One night. Early morning in Bangkok!
Mate,
I would go with what bionic said. U can find several short term hotels once you find your companion. I would recommend any of the niteclubs / discos that been mentioned on this thread. Bangkok Beat, Climax, Insomnia, CM2, Mixx, Shock, Bossy to meet FL's Some of the GoGo's are open till 3 am too both in NEP and in Cowboy so you could start there and if nothing catchies your fancy then move to either the street scene as recommended by Bionic or then hit the clubs and find your company for a few hrs.
BKK is one of the best cities in asia for midnight fun with the clubs staying open till the wee hours of the morning.
Happy hunting mate and sleep is for the weak.
Cheers.
JSS.
[QUOTE=Gbartoli;1347153]I have an overnight layover in BKK. I am estimating I could arrive in the city between 1:00am and 2:00 am. I would have to retrun to the airport around 8:00am. My understanding is the soapies and the gogo's will be closed or closing by then. I have seen references to after-hours places but I haven't been able to locate any specifics. Any suggestions how to spend an overnight in BKK (besides watching the F1 race from Austin)?[/QUOTE]
Alternative Hotels in Bangkok and Pattya
[QUOTE]If not those two hotels, then which ones would you suggest?[/QUOTE]If you're planning to stay at the Nana Hotel, I assume you want to stay near the Nana Plaza. There are several hotels in that area that I recommend over the Nana:
Phachara Suites. Soi 6, steps from Nana BTS and Soi Nana. Big suites with kitchenette. Great location convenient to BTS and NEP; nice pool; easy to get taxi to BKK. One BR "Executive" 3, 200. My favorite place in BKK.
Dynasty Grande: Across the street from the Phachara Suites. Grand Deluxe SUITE is nice at about 2, 300 w / advance pmnt and 100% cancellation penalty.
Omni Tower. East side of Soi 4, south of Soi 6. One BR "premier" with kitchenette, wi-fi, *W / D* for 2, 700.
In Pattaya I recommended staying in the central part of town if you're a newbie. From there you can walk to Soi LK Metro. Southbound baht buses will take you to Walking Street. Northbound baht buses will take you to Soi 6. There are TONS of hotels in this area, in ALL price ranges. Here are some of my favorites:
On Soi 13, which is about as convenient as it gets:
Whitehouse Condotel. Deluxe room with kitchenette and balcony looks is nice.
Inn House Hotel, just down the street from the Whitehouse
Sandy Spring on Soi 13. Seaview suite at 2, 800. Regular suite 2, 500.
Closer to Soi LK Metro and east of Second Road:
LK Renaissance. Superb location in Central Pattaya. Both Deluxe Room and One BR suite offer kitchenettes. One BR is truly huge. High season rates of about 3100 for the deluxe and 3900 for the suite.
LK Mansion. East side of Soi Buakaow, not far from night market. &8223; Serviced apartment' model. Only one type of room, the Junior Deluxe, but its value for money.
Hotel Areca, on Soi Diana just east of 2d Road. Crawling distance to the Soi LK Metro Scene.
This close to your trip it's going to be a challenge to book a room as high season is looming. But you can do better than the Nana and the Penthouse.
Bunky