Bangkok ( Thailand ) - Massage / Sauna Compiled)

[tomcat]

still no plans to return to the land of smiles. i know they are haemorrhaging badly from having international tourism wiped out for 2 years. initially, they were happy no farangs, and boasted that domestic tourism is enough, now they have to swallow a bitter pill.

 

cos even now that they open, if it is not advantageous for tourists like us, we will prefer to stay away. whether this continues to be a trend, for example another country becomes more convenient to travel to, the damage to thailand's tourism industry might be more long lasting than anticipated. 

[Realitybitesjock]

On 11/1/2021 at 5:09 AM, tomcat said:

still no plans to return to the land of smiles. i know they are haemorrhaging badly from having international tourism wiped out for 2 years. initially, they were happy no farangs, and boasted that domestic tourism is enough, now they have to swallow a bitter pill.

 

cos even now that they open, if it is not advantageous for tourists like us, we will prefer to stay away. whether this continues to be a trend, for example another country becomes more convenient to travel to, the damage to thailand's tourism industry might be more long lasting than anticipated. 

I think every country in the world is in the same boat. 

[InBangkok]

On 10/6/2021 at 4:34 PM, tomcat said:

are you a singaporean in bangkok?

Sorry, I have also not been following this thread recently. I'm European and now live in Bangkok after several decades in Hong Kong and Tokyo.

 

On 11/1/2021 at 5:09 PM, tomcat said:

still no plans to return to the land of smiles. i know they are haemorrhaging badly from having international tourism wiped out for 2 years. initially, they were happy no farangs, and boasted that domestic tourism is enough, now they have to swallow a bitter pill.

Finally Thailand opened to dozens of countries on the first of this month, including Singapore. You have to prove you have had two doses of vaccine and have a negative covid test within 72 hours of travel. There is also a bit more paperwork which can be seen on the Thai Embassy website. But tourists are starting to return in their thousands. When it will return to 2019 levels, no one has a clue - maybe not till 2023. And that will very much depend on when Chinese tourists are allowed out of China because they made up the majority of tourists to Thailand.

 

You are right that the government has been a disaster this year and the tourism industry has suffered horribly. The wave of covid infections which started in late March was all but unnecessary if rich Thais had not flouted the rules and used illegal corrupt payments to enter the country and bring the virus back with them. But many countries more or less faced the same problems.

 

For gay tourists the problems are primarily that the gay scene was nearly decimated by the virus and many bars and saunas have been closed for over a year. Quite a few have died. Babylon is no more and the land has been sold for redevelopment. Several have reopened in Bangkok and others announced they will reopen soon. But from what I read, Pattaya is all but dead. Only the beer bars in Jomtien Complex are open. Sunee Plaza has I think just two bars still operating. Boyztown almost nothing. At present the rules state that bars cannot serve alcohol until December 1st. Restaurants may serve alcohol but only until 9:00 pm.

 

I'm not sure about massage spas as I expect it is much easier for them to have survived. On its web page the popular Senso on Soi Saladaeng states it is permanently closed. Arena and Prince both announced many months ago they were closing for good but may have had a change of heart. Best to check Facebook pages for the latest information.

[passinthenight]

The famous telephone pub bar will be no longer and become the circus bar.

 

https://pridethailand.com/news/telephonepub

 

times are a changing.

 

[tomcat]

On 11/11/2021 at 6:56 PM, passinthenight said:

The famous telephone pub bar will be no longer and become the circus bar.

 

https://pridethailand.com/news/telephonepub

 

times are a changing.

 

 it already changed few years before covid, when they shut down boy alley.

[tomcat]

On 11/9/2021 at 1:44 AM, Realitybitesjock said:

I think every country in the world is in the same boat. 

mindboggling comment. no other country has its GDP comprised majorly from tourism, so to say every country is the same as thailand is a bit.....uninformed.

[subbtm]

Are bars like hotmale and dreamboys still open and surviving? And since babylon is no longer, what other options are there for gay only hotels/resorts in BKK? 

