Travellerdave

Londoner You make a valid point about the Chinese guests at the Agate. After a late night I am definitely not an early riser. I’m often stirred into getting out of bed when I hear the activity of chambermaids in other rooms or in the corridor. As well as having a shower I like to tidy the room and dispose of unwelcome items like half eaten pizza and used condoms. Some boys insist on leaving at daybreak whereas with others it’s hard to get them active and depart, or leave with me looking for breakfast.

Interesting report . Thanks. I usually manage at least one visit to Koh Larn during my 3 week stays in the Jomtien Complex, sometimes alone and sometimes with a pal. I often invite overnight boys to accompany me but usually they decline. A motor bike taxi takes me to Nual Beach (monkey beach) furthest south of the island, which years ago used to be very quiet, but not in high season. The beach is comprised partly of sharp coral so wearing some form of footwear is advisable. Londoner mentions the Agate Hotel which is my residence of choice in the Complex. It’s close to the bars but not much affected by overnight noise. I don’t recall experiencing Chinese tour groups there. Mostly the guests are other gay Western men, like myself, plus occasional families. I don’t usually eat breakfast there rather a snack in the room, although if I have an overnight “boyfriend” I like to take them elsewhere, particularly if they can converse in English.

@Bralle ive read your report on BBB in Boyztown with interest and note your disappointment on how this stalwart of gay orientated entertainment has transitioned the business towards catering for Chinese female groups. My reaction was the same remembering the venue when it was orientated towards attracting Western gay men, like myself, whose interest was being entertained by Asian boys. I had the same experience as you during my autumn 2025 trip when I visited BBB during my first evening. Needless to same i didn’t visit again and quickly transferred my custom to the Jomtien Complex and it’s gay bars with boys and an almost complete absence of females

Sawat talks of Some of the difficulties and awkwardness he experienced in the gay bars of the Jomtien Complex. These would be different in a visit to a “traditional gogo” where the boys dancing are somewhat separate from the audience and and wear very little, making it easier to appraise them for an off. When I first visited Pattaya gogos were the main source of boys for my bed but unfortunately they do not exist in that format in the Complex.

I visited Pattaya nearly 20 years ago the second time and it was my first and only experience of Songcran. I had no idea of what was involved. I had only two weeks available from my work and looked forward to sex with boys and more boys. Instead a good proportion of my stay was wiped out by the 24 hour days of crazyness and wetness Never Again !

Hi Wolfer Yes you are right that that the trip would have been better if I had been there with a partner or group. However these days all my gay friends are wedded to holidays in SE Asia, mainly Thailand and nobody wanted to go to Maspalomas with me. However I did socialise with a couple of guys from France who were staying in the hotel, where there was a pleasant pool with a nude area which encouraged this. i didn’t visit Las Palmas which from your description was a pity.

20 years ago, Sunee maybe would have been a good location for a gay orientated shop, How things have changed !. There was such a shop in the Complex up to a few years ago, and I recall making the occasional purchase. I hope the new one succeeds, reinforcing the Complex’s attractions.

I’ve just spent a few days in Maspalomas on the Spanish Island of Gran Canaria. As a gay European holiday destination it would be hard to beat. I stayed in a gays only hotel near the nightlife Yumbo Centre, which was expensive for only moderate quality accommodation, but my airfares from the UK were cheap. The big daytime attraction is the extensive beach, backed by an area of sand dunes and rough bushes, with a gay section near the waters edge. The last time I went there was in Year 2000 during which I discovered Thailand, but in view of the current airline/international problem I think it likely I will be visiting Maspalomas again, as I very much enjoyed the weather and the ambience, although sex in the dunes is a now no-no unlike in year 2000.

Sunee ?

I had a similar situation in that all the Complex gay friendly hotels were fully booked in January 2025 for most of my trip. As part of the solution I had 6 nights at the Jomtien Palm Beach Resort which is the large tall hotel only a short distance from the Complex where Thrap pra Road meets Beach Road. Before checking in I asked about joiners, and mentioned that in my case they would be male. I was assured with a “boys ok” and made good use of this facility There is a rear entrance from Jomtien 2nd Road. The room was fine and quiet and I liked the huge swimming pool.

Some good information on Prep on this thread, particularly that provided by MauRICE. I’ve consulted my doctor at home ever since the availability of HIV protection. He advises condom protection and sometimes likes the information I can give about the gay scene in SE Asia. He is aware of other non-consulting single patients, str and gay, going there when replying to insurance enquiries etc, and wonders what they get up to. I have to admit that I have dispensed with condoms unless they are requested by my partner.

You have got me with that one spoon. I’m not clever enough to think it through. Perhaps I should try AI

Ladyboys mean nothing to me. Guys who fuck ladyboys think they are not gay !

Reminds me of when I was staying at the Classroom hôtel/bar on the edge of BT a couple of years ago. The main entrance to the lift and rooms is through the bar, where, virtually in resident are to be found a ground of elderly expat farangs . After taking boys that way to my room I discovered a door leading directly to the lift lobby which I found a more suitable route when accompanied boy-wise. One night entering that way and whilst standing in the lift lobby with boy, we were joined by a younger guy and a very pretty girl wearing not a lot. He was obviously interested in me+boy and commented “not a bad place” to which I replied “serves its purpose”. The small lift arrived and we four got in with the girl keeping as far as possible away from me. I nearly said “don’t worry I’m gay”, but I didn’t, and the doors opened and the two couples departed to rooms with the guy giving me a smiling “good night.”

Yes Keith I realised it was a joke, but perhaps some of the readership aren’t as smart as me !