Bangkok Hotels

[Giotto]

OK,

This is the Bangkok Hotel Thread.

If somebody needs a hotel in Bangkok:

http://www.livingstones.co.th

This is a reasonable hotel, not too good, not too bad. My hotel!

There are many other hotels in Bangkok. You find reports about them in the reports a bit below - page 2, 3, 4, 5, ...


Giotto

[Giotto]

... may I suggest you log out and take care of Mrs. G

Oh My God,

I obviously forgot something ... YIKES

Out and taking care ...


Giotto

[Traveler1234]

Mr. Marketing Director,

I admit - I don't have your experience with this "ignore list" thing, and I am watching since some time that you are the target of humerous criticism when you somehow reply to a post of somebody who is on your "ignore list" ...

Giotto

I don't and can't read posts on my ignore list, but when someone answers that person, it does show up on the thread in that little 'quote' box....for instance, if you hadn't responded to TT, I wouldn't have even know he was talking about me

But you words of wisdom and advice is always respected and appreciated.

Back to reading my Sunday NY Times and may I suggest you log out and take care of Mrs. G

[Giotto]

...
May I respectfully suggest that you follow my lead and put this "other TT" on your ignore list. Better to leave him in the sewer - where we can smell him but not have to see or hear him unless he comes up for air.
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Mr. Marketing Director,

I admit - I don't have your experience with this "ignore list" thing, and I am watching since some time that you are the target of humerous criticism when you somehow reply to a post of somebody who is on your "ignore list" ...

Now - all this is not really a problem, because we all should take it easy, and this forum is just for fun - so I decided not to get involved into this complicated issue "ignore list" and remain stupid using only the basic functions of this website ...

On the other hand - without the "ignore list" I can read EVERYTHING written in this forum, react emotional, create some flame wars, being the personified bad guy etc. etc. - but then, the next morning, I am sitting close to the pool, it is warm, blue sky, sunshine, having my breakfast ... life is not that bad !


Giotto

[Traveler1234]

Terry Terrier,

Is all this somehow a personal problem of yours? If not - why do you warm it up?

Can you please explain to me the logic behind your posts?

Giotto

Mr. Chairman:

LOL, it didn't take long for this old lout to pop up again. Anyone that knows 'the Board members', knows the history of the other TT....enough said on this distasteful subject

May I respectfully suggest that you follow my lead and put this "other TT" on your ignore list. Better to leave him in the sewer - where we can smell him but not have to see or hear him unless he comes up for air.

On a different note, not sure where this should be posted but this is as good as any place to start and maybe someone can find a more appropriate thread. Reading today's Sunday NY Times and there was an article (several have been written re this in the past) about the behavior of one particular country's behavior. Not a knock by me on the Brits, please do not take this as a flame on them.....

What I found quite hilarious was the inclusion that some of the women visitors from this country had started a prostitution ring - can you image this same group in LOS?

Here's the link to the article:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/24/wo...=5070&emc=eta1

[Giotto]

He was, but his LL friends didn't approve.

Terry Terrier,

Has this something to do with Livingstone's Lodge? And do you really think a grown-up man like T1234 changes his mind about a person he knows because of some people he met for some hours of his life at Livingstone's Lodge?

Is all this somehow a personal problem of yours? Lonely? Missing your friend TT? If not - why do you warm it up?

And why do you, who complained sometimes about this group of friends of Livingstone's who disturb the Thailand threads (I think you used some harsher words) do everything with your obvious tendentious posts that we stick even more together and support our friends? Isn't that quite normal?

Can you please explain to me the logic behind your posts?



Giotto

[Terry Terrier]

After a couple of uncharcteristic aggressive posts from T1234 I thought he was a friend of the Traveler.

He was, but his LL friends didn't approve.

[Member #3428]

Now as for Tansak KTV, I thought he would be Asian until I actually met him LOL . I thought the KTV bit referred to Karaoke TV clubs. Wrong again! Another superbly friendly guy. I look forward to meeting him again soon.

KTV are initials of one of my work, and when my chinese supplier asked how I wanted the cases marked and I told them KTV... she thought I was one horny bastard always wanting a *****.... (which is kind of true) this was many many years ago before my first mongering trip to china. Since explaining why I wnted KTV marked on my boxes to my female supplier in china, I've always loved keeping the moniker...

Of course I have bedded the female supplier and she's still my #1 asian supplier (for work )

Be in Manila and LOS next week.

[Giotto]

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Unfortunately some on the board consider the above group a bunch of unbashful evangelical over-the-top supporters of Giotto and LL.....so we should keep to Giotto's thread.
...

Mr. Marketing Director,

Good idea - we should definitely do that!


Giotto

[Traveler1234]

Actually many great ISGers met at the LL.
Giotto, Nic Frenchy, Piper1, Sonic Bam, Rev Colin, PosterLion, Canyon, Flyhere, Duniawala, Stiffoak, and many others (sorry some handles escape me for a moment). Not enough spare time to get to know them all as well as would like. Still waiting to meet the wild one 1Ball. Has to happen sooner or later.

Thanks for the supportive post Mick.

Unfortunately some on the board consider the above group a bunch of unbashful evangelical over-the-top supporters of Giotto and LL.....so we should keep to Giotto's thread. Kinda of surprised I was even brought here on this thread - I've been good and haven't said much here for quite some time

I'm sure TT (and I don't mean The Traveler) will no doubt come up for air and throw something my way

Ironically, I've never actually used tripadvisor....

Hope to catch up with everyone later this year.

[M P Lurker]

A perfect description Mick. If you had the pleasure of meeting this... ...., your expletitives would have taken longer to delete. He pretty much got tared and feathered about 6 to 8 months ago, hence his extremely low profile since then.