[tomcat]

🥱

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1143427/thailand-value-of-tourism-gdp/

[Guest Thomas Toh Tongnam]

Will Bangkok VTL be launched soon? 
I miss my Bangkok experience! 
Miss being treated like a royal queen at the Malaysia Hotel! 
anyone will go if have VTL?

[passinthenight]

On 11/13/2021 at 3:09 AM, subbtm said:

Are bars like hotmale and dreamboys still open and surviving? And since babylon is no longer, what other options are there for gay only hotels/resorts in BKK? 

 

 I heard that DJ station is now operating.

opens 6pm, drinks close at 9pm and doors close at midnight.

[singalion]

On 11/12/2021 at 2:26 PM, tomcat said:

mindboggling comment. no other country has its GDP comprised majorly from tourism, so to say every country is the same as thailand is a bit.....uninformed.

 

On 11/12/2021 at 10:24 PM, Guest King said:

 

It's amazing how much rubbish you post on here without actually knowing anything or saying anything of value. Please look-up the composition of the GDP of Thailand before making idiotic remarks that "its GDP comprised majorly from tourism". Tourism accounts for about 20% of Thailand's GDP, and that includes both domestic and foreign tourists. It's a bit idiotic of you to call someone uninformed when you're completely ignorant. To be fair though, this is just the latest idiotic remark that you have made on this thread.

 

Hm. But tourism at 20% of GDP is a huge percentage. Most countries have a range of 1 - 2% only. For Singapore it is around 4 - 5% . 

 

Numbers from 2018/19 before Covid. 

 

 

[tomcat]

On 11/21/2021 at 11:07 PM, singalion said:

Hm. But tourism at 20% of GDP is a huge percentage. Most countries have a range of 1 - 2% only. For Singapore it is around 4 - 5% . 

E X A C T L Y. 

 

Are the trolls here getting more dense?  🤣😂 

[tomcat]

On 11/21/2021 at 2:42 PM, passinthenight said:

 

 I heard that DJ station is now operating.

opens 6pm, drinks close at 9pm and doors close at midnight.

sigh, that is so sad, it's actually offputting. and i thought 2 am closures were early!

those were the days!

[singalion]

On 11/21/2021 at 2:42 PM, passinthenight said:

 

 I heard that DJ station is now operating.

opens 6pm, drinks close at 9pm and doors close at midnight.

 

And what do you do from 9pm to midnight without drinks?

[subbtm]

On 11/21/2021 at 2:42 PM, passinthenight said:

 

 I heard that DJ station is now operating.

opens 6pm, drinks close at 9pm and doors close at midnight.

That’s sad. So which means GBangkok shuts the same time as well?

[laladada]

Now that VTL with Thailand is launched, anyone planning to go?

[Jonathandliai]

On 11/27/2021 at 1:19 AM, laladada said:

Now that VTL with Thailand is launched, anyone planning to go?

 

will be there 29Dec to 2Jan22.

[maturechn]

Hi Bro,

 

I am planning to visit bkk on end Jan to Feb 2022 , during the CNY period . For my usual praying n donations , could somebody who stay in bkk likes to give some updates about the situation there . 

 Really appreciated . 

感谢与感恩。

[Jonathandliai]

On 11/27/2021 at 4:40 PM, maturechn said:

Hi Bro,

 

I am planning to visit bkk on end Jan to Feb 2022 , during the CNY period . For my usual praying n donations , could somebody who stay in bkk likes to give some updates about the situation there . 

 Really appreciated . 

感谢与感恩。

 

1) Valid passport

2) Apply Thai pass & SHA hotel

https://web.thailandsha.com/shaextraplus

3) Buy VTL flight back

https://www.singaporeair.com/en_UK/sg/travel-info/vaccinated-travel-lanes/

[Guest GuestChicken]

Any Singaporeans travelling to BKK or already in BKK now? What's the gay scene like, are the massage parlours open?

[tomcat]

with new variant Omicron, maybe travel might not be a good idea until the upcoming tightening measures bear some control and results. 

