Updated Hotel Map on Bangkok Red Eye

My new updated hotel and nightlife map for Sukhumvit Bangkok

Thanks to a lot of helpful feedback from readers I had to put in some work on creating a better map of guest friendly hotels in Sukhumvit.

I know my gf hotel map listed on this blog is too narrow and doesn't display the hotels' approximate location. It's because this blog's theme has a preset width. And I tried tinkering with the settings to make the blog wider to accommodate a larger map but everything just became a mess. So I stopped futzing around with it.

Though I do know the list on this blog is helpful enough for those who are familiar with the Sukhumvit district. Which is why I listed the hotels accordingly from Sukhumvit soi 1 to soi 23. So basically from where Nana Plaza starts ending at Soi Cowboy. Lots of nightlife hotspots between both of those go go bar locations like massage parlors, a few BJ bars and soapies.

My Bangkok Red Eye's new gf hotel map would be very helpful to anyone who's coming to the city's Sukhumvit red light district for the first time. Keep in mind although I listed a handful of hot spots on that map there are sections of Sukhumvit where you can hook up with Thai freelancers both on the streets or inside bars. I didn't want to make the map too busy so I decided not to illustrate them on the map. So just take my word for it. Just do a search on this blog and you'll find out where you can locate Thai freelancer hot spots.

I found that the general consensus is most visitors are looking for girl friendly hotels in the 1000THB to 2000THB price range. So I selected twenty nine 2 - 3 star hotels near and between Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy. I listed 4 hotels in the under 1000THB range because to be quite honest, there are not a whole lot of adequate cheap hotels in the red light districts of Bangkok.

However, I recommend squeezing out a few hundred Baht more on your hotel budget because that's all it takes to get yourself a better place to stay in the red light districts of Bangkok. I listed thirteen 4 star hotels that are an absolute bargain.

http://www.bangkokredeye.com/bangkok-oily-massage.html

I also updated a list of popular hotels near massage parlors in the Phrom Phong district too. Remember, Phrom Phong is only 1 station away from Sukhumvit station. So PP district has a good selection of no joiner fee hotels too if you can't find one you like in Sukhumvit.

I also have some requests for making map of gf hotels in the Pratunam district. Because there are only 4 no joiner fee hotels I recommend in that area there's really no need for me to draw up a map. I already made some recommendations here on this post. Just just take my word those hotels are in a good location in Pratunam.

I made the updates on my website last week and so far the feedback on the changes are all positive from seeing an increase in hotel bookings. So I figure a lot of you are finding it more helpful. Both maps are bigger and easier on the eyes. Plus the maps display well on smart phones too.

So I hope this helps out anyone even better while looking for a place to stay in Bangkok. Stay tuned for a map of gf hotels in Pattaya coming soon!

Part Time Thai Hookers Are My Kinda Ladies!

Thai pretties working at a car show

If you ask me what type of working girls I prefer in Thailand's red light districts I would say ladies that work part time as freelancers. I find that most full time hookers in Bangkok and Pattaya are hardened and jaded. I don't blame them. If I was a woman prostituting myself I'd have the same shitty attitude when hundreds of odd strangers are always haggling for the cheapest price to hump away at me. I'd be a sore bitch too.

There are a lot of reasons why many Thai ladies prostitute themselves on the side while working a normal job by day. Not just poor girls from the farms but also middle classed educated ladies who need to make some extra spending money.

You won't find part timers in go go bars and working inside the fishbowls because those ladies are contracted to work 7 days a week. And if they miss a day they have to pay a penalty. So they sleep during the day and work mostly at night.

Where to find Them

I've met most part time freelancers working as side liners in massage parlors. At Colonze 2 massage I met a pretty lady selling cars for Honda by day. At Poseidon I met an accountant working in the model section. I thought she was bullshitting me so I threw out some accounting terms I learned way back in college like 'Break Even Point' and 'Break Even Units'. And she knew the terms perfectly!

Hell, I met at least 3 side liners whom by day work at Swensen's Ice Cream and at night work at Nataree Massage. Other's work in supermarkets and department stores.

Once at a soapy massage my friend took me to outside of Bangkok I met a mixed American-Thai from Boston working as a sideliner. That was kind of weird but she was gorgeous! I wonder what happened to her?

A small percentage work as 'pretties'. You've seen pretties before. They are usually in Thai car shows or if you're walking through a mall find them in temporary show rooms for the latest computers or make up companies.

Now I'm not claiming that all pretties are in the pay for play scene so please don't go and ask them how much is a short time romp in the mall's bathroom.

But the place I know has the most part time prostitutes is Utopia massage, which is my #2 favorite soapy massage parlor in Bangkok working in the 2nd floor model section. That's where I found a handful of ladies working as pretties whenever the job is available.

