Saphan kwai area ...
 

-- Today, (17th.), a'noon. I walked the length and back along Pradiphat rd., (approx. 1,000.yds. in either dir'n.), seeking any hotels with short-time rooms - I found none. :(
- But possibly any pick-ups from the PHAHON CINEMA or from elsewhere in that area will know where to go?
- Corr'ns. requested!

It's a few years since I cruised Sapan Kwai, but I picked up a boy from Eagle bar who took me to a soi just past Mido hotel . It looked like a row of car ports with canvas flaps in front, but was in fact a row of motel style short time rooms (about 150 bt from memory.) No signage that I can recall (maybe it was in Thai). Same set up as Suriwong short time rooms.

-- Local knowledge, can't be beaten, can it?
- So, we'd be looking-at the gen'l. area of Pradiphat sois 8. or 10., (approx. 800yds. from the Phahon Yothin:P'phat. i'sect.), then?
- Thanks for pointing me in the right dir'n..

That's the Pradiphat Hotel. I stopped using it because they charge farangs a "special rate" that is more "special" for them than for us!

I prefer the Mit Aree, which is a short cab ride away on Phaholyothin Soi 7 (Aree).

-- Khun Icon,
- Is it the PRADIPHAT HOTEL to wch. you went?
- As far as I could see, and I entered that hotel to collect a brochure and to talk with the two Receptionistes, (both speak passable English.), that hotel is not on a soi ... but is fronting P'phat. rd. itself. I saw no signs of any short-time rooms; in fact I asked specifically if there are any?
- From a leaflet their Dbl./Twin room is 900.Bh. nett & incl. b'fasts. for two.

-- E&OE. -- Corr'n. requested.

It seems nobody has mentioned the Underground Sauna. It has all the facilities of a gay sauna and only 3 min walk from the cinema. Furthermore if u don't have enough, stay on for another trick.

The only porblem, it doesn't open until 3pm :-(

I don't think it was Pradiphat Hotel. It was on the same side of the road as Mido Hotel , just off Thanon Pradiphat - maybe not exactly a soi, just set back from the road. Hope that helps.

Pradiphat Hotel is on the north side of Pradiphat Road when Mido is on the southern side so it cannot be the same. However Pradiphat Hotel is said to have short time rooms too (although I did not check as I stay in another Saphan Kwai Hotel when I am in town).

I will be in BKK on Monday - if I have time will scout out. But IIZ is right, this place was on Southern side near Mido. Does not look anything like a hotel, just like a row of car ports (a la Suriwong ground floor short time.) Anyway it may have been demolished by now and replaced with condos!! Maybe pop into Charming and ask the mamasan there?

If it was on the Mido Hotel side, it may have been the Chaopraya -- now demolished, I believe.

The Pradiphat Hotel short time rooms are across the soi from Charmming, if memory serves correct.

-- Today, (20th.), forenoon I chatted about short-time hotels in the S. KWAI area with my American & WYSIWYG. friend who's an occasonal patron of the PHAHON CINEMA.;
- From an admittedly shaky memory, and allowing that he's looking-back maybe a couple or so yrs. he suggested the flg. two places - both start with leaving the a/m. cinema and turning RIGHT, (walking against the OUT-going rd.-tfc.) -

1. - On the same side of Phahonyothin rd. as the cinema and before one will reach the P'tothin.:Pradiphat i'sect. an Indian run hotel, (RHS.), with ST. rooms avail on its 4fl. for 400.Bh.;
2. - Walk as far as the a/m. i'sect. (passing both the PAULO MEM'L. HOSP'L. & BIG C. on one's LHS.), cross-over using the pedestrian bridge, leave P'yothin. & Pradiphat rds. behind one and start walking with the tfc. along Suthisan rd - maybe for as much a 2M.!? (In wch. case MRT. Suthisan might be the better option than BTS. S. Kwai, [N7.],),?

-- E&OE.! -- Corr'ns. requested.

Today i met a boy in the cinema and took him next door to 39 sauna.For both of us the first time overthere.It was naked day.Although it was the boys first visit to a gay sauna he took it very brave and did not show his shyness.We had a great time in a cubicle.For me it was a big bonus to see all those naked asian guys walking up and down,in and out the labirints.It was not overcrowded,average age about 25.And i had enough eye contact to go back there without visiting the cinema next time.Tuesday,saturdayand sunday naked day.
Very good alternative for a short stay hotel

-- We shall look-fwd. to reading further rpts. from you about 39 U'gd. Sauna, a place that I've found to be a trifle 'Sticky.' myself; but I am a TOF. now and passed my sell-by date many a long yr. back! :o

In my experience, you have to be either very lucky, or not picky at all, to get action at 39 Underground if you are over 40 and/or out of shape.

There's definitely lots of eye candy to enjoy, either way.