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Foreigners are tolerated because they usually have money to spend and are deemed a possible income. Once one is able to understand the Thai language rather than just speak a few phrases, one can hear how racist and how discriminatory most Thais really are towards outsiders. That includes people from the surrounding Asian countries like Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos etc. They are consistently harassed and discriminated against quite openly. If they had money they would be tolerated. As many of us are. It doesn't mean that they like us... 

Looking at the last pic of the Enter gogo by the Nana Plaza team it appears that Enter has huge dancers

Alas, I just came back and I'm already looking at rates to come back, either in mid-October or mid-December.  I'm definitely looking for more upscale than where I stayed before, Sacha's Uno on Soi 19, nothing terribly wrong with the place - other than needing updating.  I was considering The Dream Hotel, which is a 5* at a reasonable price. 

As you've struggled with walking in the heat and don't want to pay taxi fare or motisai rates, Perhaps you could pay a little more and get a hotel on or closer to Sukhumvit, between Cowboy and NEP and all your favorite food places at T21. Maybe check out S15 or On8 rates

May I ask what happens in November?

As the high season gets underway in November places that were great a few weeks ago can become shit as they become busy with low-end tourists groups and the younger backpacker tourists. Also we still do not know the restrictions that will be imposed due to the last monarch's funeral in late October.

This is the hotel on the third floor up near Billboard in the corner next to the hair salon (not the one upstairs next to Erotica).

Thanks, I didn't even know there was another one near the one above Erotica. I noticed the one next to Butterflies is gone also.

In case you were still wondering/looking , here's a pic I took about 2 weeks ago of one of the st hotel rooms at Nana Plaza. I thought it was clean and basic, suitable for what was needed... Cost 3-350 baht for 2 hours (pretty dim photo and it may not look that great but the pic doesn't do it justice. It was fine)

Which hotel was it in nana?

Last night I was craving some pizza, after a long massage session - I felt refreshed, but starving.  Looked online for a pizza joint close to my hotel.  Found one that was rated well on google, Big Mama Pizza.  A few minute walk and the weather had cooled down around 9pm.  Some of those driveways were slanted on the street which made me walk sideways.  What are the city planners thinking?  I guess it goes well with the potholes and huge plants right in the middle of the sidewalk.

 

Sat down and ordered a personal pizza.  Damn, it was quite large and I could only eat 6 of the 8 slices.  Breakfast for the next day!  Got free flat bread and butter, a mango smoothie and of course - the pizza.  Thin crust with lots of cheese, generous toppings.  I was impressed.  I was looking for parmesan cheese and the pepper flakes I'm used to in North America, nowhere to be found.  Some extra hot ground red pepper was there, I used it sparingly.

 

 

 

 

 

I woke up this morning and I realize there is an NFL game I wanted to see.  I found out that The Game near Nana is playing it and they open at 8am.  It's pretty strange having a Heineken at 8am with an omelet...  where I live, we don't serve alcohol until after 11am.  To be honest, the place was overpriced, catering to American tourists, would be my guess.  At least I saw my team win today!

 

 

 

Will not repeat at The Game, as the only draw to me was that they were playing the particular game I wanted to see.  Met a cool guy from the US in there.  The breakfast I ate there looked like a child's portion.  I think I paid 300B for it too.  Ripoff.

 

Big Mama Pizza, I recommend it.  Not the cheapest, but that pizza would feed 2, easily. 

Big Mama, good value and consistently decent food. The Game overpriced rip-off joint owned by the usual boiler room suspects but prime location, so very convenient if you don't care about the food or price.

Bangkok Bunnies has a quite a few fuller sized types

Sofitel Sukhumvit is overpriced in comparison to many other similarly rated hotels. Also at night time lots of busted old ho's, Ladyboys and tribes of Africans powder pushers loitering around right next door near 7/11. 

T21 foodcourt is very overrun with tourists nowadays, eating cheap and sucking up free aircon and they tend to hang out there quite just using the free wifi for ages So tables can sometimes be hard to come by. I suggest that trying the food court in the Tops supermarket under Robinsons as an alternative, although much smaller it less tourist occupied and reasonably priced.

I stayed there a few months ago and changed hotels after one night. No bum blaster to keep it all fresh.

Honmono is very popular but many of my Japanese friends also like Sazae.

I know some guys that often stay at the Swan Inna couple times per year and they say it is ok and was around 700pn. Other than that I can't comment as I have never been there

Insanity is the latest and one of the better ones at the moment music wise. However, come November that could change.

I usually average about 7/8 trips out of Thailand per year on a multi-entry visa and never had a problem or query. However, it does depend on the officer on the counter if said person wants to make any enquiries. The only time (a few years ago) when I had a rude immigration office flick through my passport and count how many entries I had made and ask "Why you come to Thailand so much?" was at the Nong Khai bridge when I was going to visit Laos. I just mentioned that I had a family here and he retorted "ah you have a lot of money, eh?". I replied "No, I don't, that is why I do a land crossing rather than fly." he just gave me a dirty look and said I can go. I did think he was gonna be an arse and mess me about but that was it.

Angelwitch gogo

Its still a building site

be aware 5 dec is the kings birthday and claimed as fathers day in the kingdom

is this directly next to soms?

Large open restaurant on the corner of sub soi to Soms, as you walk 10 meters into soi 14 from Suk. you cant miss it.

what about indian food, there has to be some good reasonably priced indian food (chicken curry and naan) around somewhere, everywhere down by nana is overpriced

To get inexpensive good Indian food probably best to go to Pharuat area. Sukhumvit is wildly overpriced but there are a few small places between soi 13 and the back entrance to Ambassador Hotel (soi 11) same alley where many of the oily hj massage booths are). Lots of the Indian locals and Indian tourists go to those places if they're staying around Sukhumvit. Food is very good and prices acceptable.

There is no health, hygiene and safety food standards enforced in Thailand regarding street food stalls. You pay your money and take your chances. Best advice is make sure that whatever you eat is well cooked and served piping hot.

Just check out the barebacking poll and you will become aware the percentage of p4p customers visiting Bangkok that choose not to wear condoms. Quite shocking imho.

Do they have a washer/dryer to use? Im looking for a cheap place with access to washer/dryers... so far I only know of Grand President on Soi 11 and Phachara Suites on Soi 6.

The Citadines chain has coin operated washing machines and dryers. Most hotel laundry services aren't cheap at all. Just check under hotel facilities. Other than that lots of laundry drops in the tourist areas.

200 baht or less

 

any food is good :P

try SUDA in soi 14 opposite side to T21, extensive menu, thai/chinese and a few western ideas. highly rated on tripadvisor. good decent priced and sized portions. chicken in banana leaves is great, as is snapper in tamarind sauce with a fresh coconut, maybe 2-250baht. normal or popular dishes about 150baht all in.

hey guys, wandering what good places to eat you know of in the area within like a 10 minute walk of soi 20, so like from emporium mall over to terminal 21

 

ill throw out one of my own, palm on soi 18

 

what else is good around here?

if you could be more specific in types of cuisine and price range we may be better able to help.