Thailand Trip Report February/March 2026

[mauRICE]

15 hours ago, jason1975 said:

You and Sam are a couple! 🥰🥰🥰

A couple of...? 🤔

[mauRICE]

14 hours ago, floridarob said:

Please, Keep Paradise guy, if you use that name I'll be picturing you curled up beside Gayinpattya and feeling the warmth of his naked body beside yours and his passionate kisses.... and I just might 🤮

Perhaps subconsciously you have a thing for GayinPattaya. 😏😆

How is he by the way? Don't see him posting anymore; he used to be quite active in the old forums. 

[floridarob]

1 hour ago, mauRICE said:

Perhaps subconsciously you have a thing for GayinPattaya. 😏😆

Yeah, he still owes me a cheeseburger.

 

 

1 hour ago, mauRICE said:

How is he by the way?

He messages me about every  6 months... says he's happy living in Pattaya but far away from the scene, living like a local he said.... 🤷‍♂️

[jimmie50]

continued…Installment 6: Received a text message from the guy on Grinder who works at the Marriott wanting to know if I wanted a massage.  His name was Kenny, and while I did have a good time and would entertain seeing him again, I had something else planned for the day.

I would be meeting Paradise guy (in deference to @floridarob) later in the evening at the shop for massage and dinner, but in the afternoon I wanted to check out Senso.  Happy to confirm that 60 minutes all inclusive is 3100 Baht and 90 minute all inclusive is 3500 Baht.  I arrived around 2pm so they had only been open about one hour.  The overall atmosphere was very pleasant.  As soon as I walked in, the person in charge invited me to sit down and proceeded to show me a tablet with the two options and the pricing.  Oh, and the new photos/videos on the website are indeed AI generated.  Those models do not exist in real life.  lol.  However, there were ten very fine specimens live standing in front of me.  The boss used a laser pointer and really tried to steer me towards one guy in particular, but he just wasn’t my type.  There were several that I did take a fancy to, and I ultimately decided on a slender guy with nice smile and only a couple of small tattoos.  I certainly do not have a problem with body art, but am not a big fan of the guys who have their entire bodies covered.  I shall call him Pong.  Unlike other shops, price includes tip and you pay at the conclusion of services.  They do accept credit card payment, but will add a service charge.  I just paid cash.  Also unlike other shops, they never had me remove street shoes for slippers.  I went directly to the room in my regular shoes.  The room was large with a full size bed, not massage table.  Pong actually spoke English quite well.  He instructed me to get undressed and take a shower, then had me lay face down on the bed while he rinsed off as well.  I knew going in that this shop was more about the extra services than massage, so wasn’t expecting too much in that department.  I was pleasantly surprised by how good the massage was.  Pong used a variety of strokes with a decent amount of pressure and fairly good coverage with plenty of teasing along the way.  I had opted for the 90 minute session, and the sensual elements began to intensify after about 45 minutes.  He was naked from the beginning, and a full length mirror attached to the wall beside the bed provided ample opportunity for my viewing pleasure while I was face down.  Pong was very well endowed and I wasn’t quite sure I could manage it, but he was a very masterful yet gentle top.  Flipside was just as exhilarating and he was a fantastic kisser as well.  All in all a wonderful afternoon.  Glad I followed my gut reaction and chose Pong instead of the other guy.  Also, we did exchange Line accounts and he is very open to meeting outside of the shop.  I definitely plan to follow up with that.

Met Paradise guy as planned at 6:30pm for a two hour session.  No idea what the day had been like, but I think I was the only customer in the shop at that time.  Many guys sitting out front waiting for their turn in the queue, but it really didn’t look like anyone was walking down Soi 6.  Come to find out later there might be a possible reason for this.  At this point in time, we usually just dispense with the massage portion and go directly to the fun part.  Afterwards we went to grab a quick bite to eat at the night market.  My guy headed back to the shop and I was going to stop in at one of the clubs to catch a show.  Walked past Dreamboys and no signs of life.  Walked down to Midnight bar and was closed up tight as a drum.  No lights on, no barkers, no young men outside at Moonlight, Freshboys or Hotmale.  It seems yesterday was a national religious holiday, Makha Bucha Day, so no alcohol sales anywhere…even restaurants…and no entertainment establishments open.  That would explain why Soi 6 was so quiet as well.  Not much foot traffic in general in Silom area other than the night market.  Will have to try the clubs another day.  Interesting fact, though…female clubs appeared to be open and doing a booming business.  What is up with the double standard here?!?

