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I don't think he found me attractive, but he did say that he liked my chest. And, if the truth be known, I did invite him to my room, but he said he had to get up early in the morning to go to work. Also, I wonder if he thought that as a guy with a gym membership at the hotel it would be inappropriate to go to a guest's room, even though all the male staff seem to be gay, or at least gay friendly. Possibly you were at the Quarter Silom at the same time as me, jason1975. After our encounter, I recalled that I had seen the same guy obviously cruising another guy on a previous occasion, but with no response. The other guy was probably straight and oblivious to what was going on. But we gays can read this type of behavior like a book.

Well, a brief background first.... A couple of weeks ago I was getting dressed after a shower in the gym locker room area of Quarter Silom. I saw a young, muscular guy opening the door of the sauna a couple of times and looking towards me. I was thinking surely he isn't cruising me, but I was the only one there, so I decided to take my shirt off and I went into the sauna. I started chatting and then my thoughts were validated. Before long it was hand jobs and kissing. Ok, it doesn't match Olddaddy's fabulous and thrilling (and possibly slightly embellished) sexual encounters, but it was daring and fun for me until someone else entered the sauna. As I was leaving the sauna, I thought I would try out a Thai phrase on him which I had actually learned the day before. "Khun loor mak khap." I understood that I was telling him that he was very handsome. A few days later I decided to go to Google translate and repeated the same phrase to discover whether I was speaking Thai well enough to get a correct English translation. I then found out that I had told him that he was very greedy. No wonder he gave me a strange look. How that happened I don't know. A Google search showed me that the Thai word for greedy was loph (Google spelling). Maybe I should just stick to basic Thai phrases in the future Anyway, the guy in question is a local who is a gym member and he has excellent English.

Yes, you are absolutely correct. I've travelled on the Sukhumvit line so many times, so I should have known better. I posted without thinking it through. Cheers.

Yes, Fafa massage is worth considering. It is in On Nut, which is quite a distance from Silom. You get the BTS to Siam, then change to the Silom line going to Kheha. They are clear with pricing and whether the boys are top, bottom or both. There are boys on the premises, but you can also order off premise. The rooms are quite basic, but that's not a problem for me.

I've been staying on and off at Quarter Silom for the past six weeks. I think I checked in and out about 5 times and departed for home on Thursday. It's a shame we couldn't have met up, but I imagine that we were possibly at the Quarter at the same time during our stays there. I met up with 4 other forum members during my visit and I can honestly say that these were highlights for me. Not only were they lovely guys, but it was so much fun going to a bar with companions rather than on your ownsome.

The concert was at Christ Church in Convent Road.

Well, funnily enough, you're not far wrong. I did go to a sauna after the concert, but it was Krubb, not Sansuk. And I saw organs galore and also had the privilege of playing with some of them.

Thank you for the link. I actually went to the pipe organ concert on Saturday. When I was in Bangkok in February I attended free outdoor concerts in Lumpini Park on Sunday afternoons.

Out of curiosity, Siam Heritage has an information sheet which stipulates that visitors must report to reception and that there is a 900 baht joiner fee. So I'm wondering how you got round that. Do you just bypass the reception altogether? Cheers.

I have looked at the Venue website and I think that, given the size and features of the rooms, their accommodation is very good value indeed. My only concern would be the possible noise from the cabaret show and the surrounding bars. However, I understand that the back rooms would be more sheltered from the noise. I had 2 meals there, which were very tasty. The first meal was mince and the second was roast. They have a set mix and match menu 3-course meal for 195 baht. Last night I was talking with a guy who stays there regularly and he said that if you pay cash you get 100 baht discount each day when you purchase a meal.

But if you are retired those daily massages, bar visits and fine dining might well become a thing of the past - just an illusion in fact.

Thanks to bkkfmj2648 for being my outgoing host extraordinaire yesterday. I really enjoyed the evening, not least because I had company. It is so much more enjoyable going to a bar with someone else rather than on your ownsome. And he also contributes so generously to the forum. My only disappointment was that, although the complex was fairly busy, I did expect to see a lot more guys there. I know it's low season, but it was a well publicized event. I made a special trip down from Bangkok for the weekend and I am staying at Sansuk for the second time.

