As places nearby on Silom and Surawong charge about half these rates I'm guessing (but it's just a guess mind you) that this is an excuse for hanky panky!

Did anyone go there in its previous incarnation and can report on the cleanliness of the facilities etc.?

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-- Others, apart from myself, have visited and reported upon TUARUS MASSAGE - the reports are all there.
-- Bibi. --

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This is not related to sex ormassage but it might be useful to those who frequently visit Thailand and buy a sim card to use there. I remember reading posts about you guys having to buy a new sim card whenever you arrive Thailand as the old one is already expired. I used to do this too but on my recent trip to Bangkok, I went to the DTAC counter at the arrival level. I enquired the boy working there if there is anyway I can extend the validity of my sim card. I was told I can do this by paying 2baht per month and the longest one can extend is 1year. Later, you can do the extension again. I am not sure about those using True or AIS but I think it can be done if you check at their counter in the airport.
So, now I am rather happy as I can give my mobile nbr to the boys and not worrying if it will be still serviceable on my next trip.
Cheers.

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With AIS if you only buy 100bt card it expires very quickly. 300 bht gives you (from memory) a couple of months.

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Alas it's a little less than this; either 28 or 30 days for the 300 baht card.

Since it's possible to transfer validity, as well as credit, between phones, a market has developed. I pay either 50 baht per month or, sometimes, 3 months for 100 baht. Kad Warorot in Chiang Mai is one place where this is on offer, but I'm sure every town/city has many such places.

It seems a small price to pay for continuity of phone number.

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AIS One-2-Call has many many plans, usually higher the per minute charge longer the validity period. For examples, the Sawasdee Plan charges 2 Bahts per min and a 100B top up will last for 30 days, but the Toh Sabai plan charges 1.5B /min and needs 300B top up to last 30 days. One can switch plans by paying 30B each time.
One-2-Call! : Call Plans For Current Customers

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Apologies for incorrect information and thanks to df for pointing out the various plans that I hadn't kept up with.

I use the phone very little relying, instead, on VOIP. My provider offers 'free' (=included) calls to Thai numbers, fixed and mobile, from anywhere I have a computer. Similarly to US, fixed and mobile and UK fixed. For anyone needing to phone Thailand every day, it's a boon.

Voip

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hey guys, if you are going to go off topic, can you please start a new thread? I'm looking for info on massage venues, not sim cards

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it is definitely a sex massage place, cold water only in the one communal shower, lockable drawer in room, massage bed is actually thin foam mat on bare concrete floor, all masseurs "do everything" though some not very willingly, some youngish guys hanging around - I assume they are in training for when they come of age!

bkkguy

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That's what I was after. As several posters had commented on the "refurbishment" of Tuarus, I didn't think going back and reading what the Tuarus facilities were like would provide sufficient information. However I did find one post that mentioned 2 hot water showers as well as 1 cold water shower. It certainly does not sound very inviting - a bit like the upstairs rooms as several of those Soi 6 bars. I guess if I really like the look of one of them I can arrange for a massage in my room at Tarntawan Hotel (arrive 18th).

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Any place that states a minimum tip must have hanky-panky. [Problem is you won't know what hanky-panky is involved, and sometimes (often, in fact) the boy is not into hanky-panky.] In such a place, the tip is all the boy gets. He gets nothing from the establishment. I have also heard that some places require the boy to pay the establishment for the customers they get.

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