Another high dining option is Red Sky at the Centara Grand at Centralworld
http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/cgcw/restaurant.asp
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Another high dining option is Red Sky at the Centara Grand at Centralworld
http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/cgcw/restaurant.asp
I've just left Bangkok and found the best club to be Hotmale club. It gets busier around midnight. Some nights there were very good live bands playing. It is a gay club and a lot of the guys going are money boys/massage after work but there are a good mix of folk. You can usually get a seat, it's not that crowded. DJ Station was so busy it really wasn't pleasant. I found it very easy to meet with and speak with guys in there.
To find it if you walk along Surawing road past the Trantwan Place Hotel (opposite side of road from Tawana) only about 50 feetm then turn left down the road past Tawan Bar. Then turn first right and it is about 100 feet along the road. It is usually signposted 'male pub'
I look for the same thing when I'm in Bangkok. I usually take a nap until midnight, shower, get dressed and head to DJ Station, which seems to start hopping really late these days -- 12:45 or even later. I think the reason is right down the street -- at G.O.D., which usually stays open well past 5. DJ isn't what it used to be. It's almost all money boys and gray-haired or balding Westerners. Around 2:30 or so it starts emptying out, and some people start heading to G.O.D. When you notice this, follow the crowd. By the time you get to G.O.D., it will already be packed. I'm sure all those Thai-for-Thai bars must also empty out into the place.
G.O.D. is a real club. Dark. Smoky. Filled with hard, shirtless bodies. Loud, high-energy techno. The money boys and older Westerners are definitely in the minority at this place. So if you're looking to meet someone who might be interested in you and not your wallet, G.O.D. is it.
Also, with respects to the poster who suggested you stay close to Silom, I would definitely stay far away from that area. It's become a sex tourist ghetto. If you stay there, during the day, as soon as you venture out of your hotel, you'll be set upon by touts trying to sell you (straight) sex. If you head to a Starbucks to nurse your hangover, you'll notice all the other seats are taken up by single seniors. You and the help will be the only ones under retirement age. If a retirement community sounds like the kind of place you want to spend your vacation, then by all means, please stay near Silom. But you will feel like a sex tourist and the guy you met last night at G.O.D. will feel like a prostitute.
Try the hotels near The Emporium shopping mall on Sukhumvit. Most are expensive but there are some bargains. I'm partial to Oakwood Residence Soi 24. You can usually haggle your way to a a room for B2,700 baht a night, less than what some people pay at Tarntawan Hotel, but Oakwood has a rooftop pool, opulent fittings and every room has a kitchen. Plus, the luxurious neighborhood makes you feel like you're on vacation. A taxi to Silom Soi 2 is less than B100.
If you've got a lot of charm, try it out on some of the guys who work on the Emporium's food floor. A lot of them are gay, and they like to flirt. The same goes for a lot of the guys working in the boutiques in Silom Center, which has a lot of clothing stores obviously targeting gay men. Lots of fun.
Enjoy it. I'll be taking my own advice when I arrive in Bangkok on March 6.
Someone already mentioned above there's a restaurant (as well as the bar) on top of the Lebua State Tower Hotel. I believe this is the most spectacular rooftop spot. One of the riverside restaurants at the Shangri-La and Mandarin Oriental Hotels would also be nice but I've not tried them.Quote:
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This hotel - http://www.siamatsiam.com/ - is known for having a great rooftop bar and restaurant and unlike the other suggestions, it isn't a 5-star hotel so shouldn't be as expensive.
Yep... I'd try Chatuchak first. But this place is only open on weekends (world's biggest weekend market) so if you can't make a weekend, try Lumpini Night Market. Prices will be a bit higher but it's convenient and open every night. The food court there has live cover bands playing in the evening (or so it was the last time I ate there).Quote:
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In my experience, DJ Station gets CRAZY packed on Saturday nights. It's just insane. But the energy levels are so high and the place is buzzing so much, I love it.Quote:
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Hotmale is an interesting suggestion... I want to check it out next trip.
I've found this is almost the case on the second and third levels for DJ Station but each time I've gone the ground floor dance floor has been mostly filled with ordinary local Thai boys just out having fun with their mates... Has this changed in the last couple of months?Quote:
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Last time I was at GOD was on a weeknight... I found it was smoky (don't like) and mostly full of money boys and their Westerner companions... Was disappointed because on previous visits I've met random Thai boys out partying in groups and had a mad night with them.Quote:
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Awesome suggestion... Thanks.Quote:
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Beachlover:
Your welcome. Sorry to hear about your experience in G.O.D. Usually I'm only in Bangkok for the two weeks surrounding New Year's. And G.O.D. is just crazy. Every night I'm convinced it's the hottest gay club on the planet.
Perhaps it's a different scene the rest of the year.
Ah, that might explain a few things as I've only visited in off-peak months the last 1-2 years. Yep, that period is crazy and DJ would also be packed to the rafters and INSANE!Quote:
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I just put my last GOD experience (it was also pretty empty... only 30-40 people all up) to the fact it was a week night and off-peak (tourism wise) period.
Beachlover, that's really bad news. I'm actually gonna be in Bangkok in less than two weeks. I arrive on a Sunday and was planning to make the most of G.O.D. every night. I'll be super depressed if the place isn't packed.
From my visits to the Le Bua that's true, but I haven't been to the others yet. It's most certainly not cheap (food or drinks), but it's an amazing view. There's a less expensive restaurant a bit below but it's obviously not open air, and that's part of the charm.Quote:
Someone already mentioned above there's a restaurant (as well as the bar) on top of the Lebua State Tower Hotel. I believe this is the most spectacular rooftop spot.
You'll be politely told there's a dress code if you try to head to the elevators in shorts and a t-shirt unless you can show you're just going up to your room.
http://khunbaobao.blogspot.com/2010/...a-bangkok.html
Good points regarding the Sky Bar at Lebua State Tower, Bao Bao.
I had no problems going up there a few times in jeans and a t-shirt but I'm not sure if they'd accept shorts. Maybe.
Yes, expect to pay normal Western prices there... that means about 400-500 baht (about AUD$15) for a martini, if I remember correctly. But I highly recommend it. They make great martinis up there. Expensive by Thailand standards but cheap by Western standards, I think.
Don't worry! You'll have an awesome time regardless LOL.Quote:
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In fact, similar thing happened to me. I had an awesome time at GOD on my first couple of trips, met a lot of fun Thai boys. On a subsequent trip, was really looking forward to it again and was disappointed but in the end didn't matter because I had such a great time at DJ Station instead.
Anyway... I'm glad to hear GOD does pick up so I'll try it again next trip!