Except for Babylon, there's not much mention about saunas lately.

Can some of you guys give some feedback (good and bad) on saunas besides Babylon?

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With the swine flu as well as tuberculosis both plaguing Bangkok these days, I would say it's best to avoid saunas at the moment....but up to you!

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Us guys aint welcome at most saunas other than Babylon.Try Heaven for a slim chance in a quiet setting.

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That is not the case! I always feel welcome everywhere.

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I've visited the new V club about 4 times in their new location, every time totally disppointed with both the lne up of masseurs and the rude, arrogant and lazy service.

Last time, about three months ago, I decided to re-visit Charan since I was already in the building. Totally Polite at reception, and totally ignored by every Thai patron, but never rude, stayed about 2 hours and didn't see another farang.

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Farose Sauna Pradiphat
I went there yesterday, sunday afternoon. This one is a bit difficult to find if you are riding shanks's pony. Here are some fresh directons. If you are getting there from Silom on BTS get out at Saphan Kwai and take the south exit on the right hand side facing back from whence you came... The map tells the rest. But here it is writ.



When you get out at this exit and go down the stairs turn around and walk towards the traffic and down to the intersection about 500 m. Turn right and walk along Tn Pradiphat until you come to Pradiphat Soi 19 (RHS) clearly marked. Walk down Soi 19 for 389 paces (about 249 metres LOL) and TR into a short soi and walk about 30 m and turn left. Farose is the third building/dwelling on the left 128/3. The entrance is a large imposing block structure brown render colour which makes it look like a garment factory. Admission - when I went it was 100 baht may be 120 later.

Striped hand towels of the type mother used to give father for cleaning the car when she had finished using them for everything else are available. If your waste is more then 29.5 inches then drape them over your shoulder. Bring some undies, boxers or swimmers. Most guys had on swimmers or boxers, also the std cap.

Inside is a bit like a building site. Bits of crap everywhere. Uneven floors, broken tiles particularly in the steam room (which is great) with some angular bits missing. Thought it was a bit of fancy terazzo... Ha Ha. So take care. Scant towels mean water on ‘polished’ wood floors and stairs… Many many stairs.

A rabbit warren of areas and many levels. There are round biscuit type, large and hard poofs (your oxymoron for the day) in every little cabin which are impossible to get comfortable on but then who wants to sleep.

There is a bar, karoke, stage show all being done with fun. The surrounds are dingy but this sort of adds to the atmosphere. They are fixing the outdoor top floor doing some planking and concreting so this may account for some of the mess.

For my part I was mostly ignored sort of politely but did have 2 encounters of the best kind. The second was suitably rough and hung like in the proverbs. There is always something for you in practically any scene, you just gotta be patient… Alas not my strongest suit.

Now remember I was only there for a couple of hours so it may not be fair to judge so bear this in mind when reading below.

Overall an average experience but I will give it a second look over when the memory fades. By the way as a regular at GSM until the fire I can tell you it is not a patch on GSM. GSM had some folk who cared about the place. This is not really evident here yet but may be this is developing.

Anyway please read with the above caveat.

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I meant "not welcome" in the sense that farangs are not in demand at saunas other than Babylon.As a consumer guide this would be correct for Suana Mania,U39,Farose et al.In previous threads the moderator has also indicated that our chances of scoring at Thai youth oriented saunas are in the "don't bother' category.Hospitality-wise you would be welcome depending on the mood of the staff-member.

Do you recommend I try again?As venues they were great but I felt that even a handsome air-steward would be hard pressed.This has been the case since the Obelisk.I think the term is adhesive or something like that.

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I agree, it is usually possible to score if you are in decent condition and well-mannered. Good personal hygiene is also a must..don't understand how some farangs can go around stinking up the halls in a BATH HOUSE. What's up with that?

Anyway, some farangs also seem to have the belief that they can have anyone the want in Thailand, evenif he is a third his age and a third his weight -- and get pissy when rejected, calling the boy stuck up or sticky because he didn't get what he wanted. Although it is much easier for older to hook up with younger in Thailand than in the West, no one should take it for granted. Like anywhere else, the majority of Thai guys are looking to hook up with guys their same age.
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I don't think Farose 2 qualifies as "very sticky rice". I have never left the place without having had as much sex as I wanted.
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I would expect that if I was at a sauna and ignored the approach of a Thai guy I didn't much like the look of, he would correctly assume it was because I wasn't into him for one bodily reason or another. Just like when I am at a massage joint weighing up the boys on offer and ignoring those I don't like. I doubt that they would think of me as "a sticky potato".
So if you get ignored at a sauna, it's probably because some of your assets don't meet the expectations of the other clients, rather than being based on racism (which is what the term sticky rice implies). Try and look for ways to make yourself more attractive rather than decrying the entire place.

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Just so....

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Oh, no, I got the distinct feeling that the last thing a Thai in Farose 2 wants is to be seen going in with a farang. I also had a few Thai in there tell me that it's not a place for farangs. I did have sex with a few Thai (and one Filipino) but it's very hard to connect, and I've had several times where I did not even almost connect. I know a farang who stopped going there in favor of some other saunas. He said the only good thing about it is you can have nights with over 400 Thai, thus the odds are better.

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I had the intention of trying out Style Sauna last night but on arrival at 6pm found it completely darkened. A guy coming out of another building told me that it was closed. Maybe I missed a previous posting on here about this.

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A friend from my city (I think about 60) is visiting Bangkok now, and he recently went to Farose 2, and here is his observation: "no luck at all. They like there own kind, I did make some friends there but nothing else."

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I love it. A 60 year-old farang gets no attention from Thai guys a third his age at a sauna and concludes the reason is that "they like their own kind".

Fascinating...

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