Kiwi306

The crowd on the days I went was predominantly youngish Asians, but there were quite a few Europeans there too. There were some athletic and muscular physiques, but also lots of twinky types and guys of all shapes and sizes. But definitely there was a far greater crowd at the weekend rather than during weekdays.

During my recent stay in Bangkok I went to Krubb over 2 successive weekends. Weekend visits entitle you to a free admission pass during the week, which I took advantage of once. It was teeming with men at the weekend, but nowhere as busy during the week. Saturday and Sunday offered free cocktails at 8pm on the top floor, but if you loiter there too long, you will miss out on the show which takes place at the same time on a lower floor. One night the star of the show was an off-season bodybuilder, who started posing and it wasn't long before he was being fondled and caressed by hungry guys. Before you knew it, he was a top and a bottom at the same time. After the show finished, many guys ended up in the dark room for more action. It's quite a long way from Silom by BTS. I was staying in On Nut for a week, which was the next stop Be warned that there are many stairs, as it's a five storey building.

I wish I knew about this 3 weeks ago. Maybe next year.

Macaroni, you don't know what you are missing.

Spoon, thanks very much for your reports. I noticed that there was a 400 baht entrance fee to Beef. Does that include a drink? I wanted to go there, but didn't want to go alone. I agree with your comment about the advantages of off-season. Do hotel prices tend to be much higher and more likely to be booked out during high-season? Last July-August the weather was great, but I got soaked a couple of times this year.

Just to add to my post, I offed the same guy a few times. Rather than having to pay an entrance fee every time, I would either ring him and arrange to meet him outside the bar or just go there and ask him to come out to see me

500 baht entrance, which gives you a free drink. Off fee is also 500 baht. The first time I went to the show, I was approached by one of the guys and he asked if I wanted to off him. I immediately asked how much he wanted me to pay him and I was happy with his response. The very muscular, younger guys expect a higher price.

You don't need transport. Walk up Surawong and turn to the right on to Patpong or Patpong Alley 2 down to Silom Rd. From Quarter Silom it's a very short walk to Surawong or Silom. The Silom route takes you past the 9-teen massage parlors. Google maps gives you a walking time of 5-7 minutes to the many bars in the vicinity.

I still think you could consider Tarntawan or, if you have the budget, Quarter Silom, which has a pool, sauna and steam room as well as a basic gym. You don't need to cross roads to get to the bars or Silom 4. And it's a flat walk. Both of these hotels are just far enough back from Silom and Surawong roads to escape most of the outside noise, which is important for me. Quarter Silom rates can skyrocket at the weekend. I usually book through Agoda or booking.com.

I would have liked to have caught up and gone to a bar, but it's nearly time for me to depart for home. I was at The One on Friday night. Fortunately there was a bigger crowd than midweek. There were guys of all shapes and sizes. The customer numbers have been down recently. I think they need to have a sign outside advertising that it's a muscle bar. I'm sure that it's not universally known that Tawan is now The One As for the Quarter Saladaeng, it's my first port of call when I arrive in Bangkok. I like everything about that hotel. If only it could be placed where Quarter Silom is. When I am in Bangkok I spend some of my stay in On Nut, which is a long way from Silom, but often go in to Quarter Saladaeng for the breakfast buffet. I actually did that yesterday and afterwards sat by the pool. To my delight there was a stunning looking young guy there with 2 others, swimming and sunbathing, so I loitered longer than I intended. Maybe I should try to get there tomorrow. Anyway, enjoy your stay.

In the past week I have stayed in Quarter Silom and Tarntawan. Once you have your bearings, most of the bars are within very close proximity. You certainly won't need transport to get around.

Wow, thank you all so much not only for the speedy replies, but for the very helpful information. Well, I am a changed man now and I will go out in confidence to do an order, starting off with the "Ennuv" pharmacy mentioned in Macaroni21's link. I'll check out Pulse Clinic too.

I want to go for a ride on the wild side and try sidegra or tadalafil. I don't know why, but I feel embarrassed about approaching a female pharmacist. Anyway, I went to Siam pharmacy, but the lady didn't understand when I said tadalafil, as I wanted the generic version. So I mentioned Cialis and she told me that it would be over 1000 baht, so I left empty-handed. So, my request is could someone please recommend a good pharmacy and how much I should expect to pay for a pack of 4. Maybe I could use a Thai translator app. I was thinking of the cluster of pharmacies along Rama 4 road, up the top of Soi Surawong, in particular Chuya MD, where you have to get a number before you can get served. There's also a very busy pharmacy near On Nut Big C, which is meant to be quite cheap.