[floridarob]

30 minutes ago, jimmie50 said:

Pong was very well endowed and I wasn’t quite sure I could manage it, but he was a very masterful yet gentle top. 

A common scenario told frequently here, lol

"Paradise" guy is so much better, to me at least.... thanks 😉

[macaroni21]

On 2/24/2026 at 9:36 AM, jimmie50 said:

Facilities are decent, but no elevator and as is the case with most of these massage shops, rooms are on the upper floors with lots of steps to climb.  This may be a deterrent to some people.  No ensuite facilities, either.  Some of the Prestige therapists are available at either shop.  Some only work at Sathorn, while some only work at Sukhumvit.  You will need to clarify with administration when making a reservation who you are requesting and which location they work from.  The reason I ultimately decided to go to the Sukhumvit location is my interest in one particular therapist who only works at this location.  For that reason, and only that reason...he was good enough that I would return!  

I noticed that since 28 February, Prestige no longer lists boys at their Sukhumvit location. They're all now at their Sathorn branch (what I call the Chong Nonsi location). Either they're remodelling the Sukhumvit shop and will reopen later, or they've decided to give it up. If the latter, you might have been one of the last customers there.

[jimmie50]

1 hour ago, macaroni21 said:

I noticed that since 28 February, Prestige no longer lists boys at their Sukhumvit location. They're all now at their Sathorn branch (what I call the Chong Nonsi location).

Yes, I've noticed the same thing.  Their website still lists both locations and has therapists listed separately for both still.  If I happen to go back to Prestige Sathorn and see one of the two I have scheduled with previously, I will ask them what is up with that location.  

[jimmie50]

continued…Installment 7: I am going to be out of pocket for a couple of days.  Paradise guy is taking two days off for our so-called ‘trip’.  My idea of a trip and his are entirely two different things.  Guess that’s what happens when my Thai is non-existent, and his English is very limited.  lol. I had envisioned we were going someplace exotic and relaxing outside of the city.  His definition of trip was taking me to various places around Bangkok for two days that he wanted to make sure I saw or experienced.  Anyway, that’s taking place Thursday and Friday until the evening.  One of his buddies at the shop has a birthday on Friday and they are having an after-hours party once the shop closes at midnight.  To be fair, he did invite me but I politely declined the invitation.  I am pretty sure he knew I would, as well as was probably hoping I would!  Basically I am the tourist and he is my guide.

I actually laid low during the day on Wednesday.  Considered going to Saphan Kwai area, but very indecisive about which shop.  Ultimately decided it was perhaps a good idea to do some laundry if the next two days would be completely occupied.  Actually connected with another forum member who happens to be in town now and we made plans to meet for drinks later in the evening.  It will be nice to actually meet with someone in person.  I headed over to Silom planning to arrive around 8:15 or thereabouts.  I knew the other forum member had special plans late afternoon and would probably be at dinner around that time.  I wanted to walk around and check out some of the other venues.  As I was walking past Rainbow Dragon, I was stopped by their barker and I took a quick glance at their menu.  I had no idea what type of club it was, and before I knew it he had grabbed my arm and was dragging me inside.  It is a small place with perhaps 8 booths that can hold four persons in each, long bar with stools, and that’s about it.  I sat in the first booth and ordered one drink.  I was not planning to stay long.  In the next booth was a gentleman who had to be at least five years older than me.  Oh, and for those who may not know, this is a host bar.  There was one bar tender, one host sitting with the older gentleman, the barker outside and one other person who acted as a waiter.  Turns out he was also a host.  There was a group of four persons sitting at the last booth down, but they left shortly after I arrived.  A couple soon arrived and occupied one of the other empty booths.  I finally asked the guy who took my drink order what his official position was, and he said he was one of the hosts.  So, I invited him to join me and bought him a drink.  We chatted for a good ten or fifteen minutes.  He was just my type, too.  He said the owner is from California originally and that all of the guys working there are from Myanmar.  English was quite good.  During our conversation, the older gentleman got up to leave.  As he was heading to the exit, his host actually followed him outside.  From this I kind of assumed that the host was going home with the gentleman.  So, I asked the guy sitting with me if that, in fact, was taking place.  He explained the owner does not allow the employees to be taken off during hours.  What they do after the bar closes is their own business, but during open hours they socialize but never go off with customers.  Naturally, I had to pursue that just a bit further and asked if he ever arranged to meet customers for some fun after the bar closes.  Answer was affirmative, so I went one step further and asked if he would like to get together with me. Everyone saw this coming, didn’t you.  lol.  Exchanged contact info, and he said he actually preferred meeting people before going to work instead of when the bar closes.  Closing time is 3am, so rather late to try and connect he said.  That certainly works out better for me as well.  So we exchanged contact info and will plan for a time to meet next week.