Thai pretties do make a lot of money. Average looking ladies can make several thousand Baht an hour. Above average looking pretties can make double. But if you know Thai women, then you'll know they love to buy luxury brand name merchandise so they need a lot of cash.

Lots of ladies who have the opportunity to become part time hookers do so because in Thailand the national set daily wage is 300THB per day. That's $10USD per day. And Thai ladies love to shop especially for brand name luxury goods. Louis Vuitton bags, Coach bags, shoes, perfumes and iPhones, you name it they are not cheap for anyone making 300THB a day. And their drive for material goods drives them to sell themselves.

However, most of Thailand's part time hookers don't have the looks to make it in the model category. Many are single mothers and need to support a child and or their folks back in the village. Some even do it to support a lazy husband. So they sell themselves in freelance bars, hotel bars, on the sois of Sukhumvit and yes in the after hours clubs that are always a good place to pick up Thai ladies..

Now I know most guys have a real fetish for Thai University girls. It's true you're going to find some working as prostitutes on the side. However, they're not easy to find and highly limited.

You may also find some on Facebook. But be careful, many hookers claim they are young Uni girls to lure perverts who believe everything. Yes, you all know who you are. Because guys do fall for it.

Real Thai girls that do go to University and need the extra cash  don't hang out on the streets of Sukhumvit. More about Uni girls coming up on a future post because that's another subject in itself.

Most part time hookers that I know work on weekends. Which is one of the reasons why there are more ladies inside Thermae Bar underneath the Ruamchitt Hotel on Fridays and Saturdays. Also the after hour clubs are packed as well during those two days.

Though you will find even more ladies during the first and last week of the month when it comes time to pay the rent, bills, loan sharks, etc.

One thing about Thailand's part time hookers is you can't expect them to speak a whole lot of English. Since they do not interact with foreigners like bar girls do on a daily basis you may face a huge language barrier.

Though I've never seen that issue get in the way especially if she's a good looker.

Bangkok's Heaven@4 Hotel - Book 4 Nights Pay for 3 Nights Special

I've mentioned Heaven@4 hotel located on Sukhumvit soi 4 many times because of their ongoing discounts. And I've had some emails coming in asking where specifically are the stay 4 nights pay for 3 nights deal.

There's Good News and Bad News

Starting with the good news, the discount is alive and well. You can locate the discount here on my hotel room booking website.

As you can see from the screen shot below the total including taxes comes out to 4500THB divided by 4 nights comes out to 1125THB or $37USD per night for a superior room. That's not a bad price at all to pay for a hotel located just minutes away from Nana Plaza's go go bars and all of the Thai hookers on display surrounding the hotel.

Rooms available June 2013

There are four room types at this Heaven@4 and every room has the stay 4 nights and pay for 3 deal. Not every room has a window, though on my hotel reservation website you can make a request for one. But this hotel is so popular there's no guarantee you'll get a room with a window upon arrival.

Which leads me to the bad news. It's hard to get a room at Heaven because this discount is so popular. I did a quick search and there are rooms available this month, however when I plugged in some travel dates for July to September it seems all rooms are filled.

I checked for next month and none were available

Now I'm not saying you shouldn't try and check for yourself to see if this deal is still around for your travel dates. Room availability can change at a drop of a hat. And no I do not have control over room availability so I can't get you a room. So I recommend that if Heaven@4 fits your budget just check often because you can get lucky.

I also have to add that just because I see rooms available in June as of now doesn't mean you will see them available at the moment you check. So if you're coming to Bangkok this month I suggest making a booking here ASAP.

Oh, I do have to add that the hotel requires 1000THB room deposit upon check in. Sounds like a hefty deposit, and true, not many Thai hotels ask for deposits. Funny thing is that because the hotel is so close to Thai street hookers and beer bars it's a dangerous combination.

To put it simply, drunk guys and hookers in a room can result in broken lamps and frequent raids on the mini bar. So the hotel management just wants to protect their own interest in case of such events.

A Look at Bangkok's Patpong's Pay for Play

Like a lot of visitors to Bangkok's naughty nightlife many years ago, Patpong was the first red light district I stepped foot in the city. Patpong was all the rave a few decades ago and pretty much kicked off the seedy reputation of Bangkok.

As the years went on and the internet was at everyone's finger tips, information about Bangkok's infamous nightlife was easily accessed. And most of the info back then pointed to the Patpong's naughty go go bars and sex shows where tired worn out Thai prostitutes launched ping pong balls from their vaginas into customers beer glasses. You can find a map of Patpong's go go bars here.