[maturechn]

On 1/21/2021 at 12:11 AM, Jonathandliai said:

 

Not sure how relevant this is but mind sharing which hotel or how many stars? eg if this is Grand Hyatt / St Regis level of hotel, then it's very alarming to be honest.

Hi Bro Jonathan

Thank you for your kind advise and reply . 

[Jonathandliai]

On 11/29/2021 at 10:46 PM, tomcat said:

with new variant Omicron, maybe travel might not be a good idea until the upcoming tightening measures bear some control and results. 

 

agreed. I just wrote to SQ to postpone my 29Dec21 trip. Sianzzzz

[maturechn]

Agreed. Me2. I will postpone my trip and see how is the situation . 

 

Fighting ，加油吧！

[TopChinese]

On 11/29/2021 at 2:51 PM, Guest GuestChicken said:

Any Singaporeans travelling to BKK or already in BKK now? What's the gay scene like, are the massage parlours open?

 

Krubb Bangkok is reopened.. has anyone tried?

[passinthenight]

 

[TopChinese]

VTL opened!! Please share your updates on the BKK scene

[tomcat]

On 12/16/2021 at 9:35 AM, TopChinese said:

VTL opened!! Please share your updates on the BKK scene

 

What's the T&C of the VTL?

 

 

[G_M]

Nobody is interested in your rant against China!

Get back to the topic! 

[TopChinese]

Oops spoke too soon...  🤥

 

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2234887/test-go-entry-may-be-suspended-on-omicron-concerns

 

Go now while you still can!!

[psarthmei]

Just got here today, after much stressing about the Thailand Pass changes the past few days. Thankful that I’m not affected after all and so glad and relieved to make it.

 

It was surreal stepping off the plane into Suvarnabhumi. We were the only flight at the time. Checks were not too tedious as they only needed to see the Thailand Pass QR code and the pre-departure PCR results.

 

It didn’t really sink in that I’m finally in a foreign land, until I got into traffic on the expressway. And thanks to the fast track option offered by the hotel, I got my arrival PCR results within two hours and didn’t have to waste too much time isolating.

 

Went to VCK (V Club) for my first “massage”. There definitely weren’t as many guys as before, and standards suffered as well. I lucked out with a good massage from the guy I picked, and the afters were within expectations.

 

Looking forward to the rest of the trip!

[dragonfly_y]

Just went back from BKK for New year countdown. Spent 12 hours overnight in a SHA quarantine hotel till negative PCR results given, then I could head out. All shopping districts are fully reopened with huge crowds during Xmas and New Year. I downloaded their trace-together app "morchana", but simply never needed to use it anywhere. Massage shops are open but the number of male masseurs significantly dropped. Due to worrying about on arrival PCR test in SG, I didn't visit the dancing clubs, heard most ppl never wear masks there. Visited the yunomori onsen new branch near Silom and made a few new friends. They informed me that the Silom branch is now the most happening in BKK. Not sure when will the VTL be open again.

Edited January 6, 2022 by dragonfly_y

[tomcat]

On 12/22/2021 at 11:16 PM, psarthmei said:

Looking forward to the rest of the trip!

 

Any updates? lol thinking of going over march to april.

[Guest KKB]

On 1/6/2022 at 4:45 PM, dragonfly_y said:

Just went back from BKK for New year countdown. Spent 12 hours overnight in a SHA quarantine hotel till negative PCR results given, then I could head out. All shopping districts are fully reopened with huge crowds during Xmas and New Year. I downloaded their trace-together app "morchana", but simply never needed to use it anywhere. Massage shops are open but the number of male masseurs significantly dropped. Due to worrying about on arrival PCR test in SG, I didn't visit the dancing clubs, heard most ppl never wear masks there. Visited the yunomori onsen new branch near Silom and made a few new friends. They informed me that the Silom branch is now the most happening in BKK. Not sure when will the VTL be open again.

wah you brave go bkk!

 

omg huge crowds sound very scary!