By this time I had heard from the forum member asking if I was in the area now and where did we want to meet.  He had already been to Freshboy and Goodboy, so would prefer someplace different.  Options considered were Hotmale, Moonlight or Dreamboys.  Neither of us were really keen on Moonlight, and I was wanting to check out Hotmale anyway to see if the young man I took off with me in October was still working there.  So, we agreed to meet at Hotmale, which was right down the soi from my current location.  Took me less than five minutes to wrap things up at Rainbow Dragon and head on over.  Be about 30 minutes before the other forum member would get there.  I knew it was early, so didn’t think there would be many customers yet.  When I went inside, there were no other customers.  I was the one and only.  Probably about 12-15 guys in house doing their rotation on stage with no customers.  lol.  I still do not understand the thinking behind that.  Anyway, I recognized my October tryst right away.  He was still there, and he recognized me as well.  Had this great big smile on his face.  Couldn’t resist and did not hesitate to invite him over right away.  I wasn’t about to take any chance that someone else would come in and scoop him up before I could make my move.  Didn’t even bother to discuss business with mamasan.  Warned the forum member that when he arrived I was already inside and might have some company with me.  Also let him know that we might be the only customers for the first show.  Checked with my guy to see if he would like to go with me for some playtime and he readily agreed.  Only doing short term tonight.  No idea what time Paradise guy will show up at the condo in the morning.  Deal is sealed and paid the off fee so when we were ready to leave everything was taken care of in advance.

Show started at 10pm.  There were a few more customers by then, but not many.  Some stayed, while others came and went…mostly went.  I think at the most there were 12-15 number guys…well, minus one now.  Mostly familiar faces from when I was there in October.  First show as ok.  Rather short.  Stayed for the second show and it was actually much better.  Performers seemed to enjoy the second act more as well, and it showed in their energy level.  After the second show we said our goodbyes and will try to connect again in another week or so.  I am occupied the next two days with Paradise guy, and the other forum member is traveling elsewhere in Asia.  He will return to Bangkok in about one week.  Also think one or two other forum members might be here then as well, and the mention of possibly some karaoke.  Headed to the condo for several hours of glorious fun.  He definitely remembered things I enjoy doing.

For those curious, bar drinks at Hotmale are THB 400.  Off fee was THB 500.  Gave Cam THB 2000 for short term of three hours, which included tip.  That did not include travel time to/from condo.  Opted for taxi this trip.  More time with Cam at the condo.  Exchanged contact info and will definitely be seeing him again.  Dang…all of these contact numbers and repeat business.  Time is slipping away!

[jimmie50]

Thought I would expand on my comment in post above: 'Considered going to Saphan Kwai area, but very indecisive about which shop.'

Been to Phoenix and would never return there.  Did not care for that experience whatsoever.  One and done.

Been to Phetboys (now Love Boy) and would repeat, but do not like mats on the floor.  No massage tables in any of their rooms.  Communal shower, too, but that doesn't bother me at all.  Communication wasn't a problem in scheduling appointments.  

BT massage has a very limited selection of therapists.  I am assuming it must be a small shop with a handful of exclusive guys.  They don't seem to share what I refer to as the stable of freelancers.  

15M/27M does interest me, although 27M is a bit too far from BTS for my liking.  For that reason I would opt for the 15M location.  Share the same guys, plus they seem to be the freelancers shared amongst many shops.   

Kman seems like another good option, although some of the shared freelancers I am most interested in do not appear online for this shop, nor are they in their Line posts.  

One Spa seems like a good option, but as I recall from Google maps is also a bit far from the BTS station.  Personal preference would be close proximity to the station...not that I am adverse to doing any walking.  I do enjoy my exercise and a brisk walk is always beneficial.  Would rather spend my energy in the massage room, though.  lol.  

Home is another one in that general area, but difficult to find much information and they don't update on Line very often.

Stars Man (previously G-beats) is very convenient to BTS and does seem to share the same group of freelancers.  This shop interests me because they include the bath as part of their marketing.  However, they are not good about daily Line updates...only occasionally do they seem to post.  

Very intrigued by Ganymede, and think I may actually give it a try this afternoon.  Don't believe you need an appointment there.  Different BTS station than Saphan Kwai, and location is a bit confusing from website vs. Google maps.  I think it is quite possible the website is old and out of date and they may have moved to a new location within the last year.  Need to check the most recent review on ShamelessMack2 for this place before heading out today to see if he has better info about how to get there.  

I am sure there are others I have failed to mention.  Just sort of my informal list and reasons.  Think it will be Ganymede today, then Stars Man up next, then definitely want to try Fafa near On Nut BTS.  

 

[BjornAgain]

Rainbow Dragon is my favorite watering hole in the area, not because of the local talent, as usually connected, but as the only place that sells Fever Tree tonic to go with my Bombay gin. Not even the world renowned Seven-Star International food emporium sells it.

Was in there recently and got talking to Shaun, the owner, who was surprised I was only ordering Tonic as a carry-out, explained was going to Midnight, "say high to Mark for me".

[macaroni21]

2 hours ago, jimmie50 said:

Need to check the most recent review on ShamelessMack2 for this place before heading out today to see if he has better info about how to get there.  

Phayathai BTS station, use exit 2 at its southeast corner. Walk down to pavement and continue walking south for about 100 metres.  Look out for Pathumwan Resort, walk into its private driveway and follow the row of shops/cafes on the driveway's north side. Some distance in, the door to Ganymede's stairs should be on your left.

I don't think the sentry box is ever manned. Even if it is, the guard won't bother with pedestrians.

[jason1975]

6 hours ago, jimmie50 said:

After the second show we said our goodbyes and will try to connect again in another week or so.  I am occupied the next two days with Paradise guy, and the other forum member is traveling elsewhere in Asia.  He will return to Bangkok in about one week.  Also think one or two other forum members might be here then as well, and the mention of possibly some karaoke. 

Yes. Forum member is me. Will be in Bangkok this Friday to next Tuesday.

[BjornAgain]

4 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Yes. Forum member is me. Will be in Bangkok this Friday to next Tuesday.

Up Saturday & Sunday, also looking to touch base with The Flying Dutch man, aka @emiel1981 , if you fancy a bevvie?

[jimmie50]

continued…Installment 8: Will not bore everyone with details regarding what we did playing tourist for two days.  Basically, it was filled with temples, markets and shopping malls…all of which are in ample supply around Bangkok.  Did visit some areas of the city where I had never been before.  One market in particular I did not care for and probably would never return.  Chaktuchak Market is not your typical temporary stalls or booths, but rather a more permanent and concrete structure.  It does consist of small shop after shop after shop, most filled with multiple fish aquariums filled with all sorts of tropical fish in various shapes, sizes and colors.  All offered equipment for purchase to set up home aquariums as well.  Also to be found were large assortments of birds, including chickens and ducks, all crammed into crates barely able to move around.  Saw many turtles of various sizes, from tiny that you could hold in the palm of your hand up to giant that must have weighed over 100 pounds!  Other things included monkeys, lemurs, rabbits, squirrels, mice…many types of rodents.  Didn’t see any snakes, but wouldn’t surprise me at all if there were some for sale here.  The market is huge with so many shops selling exactly the same thing.  I don’t know how they make any money or manage to stay in business.  The facility is all one level.  Next door is the big red building which is maybe six stories filled with typical merchandise you find in most night markets.  Again, shop after shop selling exactly the same thing.  One floor was like a giant food court that only contained food booths.  The nice thing about this facility is it was all indoors and air conditioned.  I would go back to the indoor market, but have no desire to visit the outdoor zoo ever again.  Paradise guy was so excited to show me these places that I had to be careful about what I said.  Anyway, it was a pleasant two day adventure hanging out together.  However, by the time Friday evening arrived I was ready for a break, and he probably was, too.  That was the most time we had ever spent together long term, and to be honest it was quite exhausting.  He was heading off to his friend’s birthday party, and I had something else in mind for myself…naturally.  There would be plenty of beer, so he would either end up passing out there with his friends or just head to his apartment after the party and pass out there.

After a quick power nap and shower, I decided to make an unannounced visit to Hotmale.  In other words, I didn’t text Cam ahead of time to make sure he was working or letting him know I might stop by.  I got there right around 9pm and 8 or 9 number boys were doing their rotation parade on stage with no customers at all.  lol.  I did not see Cam on stage or waiting for his turn to go up.  Mamasan almost immediately realized why I was there and tried to assure me that he would be there, but arrives later.  Rather hilarious, actually, because mamasan kind of went into panic mode and was afraid I would leave.  She started texting and calling Cam to let him know someone was waiting for him, then would update me as to his updated arrival time.  I really had to laugh about the scenario.  He had the biggest smile on his face once he arrived and saw me.  He came in with a bowl of something he had picked up on the street to eat before work.  I didn’t even give him a chance to change out of his street clothes.  Told him to give the bowl to one of his buddies to enjoy and we would go get some dinner elsewhere.  I don’t think he eats out much other than street food, so when it came to making a decision about where to go for dinner, we ended up going with what was most familiar to him…Foodland.  While enjoying a meal together, he said it was early and suggested we go visit Soi 4 and possibly see a show over there.  Since I had only walked around that Soi during daylight hours when it was totally dead, I was interested to experience it at night.  I assumed since it was a Friday night that it would be a lively place, and that assumption was accurate.  One thing that struck me as odd, though, is the outside areas of the clubs were packed, as was the actual street.  Wall to wall people.  You could barely walk without bumping into someone.  However, there were very few people actually inside the clubs.  Pride restaurant seemed to be the most successful at engaging people in the actual show, because they brought the show outside to where people were sitting.  Noise was a big factor with all of the clubs having the music cranked up as much as possible.  You couldn’t make a distinction about what club was playing which music.  It would seem it was all about being seen and getting noticed…a face off between the right hand side and left hand side.  Reminded me of the old time contest of who is going to blink first.  lol.  The other thing I didn’t care for about Soi 4 is all of the smoking.  Even though all of the bars had signs up outside indicating ‘no smoking’, these were ignored completely.  The bars even had ash trays on the outdoor tables.  At Cam’s recommendation, we decided to watch the show at Banana Club.  I believe the main reason for that is several of the boys who were at this club are also from Cambodia and they are buddies.  Show had already started when we got there, so probably missed a good 20 minutes of it.  Counted a total of 12 customers inside, including us.  Mostly males, but two females with male companions.  Not sure if you refer to the entertainers as lady boys or drag queens.  They seemed to do their numbers in groups of two or three rather than solo work, and each act would only perform one number.  It followed a pattern of two singing acts, interspersed with a sexy boy act.  Sexy boy acts were also done with two or three performers, not solo.  Boys did show some cock, but all with condoms that appeared to be blown up quite a bit…literally blown up like with a bicycle pump or some such device. I don’t recall ever seeing that before. lol.  The same three boys appeared in all of their sexy acts, but there was probably 18-20 number boys that paraded on stage during the 15 minute re-set from first show to second. I also noticed that some of the waiters had number tags, so I assume they could be taken off as well.  Several of the boys looked older and perhaps should have considered retiring a few years ago.  There were a few mid-20’s guys that I would describe as twinks, and one in particular I thought was cute, but otherwise they were all late 20’s to mid-30’s and a bit too muscular for my taste.  THB 380 drink price for admission.  We only had one drink each, waited for the second show to get started, then decided to leave and head back to the condo.  Still rather early, but didn’t want to deal with BTS so took taxi.  Cam was going to spend the night, so we took our time exploring each other completely.  He has figured out what I really enjoy, and let me say he is very good at it.  Since we left Hotmale almost immediately upon his arrival, I only paid the cost of my initial drink, THB 400, and his off fee, THB 500.  Got up the next morning and grabbed some breakfast together before he headed off to exercise.  We had never actually discussed fee, but I offered THB 3000 and he was very happy with that.  Definitely plan to see each other again.

