Quick trip to Bangkok

[vinapu]

4 hours ago, floridarob said:

@vinapu this is good to keep in mind in case the massage side of things gets slow for you 😉

no worries, I'm man of many talents , pretending to be humble is one of them

[Frenchfrank]

I'm in BKK now. Staying at Voco on Suriwong - excellent value btw and a good base. Flew in in Air India £2400 business return bought at the ticket desk at LHR.  I was waiting for a flight to BCN to get fucked raw in Thermas for a few days and somehow thought Bangkok might be fun after a 12 year absence. 
 

i've visited BKK over 100 times since the mid 80s. I'd consider myself comfortably well off - i sold my business years ago and live well of property and other investments. The bars used to be teeming and relatively good value. But 400b for drinks is absurd imo. Sut with three or four boys, buy a couple of rounds, choose one or two to take off (expectations of 3k ea) and tip the others 200/300 ea and you've spaffed £300 to £350 by the time you've showered the spunk off your face  

It may be cheap by UK standards but It's put me right off when there's plenty of boys on grindr for 1500-2500   
 

i've had a fun time, but raiding the atm for 20k at a time almost daily is absurd.  I have much more fun in PP or KL (just host a party) and for far less.  
 

It's a shame as Ive fond memories of BKK way back to Garden Bar and Harry's days in soi 2.  
 

 

 

 

[sydneyboy1]

On 5/6/2026 at 1:15 AM, Frenchfrank said:

I'm in BKK now. Staying at Voco on Suriwong - excellent value btw and a good base. Flew in in Air India £2400 business return bought at the ticket desk at LHR.  I was waiting for a flight to BCN to get fucked raw in Thermas for a few days and somehow thought Bangkok might be fun after a 12 year absence. 
 

i've visited BKK over 100 times since the mid 80s. I'd consider myself comfortably well off - i sold my business years ago and live well of property and other investments. The bars used to be teeming and relatively good value. But 400b for drinks is absurd imo. Sut with three or four boys, buy a couple of rounds, choose one or two to take off (expectations of 3k ea) and tip the others 200/300 ea and you've spaffed £300 to £350 by the time you've showered the spunk off your face  

It may be cheap by UK standards but It's put me right off when there's plenty of boys on grindr for 1500-2500   
 

i've had a fun time, but raiding the atm for 20k at a time almost daily is absurd.  I have much more fun in PP or KL (just host a party) and for far less.  
 

It's a shame as Ive fond memories of BKK way back to Garden Bar and Harry's days in soi 2.  
 

 

 

 

What was the attitude of Voco regarding visitors to rooms? Any other comments about the place eg breakfast, pool, rooms?

[Frenchfrank]

Great hotel.  No hassles with visitors. Great lap pool. I stayed at Sukhothai Hotel past week - double the price. Voco is almost comparable in terms of comfort. 
 

i found it more fun to meet boys on grindr.  Just made it clear that id pay 200 for taxi if not what I was looking for.
 

The bars are dire. I also got scammed in one bar where they claimed I'd given a 100 instead of 1000. Just not worth the hassle. 

[jimmie50]

18 minutes ago, Frenchfrank said:

I also got scammed in one bar where they claimed I'd given a 100 instead of 1000.

Mind sharing which bar so the rest of us can be more alert when visiting?  

[PeterRS]

2 hours ago, Frenchfrank said:

Great hotel.  No hassles with visitors. Great lap pool. I stayed at Sukhothai Hotel past week - double the price. Voco is almost comparable in terms of comfort. 

The Sukhothai used to be cruise central for gays. Plonk yourself on a lounger by the pool and the eye candy was always great. Clearly no longer.

[sydneyboy1]

4 minutes ago, PeterRS said:

The Sukhothai used to be cruise central for gays. Plonk yourself on a lounger by the pool and the eye candy was always great. Clearly no longer.

Interesting point. Has anyone else stayed at the Sukhothai lately? 

[Frenchfrank]

Bar was Good Boys. 
 

the Sukhothai used to be Babylon's waiting room with just as much action in the steam room. Alas no longer, a gay desert today. 
 

I have a fond memory of in room massage from the spa there too back in the 90s. The masseur did a commendable job on my back and buttocks and then slid his erect cock into me. It seemed rude to protest and he unloaded BB into me which did annoy me slightly. I asked him to accompany me to a private clinic near Paragon for an HIV test which he happily did.  He also expected a well earned substantial tip!
 

The pool at the Sukhothai is great, but then the Voco offers an excellent pool too. I always enjoy the Thai food at the Sukhothai, but it comes at a price.  The restaurant manager at the Voco was happy to request the chef to prepare a favorite off menu Thai dish to order.  I'd choose the Voco over the Sukhothai.  
 

 

[zoomomancs]

7 hours ago, Frenchfrank said:

Great hotel.  No hassles with visitors. Great lap pool. I stayed at Sukhothai Hotel past week - double the price. Voco is almost comparable in terms of comfort. 
 

i found it more fun to meet boys on grindr.  Just made it clear that id pay 200 for taxi if not what I was looking for.
 

The bars are dire. I also got scammed in one bar where they claimed I'd given a 100 instead of 1000. Just not worth the hassle. 

One defense against this is to announce, in Thai, how much one is handing over eg Nung Phan (1,000) etc, and get the waiter/mamasan to nod agreement. 

[10tazione]

I noticed in the Philippines, every waiter/ cashier etc. announces the received amount out loud, "I received xxx peso". It should be done like this all over the world!