That was then. Today Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy has pretty much taken all the luster out of Patpong's lime light plus a hefty share of customers particularly Western sex tourists. Though that doesn't mean Patpong is dead at all. The sex shows and go go bars are still there though the atmosphere has changed greatly (more on that later).

One of my best friends I hang out frequently with is an expat from Japan. Like me, today he visits mostly Nana Plaza and Soi Cowboy. And like me his first time with a Thai hooker was in a short time room in Patpong.

According to him he says a lot of Japanese men are sexually adventurous. And they will try a lot of things just to get their rocks off, including ladyboys either pre-op or post-op. Sure enough, a  lot of Patpong's clientele are Japanese.

One of the reasons why most guys (at least the ones that I know) don't like venturing to Patpong's go go bars because most of the most popular venues have a mix of genuine girls and ladyboys. A lot of guys have a hard time telling the difference between the two until it's too late when they're in a room and both drop their shorts. And what's worse is discovering that the ladyboy's cock is bigger than theirs.

While Soi Cowboy and Nana Plaza's go go bars are strictly segregated so customers can avoid any such uncomfortable embarrassing situations.

A lot of Asian tourists as I can see with my own eyes and of course there are a fair share of Westerners too don't mind mixing it up with the other team. So in a way, this red light district is offering it's services to satisfy that type of clientele. This is not to say that guys who are strictly into girls will not find a bar girl who's panties they want to get into.

Whether you have something against ladyboys or not they are a big part of Bangkok's pay for play scene. And if you have a bigger problem with gays then you might not like Patpong because it is the sole gay nightlife center in the city tailor made for gay foreigners.

But if you can see the trees through the forest correctly, Patpong has a lot of fine looking 100% female talent. I particularly like the bar girls employed at King's Castle 1 and King's Castle 2, both located on Patpong soi 1.

Drink prices at the bars I visit are reasonable. A bottle of Singh will set you back 130THB to 150THB. Lady drinks are around the same price. And I find that the ladies overcharge on their short time and long time rates but you can always talk the price down to a reasonable level. Depending on the girl I like for example at King's Castle 2 I'll keep a price in mind. Short time I offer up 1500THB. For long time I paid about 4000THB once.

Also should mention about Club Electric Blue on Patpong soi 2. Only been there a like 5 or 6 times, it's a great atmosphere and the girls are fun too. It's a very well run bar and kudos to their management. All 100% females inside by the way.

As I recall there used to be a lot more soapies too above Surawongse road. Now there are a few that I know about, Takara Massage on Patpong soi 1 next to Gold Fingers go go bar and New Versailles which is around the corner from the Rose Hotel. I haven't been to either one since last year. I went with a few friends and saw that the talent wasn't up to par. But to their defense we were their late afternoon, so it's understandable that if they had any better looking girls, they wouldn't be there until night time.

If you're interested I'll be visiting Takara and New Versailles soapy massage really soon and will be writing a post about it. So check back often.

There are many Thai massage parlors with happy endings though they are not all located on the main drag of Silom or Surawongse road. The usual one that I go to is Ben Ten Massage on Silom soi 6. They have clean rooms, good service but most importantly okay looking girls. I typically go there for the oil massage.

So what's up with Patpong? Why would most guys shun a visit there? Well the area is totally commercialized. Almost every nook and corner on Silom is a night market, particularly on Patpong soi 1. So you get a big mix of all types of tourists of all ages.

One of my buddies swore off Patpong because he said he had to get through too many baby strollers to get to a go go bar. Personally, I don't think it's that bad but yes, you do see foreign families pushing strollers with teens figuring out which fake brand name jeans to buy.

Once I was in King's Castle 2 and normally I always sit near the front entrance. All of the best go go bars have their best looking girls in the front in full view of passerbys on the streets. This is how they get you in and it works.

Anyways, I was sitting on a stool and I had this hot bar girl on my lap. I was fooling around squeezing her tits and ass. And I had a feeling somebody was staring at me. Off the corner of my eye I saw two old female tourists standing by the front entrance looking right at me. They looked liked nuns and probably were and they had the eyes of extreme disapproval.

My mom never caught me jerking off but if I had to describe how I felt at that time that would be it. They were eventually ushered off but talk about a mood killer.

A Simple Reminder to Slow Down

Pretty go go girls at Soi Cowboy

 

Taking it Slow and Easy...

I've been getting a lot of positive feedback on my 1 night in Bangkok guide on my website. Though some complained that it's too general. Some suggested that it's not comprehensive enough.

Well I wrote a post last year on what to do in 1 night out in the red light districts on this blog with better specifics.

What I did on my website was just to give everyone more alternatives to suit ones taste.

