Short time rooms Bangkok

[jason1975]

2 minutes ago, vinapu said:

Sadly I need to confirm another part of recent reporting, mamasans are indeed trying too hard to extract tips. Boy drink 300, off fee 500 and when he presented me with those two invoices, said 1000. Strange adding formula, even on weekends in Pattaya. But he met his match as I handed calmly 800 baht and he was left with no other choice than laugh. 

So old advice when visiting all bars  applies- make sure you have change as they may skillfully skin you alive. 

You are indeed the expert!

[Keithambrose]

16 hours ago, khaolakguy said:

Not really really good....Pleasant enough, but there is much better out the door. 

Yes, I agree, but what I meant was that you could quite happily eat there, if you didn't want to go out. 

[zoomomancs]

We can joke back if we know them eg. handing them a 500 note for the bill and saying 'one thousand'. To be serious it's often a good idea to say what banknote we're giving them so there is no dispute later.

[Keithambrose]

21 minutes ago, Keithambrose said:

Yes, I agree, but what I meant was that you could quite happily eat there, if you didn't want to go out. 

You may have stamp collecting business  in your room! I have taken the odd guest into the lounge, without problems. 

[colmx]

11 hours ago, vinapu said:

I need to confirm another part of recent reporting, mamasans are indeed trying too hard to extract tips. Boy drink 300, off fee 500 and when he presented me with those two invoices, said 1000

On my trip last month, my BF overheard an entourage boy of a big spending farang try to encourage one of the the TB mamasan/waiters to pad the bill and they could split the difference

Mamasan was quite clear in telling the boy to "get f*cked" and said that if the farang wants to tip, he will tip

[floridarob]

9 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

I have taken the odd guest into the lounge

odd as in @gayinpattaya or random person 😉

[Lucky]

On 2/1/2025 at 3:27 AM, Keithambrose said:

The lounge is pretty nice, with really  good food at 6pm.

I stayed at Le Meridien twice this last visit, for a total of 12 days. Surely I must have crossed paths with @KeithAmbrose. I would love to have met him as I enjoy his posts here.

[Patanawet]

On 2/2/2025 at 10:25 AM, vinapu said:

 

so old advice when visiting all bars  applies- make sure you have change as they may skillfully skin you alive. 

Who is doing the skinning? Cashier, waiter or mamasan?

[Keithambrose]

10 hours ago, Lucky said:

I stayed at Le Meridien twice this last visit, for a total of 12 days. Surely I must have crossed paths with @KeithAmbrose. I would love to have met him as I enjoy his posts here.

Thank you! I'll let you know if I am returning!

[Keithambrose]

14 hours ago, floridarob said:

odd as in @gayinpattaya or random person 😉

Ho, ho. The latter, I'm afraid. 

[vinapu]

6 hours ago, Patanawet said:

Who is doing the skinning? Cashier, waiter or mamasan?

In my case attempt was by mamasan

[roughjock]

Suriwongse Hotel near Moonlight was fine. 400 THB for 2 hours and 150 THB per additional hour. Towels and toilet paper in the room. No bedding or bottled water. Was told that it’s a cheaper option than many and nicer than other alternatives by the boy I offed, but not much experience to confirm or deny.

[Keithambrose]

1 hour ago, roughjock said:

Suriwongse Hotel near Moonlight was fine. 400 THB for 2 hours and 150 THB per additional hour. Towels and toilet paper in the room. No bedding or bottled water. Was told that it’s a cheaper option than many and nicer than other alternatives by the boy I offed, but not much experience to confirm or deny.

Brings back memories,  must be 25 years since I've been there. Mirrors on ceiling?

[colmx]

4 hours ago, roughjock said:

No bedding

i assume there was at least a (clean) fitted sheet?

[roughjock]

33 minutes ago, colmx said:

i assume there was at least a (clean) fitted sheet?

A fitted sheet, yes, that’s it.

[sydneyboy1]

4 hours ago, roughjock said:

A fitted sheet, yes, that’s it.

A fitted sheet on what if there is no bed?

[vinapu]

1 hour ago, sydneyboy1 said:

A fitted sheet on what if there is no bed?

No cofee this morning? 

[Department_Of_Agriculture]

The three main short time options in that area are the Suriwongse Hotel on Soi Thaniya 2, the Pavillion Place hotel on Patpong 2 and the Strand Inn Hotel, also on Patpong 2, but towards the Silom Road end of PP2.

As noted above, the Suriwongse Hotel is 400 bath for 2 hours. The towels and bed sheets are threadbare but clean and the rooms are clean and the bathrooms have a decent shower and hot water. The lighting is white fluorescent, but you can switch that off and leave the bathroom door open if you want a bit of soft lighting...

The Pavilion Place Hotel is that hotel that is directly above Screw Boy and is the place of choice for guys from that bar. It is not exclusively a short-time place. Budget travellers stay there too. I have never used it but the pictures don't look too bad. As a matter of trivia, it used to be called the Plaza Hotel when it first opened in the 1950s and it was the first hotel in Thailand to offer a telephone in every room.

The Strand Inn Hotel is a good option if you actually want decent rooms. You could actually stay there quite comfortably. Ladies from the Patpong bars usually thought better of you if you were taking there for a short time, as opposed to the other two places.  I haven't been there for ages but rooms used to be nice - and looking at more recent pictures online, it still appears to be decent. The have, or at least used to have, a number of cabanas on the rooftop - literal love shacks. I wonder if they still have those? If you want a quickie without feeling too cheap, this is the best option. The hotel is on Patpong 2, near the Silom Road end. A pic of one the Strand's rooms below: