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excellent reminder. It's actually a case where I live. 
My advice it to stay well, well above what others here call  "18+ standard"  specially in Asia where a lot of people to our eyes look misleadingly  younger. 
I rather go with out of shape  ex-Tawan guys than risk domestication in Bangkok Hilton as floridarob warned above

Welcome to the forum !
Discovering great unknown is one of pleasures of travelling.
When comes to massages in Thailand you can count on full spectrum , from skilful and legitimate i.e Prime to places where there's not much pretence of massage of guy may be naked from the start and everything in between. There are tons of places from upscale and costly to economical and somewhat unkempt an they all are waiting for you to sample them.
Start with Arena in Silom Plaza, there boys will present themselves for you to chose one, mamasan Art is friendly and knowledgeable,  prices  are user friendly and you get best of both worlds, bit of proper massage with smooth transition to debaucherous part. Before session you will shower alone but after session boy will shower with you. Leave  shy part of you on the street level.
after that sample one of numerous outlets in soi 6 and along Suriwong including mentioned already Prime which stands out for being legitimale massage ONLY although in Thailand one never knows where it may lead. In other places you may or may not get lucky but certainly you will have fun and feel the cock.
Next step is 25 minutes trip by BTS (overhead rail) to Saphan Kwai area and sample one  of several places there, well discussed in threads here for example :
https://www.gayguides.com/forums/topic/39468-massage-shops-on-sutthisan-winitchai-rd/page/11/#comments
To move to more luxurious and costly experience try either Senso in Sala Daeng in Silom area or  travel to Sukhumvit soi 43 and sample Jey Spa there where hunks abound and "shy" disappeared from vocabulary.
After that you will be an expert and start dispensing advices here but not before you report your findings for us in the forum. OBN

use macaroni's enlightened advice and move  closer to the action. Tons of hotels in the area suiting all budgets and with short walk to sinful sois and no problem with visitors.
My favorite are Le Siam on Convent (across the Silom from soi 4 ), Baan Silom in soi 3 , across the Silom from soi 6 and Raya , across the Suriwong from Moonlight bar .
For more upscale experience you have Crown Plaza, Le Meridien, Pullman G and Amara. For budget options there's Wall Street Inn , Pula Silom  and Nantra Silom. For new and modern Icon Stylus across from Patpong and Quarter Silom  by Tawan (now The One ) bar but this is option only if you like postcard size rooms , twice overpriced IMNSHO.
 

I am assuming you mean the bars and massage places on the Silom Surawong area, and not the massage parlours further out, e.g. in Saphan Khwai or Onnut.
If I were in your shoes, I would definitely move to a hotel in the same area, for one big reason: it's so much easier to pop back to the hotel room to wash up or pick up more cash before hitting another place, whereas depending on taxis or rides will put you at the mercy of Bangkok's notorious traffic. Even if you learn to use the light rail system, this system stops slightly before midnight. 
This map shows several hotels in the area : https://shamelessmacktwo.travel.blog/2023/12/07/map-of-silom-surawong-area-december-2023/

one of our non-contributing members was also  there tonight (Tuesday) and his impressions reported to me were more uplifting . There was 5 customers for the show so I guess he was much later than 10pm. Show was brief , about 20 minutes but nevertheless show it was. 
He was  happy because one of guys  he was fond of in the deep past suddenly reappeared. By his  admission and he knows me very well as we went to Tawan together on many occasion there were at least four guys I liked in the past including twinkish masseur and hunkish waiter  and some new guy he suspects I'd like him as well. So here's some hope for the bar and  their boys admirers although for bar to survive it needs much bigger client base than just few customers. 
 

don't restrict it to Tawan , I did it with HotMale and BoyzBoyzBoyz

This is one of the BIG mysteries here in Pattaya.
Back in the heyday - the 2 BIG entertainment centers were Sunee Plaza and Boyztown.
Sunee fell from grace with the never ending police raids and now exists with just 3 or 4 bars
Boyztown was perhaps the PRIME area for the gay life in Pattaya - back in the day. 
Now Boyztown (well at least the 2 main anchors = BoyzBoyzBoyz and Boyz Music) are primarily catering to the Chinese bus tour crowd and us non-Chinese bus tour people are overlooked.
So, it would appear that there is a historical shift taking place from:
Sunee Plaza --> to Boyztown --> now to Jomtien Supertown Complex
This was evident at yesterday's 8 June 2024 Pattaya Community Pride event - there was ZERO / nada presence of anything from Boyztown.  Instead this event was participated and sponsored by SWING, Supertown, and the Pattaya Mayor's office.
To me this is sad that Boyztown chooses to not participate in yesterday's Pride event.
There will be a second Pattaya Pride event on 22 June 2024 - so, we will see if Boyztown will step up to the plate for that event - but it is sponsored by Pattana - the owner of  the Central Festival shopping mall.
 

I love their boys bods.
When I line them, I get, "sorry, we can't discuss what they do"
Scam?

use side staircase leading to sub alley between two Patpongs which seems more user friendly

Fun filled Friday night at Good Boy (formerly Screw Boys). 5 Taiwanese gay customers were seated at the back and enjoying every minute of the show. They were clapping, waving and singing enthusiastically. The other customers (including yours truly here) and the drag queen perfomrers were bemused but enjoyed the party atmosphere that the 5 young men brought to the bar. It helped that they were probably half drunk after drinking their bottle of whisky.

Toyboys itself is also currently full of Chinese customers, male and female; something they have deliberately encouraged over the last few years. Its signage is part Chinese/part English, and, importantly, they have at least one Chinese speaking junior mamasans to welcome them inside and keep an eye on them inside in terms of drinks and choosing boy companions off the stage, etc. The consequence is that they are usually busy and bustling most nights, whereas elsewhere in BoyzTown the boys are reporting a dearth of customers.
My boyfriend is based at Pikky Bar and frequently video calls me from his 'welcome' table out in the soi and showing me scenes of an empty soi. BoyzBoyzBoyz opposite him is busy he reports, 'but all Chinese', he says.  His bar and others around him seem all but empty. My spy in Classic Boy Bar says they are also hurting inside through lack of customers.
Toyboys seems to have achieved critical mass at the moment. A steady flow of customers encourages a stage-full of near naked boys who get drinks and offs, which in turn encourages the customers to come in, etc. etc. My little spies in the bar say that there is also a steady flow of 'new' boys to bolster and refresh the numbers on stage each night.
And, ironically, drink prices at Toyboys and BoyzBoyzBoyz are eye-wateringly high compared to their neighbours.

i went with nude male travel company Everything To Sea on a trip in Thailand earlier this year. It was on Phuket island, really fun. I think they do it once a year in Thailand, called The Naked Thai Villa, basically everyone can be nude throughout the property. THere was a party one night there that was crazy, they had a guy under the table. I''ll travel with them again next year, either to France or Canary Islands not sure yet, I like how they do things

A friend and I accompanied Jason1975 to The One Club last night, arriving at 10pm. The only thing I’d add to his review is that they need to develop some new stage activities before show begins. At the moment, they just have a few guys standing on stage at a time but not doing anything in particular to hold your attention.
Management had done a good job of refurbishing interior.

Wlaked by tonight an reopned as Club One..Same place supposed to be same boys..Tonught June 4 at 2200..Gookluck everyone Ill report back from inside!!

A new bar opened yesterday in the Jomtien Complex on the main arm of the complex in part of what was Dolce Vita restaurant, and adjacent to the snicket there that leads towards the Zing Hotel.  A young Thai boy boss, Golf pictured below. The map is not mine of course, but Golf annotated it for me to show where his new bar is located.
 





New Boss, the young 'Golf'; a lovely lad who used to work in JoJo Bar. I got to know him quite well on my last holiday and I wish him every success! 😍
 
 
 
 

2nd day of reopening
25 customers, mostly Asians, only 3 farang
Around 15 guys working. Many nice toned bodies. Bodybuilding competition soon? No twinks. Waiter is cute though.
Show started at 10.35pm. 3 diva lip synching. One guy had solo candle wax performance. A bit of SM with two guys in leather gear. 1st show ended at 11.15am. I didn't stay for 2nd show as going for supper. I cannot say for certain if the show has toned down or not. Might go again.

I was asked (via Google translate) for 2K during a massage at a Surawong shop last week. My reaction was to get up from the table and begin reaching for clothes. Guy quickly punched in 1k on screen. 
They’re playing the odds. They figure a certain few with agree. Five years ago their predecessors would have asked, “you come to Bangkok before? (Or something like that) before going for the big money.
In this case, the guy went on to put in a good, cheerful performance. I actually might take him again. I’m a big believer in staying with the winners. I agree, however, a purely greedy one is off putting.

 
 
 

Woah! They really did go with "The One" like one of the guys told me last time. Looking forward for my next visit in BKK.
Darn, my visit this year was a bit lackluster without seeing the Tawan nightly shows with big beefy guys grinding on the stage💪🏻💪🏻🤤🤤. 
Hope everything goes smoothly with their much awaited opening.

Talked with manager who was standing across from bar. Says he hopes to get OK to open soon. Also talked with few guys outside 7-Eleven who said maybe few days. 

