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As said before, soi 4 is not a soi for host bars (with a couple of exceptions). And i cannot recognise Balcony or Circus at all from your descriptions.

Like every year since 2023 for my birthday getaway, maybe around 3rd or 4th week of April 2026 after the tourist craze of Songkran passed and just before the rainy season start. May visit for about 7-10 days, this is just after spending a few days visiting back home in the Philippines.  

Ha,ha..  I am also wrapping up a two day visit to Bangkok. Huge thanks to the commenters who recommended Arena. Ten seconds after my walking in, a guy walked in from an adjoining room and I pointed and said "Him" as he was the only guy there with facial hair which for some reason has become really important to me. As it turned it out he's exactly what I was hoping for, older, he says 40, with a ruggedly handsome face,  a flat belly with some visible abs and beautiful brown skin. He's very pleasant and delightfully comfortable to be with. He says he grew up in farming country a few hours from Bangkok and showed me a couple of staged photos from when he was young in a farm field in traditional Thai clothing. He is exceptionally handsome in the photos and I asked if he had wanted to get into modeling and he nodded yes, but I'm not sure he understood me. When I asked he said he has a girlfriend. We've had two very enjoyable meetings and I will see him again tomorrow before my flight.  I was also at Fresh Boy last night. I went about 9:30. I suppose old fat tourists are a target because they sat me in the front row in front of the stage. The guys were lined up doing a rotation on the stage. Most were too twinky for me, but one in his 20s started making faces and gestures at me and later sat with me for a drink. He said his name is Noah. He did a solo dance number as a cowboy and was a back up dancer a bit later. I told him I couldn't stay up to 1 am and he waved over a fixer guy. We settled on 3,000 for Noah, the house fee and a room upstairs. I assume they assumed it wouldn't take long for Noah get back downstairs and they were right. But I left happy, He's a sexy guy and I got a mouthful of sweet leche. I'm not sure if it's @Olddaddy who often mentions the breakfast special at Foodland. But I went there this morning to get as much of the GayGuides Bangkok experience as possible. The Grab experience at the airport was chaos but once I realized the number on my confirmation was the car's license plate I calmed down and it went smoothly.  Extra special thanks to @floridarob who has been so helpful and patient with me in answering questions about Asian destinations. It made a big difference for my first stop in Bali and several 'massage'nfun' guys can also be grateful. Cambodia is next.    

My mum use to work there back in the late 40's early 50's. Underneath is what's now called The Churchill Tunnels, a labyrinth of tunnels that connect Great Scotland Yard, The OWO, Downing Street, Admiralty House, The Treasury, Horse Guards etc. Not 100%, but believe also includes Buck House. Hope they blocked off the entrance at the hotel, otherwise you could pop down the road and come up in No. 10!