vinapu

yes, rest assured it will

following old advice ' bring half stuff and twice as much money ' always helps

that's serious drought, wasn't it suppose to rain at that time of year ?

On almost every trip I use that approach of booking some hotels well in advance and some just before departure including some bookings when I'm already there and showing at the door without reservation so can say I did some research on the subject and results are the same like yours - very inconclusive. Apart from high of highs season like second half of Dec , first half of Jan and week around Songkran there are always rooms available so no danger of sleeping on the street or very expensively when arriving without reservation but I did notice very few spectacular last minute savings although they do happen but usually in higher end places and are very short lived. ( few years ago just before going to bed I got e-mail from one of our members that Raya has spectacular discounts on Expedia , I'm glad I acted immediately because in the morning offers were gone and it was something like 45 $ for huge Executive room with breakfast for 2 which rarely goes for less than 90-100 $ ). On another hand if somebody feels strongly about staying somewhere ( or definitely NOT staying somewhere ) my advice would be to book as soon as acceptable price will be available to avoid disappointments. If one doesn't really care as long as lodging is within desired area and price range than last minute bookings may produce some savings Additional perks like free breakfast appear more often well in advance than in last minute offerings. Thing to watch is free cancellation as often for 2-3 $ more we can have that option, handy is something better will present itself ( my case in Tarntawan in Nov 2013 when I cancelled earlier made booking and booked the same type of room there for enough savings to bother ) Another one is to look at all offers of the place as not necessarily cheapest one is the best, sometimes for literally few $ more one may get better class room with free cancellation and free breakfast instead of bare bones non -refundable offer in ' superior' room . (As we all noticed 'superior ' in many places means " superior to sleeping on the street" )

while I agree that Khao San is a tourist magnet I always wonder what is the pull of the place other then desire of young travelers to be in a company of their own kind. Like people are traveling all the way from say , Germany or USA to meet other Germans / Americans . Very little local color , no prime attraction nearby, inconvenient to get to and not very attractive part of town , honestly I'd be happy if somebody explained what is the reason for a place being such magnet

for reasons you outlined above , as i mentioned many times before , while I read review sometimes just for fun I'm not influenced by them at all unless they are coming from people I know at least just a bit / like people who are contributing here on the forum or other 2 Thai gay fora which I read more or less regularly /

that's our world nowadays, millions are starving and other overfeed millions are trying new ideas to entertain themselves

no number usually means he is already reserved for the night or is just performer not available for an off

one more thing I discovered just recently : when looking for hotel on HotelsCombined.com sometimes price shown on that comparison site for other site may be different than on site itself ie. for Red Planet Bangkok price on Agoda reached directly was 4 $ more than when one accessed Agoda through HotelsCombined link on another hand for PullmanG Silom on Agoda directly was actually 3 $ less than when linked through HotelsCombined so few more clicks may save say 20-30 $ per week

try this link from agoda, don't be intimidated by length of it, just click once https://www.agoda.com/pages/agoda/default/DestinationSearchResult.aspx?asq=u2qcKLxwzRU5NDuxJ0kOFzKB3GJyRBBHZf8%2Bv3E5Ekt7wSHHhPYk2zGmGWiijRCTmc8zEN25SrX%2BnLv23oPqL5ohSqQL1evrc4aKGcDDVSwrDc8ApX2p4jNAagsJ1soAJtzaC0cR0EvjdUUjzBo9YO2fvowMROMl2blx3hH3Th%2BvpAOzjwLqE6MvO5hS%2BUSA3PXigDsrTdOFuDpLfEPc69HhfYWbJrK1D3dm6jk2j%2Fk%3D&selectedproperty=10704&hotel=10704&tick=637003825570&languageId=1&userId=27ec5d63-f8c4-4e80-bcfb-a67a564d1d5e&sessionId=ppjmsqeh0kuiyvybn5irc1s0&pageTypeId=7&origin=CA&locale=en-US&cid=-1&aid=130243&currencyCode=CAD&htmlLanguage=en-us&cultureInfoName=en-US&ckuid=27ec5d63-f8c4-4e80-bcfb-a67a564d1d5e&prid=0&checkIn=2019-10-08&checkOut=2019-10-10&rooms=1&adults=2&children=0&priceCur=CAD&los=2&textToSearch=Le Siam Hotel&productType=-1&travellerType=1&familyMode=off

you are in joking mood today choice of venues clearly shows that not tourists were target so DivineMadman is most likely right (particularly about that democratic mandate I haste to add )

sometimes that slightly lower price on another site may actually mean something - few years ago I booked room in hotel in Merida , Mexico and on the same day friend I was going with booked the same type of room in the same hotel on another site but did not manage to get as good price as mine was. Upon arrival we found why - my window was facing wall of neighboring building, his room was few floors up and had a nice view.

absolutely, just enough is to recall perennial discussions about merits of twinks vs.hunks or how off putting or sexy tattoos are.

Welcome to the forum Yes you are lucky having money at your disposal as it is well known truth that free sex is expensive. We will be waiting for your October report !!!

Agoda and Expedia may be owed by the same company but on quite a few occasions I found either price or availability varied so I always compare both sites and find HotelsCombined very useful tool.

When comes to "oversleeping" I treat my guys the same way I treat guests at my home - they can stay in the bed as long as they want but can't expect me to limit my daytime activities. So at breakfast time they have choice of going with me or staying in the bed until I return. They were takers for either option. I don't have problem leaving boy alone in my room perhaps because I never had anything missing. That's a big part of Thailand's charm for me

as far as I'm concerned he is right, I can't recall even one case that I picked up flight based on type of aircraft scheduled. At end of day all are cramped, flight is boring but it's destination what counts

I'd be happy in my long time off stay that long !!! Specially if he was muscular type

I like your way of thinking

very , very wise advice

From touristy stuff I recommend Muang Boran (Old City ) in the outskirts of Bangkok with miniatures of most famous buildings of Thailand, Snake farm just across the road fro BBB Inn and Wat Hualampong not far from there , with live cows. Hindu temple on Silom is quite interesting.

alone? first night in Pattaya ? Just tell us I'm wrong

welcome to the forum and keep in mind there are people with good memory here. You will have double fun because there's no time like first time. Because your trip is long make sure you do a lot of regular touristy stuff, even without boys and bars Thailand is very fascinating country

at least we know now there's no problem with visitors there

that is the reason I pay very little attention to all those anonymous / for me / reviews on the internet. Sometimes for fun I read reviews of places I know quite well and what I read is not what I recall. But I consider trustworthy of what our contributors are saying here