, I think. There was nothing wrong with his service; we just didn’t connect. Overall Impression • Facilities: Very good for Pattaya. • Boy selection: Appeared limited for my taste at that time of day, but this can vary. • Staff / manager: Polite and straightforward. • Session: No issue technically — just no chemistry. Do I recommend it? Yes. The place is well-run and the facilities are some of the nicest in Pattaya. I might return in a month or two and try another time slot.

Seems like we don’t hear much about Prince these days. My last visit was pre Covid. I remember some strikingly handsome guys. Anyone have recent experience there?

+1 Burirom Health Massage is excellent and, as far as I can tell, a probably no nonsense, actual massage shop.

Thanks for the repost.

Could you post links to these Thai massage review forums?

I’ve been using Nams Lady drivers for several years now (https://www.namstaxiladydrivers.com/). I highly recommend them. I find their driving habits far safer than taxis and a couple of the well known car services I’ve taken. But I've never tried the very popular TheLimoPattaya , so I can’t compare with them.

At some point I guess I joined TK massage's line feed, which is explicit, to say the least. Does anyone know this shop? I can't figure out where it's located. Line กศินาถTK

Can anyone report their experience with @The Beach massage shop and Relax massage, Jomtien? Soda gets many recommendations here but I've rarely heard these other two mentioned.

One Spa’s website seems to have been down for several days now. https://onespa.love/

First result from Google image search for “typical Russian tourist”.

My sentiment exactly. I frequently stay at the Amara and like it very much. No one has ever even hinted disapproval regarding my, ahem, numerous guests.

That's not been my experience during my current stay in Pattaya.

The usual expressions in straight bar girl culture are ST, LT and LLT. Having a Thai bar "girlfriend" experience becomes LLLT.

What is the difference? How is it viewed in Thai culture? Kissing is fairly important to me during an encounter with a boy, so I'm interested in understanding.