durian

My friend in Pattaya just sent me the link, job done, but thanks for the suggestion. cheers

The park is a real attraction for us. Cats and men in shorts. In malaysia we rescue stray cats that live on our estate, heartbreaking at times but highly rewarding. There's not enough hours in the day for us and cats. Men in shorts by the dozen, what's not to like when you have a shorts and leg fetish..... The only bar we have been to is Infinity on soi4. We like it there. We have been five times in the month. We like going to one place so we become known and feel more 'at home' we don't even have to order drinks, they know what we have, so that's nice. I've always wanted to watch a show but we find the bars a bit loud, perhaps in pattaya we can see a show. We will certainly be doing some sauna crusing.... we were going to sauna here in bkk but looking at the saunas we felt there were too many stairs for hubby and still unsure which was best for us to visit. We have a friend in pattaya so hopefully we can get some sound advice for our month there. I should have added that cruising at central silom mall. I suggested nothing happened inside the mens room, and of course you are right, there is a fair bit of suggestive eye contact and patient waiting at a washbasin or urinal to see if an advance is incoming, so in that sense yes, action. I was going to put a reply to that effect but this will cover it. My only concern would be later in the afternoon there is the possibility of being very aware many younger people leaving school are around so one's behaviour should be kept in mind at that time of day. We were at the baked rice place on the second floor opposite the lifts, with a clear view, we noticed a couple of people going round in circles pretending to look busy, that was 6pm We were at Terminal 21 yesterday and couldn't help but notice some lads spending extended time at the handbasin, in front of the large mirrors, which gave a direct reflection of the urinals.... doesn't take long to work that out....

He couldn't be nicer. He does prefer not to f***k. He's polite and not demanding. We've seen him in soi 4 and central mall. He's quite local to this corner of silom. You can speak quite freely with him about your desires. Even after we said we wouldn't meet again he was still friendly toward us in soi 4

Do we really need this sort of behaviour?

And given that the photo's on booking dot com are quite deceptive, I stupidly assumed the deluxe suite sofa was too big to photograph! 'room service' here is a change of towels and bedding, pop in a new toilet roll, adding two small bottles of water to the fridge and checking to see if you drank the alcohol, then a wipe and dust and quick push with a floor mop. You can put up a do not disturb to avoid the intrusion. The lady who usually does our room is very diligent and very sweet. The apartment we have rented in Pattaya looks much nicer, a proper kitchen, balcony, washing machine, large sofa in the photos, large bed, added bonus, half the price of what we paid for the quarter.

Another mention about facilities at the Quarter, the laundry. If you're staying here a while you will probably want to use it. It's on the second floor. As we speak there are two washing machines and two old tumble driers, only one dryer working while we are here, both were out of action for a week at one point. 60 baht for a one hour cold wash, supply your own detergent. 80 baht for a 45 minute dry, which is near cold, so likely you will need to do two dries if you want proper dry laundry. Change available from reception. Machines only accept 10 baht coins. There is a laundry service and from memory it's around 1200 baht for 20 items, or something like that.

It would seem other folk also need to put up with your rude comments so I am glad I'm not alone in that.

I expect a sofa in an 'executive suite' or at the very least a comfy armchair to relax in, not just a table and two really hard old wobbly dining chairs. We are here for a month, not overnight. I'll forgive your other rude comments this once as you have never met me or my husband. We are paying a little more than 1800 baht a night (rightly or wrongly) but that doesn't excuse not having a place to sit comfortably and watch tv or relax. Checking my booking dot com as I type this, I see I have actually booked a 'one bedroom deluxe suite' The word 'deluxe' suggests some level of comfort... It is supposed to be a four star hotel. So explain to me why I should be happy with just a table and two wobbly hard chairs and no where else to 'deluxe' sit my cheap charlie arse down No sign of a microwave unless I go down to the laundry..... nothing kitchen like in this room apart from a small kettle and fridge. And if you're happy that breakfast includes a swimming contest with a cockroach, fake ham and soggy wet sausages, sitting in warm water, I salute your advanced level of hotel knowledge in BKK

That would explain the smell of piss (joke)

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Thank You. The breakfast is not even 1 star in my humble opinion. Scrambled eggs and coffe is about the only thing worth having, on the two occassions we did pay, we even had to clear our own table to be able to sit down and eat. A glance in the kitchen made me feel ill. The choice available is really very poor. We've taken to buying fruit and advocado at TOPS and having that for breakfast, and right next door to the Quarter is a small food stall that does two friend eggs for 20 baht. Put a fried egg on a fried rice if you are hungry, very cheap and quite enjoyable... Around the corner on Saldaeng Road there is a very busy food court but if you time it as the lunch rush ends, (it gets insanely busy around noon) around 1pm, there's a huge selection of stalls, I do like a won ton mee or a stir friend chicken and veg for lunch. Very cheap, pay with cash or QR code. Paying 299 baht for the Quarter breakfast is ridiculous considering what is available. There has been a very grumpy old american ex navy chap staying here, I passed comment about the state of breakfast to him, his reply was simple... Whoever gave this place four stars can't count.... Lumphini park is just fabulous, and having so many men jog past in tiny shorts is a joy to behold. The cats are a huge attraction for us.

One thing I should mention is the Touch and Go app. It's a real bonus to have it. I use Wise out here for all my currency changes and payments with the wise card. Many shopping mall food courts don't accept cash, and very many places I've found it easier to pay with a QR code. You have to use a ticket machine at places like the basement food court at Dusit, to get a bit of paper with a QR code to scan to pay and then get a refund if you don't spend the value of the token. with TnG app you can scan to pay at any of the food stalls and avoid the ticket machine queues and having to get a refund. It takes a day to set up the TnG app, confirm your ID with a passport photo and selfie in the app. Once it is confirmed you will find a DUIT code in the app, add that code to your wise account in the Wise app, then you can send money to yourself in the TnG app as you wish and very easily pay anything with a QR code. Topping up your TnG balance as needed. It works across several different countries but there is a small charge to send money to the app, well worth it for the convenience imo. As an example, I've woken up stupidly early, don't want to wake fabulous him up with a loud boiling kettle for coffe, so I used my phone to my to scan the QR code on the coffe machine outside while smoking. The cafe downstairs is also cashless and the egg and bacon bagel is a must have... I've lost count the number of places I've paid with TnG instead of cash or card....

Thankyou. That works.

executive suite? Not in my opinion...our friendly afternoon attraction.