Bangkok Hotels

[QUOTE=ThingStick;1896924]Hmmm, I am trying to bang down details for an upcoming booking. First time to Bangkok.

I just realized a lot of these hotels are non-smoking.

I really would like to smoke in my room.

Where does this leave me? Do many places have an option?[/QUOTE]Last time I stayed at Citadines 23 on Sukhumvit Soi 23 they gave me a "smoker's room", although I booked a non-smoking room. Absolutely horrible, but they changed it at my GF's request and even carried all our luggage themselves to the new room.

So I guess the hotels still have some room reserved for smokers. Just ask.

Hello,

I have been reading the whole thread regarding GF hotels which allow girls / don't ask IDs, etc. But to me the most important thing is to be able to enter and exit the hotel without getting noticed by staff, so a side entrance or an independent elevator would be perfect in this regard. From what I read JW Marriott could fit the bill, but it is not entirely clear. Any suggestion?

Thank you in advance.

Cheers,

P

[QUOTE=ThingStick;1896924]Hmmm, I am trying to bang down details for an upcoming booking. First time to Bangkok.

I just realized a lot of these hotels are non-smoking.

I really would like to smoke in my room.

Where does this leave me? Do many places have an option?[/QUOTE]Try Dynasty Grande in Soi 6. They can help you.

[QUOTE=Paoferr;1897183]Hello,

I have been reading the whole thread regarding GF hotels which allow girls / don't ask IDs, etc. But to me the most important thing is to be able to enter and exit the hotel without getting noticed by staff, so a side entrance or an independent elevator would be perfect in this regard. From what I read JW Marriott could fit the bill, but it is not entirely clear. Any suggestion?

Thank you in advance.

Cheers,

P[/QUOTE]Ambassador Tower is safe for coming and going. Although at night there is a security agent on duty to take ID's and copy them. He will call you when she leaves to check that all is well.

RL.

[QUOTE=ThingStick;1896924]Hmmm, I am trying to bang down details for an upcoming booking. First time to Bangkok.

I just realized a lot of these hotels are non-smoking.

I really would like to smoke in my room.

Where does this leave me? Do many places have an option?[/QUOTE]Almost any hotel that has an asian client base is going to have smoking rooms which is most of them. Chinese are some of the last great smokers on the planet.

[QUOTE=Paoferr;1897183]Hello,

I have been reading the whole thread regarding GF hotels which allow girls / don't ask IDs, etc. But to me the most important thing is to be able to enter and exit the hotel without getting noticed by staff, so a side entrance or an independent elevator would be perfect in this regard. From what I read JW Marriott could fit the bill, but it is not entirely clear. Any suggestion? [/QUOTE]Maybe you haven't spent much time in SE Asia yet or else you would realize that any hotel that allows you entry without anyone seeing you will be very unsafe as it also allows others to enter unseen. For example, any girl that you bring back can return at another time whether you wish for her to do that or not. So can her "friends". I only ever stay in hotels that have high and visible security.

There are clearly some places that have more discreet entrances than others, but you want to be passing through SOME form of security barrier, even if it is an elevator that allows key access only.

Why are you so worried about staff seeing you anyway? They have seen it all before and are not going to bat an eyelid. I think you are being a bit too sensitive.

[QUOTE=RogerSideways;1897020]They do have a restaurant. And a bar. [/QUOTE]Oh yes, they do. Sorry, I've made a confusion with Grand Mercure.

I do remember now that when I ordered at the restaurant on the terrace, the waiter asked me if I was eligible for a 30% discount. I said I don't know! So he left for a minute to ask, and I was indeed eligible for it. Don't ask me why. I've never known why, but you can't refuse that!

[QUOTE=Paoferr;1897183]*ship* But to me the most important thing is to be able to enter and exit the hotel without getting noticed by staff, so a side entrance or an independent elevator would be perfect in this regard. From what I read JW Marriott could fit the bill, but it is not entirely clear. Any suggestion? P[/QUOTE]First, I agree with Red Kilt -- who cares what the staff thinks? Second, JW Marriott is at ground zero and everyone has seen it all. As someone wrote a (long) while ago, if you tried to bring a baby elephant into the hotel, then you might attract attention. Third, if you want to be super cautious, you can enter the JWM from the shopping mall, accross soi 2, on the 2nd level. You will pass the upstairs bar and go straight to the elevators without ever going through the lobby.

