Gay hotels in Saphan Kwai

[lonelywombat]

Friend of mine who passed away recently had made a point of staying in Saphan Kwai

He liked the thai style gay bars where the boys do not dance and dressed only in street clothes.

It is a long time since I was there and the main reason for visiting, was Midnight Cowboy

Naughty but nice reminded me with his new bar in bangkok post, but I do not know where he was talking about.

The hotel was gay friendly, close to the Saphan Kwai bars and the skytrain

Last time I was there, I stayed in a hotel that was owned by one of the owners of Utopia. The previous time, I think utopia was on the ground floor of a smaller hotel somewhere near Soi Cowboy.

I feel like a change next trip and am open to suggestions.

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[TrongpaiExpat]

Very few of the boys in the Saphan Kwai bar speak English, so unless you can speak some Thai there could be a problem. They seem more masculine, maybe more tops than soi Twilight boys. Most seem to smoke (cigarettes) and not sa-moke you too. The bars are poorly ventilated, full of smoke.

I don't mean to say that you can't find the boy of your dreams in Saphan Kwai.

Ahh, yes the Midnight cowboy, memories. We all though back then that this was the new up and coming area with the new BTS coming soon and that Patpong would die out as the place to go. We were wrong.

By the way, Naughty post was not on a Saphan Kwai bar if he meant Soi
Pramot, that's off Surawong.

[lonelywombat]

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By the way, Naughty's post was not on a Saphan Kwai bar if he meant Soi Pramot, that's off Surawong.

That was my feeling so I opened a new thread

[Alaan]

Like Lonleywombat, on my next trip to Thailand in early July I am staying in Saphan Kwai for 2-3 days as a change from Suri/Silom before I head off to Phuket. I'm not sure about exclusively gay hotels in the area, but I am staying at the Karnmanee Palace Hotel on Pradiphat Road [across from Eagle Boy bar] which, in my experience of it, is that it is gay neutral [i.e. they couldn't give a shit about who you take back] I have stayed here 3 times in the past 2-3 years and it has always been just fine.

I stay in their 'junior suite' which in reality is just a very large room with king size bed, sofa, table, writing table, large modern tv and plenty of wardrobe space. The bathroom is also huge with a shower over bath at one side of the bathroom as well as a Thai style wet room shower at the other side. The rooms as well as the hotel itself are a little 'tired' and not as lux as the website claims, but very comfortable all the same. Mostly Thais and businessmen stay there. No taxi/limo attached to the hotel, but as it is on a very busy road there are tons of taxis easy to flag down right outside the hotel.

One nice feature [if it is still operating] is a lovely rooftop restaurant, open to the sky with great views over the local area. The furniture is wooden as found in Thai country style pubs, and as my friend from Petchabun was delighted to discover, included a large number of Isaan speciality dishes including snake and frogs on the menu. There was also a small thai band or solo acoustic guitar/singer playing Thai country style songs unobrusively and it had a nice atmosphere.

The times I have visited, the staff have always been great, hardly giving a second glance to whoever you are with, they are usually so busy they often don't even look up as they hand over the room key, the reception/foyer always seems to be busy with people milling round.

Easy walking distance to the Saphan Kwai bars and not too far to the BTS. Although I haven't been to Saphan Kwai since last year I did get a PM from another forum member who visits regularly and he advised that the map and venues on the Dreadedned site are still current.

There is no such thing as a gay hotel in Saphan Kwai.

No hotel anywhere in Thailand gives a damn what sex your companion is. I can't believe some of you apparently haven't figured that out yet.

[lonelywombat]

Like Lonleywombat, on my next trip to Thailand in early July I am staying in Saphan Kwai I am staying at the Karnmanee Palace Hotel on Pradiphat Road [across from Eagle Boy bar] which, in my experience of it, is that it is gay neutral [i.e. they couldn't give a shit about who you take back] I have stayed here 3 times in the past 2-3 years and it has always been just fine.

Easy walking distance to the Saphan Kwai bars and not too far to the BTS. Although I haven't been to Saphan Kwai since last year I did get a PM from another forum member who visits regularly and he advised that the map and venues on the Dreadedned site are still current.

Thanks Alaan and Trongpaiexpat for your comments . I googled after Alaans post but could not work out where the gay bars were. I went to dreadedned and although this map is almost 3 years old, it is a great help

Interesting to see 2 saunas, Adonis and Farose that I did not know were so close, and more bars than I expected.

Is the Pradiphat Theatre one of those notorious "suck cinemas"

Thanks to www.dreadedned.com for use of his map

[Smiles]

I Agree with Alaan:

The Karnmanee Hotel ( http://www.hotels2thailand.com/bangkok- ... -Hotel.asp ) is very good value for money at 1000-1300 baht range. Mediocre but quite OK breakfast is included. Close to Chatachuk Market and park. Three or four blocks from the Saphan Kwai gay bars. The place is showing it's age a bit now, but is still clean, quiet, friendly and they don't give a fig who you bring back. I doubt they charge a joiners fee, but am not 100% sure.

We've stayed at the Karnmanee many times and have always enjoyed (both the hotel itself and the very funky neighbourhood it's located in ... Pradiphat Rd is a delight for all types of streetside food)

In the same few blocks on Pradiphat you will also find the Mido Hotel and the Elizabeth Hotel, neither of which I've ever stayed in, but they look like being in the same reasonable price range as the Karnmanee.


And I also agree with Boygeenyus:

Iin almost every case, hotels in Thailand are not gay-unfriendly. On the other hand, rarely are they gay-only, and I'm am not aware of any which could be classed that way.


Cheers ... oops, looks like LonelyWombat got in there first with a good map of Saphan Kwai neighbourhood. LW .. that map may be a bit old. I believe the Pradiphat Theatre is either closed or gone. Some of the bars also may not be there anymore.
Expect the Saphan Kwai bars to be smaller, dumpier, and cheaper than places in Silom.

. . . and Boygeenyus . . . in almost every case, hotels in Thailand are not gay-unfriendly. On the other hand, rarely are they gay-only, and I'm am not aware of any which could be classed that way.

That's what I said, isn't it?

[Smiles]

Read it a little more carefully, dickhead. Start all the way at the top, and read it all the way down to the bottom. Especially take into consideration the underlined parts.

Cheers ..

Read it a little more carefully, dickhead. Start all the way at the top, and read it all the way down to the bottom. Especially take into consideration the underlined parts.

Cheers ..

Yesss....and it's still just what I said: no hotel in Thailand gives a damn if you come in with a male or female companion. Or do you have another definition for "not gay UN-friendly"?