A robbery in babylon sauna

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Babylon was a real disappointment this time for me and my friends. I have been a regular visitor to the sauna for several years now but my last visit on October 15, 2007 left me not wanting to return. It appears that there are a lot of hustlers working there now and they zero directly in on the caucasion visitors. My friend had his cheap gold chain stolen from around his neck while in the steam room. I had my locker picked or entered and 5000 B stolen but they left the credit cards alone. the locker was locked when I left but the money was gone. Upon check in I was told as well as several others I have talked to that the secure storage at the front entrance is either full and no more available or the locks are broken.
I travel often in Asia and babylon was my favorite but now I will take my pleasures else where.
OH, and they now have this taxi scam going where you ask for a taxi and they want 4 times the rate and the taxi driver will not use the meter.
They tried that on on me but I chose to walk. I speak fair Thai and I know Bangkok well so I chose to walk to the main street for a taxi.

By MIKEJERSEY on Oct 19, 2007

[Smiles]

" ... It appears that there are a lot of hustlers working there now and they zero directly in on the caucasion visitors. My friend had his cheap gold chain stolen from around his neck while in the steam room ... "

. . . fast becoming a giant mountain out of a minor molehill. We get it, Muscleman, we get it..

Cheers ...

Does anyone else smell a vendetta? I've been going to Babylon for nearly 20 years, as have many of my friends. I've never been approached by a hustler there, nor have I had anything stolen -- nor heard of anyone who has. If it happens at Babylon, it certainly happens at other saunas equally.

We can say gold necklace stolen are those fool cutomers' deserve ,
But thousands BAHT lost in the locker is babylon's carelessness in management .
At least the owner should set up some CCTV monitors/Video-Recorders in locker area to find out the thief or some greedy staff ?

I think the "hustler" mean "thief" rather than "money-boy"
If you meet some guy asked for money after sex with you in Babylon , You can refuse to pay him and ask the staff to deport this money-boy .

[bucknaway]

It happens to Thai's also. When my friend went to Babylon, the desk guy asked him to secure his bracelet. he wore a very thick (5 baht) bracelet that is very difficult to remove and he wanted to keep it on and simply protect it and the staff persisted and would not let him enter the sauna with it on. He said he stood outside and was thinking about what he could do because he did not want to take it off. Then he heard that a thick gold chain had just been snatched in the sauna while he stood outside. He went back inside and the guy told him of the theft and again asked him to remove his gold. He had to get help from the staff to take off the bracelet. They also asked him to secure his thick gold ring and necklace. (He is a business owner).

He told me that there has been thefts at Babylon, Chakran and other places.

Does anyone else smell a vendetta? I've been going to Babylon for nearly 20 years, as have many of my friends. I've never been approached by a hustler there, nor have I had anything stolen -- nor heard of anyone who has. If it happens at Babylon, it certainly happens at other saunas equally.

Maybe I just don't hang around with people tasteless enough to wear a garish 5-baht gold necklace or chain, or foolish enough to walk around with thousands of baht in cash on them.

I had an unpleasant experience at reception in Babylon just 2 months ago ,
Passed a 1000B bill for a 260B ticket , but the staff returned to me only 240B cash ,
After little dispute with that tall guy , I got my 500B back . Afterward I never use 1000B bill to pay for entering Babylon .

We can say gold necklace stolen are those fool cutomers' deserve ,
But thousands BAHT lost in the locker is babylon's carelessness in management .
At least the owner should set up some CCTV monitors/Video-Recorders in locker area to find out the thief or some greedy staff ?

No, I have been a few times for a massage and never have I been approached by a hustler, only by rather good looking boys after the family jewels. Nor have I had any problem with taxis there, but I never leave later than about 10pm.
I always found the security there very good, they have security cameras already, I am glad there are none in the changing rooms, in any case there is usually two attendants on duty the whole time in there.

Sounds odd to me. I wonder on what basis Utopian comments are used, must be a slight risk there. In any case plenty of cheap gold jewellery might be better than Cialis for some, perhaps just the ticket. :idea:

[bucknaway]

When I was going into the sauna in Phuket, there was a Farang and Thai entering and the Farang asked for the safety box. he tried to hand a wad of 1,000b notes to the clerk but the clerk told him "Better you count it" And he counted out 40 1,000b notes and the Thai guy handed the money to the Farang guy standing behind him and he counted it. The guy also handed over some jewelry and a cell phone. I was wondering why he had so much money until I remembered it was none of my business. The lean, muscular guy with long black hair was HOT also with his towel folded in half before he wrapped it around himself.... Just thought I would mention that.

Maybe I just don't hang around with people tasteless enough to wear a garish 5-baht gold necklace or chain, or foolish enough to walk around with thousands of baht in cash on them.