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Low season is starting to bite in Jomtien complex, that's for sure. Bars are looking a lot more empty than they did only a few weeks ago. A group of us went up to Pattaya for dinner Saturday just gone. We were shocked at how busy walking street and central Pattaya bars and streets were in comparison to Jomtien Complex / BoyzTown. We came to the conclusion that the city is still packed, but the gays are flying somewhere else. Mexico & Colombia are places I hear a lot about. If you want to scale how busy the city is, look at the motorbike rental shops. In May/June, they have dozens outside. Over Christmas and New Year, it was near impossible to find one to rent. This week, the shops are starting to get a couple out front again with "For Rent" signs.

Dancers from The Venue live in my building. A bunch of lady boys also. You have to take the good with the less good. Now invaded by Russians, its the good with the bad.

As you said, the area and/or zone one lives can make a huge difference. If you are living in a beachfront condo, you signed up for drunks tourists being loud in short-term rentals. I have nothing against AirBnB, I love them. I just don't want to live in a building with tourists. I live 1.5km from the beach, and it solves the problem.

I can only tell you how it works in my building. People with suitcases are questioned if not known by security staff. My building has a minimum 6 month lease requirement for entry. We have a biometric system (thumbprints) to enter and navigate around the condo and facilities. Other, older condominiums in Jomtien, and greater Pattaya don't have the same level of security. I sleep better at night in a safer building.

I totally understand. It happens in my condo regularly. Residents and security stop people with suitcases. My post was satire.

When traveling best to stick to the local laws, and keep yourself out of trouble.... Short term Airbnb bookings are illegal.. Avoid them. Gogo bars, illegal. Prostitution, illegal. Watching porn, illegal. Sex toys, illegal. Buying booze after midnight at stores, illegal. Drinking after 2am, illegal. Electronic cigarettes, illegal. Going outside without wearing underwear (under your pants/shorts) illegal... I bet a missed a few. But don't worry, you can sit on the balcony in your hotel, smoke drugs (cannabis), and masturbate with only your imagination. Best to stay out of trouble.... I love Thailand haha.

Lot's of assumptions here. 1. You are assuming this is a tourist on a short trip. He could well be an expat. 2. Short time rooms are useful when you are caught off guard. When you were just out and about and a STUNNER comes your way. You could be miles from home, but can't miss the opportunity. 3. For expats, many of us are not always comfortable taking a boy back to our home. Depends on the boy. Depends if he's from a gogo bar, or a freelancer. Short time rooms are just an added layer of security. 4. Hotels in the last couple of months have been in short supply. Lots of places are full at the moment. Agate, even Emerald Suites above Dorothy's Showbar. Full. If everyone was booking 2 rooms, the city would implode, and prices would be double.

With the new roof, Jomtien Complex is a shopping mall.. of sorts.

That's great information. I did wonder what was happening up there. 500 baht is on the high side, but if you were happy then no problem.

Any questions just go speak to Zack. He is always sat to the left of the stairs as you enter. You probably know him already.

You are correct. When I got my condo, I went to immigration myself and filed my TM30. It seems many people don't know about it, and many landlords or agents just don't bother if not asked. As with most things, best to do you research and do it yourself. It's an easy cash cow for immigration.

Fine was 1600 Baht if I recall. Both were a case of the landlord failing to register them after they rented a condo. This was at Soi 5 immigration, Jomtien.

I'm sorry to hear about this. Tightening of TM30 requirements is idiotic. It needs to be scrapped. I know of 2 people fined at Pattaya immigration in the last month. I'm interested to hear what others have to say in this thread.

I know a few people on the elite, a couple of which quite wealthy. It's the easiest option at this point.

If people are financially stable enough to get the LTR visa, they avoid the hassle and get the Elite instead.

@Home bar charge you 300 baht, but you don't pay a bar fine. So the same as taking a boy home.

Emerald City Suites are the rooms above Dorothy's Bar. They have a ST option but its 800 baht I believe. Might as well pay for the night and use it multiple times.

Many of the bars have "massage rooms", but often for boys and customers from that bar. @home bar for instance. Alternatively, there is a short time hotel near Masala Twist, on Jomtien 2nd Road. I cant recall the name but they have a big sign. There is also one in Rompo just past the barber shops, but I don't know much about it.

He should have stayed in Thailand. It's really very sad. Thai parents should learn not to send their kids to Islamic, non democratic shitholes, full of terrorists boated in daily.

Nothing has been confirmed yet in any Thai media. I personally think they would be stupid not to. It's certainly helping people I talk to lengthen their trips before return back to the west.

Last night? I was sat inside Dragon Music Lounge, playing pool ect, till about 10:30pm. I headed home early before the racket from Palace Bar started. For those that may not know, Tom, who used to be the manager of Maxi's on Soi Twilight for years, is now manager at Dragon Music Lounge. He is really turning the place around.

Legally, to post online? You would require a copyright release form from every person in the photo. At that point you would be the copyright holder, depending on the terms, to post where you want.

It sure is. Name a bar and a description and most of know who you are talking about. The lurkers will be none the wiser.

Just wait for a week. You become dangerous.

I am not experienced at all. I'm not a lawyer. When it comes to boys working in Pattaya (I refuse to use the word phrase "service providers"), I have a few regulars and live very happily here. I don't feel the need to look for boys on web forums. I'm luckily enough to walk around Jomtien Complex most nights.