[jimmie50]

On 3/8/2026 at 12:09 PM, macaroni21 said:

Phayathai BTS station, use exit 2 at its southeast corner. Walk down to pavement and continue walking south for about 100 metres.  Look out for Pathumwan Resort, walk into its private driveway and follow the row of shops/cafes on the driveway's north side. Some distance in, the door to Ganymede's stairs should be on your left

Thanks so much.  It is exactly as you have described.  Not sure why street view in Google maps shows some dilapidated pink shack.  So weird.  FYI...I didn't need to go up a flight of stairs.  You walk up maybe two steps to the ground floor where there was seating and a reception desk.  Host had me sit and showed me the price list.  Provided me with slippers and water.  Once it was settled on the type of massage, there were three guys sitting on the other side of a makeshift fringe curtain that the host invited over for me to view and make a selection.  Once all was arranged we went up one flight to what most of us call second floor but they refer to as first where they had two massage rooms and a communal restroom.  Very helpful info indeed!!!   Will share more about my experience in detail on another post.  

[jason1975]

21 hours ago, BjornAgain said:

Up Saturday & Sunday, also looking to touch base with The Flying Dutch man, aka @emiel1981 , if you fancy a bevvie?

Yes let's all meet! @jimmie50 come along!

[macaroni21]

 

1 hour ago, jimmie50 said:

 You walk up maybe two steps to the ground floor where there was seating and a reception desk.  Host had me sit and showed me the price list. 

we went up one flight to what most of us call second floor but they refer to as first 

Then they have expanded. Even on my last visit they only had the first floor, not the ground floor. Now they've taken up the ground floor too, it seems.

"most of us"?  You must be American  🤣  In many places around the world, the floor aligned with the street is referred to as the ground floor (French: Rez-de-chaussée; German: Erdgeschoss; Spanish: Planta baja) First floor is the first floor above that. (French: premier étage; German: Erste etage; Spanish: primer piso). I particularly love the totally logical way some lifts are numbered in Europe:  (yes, lifts to me, not elevators).

6

5

4

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

[jimmie50]

6 minutes ago, macaroni21 said:

You must be American 

You got me.  I should know better than to use the phrase 'most of us'.  LOL.  You would think, having lived in Taiwan for a few years with my Taiwanese boyfriend I would have remembered that.  Old habits are hard to forget.  

[vinapu]

4 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Yes let's all meet! @jimmie50 come along!

I feel jealous

[mauRICE]

36 minutes ago, vinapu said:

I feel jealous

Looking anticipatingly at your magic calendar now? 😉

[mauRICE]

7 hours ago, jason1975 said:

Yes let's all meet! @jimmie50 come along!

The camaraderie and conviviality among members of this forum is amazing and I'm glad I decided to re-join last year. I remember it used to be quite acrimonious and not very pleasant in the old forums; one was overrun by sock puppets and a close-knit mafia cabal intent on gratuitously yanking the chain of others "just for fun", and another was run by a megalomaniacal control freak who not only took pleasure in deleting posts but pride in banning his precious few members. For a while, my dear friend Hedda and I took refuge in the very clever Baht-Stop which lasted much longer than we had expected although it was very much a niche forum focussed on socio-political events in Thailand and the rest of the world. I still very much miss it.