 

can go dancing and don't wear mask?!

 

nobody to enforce check-ins like sg??! 

 

also no red shirt prefects walking around right to bio people right!

 

the world outside of sg is so different!

 

now i suddenly feel sg is so safe and secure i think better don't travel first lah 

 

overseas really very scary!!

 

[TopChinese]

Bangkok is just as safe and secure as Singapore. The locals all wear masks outdoors and indoors. The crowds don't seem so big anymore without the tourists. Most of the shopping areas incl MBK and CentralWorld are more quiet during weekdays when locals have to go work. 

 

No check in with MorChana now - the disease is endemic. 

 

No dancing. All the clubs like DJ are closed. 

 

Soi 4 bars now converted to "restaurants" and can serve alcohol till 11pm from next week. 

 

Saunas are still open except Babylon RIP. 

[yhtang]

On 1/23/2022 at 11:43 AM, TopChinese said:

Bangkok is just as safe and secure as Singapore. The locals all wear masks outdoors and indoors. The crowds don't seem so big anymore without the tourists. Most of the shopping areas incl MBK and CentralWorld are more quiet during weekdays when locals have to go work. 

 

No check in with MorChana now - the disease is endemic. 

 

No dancing. All the clubs like DJ are closed. 

 

Soi 4 bars now converted to "restaurants" and can serve alcohol till 11pm from next week. 

 

Saunas are still open except Babylon RIP. 

 

Thank you for the update.

[tomcat]

On 1/23/2022 at 11:43 AM, TopChinese said:

Bangkok is just as safe and secure as Singapore. The locals all wear masks outdoors and indoors. The crowds don't seem so big anymore without the tourists. Most of the shopping areas incl MBK and CentralWorld are more quiet during weekdays when locals have to go work. 

 

No check in with MorChana now - the disease is endemic. 

 

No dancing. All the clubs like DJ are closed. 

 

Soi 4 bars now converted to "restaurants" and can serve alcohol till 11pm from next week. 

 

Saunas are still open except Babylon RIP. 

looks like it is stabilised. I also follow some daily life vlogs in Bangkok. the malls are still as full as ever though. only tourist sites are empty cos no tourists. 

Edited January 24, 2022 by tomcat

[TopChinese]

Bangkok is now doable over a long weekend. Test n Go applications will resume from Feb 1 which means approvals can come 3-4 days right after CNY holidays. Under the new VTL, you just need 2 PCR tests, the first taken 2 days before your flight to BKK, and the second taken on arrival can also serve as your pre-departure test if your stay is less than 48 hours.

 

Plenty of time to enjoy some amazing street food and the shopping. Tomcat is right that the malls are busy with locals over weekends and weeknights just like Singapore. MBK was very quiet on the Wed afternoon I went since everyone still working. 

 

The bars are gradually coming back to life with the new 11pm curfew. DJ is supposed to reopen this week as well. 

 

Prime Massage on Silom Soi 6 is very good and popular with local gays. A 2-hour foot and body massage by a strong muscular guy (they all look that way) is only 500 baht (S$20) plus 200 baht tip. Extras offered if you like..

 

Edited January 26, 2022 by TopChinese

[Sudu]

I think u missed the new update to this test and go where u need to have a second night booked on day 5 with pcr test prepaid before submitting your application for thailand pass. 

[TopChinese]

On 1/26/2022 at 12:17 PM, Sudu said:

I think u missed the new update to this test and go where u need to have a second night booked on day 5 with pcr test prepaid before submitting your application for thailand pass. 

 

Yes the second PCR test and isolation is applicable if you stay more than 4 nights. I was giving the example of a 3 day weekend in Bangkok - which is the usual thing we all used to do before this pandemic. 

 

A far more relaxed itinerary could be to fly into Phuket to chill on the beach for a few days and then fly to Bangkok on day 5 for the prepaid compulsory PCR test before flying back on the VTL flight from BKK to SIN. 

 

Lots of options to consider. 