From The Nation
The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday released a list of 93 nations whose citizens can enter Thailand without a visa or obtain a visa on arrival and can stay for up to 60 days.
In a move to boost tourism and bring tourist dollars into the country, the Cabinet agreed on Tuesday to waive visa measures for a total of 93 countries.
This list includes the 57 nations whose citizens were allowed to stay in Thailand for 30 days without a visa, 13 nations for whom the visa requirement was recently waived and an additional six nations whose citizens will be allowed to stay here without a visa for 60 days.
  The 57 nations who were already enjoying a visa waiver and can now get a 60-day stamp on arrival are:
1. Canada
2. Czech Republic
3. Denmark
4. Estonia
5. Finland
6. France
7. Germany
8. Greece
9. Hungary
10. Iceland
11. Indonesia
12. Republic of Ireland
13. Israel
14. Italy
15. Japan
16. Kuwait
17. Latvia
18. Lichtenstein
19. Lithuania
20. Luxembourg
21. Malaysia
22. Maldives
23. Mauritius
24. Monaco
25. The Netherlands
26. New Zealand
27. Norway
28. Oman
29. The Philippines
30. Poland
31. Portugal
32. Qatar
33. San Marino
34. Singapore
35. Slovakia
36. Slovenia
37. Spain
38. South Africa
39. South Korea
40. Sweden
41. Switzerland
42. Turkey
43. Ukraine
44. United Arab Emirates
45. United Kingdom
46. United States
47. Peru
48. Hong Kong
49. Vietnam
50. Saudi Arabia
51. Andorra
52. Australia
53. Austria
54. Belgium
55. Bahrain
56. Brazil
57. BruneI
The 13 nations whose citizens were already getting a 30-day stamp upon arrival and will now be getting a 60-day stamp:
1. India
2. Kazakhstan
3. Malta
4. Mexico
5. Papua New Guinea
6. Romania
7. Uzbekistan
8. Taiwan
9. Bhutan
10. Bulgaria
11. Cyprus
12. Fiji
13. Georgia
The six new nations whose citizens now enjoy a visa waiver and a 60-day stay are:
1. China
2. Laos
3. Macau
4. Mongolia
5. Russia
6. Cambodia
The 17 new nations that are now eligible for visa on arrival and will get a 60-day stamp are:
1. Guatemala
2. Jamaica
3. Jordan
4. Kosovo
5. Morocco
6. Panama
7. Sri Lanka
8. Trinidad and Tobago
9. Tonga
10. Uruguay
11. Albania
12. Colombia
13. Croatia
14. Cuba
15. Dominica
16. Dominican Republic
17. Ecuador
 
 

Dear all,
I see that Reader has kindly posted 2024 Pride information for Bangkok and Chiang Mai.
I wanted to post about what is happening in Pattaya - and it was difficult to gather the information as most of it is only in Thai  -> even though the Pattaya government wants tourists to participate but no information is posted in English - duh!!  But my wonderful Thai friend, Sun, was able to help me gather the appropriate information for an article in English.
Furthermore, I learned that Thailand is competing to host the 2030 World Pride event which would be truly amazing.
I participated in the year 2000 World Pride event in Rome and it was outstanding, as they say that around 1 million people participated, with the Vatican throwing every obstacle in our way to have this event cancelled, as it was in direct competition with their year 2000 sacred Jubilee event.
So, it seems that Pattaya will have 2 distinct Gay Pride events as follows:
8 June 2024 There will be a parade, "Pattaya Community Pride", that starts at 4pm from the Colosseum theatre on Thepprasit road and they will march all the way down to the Dongtan curve (where the Jomtien Beach road starts and the Dongtan beach road finishes - police box on one corner and 7-eleven on the other corner).  Then there will be festivities all night in the Jomtien Supertown Complex - with the center of activities being in front of The Venue Cabaret and Hotel.  I believe that this specific gay pride event is being sponsored by SWING and various Supertown bar owners.

 
The second Gay Pride parade "Pride for All" will take place on 22 June 2024 in front of the Central Festival mall on Beach Road in Pattaya city. It is supposed to start in the late afternoon from the Terminal 21 shopping mall and then loop down onto Beach Road - terminating at the Central Festival mall with a stated slotted time from 6pm until 8pm.
It is being sponsored by Central Pattana - the owner of the Central malls that are all over Thailand.

Passed by this evening. Between shows the boys sit outside on sofas. Some put on tops but some just wearing briefs. 
it remains one of the cruisiest spots in Silom. If you can’t find a date here, you don’t have a pulse. 

I remember someone writing (either here or in another forum thread) that Screwboys has changed its name to Good Boy. Guess what. I was scrolling on Tiktok and watched a video uploaded just yesterday of the new dress code - the boys are not wearing basketball singlet and shorts inside on stage but wearing only white underwear!