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[Mr Enternational]

You have to realize, that all hotel safes have a backdoor, usually a mechanical key which fits a hidden keyhole on all the safes of the same type.

This is needed because some guests leave the safe locked on checkout.

The key should be kept by the reception, but housekeeping usually carries one. It's your call!

This means nothing. The majority can be opened with a magnet or just by a hard slap. No key or combination needed. But like XXL was saying, there is no rash of people running around stealing out of hotel safes in Thailand.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=57OHIH_JhaI

[Daddy San]

Been a few years in TH now. Always kept valuables (cash, passport, smartphone) in the room safe. I was never stolen. Very low risk in Thailand.

You have to realize, that all hotel safes have a backdoor, usually a mechanical key which fits a hidden keyhole on all the safes of the same type.

This is needed because some guests leave the safe locked on checkout.

The key should be kept by the reception, but housekeeping usually carries one. It's your call!

[XXL]

Are safe in hotels safe / reliable? I read somewhere (possibly on Reddit) that a couple lost all their valuable, which they put in the safe. Others commented that the housekeeping can gain access to safe easily. Any way to sag guard your money while traveling there? Thanks in advance.

Been a few years in TH now. Always kept valuables (cash, passport, smartphone) in the room safe. I was never stolen. Very low risk in Thailand.

[Supmam]

This guy simping bad. Or found his niche. Filming chick's in nightclub attire who run food stalls. Then puts content on YouTube and gets the bucks rolling in.

He's found or made some stars no doubt.

Feels like onlyfans for street vendors. Simps sending her money, when it's the pimp that's really profiting.

https://youtube.com/@STREETFOODJOURNEY5

[Supmam]

Investigative journalism!!

Love the last paragraph. He was looking in the rear view mirror to check they weren't fucking!!

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1815914

[XXL]

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But now Mr. Boi is reporting the Kinnaree girls "don't session in the club." Hmmm. My Kinnaree experience pre-dates COVID, so I'm wondering about the current state of play. Can anybody who has patronized Kinnaree recently weigh in here? I find it hard to believe that the action there is limited to take out only.

Bunky

They still had rooms last week.

[HorseTrader]

Are safe in hotels safe / reliable? I read somewhere (possibly on Reddit) that a couple lost all their valuable, which they put in the safe. Others commented that the housekeeping can gain access to safe easily. Any way to sag guard your money while traveling there? Thanks in advance.

If this happened often I'm sure you'd hear it happening much more on here. Don't recall the last time an ISG member has said their safe was broken into. Every hotel even in the Western world has a master key to open all safes in a hotel. Housekeepers usually don't have access to that key. Now if you were careless enough to let a housekeeper or girl see your lock number then that's a different situation altogether.

A few years ago the battery in the safe at my hotel died while my stuff was inside. It was a bit complex to get approval for the handy man to get the master key. I feel confident that my valuable are safe inside a hotel safe.

[Cha Chumplin]

The gogo girls they bring in for special events don't session inside the bar. They are paid for the day to entertain the customers with strip shows on the tables. They're open to go home with when Kinnaree shuts down at 5 pm unless they have to get ready for work at their gogo bar. The daily house girls at Kinnaree all still session. Nothing has changed on that front.



If this happened often I'm sure you'd hear it happening much more on here. Don't recall the last time an ISG member has said their safe was broken into. Every hotel even in the Western world has a master key to open all safes in a hotel. Housekeepers usually don't have access to that key. Now if you were careless enough to let a housekeeper or girl see your lock number then that's a different situation altogether.

If you have something really valuable I would leave it at the front desk safe and stay at a name brand hotel.

You tube lots of videos how to open Hotel Safes.

[Mr Enternational]

Are safe in hotels safe / reliable? I read somewhere (possibly on Reddit) that a couple lost all their valuable, which they put in the safe. Others commented that the housekeeping can gain access to safe easily. Any way to sag guard your money while traveling there? Thanks in advance.

Watch the lock picking lawyer on youtube and you will see how easy it is for anybody to open the majority of home or hotel safes.

[Allover]

Are safe in hotels safe / reliable? I read somewhere (possibly on Reddit) that a couple lost all their valuable, which they put in the safe. Others commented that the housekeeping can gain access to safe easily. Any way to sag guard your money while traveling there? Thanks in advance.