[QUOTE=RedKilt;1897307]Maybe you haven't spent much time in SE Asia yet or else you would realize that any hotel that allows you entry without anyone seeing you will be very unsafe as it also allows others to enter unseen. For example, any girl that you bring back can return at another time whether you wish for her to do that or not. So can her "friends". I only ever stay in hotels that have high and visible security.

There are clearly some places that have more discreet entrances than others, but you want to be passing through SOME form of security barrier, even if it is an elevator that allows key access only.[/QUOTE]+1 and really security works for both parties. I can kind of understand trying to avoid the [I]walk of shame[/I] across the lobby but experienced punters have gotten over that. A lot of hotels have a security station at the elevator bank where the ladies hand over their ID and collect it when they leave.

At the Nana Hotel for example you can avoid the lobby by going in / out the back way by the EQ nightclub, but there is still the security desk at the lifts.

SL.

[QUOTE=TimTimGuy;1897346]First, I agree with Red Kilt -- who cares what the staff thinks? Second, JW Marriott is at ground zero and everyone has seen it all. As someone wrote a (long) while ago, if you tried to bring a baby elephant into the hotel, then you might attract attention. Third, if you want to be super cautious, you can enter the JWM from the shopping mall, accross soi 2, on the 2nd level. You will pass the upstairs bar and go straight to the elevators without ever going through the lobby.[/QUOTE]Or you could walk through the bake shop, then the all day buffet restaurant and go that way too. But as everyone has said " so what ".

The GM is a great fellow and he has 1000 good stories to tell about the weird and wonderful things guests get up to.

[QUOTE=Nishu617;1896122]Looking for a little help here.

Any information of a 3 bderoom appartment with pool or mayb other facilities to bring back girls to your room.

And enjoy.

GF hotels can also do.

Both in pattaya and bkk.

Kindly share the knowledge.

Thanks.[/QUOTE]Depends upon the money you want to burn boss BKK has everything from 30 $ rooms to 1000 $per night super luxe pads.

If you want porn star fun and are ready to pay price of around 300 $ per night Davis corner wing has Ambassador Suite its a 2 bedroom apartment with jacuzzi: sauna: steam room in your living room plus two bedrooms with there separate bathroom with shower and big bath tub: and it has 2 bedrooms on either side so you can book the suite and then 1 or 2 normal rooms at the corner wing and ask the reception for attached rooms to the Ambassodor suite. Kindly double check with there website as they have 1 bedroom with jacuzzi and then 2 bedroom with jacuzzi also names I might be confused but certainly super exclusive and full on party mode.

Secondly they also have villas at the back with 3 or 4 bedrooms with private pool access that is also one great property of the type you want. Its neat clean quite location you can bring as many people as you want in your room no one cares and access is only by key card so you will have to come down to pick your goods or you can accompany them up from reception. It has a Starbucks so man women I called there for a coffee and tea and if I liked her just brought her up simple and easy.

Then there is this Presidential Suite in Vie Hotel by M Gallery it has a 3 bedrooms and the biggest pool inside a room I have seen in my entire life.

BKK has everything you want depends on the money you want to blow.

Cheers.

[QUOTE=Paoferr;1897183]Hello,

I have been reading the whole thread regarding GF hotels which allow girls / don't ask IDs, etc. But to me the most important thing is to be able to enter and exit the hotel without getting noticed by staff, so a side entrance or an independent elevator would be perfect in this regard. From what I read JW Marriott could fit the bill, but it is not entirely clear. Any suggestion?

Thank you in advance.