However, I want to remind everyone that if you don't have a whole lot of time to mess around in Bangkok I highly suggest to simply take it easy and not to rush yourself to an early grave.

I've seen it before and I've done it before. It's not pretty especially when the weather is hot and humid. I've seen some guys enter a go go bar with their shirts soaked through with sweat so badly that their nipples are poking out. Odds are they've been running around the city ragged.

This is an advice I hope most first timers will take. Even though it's easy to get to Bangkok's red light districts; as a first timer you're bound to get lost a bit and waste some time getting back on the right track.

A lot of guys want to do it all in one night. One guy wrote to me saying where's the best place to bang 10 chicks in 8 hours before heading back to the airport? No offense my friend, but do you really have the juice in your nut sack to bang 10 Thai hookers in that amount of time??

I don't know about you, but after I'm finished with any girls I want to sit down and chill out for awhile with a beer and a juicy steak.

Remember, whether you finish or not you still have to pay that massage girl, bar girl and street freelancer for their time.

I also receive many request for tailor made itinerary for a short amount of time. And that's a real difficult thing to do. Because what if under my suggestions you get to a go go bar and find that all the better looking girls are taken out. Then what? It's a fluid situation and difficult to pinpoint when and exactly where at what time you'll find a bar girl that makes you pop a boner.

I've been told I'm a man of many talents but clairvoyance is not one of them.

If you can follow along my 1 night in Bangkok guide plan easily then go with it. If not, pick a few places like a go go bar, oil massage or soapy massage. Keep a notepad and write down places that you've seen with your own eyes and want to go back to someday.

You'll be back even when deep down in your brain you think it's your last trip ever to Thailand.

The Best $100USD a Night Hotel in Bangkok

Phachara Suites is the Hotel I Would Pick if I Could Spend $100USD Per Night

So on my last post I wrote that if I had $150 bucks a night I would book a room at the Grande Centre Point Terminal 21.

I just received a handful of emails and comments asking if I could recommend a hooker friendly place to stay near Nana or Soi Cowboy between the price ranges of $85USD to $100USD.

I like easy questions!

If that's my budget range I would definitely choose the Phachara Suites Sukhumvit on soi 6! I wrote a review about Phachara last year and you can read about it here including a map of the hotel's location including an email stating their guest friendly policy.

Right now for the month of June you can land yourself a studio deluxe room for $75USD which includes breakfast. Normally it is a $100USD per night hotel.

It's just that Agoda.com now has a 30% off (as of writing) discount. These deals can be ongoing so even if you can't make it here to Bangkok this month you might still be able to get this discount for the near future since low season for hotels is coming up.

So what's the big deal on Phachara? To start off their studio rooms are 45 square meters big! And the hotel amenities are in the 4 star range so you get access to a good pool and gym.

Plus if you like Nana Plaza's go go bars like me it's only a short 5 minute walk from the Phachara's doors. I only recommend hotels that I have personally stayed in before. And I've recommended this hotel countless times and not one single person has said anything bad at all about Phachara Suites.

The Best $150USD a Night Hotel in Bangkok

Grande Centre Point Hotel Terminal 21

Here's the Hotel I Would Choose in Bangkok with $150 USD Per Night to Spend

I often get asked if I had $150 dollars to spend on a hotel near a red light district in Bangkok which would I choose.

A budget of $150 dollars per night for a hotel in Bangkok can buy you a decent amount of luxury within the hottest location in the city.

So which hotel would I pick? It's no other then the Grande Centre Point Hotel Terminal 21. I wrote a review about this hotel last year so check out the post here.

It's the best hotel I've ever recommended to everyone last year and this year it's no different. Although the prices for their rooms are slowly creeping upwards. I remember a few years ago when it first opened you could stay there for around $100USD per night.

As of writing if you book a room at this hotel in June there's a discount including breakfast and taxes the price comes out to around $150 bucks. Click here to see if the discounts are still available for this month or anytime in the near future thru Agoda. I'm quite sure you might find more deals as low season for hotel rates is coming up soon.

And this deal is for a 32 square meter superior room complete with modern amenities, a kitchenette and a washing machine too.

Step into the lobby of this hotel and you'll see it's a high quality property and be happy you made the decision to stay there.

One tip for taking a taxi back to the airport from the hotel entrance. Be sure to ask for a meter taxi. Right outside of the hotel they have several taxis that will charge a flat rate that is typically more expensive than the actual meter taxi rate. Or just walk out to the Sukhumvit road and hail a taxi from there.

So if I was visiting Bangkok and that's how much I could afford I would stay at the Grand Centre Point Hotel which is right on top of the brand new Terminal 21 Mall.