They are not 100% safe since someone on the premises has a key to unlock the safe. That being said you should consider the room safe to be secure. Any good hotel will have procedures in place to keep the keys safely and accounted for. I don't hesitate to keep my passport and extra cash in my room safe box. However, with my Charles Schwab debit card, I go the the ATM (fees reimbursed) every other day in order to keep less cash on hand. Losing a few hundred dollars won't spoil my vacation but losing more than that would hurt. Before having this debit card I would use Traveler Checks which I received from my bank at no charge. No matter what I would not recommend keeping thousands of dollars on your person or in your safe. Same goes for bringing nice, expensive jewelry. I have heard very few instances of a safe problem reported by an ISG member.

[Banana Boi]

But now Mr. Boi is reporting the Kinnaree girls "don't session in the club."

The gogo girls they bring in for special events don't session inside the bar. They are paid for the day to entertain the customers with strip shows on the tables. They're open to go home with when Kinnaree shuts down at 5 pm unless they have to get ready for work at their gogo bar. The daily house girls at Kinnaree all still session. Nothing has changed on that front.

Are safe in hotels safe / reliable? I read somewhere (possibly on Reddit) that a couple lost all their valuable, which they put in the safe. Others commented that the housekeeping can gain access to safe easily. Any way to sag guard your money while traveling there? Thanks in advance.

If this happened often I'm sure you'd hear it happening much more on here. Don't recall the last time an ISG member has said their safe was broken into. Every hotel even in the Western world has a master key to open all safes in a hotel. Housekeepers usually don't have access to that key. Now if you were careless enough to let a housekeeper or girl see your lock number then that's a different situation altogether.

If you have something really valuable I would leave it at the front desk safe and stay at a name brand hotel.

[Jparkla23]

Bring twice what you think you will need to be on the safe side and not lose money on credit card surcharges. Some hotels will levy a percentage on the price if you pay by card. Thailand has no bothersome currency regulations within the amounts you're looking at, and your stash is safe in Thai hotels.

Are safe in hotels safe / reliable? I read somewhere (possibly on Reddit) that a couple lost all their valuable, which they put in the safe. Others commented that the housekeeping can gain access to safe easily. Any way to sag guard your money while traveling there? Thanks in advance.

[Bunky]

Kinnaree brings in go go girls to dance on the tables for tips from time to time. Last time we went there were about 20 go go girls there. They will DFK you with groping and lap dancing for a cheap Kinnaree drink. They don't session in the club but try to convince you to take them when the bar closes.

More than once I've retired to one of the rooms at the Kinnaree with a young lady for a little private time. (After hanging out in the club and buying a few lady drinks.) I found the rooms at Kinnaree to be much more comfortable than the rooms above the Soi 6 bars. Clean, well-appointed, comfortable. Nice en suite showers.

But now Mr. Boi is reporting the Kinnaree girls "don't session in the club." Hmmm. My Kinnaree experience pre-dates COVID, so I'm wondering about the current state of play. Can anybody who has patronized Kinnaree recently weigh in here? I find it hard to believe that the action there is limited to take out only.

Bunky

[LR123]

You said everything else will be on card. FYI TIT so unless you're eating and shopping in malls and hotels only chances are you will not be able to pay most things by card.

As for how much for 2 girls per day, not including drinks. For Pattaya you can get a Soi 6 girl for 1350 baht including BF and a BR girl for 700 baht. Otherwise you can get a G club girl at Kinnaree for 1300 baht and a gogo girl at Palace for 5 k ST. So that's 2050 to 6300 baht per day only for the girl and BF and not including drinks. You will likely fall somewhere in between that over a 2 week stay. BKK shouldn't be too different.

Bring $1500 USD in new 50's and 100's. Put your hotel expenses on your card. Make sure you can get cash advance on your card also. Don't forget to let your card issuer know you are going to Thailand. I usually take $2 K cash with me. Bring home any extra. All hotels have safes in the room. Use it.

Bring twice what you think you will need to be on the safe side and not lose money on credit card surcharges. Some hotels will levy a percentage on the price if you pay by card. Thailand has no bothersome currency regulations within the amounts you're looking at, and your stash is safe in Thai hotels.

Thanks for the advice, gents!

Looks like 2-3 K will equal a wild party in Thailand.

[Banana Boi]

A Gentlemens club is just a closed bar (with a door), as opposed to beer bars or most Soi 6 bars, which are open.

No requirement for a pool to be a GC.

But, most GCs don't have ladies dancing. If they have strippers, its a gogo.

That's the current definition of a G Club yes. Do some research on posts from 2015 on this and other Thailand boards and you will see that was not the definition of a G Club.

Wrong. Kinnaree brings in gogo girls to dance on the tables for tips from time to time. Last time we went there were about 20 gogo girls there. They will DFK you with groping and lap dancing for a cheap Kinnaree drink. They don't session in the club but try to convince you to take them when the bar closes. Some were from Sapphire and What's Up last time.