Bangkok Hotels

[Chill Out]

I checked this one out for several days after Crazy4thai's review (thanks for that one!).

I would disagree with him that it is at the same level as the Citadines; the Citadines I would say are more clean and well-maintained. In Le Fenix they are some stains on the carpet, walls, etc. However I still like Le Fenix more. It has an hip factor to it, it's not as boring as many hotels, including many with a much higher price. It reminds me of the Renaissance in a way (obviously a much cheaper version of it). Nice rooftop bar also. The pool and fitness room however are very small and just useless.

The location is good, close to Nana, and right in front of Q Bar, Bed Club, and another club I forgot the name of.

Totally girl friendly in my experience. You can bring girls in from the 1st floor, bypassing the reception, or register them on the 2d floor, either way, no problem. I've even sent a girl to my room before I had checked in, with a phone call to the reception.

At 999 baths a day, this is the best value for money I've seen in BKK so far. And Wifi is free.

Wotif link:

http://www.wotif.com/hotel/View?hote...=1&child9Age=1

[Chill Out]

Not much to say that Barco hasn't said yet, see his previous reviews. It's a hip hotel. Many gay customers. Colorful lobby and rooms. Top of the line everything, from bedsheets to bathroom fixtures. Nice huge mirror on the side of the bed.

This hotel has personality, compared to many 4-5 stars hotels that can be comfy but bland by comparison (for example, the Grand Millennium). Location is not that good for P4P, you need a taxi for a few minutes whether you come from Nana or Cowboy. It hasn't been a problem for me though.

The breakfast is excellent, with a lot of variety (buffet).

Personally, I loved it. This is the hotel I stayed in the longest during this trip. At 3000 a day, an excellent deal for the money, given what you get.

Note that Wifi is expensive at 500 a day.

Wotif link:

http://www.wotif.com/hotel/View?hote...=1&child9Age=1

[Syzygies]

would you care to provide the details as to where to "buy a driver's license?

i want one.

sorry daddy, i haven't found the need to buy one myself. ask your thai girls. i'm sure they know what to do. i don't even know what a thai driver's license looks like.

not sure if its available for farangs too.

haven't you also heard numerous stories of thais with bought driver's licenses causing accidents and never having learned to drive properly? i thought this was well known. e.g. one girl i have know for many years told me she bought her license and had a few accidents due to not having learned to drive properly. she was also is bad accident when on a motor-bike. an **** kid in a car/trunk crashed into the back of her motorcycle. not sure if the kid had a license at all.
what about the incident where several people were thrown from the van on the expressway. did the girl driving the sedan have a proper license? i forget. the real important problem is that people in vans don't wear seltbelfts. sorry i'm getting off topic.

[Daddy07]

Its very easy to buy a driver's license. No driving test needed. Its not safe to drive here.

Would you care to provide the details as to where to "buy a driver's license?

I want one.

[Syzygies]

I believe even a drivers licence would do? Or does it need to be a proper I'd Card?

Its very easy to buy a driver's license. No driving test needed. Its not safe to drive here.

[Pita123]

We are all adults and know the risks of Mongering hehehe.

May need to check the ID to ensure everyone is adult. .

[NicFrenchy]

Maybe in the past, but nowadays, it's probably more difficult to get a good quality fake ID card with the new format in use (which incorporates an embedded chip). Anyway, I believe that it's probably riskier for the working girl to carry a fake ID card than not having one because her parents did not register her birth. On the customer side, it's a very different situation, of course...

I believe even a drivers licence would do? Or does it need to be a proper I'd Card?

[Goyave]

Doesn't Khao San Road make good quality Fake IDs? ...

Maybe in the past, but nowadays, it's probably more difficult to get a good quality fake ID card with the new format in use (which incorporates an embedded chip). Anyway, I believe that it's probably riskier for the working girl to carry a fake ID card than not having one because her parents did not register her birth. On the customer side, it's a very different situation, of course...

