The second issue is a 'decent' hotel. Not looking for 5 star but not 1 star either. 

PS: we both like girls so its not bringing sand to the beach or 'coal to Newcastle' she is the 'beach' haha

I suppose i need to give someone a power of attorney, notarized in the country where I am now.  And an authorization to access my bank account (has to be done at the embassy of the country where I am now),  otherwise there is no way to get the necessary FET (formally TT3).

Any experiences?

Bed - king , 7 girls and a ladyboy, mit audience.

Rolled up and the front of house was like a shabby curry house. I saw a total of 4 rooms and they were all shite. Very worn, stale smelling, old, just terrible.

I didn't stay and used Bt100 to have the porter ferry me to the JW Marriott down the Soi where I negotiated a very good deal under their website including a suite upgrade for me and club benefits for both rooms.

Many more options I know but it was for so many years a safe bet down Soi 2 with apartment like rooms with kitchens for very reasonable prices.

Is anyone in a position to confirm this?

A personal disaster for me, it is/was my fave in Patters.

Poor old Sebastian got a shock...

...on booking in they inferred my girlfriend was a prostitute by only offering one complimentary breakfast which was buffet style and everything from eggs to tomatoes were cold. On entering the bar' date='before I could even get a drink an old woman with more make up than coco the clown flicked her tongue at me like some crazed monitor lizard and pointed to her sagging breasts which were literally spilling from her dress ... on asking about tours I was amazed that the woman didn't even get up from eating and when I asked a second question raised her voive saying that she didn't go to the place I was asking rude and way past her sell by date [/quote']

 

Here comes Terka from Prague...

one of the worst experiences in Thailand... the noise from outside was horrible. And the hotel is full of old men from europe with young thai girls.

 

But, wait a minute, Karen from Gillingham, UK, has got the right idea!

for those seeking fun red light district activities, without sleep and are not worrying about where they spend the night then this is where its at!!

(Oh, she's being ironic? )

 

A "girl from Finland" didn't get the holiday she bargained for...

Filled with prostitutes and drunken tourist ... two horrible nights and I`m never going back to this place

 

Mr Peter Winn from Seamer gives the Nana a one star rating:

when I arrived was met by 5 hard faced old women in their seventies obviously ex prostitues no smiles just interested in cash and whatever they can get off you the room was supposed to be executive room as I paid more than the basic the smell knocked me sick

 

But Colin E. from Aberdeen gives a glowing recommendation. When can I go? Taxi!

Outside the hotel is full of vendors selling fake Viagra and dubious sex toys which are illegal in Thailand but overlooked if the local cops have been bribed to turn a blind eye. At night outside the hotel is full of aging prostituites looking for business from the drunken sex tourists...

 

Guarisharma from New Dheli had a brief but memorable stay:

in the evening full of sex workers and drunk traveller even you will find staff on duty drunk in day time- huge parking is a sex workers lot... staff- DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING OUT OF THEM- drunk on duty- front desk staff was horrible- cant forget the two witches on the desk so rude it still makes me angry ... and breakfast sent me to doctor

 

H. Shah, from Chichester UK, even made friends with the gentleman in the room next to hers.

This hotel is sex heaven for sex tourist.I would not ever stay there again... Good luck to 65 years old from England with 17 years old Thailand girls going to next door to my room. I left the next day. Sick hotel...

 

I just booked a room there. Can't wait.

 

jack

Cheap, clean, handy for getting to the Thai consulate, cheap, decent food, cheap, beer, cheap, etc etc

Thanks

In all these years I have always stayed in the Prince-Hotel at the New Petchaburi (at the end of Soi 3).

As a regular guest and as a welcome guest I always got the best room, e. g. a room which was recently renovated.

Unfortunately, this hotel was demolished at the end of 2014.

Since then I have stayed at various hotels on the Soi 4; in the price range from 700 to 800 Baht.

When I come next season, I want to go to the Landmark.

Does anybody know what the standard room at the Landmark is?

Update.

Yes, there are many threads on this fine board about accommodation in Bangkok, Thailand.

Yet it might be time to update the bestest hotels. For the wandering farang tourist.

Bestest is defined by your parameters. From an un-airconditioned hostel to the Landmark on Sukhumvit.

How about a a name and address or location.

And of course price. In the spirit of internationalism - Baht, Euro, Pound, US Dollar, AUD, NZD, DKK, or any currency that you actually use.

In other words, where do you stay, amount, location, why . . . and any extra tidbits you can add about hotel and about location.

Whispers of a 1000 baht charge for bringing back a takeaway tart? Said reviews were from years back. Can anyone confirm or refute based on recent experience or information, and/or appraise me of whether it's a dump or not.

Thanks, lads.

jack

Obviously looking at the photos of the rooms,this hotel is a bordello.

Anyway it looks like a lot of fun even if you were to try it once.

Is it as good as it claims to be,any user reports?

Thanx

Google for 'worst hotel in Thailand': step forward the Royal Parkview Hotel Bangkok!

https://www.tripadvi...el-Bangkok.html

But Google for 'worst hotel in Bangkok': hello Ambassador Hotel!

https://www.tripadvi...ok-Bangkok.html

I stayed at the former once, and it was probably shit (can't remember, but the word 'once' might well be a clue). Never stayed at the latter so can't comment.

jack

I tell myself that there are 2 good reasons for this. In fact there are 3. (Reason 3, trivia fans, is that once old Fiery jack's got a few drinks down his throat he's drawn to Nana Plaza and the tuppenny tarts therein like a pig after truffles. ) The 2 reasons I more readily, and more publicly, admit to are: 1) the Nana Hotel and surrounding area are great for 'people watching' , and, 2) I like a good outdoor pool (and one that's bigger than a postage stamp, thank you kindly) and I haven't found a hotel with a better or better-sized pool in Bangkok, though surely there must be one?

To cut to the chase (or as near to it as your old pal Ramblin' Jacky's ever gonna get... ), I'll be in BKK next week and have already booked online at the Nana Hotel, but I can always cancel that without loss of monies or face, since all they ask for is your, ahem, 'name'. To be honest, the last time I stayed there (last September: see Trip reports) I did find myself thinking 'F*ck's sake, this place really is a f*cking dump!' on more than one occasion (in fact one every occasion I was sober (so, in fact, on exactly one occasion: when I checked in)). Plus, it's not that cheap now, considering what a shit hole it has become. And, anyway, I'll be over on a 'business' trip , so I won't be paying.

QUESTION: Are there any decent, tart-friendly hotels on (Lower) Sukhumvit that have a good outdoor pool? (Hotels farther afield considered, as long as they're tart friendly.)

Thanks, lads. Hope someone can suggest somewhere, or Nana it is, again...

jack

A friend, Filipina, mid 30's, decent, good catholic girl, is planning a few nights in Bangkok, an honest to goodness temples, food and markets holiday. She needs a decent and cheap place to stay, pretty much any area that has restaurants around and with easy access to the city. Looking at Khao San area but a lot of hostels with shared accom and I think she would prefer a little privacy. Any ideas, advice?

Anyone with an off duty yf or gf with a day to spend as a tour guide?

Options?

Ta muchly in advance.

Any hotel recommendations for Ao Nang not too expensively prices you paid and not too far from beach. budget 800-100 Bhatt per night.

Thanks