On Tuesday night I decided to visit Good Boy. The first thing I noticed was that, unlike Dream Boy and Fresh Boys, no one from the bar was 'accosting' passersby to try to persuade them to come and watch a boy show. For those not in the know, Good Boy is basically hidden away from the soi and if you weren't specifically looking for it, you probably wouldn't even know that it was there. So I walked past the entrance a few times, but I wasn't even acknowledged by the doorman or the boys sitting outside. Too busy on their phones. So I thought there won't be any customers and it's not worth going inside. I ended up going to Fresh Boy instead. On Wednesday I told myself that I would definitely be visiting Good Boy, as I have to take a hit for the team and report back to the forum. It's a fairly small bar, but there were already a few customers there. Many of them were sitting with one customer and I guess that he was buying them drinks. The boys who did the show were quite amateurish (certainly compared with Dream Boy and Fresh Boy anyway) but the 3 drag queen performances were more polished. I couldn't believe that at the end of the show 5 drag queens did an item together. And then came the obligatory hard cock routine, with the boys approaching customers for a stroke and a tip. I don't find caverject-injected dicks to be particularly erotic, but that is just my humble opinion. Many of the bars seem to do it now. Anyway, there were a few cute guys there, but I think I would rate Fresh Boya and Dream Boy more highly for entertainment value.

I checked out of Quarter Silom a couple of days ago. It's my hotel of choice now as it's in a quiet location, but close to Silom venues. The gym, steam room and sauna are added bonuses. There's a good selection of food at the buffet breakfast. And I have got some incredible deals through Agoda.

I would love to go to Beef Bangkok on the 9th floor of Silom Edge, but I think that could also be a fire risk, given that it supposedly can get very crowded.

Certainly vinapu. Anything to oblige. So I'm now committed to paying a visit. I'm actually staying in On Nut at the moment, but I will make a booking in Silom for a couple of nights early in the week.

I was actually wondering if that was the case.

Thank you. An end of an era, so we might say.

In accordance with vinapu's advice to visit a variety of bars when in Bangkok I decided to visit Screwboy. Now, at the best of times I have a poor sense of direction, even with Google maps, but it seemed easy enough to find and should be in the vicinity of Good Boy at street level. But no luck. Screwboy has been an institution and has survived changes which destroyed other venues. Between Chatgpt and me, we have come to the conclusion that it might have closed. Any updates would be welcome. I was going to go to Good Boy, but had read poor reviews about the pricing, so I decided to return to Dream Boy. This morning I did a search on Gayguides for Good Boy, and saw that my fears were probably unfounded, so maybe a visit is warranted.

I stayed at Zing Resort and Spa earlier this year. I had stayed there previously, but this time I could hear horrendously loud music until 4 o'clock in the morning. So I asked if I could change rooms for the next night, but they apologetically told me that they were fully booked. However, as fortune would have it, the bars were closed that night because of the election, so I was able to make up for lost sleep. I had requested a quiet room, but the volume of the music that night must surely have been heard in every room.

A basic room is 750 baht. If you pay 900 baht, you get free access to the sauna as well as a basic breakfast. When I was booking I found it was just as cheap to pay cash at the hotel and they appreciated not having to pay the commission to Agoda. It's in a quiet location, but because there are condos nearby, there are 3 convenience stores as well as bars and cafes within spitting distance. There was a very good juice kiosk outside 7-11. Also I got excellent service and tasty food from an outdoor cafe just opposite the little pharmacy. I think the manager might have been French, but with Thai staff. The Sansuk website will give you all the information you require. And isn't it great to have a gay hotel where the accommodation is so reasonably priced?

It's definitely quieter than normal. I just read an article on Thaiger about the very low occupancy this year, with some hotels not even breaking even. So it is a very good time to come, not only to support the Pattaya economy, but also hopefully to get good accommodation deals I would have assumed that with the recent Gay Pride event in Pattaya that many of the hotels preferred by gays would have been booked out. I stayed in Sansuk for a couple of nights at that time and I did not notice many guests there. And I must put in a plug for the Sansuk guesthouse. It is reasonably priced, especially if you want just a basic room. I had always imagined it to be well off the beaten track, but you can get off the songteaw and it's just a short walk to the hotel.