[NicFrenchy]

I know many people who don't (and can't) have an I'd card. Maybe she was born in a small village (probably in Northeastern Thailand) and her parents did not register her birth at the local district.

It's not unusual in rural parts of this country and I know several persons who can't have an I'd card or a passport because their parents did not register their birth (often, their parents themselves don't have any identification document). Most of them are children of peasants or farmers and don't have much chance to become something else when they grow up. Some girls with no I'd card become hookers (usually in a local brothel) , but it may be problematic for them and for their customers too if a police officer wants to check those girls' age and nationality, for instance!

Doesn't Khao San Road make good quality Fake IDs? These should suffice for just giving to the Hotels no? And they probably cost only 1, 000 thb? A small investment

[Goyave]

... By the way I heard that this is the reason that May from Mango is not available for outcall since She has no I'd. I called while she was working at Mango for her to come over, and I was told she is not available for outcall and when I went there to hook up with another girl at Mango, she told me that May has no I'd. How is that?

I know many people who don't (and can't) have an ID card. Maybe she was born in a small village (probably in Northeastern Thailand) and her parents did not register her birth at the local district.

It's not unusual in rural parts of this country and I know several persons who can't have an ID card or a passport because their parents did not register their birth (often, their parents themselves don't have any identification document). Most of them are children of peasants or farmers and don't have much chance to become something else when they grow up. Some girls with no ID card become hookers (usually in a local brothel), but it may be problematic for them and for their customers too if a police officer wants to check those girls' age and nationality, for instance!

[Syzygies]

Easy for these guys to blame the hotel. In my eyes, if you bring a girl to your room and don't make her check-in, it's YOUR problem, not the hotels. People should be more careful and not expect the hotels to do everything for them. We are all adults and know the risks of Mongering hehehe.

Not to mention that picking a girl out from an MP or a bar is a lot less risky as you know where she works and they will know who she is. Guys know the risks for girls off the street or beer garten, etc. I don't pick up girls for the whole night that will fall into a risky category unless know them well. In 17 years, I have never had a severe issue with a girl in my room, other than the odd lousy lay and one who thought it was fun to bite.

General Advice:

Don't go with girls on their first day in a bar or MP who are just trying out. They can be rip-off girls, who are not intending to really work at the place.

Take reliably sourced girls to your Hotel room and there is little need to worry about security stuff.

[NicFrenchy]

there are many a Johns who got drugged or ripped off and wished their hotels had employed those basic security checks.

Easy for these guys to blame the hotel. In my eyes, if you bring a girl to your room and don't make her check-in, it's YOUR problem, not the hotels. People should be more careful and not expect the hotels to do everything for them. We are all adults and know the risks of Mongering hehehe.

[Run Mann]

Lack of desire for everyone to know my business? If I had any concerns I'd walk them over to hand in the I'd. When ordering Mango / Snow White delivery, security is not a concern for me.

What business, you think people are oblivious to why WGs are entering hotel rooms in BKK? Security may not be a concern for you but there are many a Johns who got drugged or ripped off and wished their hotels had employed those basic security checks. I never take any WG to my hotel room without them checking in, regardless of how well I think I know them. I just don't see the downside to them checking in but the potential for issues exist when they don't.

[Pita123]

So the hotel decides to look out for you by taking the girl's ID for your protection and (sometimes?) calls you before she departs to ensure you are ok, but you use tactical methods to bypass the system designed to protect you, why?

Lack of desire for everyone to know my business? If I had any concerns I'd walk them over to hand in the I'd. When ordering Mango / Snow White delivery, security is not a concern for me.

[Pro Fesseur]

Gosh, yes, why didn't I think of that? Mango Massage employs post- op transsexuals. And of course there is absolutely no way to tell the difference between such and a normal Thai girl.

I was joking, of course, but as some massage parlors do employ transvestites (for instance, there is at least one ladyboy working there: http://www.fruityspa.com/our-model.php), it could have been a possibility.