Old daddy, Babylon wasn't good....it was undeniably great. The hours that I spent there and I didn't even need to go to the bars. But that was many years ago. I went to Krubb sauna in Phra Khanong at the weekend. It's an easy walk from the BTS, but if you don't use Google maps, it might be a bit of a mission to find it. It's about 5 stories high so lots of steps to negotiate. After 8pm, the dark room was a seething mass of bodies. All sorts of ethnicities, ages and body types. The only thing that bothered me was the spa pool or onsen as it's called. After I had got in I noticed a lot of black specks floating around as well as a small feather and what looked like a pill. It needed a good clean. I should have pointed it out to the staff.

As Vinapu said, a change of location can be beneficial, especially if you can find a hotel where you are able to store luggage, particularly in my case, as I don't know how to travel light. During my current trip I've stayed at Quarter Saladaeng, Quarter Silom, Siam Heritage and 2 hotels in On Nut. I'm seriously considering staying for a couple of nights at Tarntawan, as the Quarter Silom rates can vary significantly from day to day.

I prefer to do my own thing in a lot of ways because then you're free to do whatever you want, without having to fit in with other people's plans. I've just returned from a 2-week holiday around various parts of Thailand with family members and a lovely Thai lady who married into the family. I went to various locations I would never had visited otherwise and I had good company, so I don't begrudge that, but I was very restricted in what I could do. So I was so pleased to return to Bangkok and I have already rung up a The One guy and will meet him shortly after a bit of a sexual drought. I like the idea of meeting up with others in the forum. I myself find it quite intimidating to enter an unknown bar for the first time and, as you say, it's great to have the company of others from time to time.

The gym in Lumphini Park is definitely still there. For a very small fee you can have a workout and also buy bottles of water. This gym has a bench press with tyres on each side of the bar, which is quite a novelty. There was another gym too, but not as good. I don't know if that one is still there. Many hotels, such as Quarter Silom and Quarter Saladaeng have adequate gyms.

I spend at least part of my stay in Bangkok at Quarter Silom, the only reason being that it's super close to The One bar. Early in my current visit, I walked through the alley to Silom and I too thought I would try 9-teen. This was my first venture at a gay massage parlour. There were 2 attractive guys sitting at the entrance and I thought that either of these would be perfect. Well... silly me. I was taken inside and handed over to another masseur who wasn't my type at all. I'm not the sort of person who would want to embarrass anyone, so I just decided to go ahead with it. I paid for the massage at reception, but there was no mention of a tip to be paid for "extras". All in all, it didn't work out the way I had planned. So my question to the regular members of the forum is this. Should I have said to either of the boys at the entrance that I would like one of them to be my masseur? And surely there should have been an indication about the cost of a tip for a happy ending too. I also like the suggestion of maybe having the massage in the hotel room, especially with Quarter Silom being only a hop, step and a jump away.

Well, to get back to the topic, I think that I am the only dissenter. Seven days is nowhere long enough for me. Thailand is my only holiday destination every year and I like to take it at a leisurely pace. From the time of check-in and including a stopover, it's a 17-hour journey for me. If I arrive at 10pm Thai time, it's 3am at home and to be honest I don't feel like going to shows for a couple of days to allow me to get over the jetlag and adjust to local time. Of course, with the longer stay in Thailand, I won't be going to shows and getting massages every day, but there are so many other activities in Thailand to help pass the time.

Thanks for your report, Spoon. It's certainly encouraging to know that there was a larger crowd at The One, as a couple of us have commented on low turnouts.

Roughjock, sadly your experience echoed mine. Only 4 customers on the occasions I went. I agree that the guy "running the show" (I think he's the manager) was good looking and he also has good English. I have an arrangement with one of the guys to meet him outside One, pay the off fee and he can return later to do the show. However, I do intend to pay my entrance fee a couple more times before I leave Bangkok. I can't see how this bar can survive if the customers don't increase. Btw the S&M show I saw one night last week was a young guy who was whipped so hard that I started to flinch.

My understanding was that the previous mama san had been involved with an underage boy.

The numbers were very much down last week. It was closed apparently over the past holiday weekend. Well , at least if there aren't many customers you can basically choose any of the guys you like.

I visited Tawan the last 2 nights. Sadly there were only about 4 other patrons there both times. Hopefully the weekend will see a larger number of attendees. There was a variety of physiques on display, but only 1 or 2 really big muscle guys.

Thanks vinapu. Yes I did have fun and documented it in Bangkok bar shows thread. By the way imho the breakfast is far better at Quarter Saladaeng than Quarter Silom. My plan of attack is to stay at Quarter Silom, but go to Quarter Saladaeng for breakfast.