I tend to be a muscle bar fanatic. But I seem to recall that vinapu once said that he likes to support several bars when he is in Bangkok. Correct me if I am wrong, vinapu. So, in connection with this thread I thought I would take that advice and inform the forum of my detective work. So for 3 evenings I entertained Tawan boys in my room before they went to work. Boy A the first night, then boy B the second and back to boy A the third. The usual heartbreaking stories of no customers, I can't pay my rent/gym fees, etc. Yes, I am a sucker for a hard luck story. Afterwards I was free to start my bar crawls and check out the shows. On this thread I've already reported my experience at Dream Boy - lots of customers and lots of boys. The next night I went to Fresh Boy. Now, to be honest, I don't like entering a bar on my own because of the pressure which is often put on you. So I sat on a step over the road for several minutes until I saw a group of about 6 probably Chinese guys walking up the steps and I quickly followed them. Again there was a fairly large turnout of customers as well as boys. One boy came up to me and started fondling me. He told me through Google translate that he was from Laos and was new on the scene. He wasn't my usual type, and there were others I would have preferred. Anyhow, he asked me to buy him a drink after the show, so I obliged, but then the usual messages came up about how far my hotel was and would I like to take him. I then thought it was time to move on, so I gave him a 100 baht tip and said I might see him again. When I returned to the hotel I thought even though he wasn't my first preference, he was smooth and fresh and maybe I should have offed him. But common sense kicked in, and I thought that maybe one boy a night is enough to pay for, but I will possibly return and see what happens. I booked a fairly long vacation in Thailand and I need to pace myself. The third night I went to Hot Male. Again I waited until someone walked up the stairs before entering. There was one other person in the bar and about 8 boys on the stage. I ordered a drink and then noticed that the man who went up the stairs had gone, as had the solitary customer. So I drank up fast and made a hasty retreat. Ok, it's a matter of personal preference, but the boys didn't do anything for me. So I then decided to make a return visit to Dream Boy, where the first show had just started. Two boys had really stood out the first time I was there and whom I would try to off if I go back. I hope I got the numbers correct. 96 was a chiselled athletic type and a great smile. 105 was the type I usually prefer. Tree trunk legs and a muscular body. He got the most tips too. He also participated in a freestyle dancing routine and had amazing rhythm. Interestingly the show was completely different from the first show I attended there. Both nights there were farang male/female couples in the crowd They tipped well too. I stayed for the second show. During the evening there were quite a few customers coming and going. As for the hotel prices, as mentioned in the thread, they seem to have plummeted. My usual hotel of choice is Quarter Silom, as long as the tariffs are reasonable, as they can go sky high at times. Converting to $US, I paid between $35-50, including breakfast, a night. I used Agoda. I just checked again and on some nights it definitely is more expensive and you can still get some good deals. I'm now in On Nut and nursing a bad head cold and aching knees. I fell over a couple of weeks before I left for Thailand and had some physical therapy beforehand, but obviously not enough. I'll have to get some treatment in Bangkok, as I want to do that new Lumpini Park walk. And I want to have some workouts. When I return to Silom I will have to make a plan for the next bars to visit. Any recommendations?

I went there the day after I arrived. Sadly the only thing different is that there is a bigger lineup of boys, but most of them were out of shape and nothing like the photos of muscled boys shown in the poster at the bottom of the stairs. Even our friend Tae seemed to have lost quite a bit of his size. Ironically I was walking past there a few minutes ago (about 11pm) and Arthur greeted me and asked me to come upstairs, but I politely declined. I had told one of our esteemed forum members about my experience there, but I told him not to let me put him off as I might have struck a bad night, but he shared my impressions of the bar. It's a shame as Atlas had such potential, and then White Cat, but it looks as if it might be third time unlucky for Arthur.

It is not just the gay bars which are struggling. Over recent years I have been visiting Thailand at this time of the year. I enjoy having an evening meal in Patpong and I am amazed how few tourists are around at the moment. Last night I had a meal from my usual food stall at about 630pm. Usually the tables would be fully occupied, but virtually all the tables were empty. At 1130pm it was exactly the same. Some of the regular food vendors hadn't turned up and there were even gaps in the market stalls. I have found this to be the same on three occasions now. So the ladies must be feeling it as well. But there is a ray of hope. I went to the show at Dream Boys last night and there was quite a large turnout, of whom probably 50% were women. There were at least 30 boys in the lineup too.