 

[Sudu]

Hopefully what u say is true and we can hear someone here manage to get thailand pass approval without day5 booking

[psarthmei]

On 1/8/2022 at 5:43 PM, tomcat said:

 

Any updates? lol thinking of going over march to april.

Sorry for replying so late. I went back to V Club a few times after that, and tried Pla, Tae and Bobby. Pla and Bobby are hot and perfect for fun - massage was not the focus.

 

Speaking of focus, I’m enamored of Focus at I-Come Massage. He’s one of the most handsome masseurs I’ve ever encountered in Bangkok. Pity he doesn’t do more than body-to-body and a handjob. Or maybe I’m not his type… 😔

 

https://icomemassage.wixsite.com/i-comemassage/focus-1

 

Will be headed back to Bangkok for a one night stopover at the end of February.

 

[psarthmei]

On 1/26/2022 at 4:07 PM, Sudu said:

Hopefully what u say is true and we can hear someone here manage to get thailand pass approval without day5 booking

Test & Go applications will only reopen tomorrow morning, but information can be found on the Tourism Authority of Thailand website.

 

https://www.tatnews.org/2022/01/thailand-reopening-exemption-from-quarantine-test-go/
 

• The second RT-PCR test will not be required if the traveller’s length of stay is less than 5 nights, or his/her scheduled international departure date out of Thailand is on Day 5 or before. For example if the traveller plans to stay in Thailand for 3 days, then he/she does not have to undergo the second RT-PCR test, but he/she must leave for another country immediately. However, whether the traveller will be required to take another RT-PCR test depend on the airline and the final international destination.

 

I will be spending four nights in Khao Lak, before doing one night in Bangkok, and assuming I don’t have to take the second PCR because I arrive after 6pm at Phuket airport.

 

Kindly note that if you arrive during 00.01-18.00 Hrs., the day is Day 1. If you arrive during 18.01-00.00 Hrs., the day after is Day 1.

[Sudu]

Let us know if u managed to get thailand pass approved without the day 5 booking.

[yhtang]

On 1/31/2022 at 3:54 PM, psarthmei said:

Test & Go applications will only reopen tomorrow morning, but information can be found on the Tourism Authority of Thailand website.

 

https://www.tatnews.org/2022/01/thailand-reopening-exemption-from-quarantine-test-go/
 

• The second RT-PCR test will not be required if the traveller’s length of stay is less than 5 nights, or his/her scheduled international departure date out of Thailand is on Day 5 or before. For example if the traveller plans to stay in Thailand for 3 days, then he/she does not have to undergo the second RT-PCR test, but he/she must leave for another country immediately. However, whether the traveller will be required to take another RT-PCR test depend on the airline and the final international destination.

 

I will be spending four nights in Khao Lak, before doing one night in Bangkok, and assuming I don’t have to take the second PCR because I arrive after 6pm at Phuket airport.

 

Kindly note that if you arrive during 00.01-18.00 Hrs., the day is Day 1. If you arrive during 18.01-00.00 Hrs., the day after is Day 1.

 

Most enlightening. Thank you very much. 

[clocky]

Any hotel to recommend for Bangkok with PCR test for both Day 1 and 5 ? 

 

Thinking of going end month 

 

Thanks 

[Jonathandliai]

On 2/3/2022 at 10:39 PM, clocky said:

Any hotel to recommend for Bangkok with PCR test for both Day 1 and 5 ? 

 

Thinking of going end month 

 

Thanks 

 

Try this and see which hotel suits your needs?

 

https://www.thaiairways.com/en/book/offers/asq_hotels/index.page

 

 

[Dreamaway]

Totally lost as to good places for massage and gogo bars. 

 

Any websites or blogs with updated info to refer to? 

 

Planning to go mid March...

[BeHappy]

Will be in BKK from 10 Mar. Anyone happens to be there same period to hangout and get to know each other? PM me if keen. 

[subbtm]

Which hotel is recommended for gays in bkk now since babylon closed. Like gay only hotel. Not gay-friendly