Cheers,

P[/QUOTE]I recently stayed at two hotels that avoid the walk of shame. The Landmark (right next to NEP, very close to the JW Marriott) allows you to by-pass the lobby entirely. The lobby has two floors below it, both accessible directly from the street. You could go into either of these lower floors, go up the back stairs and to the elevators at the side of the lobby. You thereby avoid all the lobby staff and the front door staff. I did this with my gogo girl, and it worked fine. This is a 5 star hotel, excellent quality. I also stayed at S Sukhumvit Suites, right at Asok, where the lobby is on the 2nd floor and the elevator from the ground floor can just by pass the lobby. But this hotel is decidedly not a 5 star hotel, more like 3. 5 stars. I really liked both hotels though.

Also, I've stayed at the Mayfair, Bangkok, Marriott Executive Apartments. The lobby is at the end of a long corridor, and the elevator is well before you get to the lobby. But you do get seen by the doorman. Overall, very good establishment, and very discreet.

I would rate the Landmark as swankiest, followed by the Mayfair Marriott and then S Sukhumvit Suites, though all three were excellent for mongering, IMHO.

[QUOTE=Kumbu;1897392] The Landmark (right next to NEP, very close to the JW Marriott) allows you to by-pass the lobby entirely. The lobby has two floors below it, both accessible directly from the street. You could go into either of these lower floors, go up the back stairs and to the elevators at the side of the lobby. You thereby avoid all the lobby staff and the front door staff. I did this with my gogo girl, and it worked fine. This is a 5 star hotel, excellent quality. [/QUOTE]I always use the Landmark too Kumbu and it is my top-rated place to stay but it's not of course, a budget traveller's hotel.

Your suggestion to enter through the basement bars area still requires passing by the plain clothes security guys with the earplugs and the secret service microphones in the cufflinks (LOL) who seem to pop out of nowhere when least expected.

You still also have to negotiate the elevators at the side of the lobby (as you said) which are also patrolled by afore-mentioned plainclothes security guys.

Guys who are trying to avoid being seen are the most conspicuous of all. It's much better to "hide in plain sight" by strolling in full of confidence with nothing to be ashamed of. If the girl that any guy is with is making him feel embarrassed then he probably chose the wrong girl (and certainly the wrong hotel).

Thanks guys for your suggestions and advice. All very sensible information.

I have been already to BKK and always stayed at Lebua which had a great side entrance from the residential part, but as I stayed recently they now shut it down (unless you know the code).

I have to stay in a 5 stars hotel in case my wife does check (I will tell her I am on a business trip ehehe). I understand and hear all of you about safety and agree with you. To be able to find a place where you can operate the elevator with a card and entry on a different level than lobby seems the best idea. I have done walks of shame in BKK, KL, HK, Beijing, Hanoi, Phuket and Singapore to speak about SE Asia and always never had a problem. But this time the reason I want to avoid the reception staff is because a new thing I would like to do, let's say a form of cross dressing so I don't like necessarily that people who checked me in in "regular suit" see me in a different perspective. That's the main reason to avoid reception staff, although I am sure that they have seen everything and even thing we can't even imagine. LOL.

[QUOTE=RedKilt;1897422]I always use the Landmark too Kumbu and it is my top-rated place to stay but it's not of course, a budget traveller's hotel.

Your suggestion to enter through the basement bars area still requires passing by the plain clothes security guys with the earplugs and the secret service microphones in the cufflinks (LOL) who seem to pop out of nowhere when least expected.

You still also have to negotiate the elevators at the side of the lobby (as you said) which are also patrolled by afore-mentioned plainclothes security guys.

Guys who are trying to avoid being seen are the most conspicuous of all. It's much better to "hide in plain sight" by strolling in full of confidence with nothing to be ashamed of. If the girl that any guy is with is making him feel embarrassed then he probably chose the wrong girl (and certainly the wrong hotel).[/QUOTE]I never actually encountered the plain clothes security guys. Perhaps I was too giddy gawking at the lovely on my arm. But in the end, I agree with you that doing this floor-hopping maneuver was more work than it was worth, since the lobby staff don't take IDs, and they hardly bother with anyone. But if you are keen to avoid any attention, which I do understand, then it is *possible* here, although not fool proof, as you say Red Kilt.