Archive for August, 2009

Other Gay Bars and Clubs in Bangkok

Monday, August 31st, 2009

In the last issue of BK Magazine they have a good article about “Other” Gay Bars and Venues in Bangkok. “Other” meaning outside of what they call “The city’s most prominent go-to gayborhood“: Silom and the area (including Sathorn, Langsuan and Surawong). Here is a summary of the article. “OR TOR KOR Area As Chatuchak [...]

Guest Friendly hotel – Royal Asia Lodge, Sukhumvit, Bangkok

Sunday, August 30th, 2009

I went to check this hotel that has been mentioned several times by commenters on this blog (with both good and back feed-backs). Royal Asia Lodge is located at the very end of Sukhumvit soi 8, meters only from the last condo and the dead-end of the soi. It’s a nice hotel in a quiet, [...]

4 new short-time hotels on Suk soi 4

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

I’ve always been convinced that the short time hotel business was a good business. Obviously I am not the only one: several new short time hotels have appeared on Sukhumvit soi 4. Let me tell you that they are new for me, but maybe not for you. You know how it is: the locals (I’m [...]

Dusk 2 Dawn, Sukhumvit, Bangkok

Monday, August 24th, 2009

Some places change of name all the time and keep on launching new openings. The roof top bar on Sukhumvit soi 4 is one of them. This roof top bar is located above the 7Eleven, opposite to the soi of the Big Mango bar, just before the Rajah Hotel. It used to be called Sin [...]

Nana Place, What’s this place???

Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

Nana Place, Bangkok, is a new venue on Sukhumvit soi 4. It is attached to Rajah hotel and is actually not on soi 4, but between soi 4 and soi 2, very next to Annie’s Massage. Nana Place could be labelled as “your one-stop shop for P4p”. It’s a beer bar, a night-club (after-hours?), a [...]

Best Guest Friendly Hotels in Bangkok

Friday, August 21st, 2009

I’ve seen comments about hotels on different posts and thought it could be a good idea to gather all comments here. Listed below are the hotel names mentioned and recommended by some readers: – Citadines on Sukhumvit soi 8 and soi 11 (soi 8 being a bit cheaper, from what the comments say) – not [...]

The Essential Gay Guide to Bangkok and Thailand

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

I came accross this magazine called Spice! (Obviously not related to any after hours club or Thai recipe) which claims to be Thailand’s #1 Magazine for Gay Men. They have a list of the most recommended gay and gay-friendly places in Bangkok, and as I am not going to review them any time soon, I [...]

The naughty massage shops on Sukhumvit soi 23

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

There are more and more naughty massage shops opening on Sukhumvit soi 23, making this street the equivalent for oil massage with happy ending to soi Cowboy for the Gogo bars and soi 24/1 for the teen massage shops. All the shops are located within a 2/300 meter part of soi 23. To find them, [...]

Thai Guest Friendly Hotel – Grace Hotel, Sukhumvit, Bangkok

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

- Do you allow guests in the room? – Yes, we do not charge for your guest if he/she is a Thai national. – Oh? And else? – Else we charge 500 baht. Looks like Grace Hotel Bangkok is helping to defend Thai jobs. This hotel is famous for it’s Middle East clients and maybe [...]

Tonight, Blues Brothers and Sisters Party at The Strip Gogo bar, Bangkok

Friday, August 14th, 2009

The Strip, on Patpong soi 2, is probably the only GoGo bar with outstanding events and a newsletter. I find it kind of cool (although I’ve never been to any of these events yet ) and pass the information here. “Blues Brothers and Sisters Party in THE STRIP – August 14th, 2009 The most dangerous [...]