Reports of my death have been greatly exagerated, Mick.
I will be there october 9, (GF in tow) and if you are too, I look forward to buying a beer to the undisputed king of MPs.

Unfortunately will miss you. I will be out of there 29 Sep.

[1Ball]

Now the other "The Traveler" is just a ... ....

A perfect description Mick. If you had the pleasure of meeting this... ...., your expletitives would have taken longer to delete. He pretty much got tared and feathered about 6 to 8 months ago, hence his extremely low profile since then.

Still waiting to meet the wild one 1Ball. Has to happen sooner or later.

Reports of my death have been greatly exagerated, Mick.
I will be there october 9, (GF in tow) and if you are too, I look forward to buying a beer to the undisputed king of MPs.

[SexWithSmile]

I haven't seen a recent report on that hotel, so I will take the risk to repeat some previous comments as it might be useful for newbies. I will highlight features in all objectivity.

Definitive Pluses:

1) You can bring as many guests as you wish (threesomes are encouraged, as long as you are not screaming too hard), and entrance is very discreet.

2) Internet is free and well functioning, including next to the pool.

3) You can sit next to the pool, in the shadow, there are power plugs to connect your PC.

4) Pool is warmed up by the sun - unlike the pools of high rise buildings which are always in the shadow and therefore too cold to have a pleasant swim, floating on a buyo and sipping your beer. Also no children are splashing around.

5) There is a good in-house stable with quality girls. Management will not push for you to use it.

6) Mister Giotto is there to recommend you a few good alternative mongering places.

7) Rooms with double jacuzzi - not many hotels feature that.

8) Very high quality beds.

9) Very helpful and friendly staff, perfect cleaning of mess left in room (but I still politely remove the used condoms from the floor and hide the vibrating toys out of direct sight for not shocking the maids).

10) Restaurant serving quality food in a romantic setting around the pool, where you can sit and smoke a good cigar.

11) It is small, so if you forget something in your room you don't have to spend 5 minutes walking and waiting for a lift.

12) Breakfast is included and served until the afternoon around the pool. It is simple (no big buffet), but decent scrambled eggs.

Now - some factors to take into consideration to put Livingstones on the hard competitive map of restaurants and hotels in Bangkok.

9) Not too cheap. I personally find the value for money very good, but it is not suitable for all budgets.

10) Swimming pool is lacking beach chairs with plush towels for sun tanning.

11) Rooms furniture is a bit spartan, and no much closet space.

12) No remote control for airco.

13) It is not the hipping, flashy design, be the lobby, room furniture, glassware, seats... it has a bit of rusticity, but is all good to me.

Hoping this helps - I personally spend 300 nights per year in hotels, and I still come back to this one for some good reasons.

Cheers - SWS

[Primo Bolan]

When I stayed at the JW Marriott, it was ranked 7th on Tripadvisor, and the Conrad was ranked 9th. I know for a fact that the JW Marriott got a couple of lousy (1 out of 5) reviews from genuinely bitter reviewers, which dropped it out of the top 20 - I wouldn't be surprised if you were not one of those reviewers. That being said, you obviously missed where I stated that I thought that the Conrad was very slightly BETTER than the JW Marriott, except for the location. Still, as has been pointed out, there are nearly 400 Bangkok hotels in TripAdvisor, and pretty much all of the ones in the top 10% are excellent places. The fact is, for THIS board, the JW Marriott's location is a plus, but ma and pa tourist could well strongly DOWNGRADE the place because it's near NEP, and all of the 50 year-old guys with their 20 year old Tilaks in tow offended them - at least one of the JW's bad reviews specifically mentioned that issue.

My only gripe with the JW Marriott is that it now costs double what it did when I stayed there.

Dear Member #2041

First thing that struck me is that you are so familiar with the TA and all the moms and dads and there opinions and rankings.

When I refer from it its stupid.

For this particular guy, money was obviously not a problem. You should know that there is not hard to get a cab near NEP and to take a few minutes ride to Conrad. Which is a slihgtly better hotel in your own opinion.

If location is the big issue then NANA hotel would be a better option with a few meters to NEP or the nearer p-lot.

For THIS board ?

The fact is that in THIS THREAD we are discussing BKK hotels and they dont necessary need to have a brothel down the basement. Nor beeing in the middle of some fucking area. So please do not try to make up the rules to this thread.

And one more thing Member #2041, I do not write any reviews on the TA, so that one didn`t get you anywhere.

Yours Primo

PS: Congratulation Giotto not bad, not bad at all.

[M P Lurker]

Mix up the travelers? TT or T1234 ????

Can you believe it, in my VERY early days on the forum I got mixed up between The Traveler and Traveler1234, very stupidly. After a couple of uncharcteristic aggressive posts from T1234 I thought he was a friend of the Traveler. How very wrong!

When I started to compile some links to Soapy reviews I found that T1234 has some very good posts and his unfriendly posts were less frequent than my own.
We all get pissed off by dickheads and have to consider putting someone on our "ignore lists" from time to time.
Then I met T1234 at the lodge and I realised he was the most friendly high class guys around. I look forward to our next catch up.

Now the other "The Traveler" is just a ... ....
Expletives best deleted.

Now as for Tansak KTV, I thought he would be Asian until I actually met him LOL . I thought the KTV bit referred to Karaoke TV clubs. Wrong again! Another superbly friendly guy. I look forward to meeting him again soon.

Actually many great ISGers met at the LL.
Giotto, Nic Frenchy, Piper1, Sonic Bam, Rev Colin, PosterLion, Canyon, Flyhere, Duniawala, Stiffoak, and many others (sorry some handles escape me for a moment). Not enough spare time to get to know them all as well as would like. Still waiting to meet the wild one 1Ball. Has to happen sooner or later.