I'm not sure those Australian party-boys even know what an exchange rate is. Probably more a function of the increasing availability of direct budget flights from Oz to Phuket -- making it as cheap or cheaper to get to than Bali (which was previously their preferred stomping grounds).

Thanks maybe they are just a bit slow with responding. Any hotel or hurt house recommendations? Ideally I would like to be near the gay beach. On a side note anyone up for a drink or meal once I'm in pattya?
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If you don't mind paying a bit more, the Avalon Beach Resort is smack on the gay beach and a pretty nice facility. Great pool. Lots of Russian families, but gays also stay there. It's around 3,000 baht a night.

I just booked at Tuis place. Good choice? My flight arrives at 1145 thurs night is it worth spending the night in Bangkok?
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By the time you walk to the immigration hall (its a long way) clear immigration queues, wait for your bags, clear customs, queuefor a taxi and drive to BKK it will be well after 1 am before you check in. BKK is about 30 mins from "swampy" heading west and Jomtien is east. At that time of night with the new freeway you'll be at Tuis about 1 hr 15 mins after leaving the airport, and right opposite the gay beach for the next day.
Depending how long you plan on staying, there are 48 sq m condos in View Talay 5 (100 metres away from Tuis with big pool and all mod cons) from about 1,200 bht a night. Check out asian-escapes dot com. Gay operated.

An "OK" choice, if you are not too picky.

Distance to the beach can't be beat, but facilities (what few there are) can be musty and are definitely in need of a gut-renovation.

Thanks for the tip! Do you have any picks for around 1k baht a night?
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View Talay 2. Its across the other side of Thepraya Road from VT 5 and an older building, but similar size condos and pool from THB 1,000 a night, but 7 night min stay. Asian-escapes has VT 2 condos as well.

Dongtan beach ...
 

-- My Enthusiastic & American Friend and I have ret'd. from several days R&R. in PATTAYA.; I was there from 11-17 feb., and at DONGTAN BEACH, our usual concession in front of AVALON HTL., every day.
- I'd reckon that that concession was seldom as much as 75%. full even at the most popular times of day.

-- During our previous visits we noticed that the next concession farther along regularly became popular with bar & suchlike young men in the afternoons - possibly thy were hoping to 'score.' before their bars etc. opened? But for this visit, despite St. Valentine's Day. , they were absent, conspicuously so.
- Also the numbers of young men 'walking & looking.' were v. much LESS: few, if any, seen.

-- :(

Sunnee plaza ...
 

-- During my recent visit to PATTAYA, 11-17 feb., I spent but two evenings in SUNNEE PLAZA.:
12 feb.:
TOM YUM. CLOSED;
MIC MY. OPEN -
Drinks at 120.Bh.; some 20 a go-go young men and possibly a dozen spectators;
NICE BOYS. OPEN -
Drinks at 130.Bh.; say 30 a go-go young men and 50 spectators.
From time-to-time some young men sat on the stage's edges and played with themselves, but little worth noting. One of the very young-looking men, #12., thrust himself at me and invited me to feel what he has - between us girls: 'Not v. much.'

15 feb.:
TOM YUM. OPEN -
Drinks' price not noted;
Maybe half-a-dozen young men & and LESS that that no. of spectators; none of the young men was dancing; apart from a couple who were being fondled by rather bored looking spectators many of the rest prefered to sit-around and to play with themselves. At that rate not worth visiting - that place has gone DOWNhill!
NICE BOYS. OPEN -
I was joined by one of the dancing young men, 22YO., hair dyed a blonde color - wearing blue jeans rather than white briefs. Spoke quite good English and realized it's importance should he wish to get-out of being a dancer and to progress!

Boyz town ...
 

-- During my recent visit, 11-17 feb., unusually I spent MORE time in the BOYZ TOWN's a go-go bars than in SUNNEE PLAZA's.;

-- My Enthusiastic & American Friend and I like FUNNY BOYS for two good reasons:
1. - NO smoking!
2. - Background music is bkgd. music, one can carry-on a conversation without having to shout to make oneself heard;
Drinks at 150.Bh.;
- I visited thrice, quite full most times;
- A Fair sel'n. of young men - not boyz! #23. & #43. caught my eye.

-- We visited HAPPY PLACE. twice;
- Drinks: non-alc. 100.Bh. & alc. 120.Bh.;
- Most of the R&F. a go-go young men danced with seldom seen enthusiasm, #13. caught my eye, as did #555. - but for another reason!
- 1st. show started promptly at 22.30.hrs.:
- One mildly erotic act during wch. one saw why #555. caught my att'n. - my E&AF. reckoned that silicone was the answer!

-- I visited X BOYS., a previous posting had recommeded its Coyote Dancers!
- Drinks: non-alc. 150.Bh. & alc. 180.Bh.;
- 1st. perf. started at 22.hrs., acts started with a Big Cock Show for wch. the boys wore 'tented.' towels to preserve their modesty, #26. looked to be the most endowed! We enjoyed a comedy act and various other routines before the four coyote dancers who rec'd. a well-deserved round of spontaneous applause at the conclusion of their act, we were asked to shew our further appreciation when the hat was passed-around. The final act was a Candle Show - nothing new in that.

-- On DONGTAN BEACH I chatted with a German visitor who recommended the show at COPA BAR, aboit wch. I have no further knowledge.

Cartier a go-go bar ...
 

-- For the 1st. evening of my recent trip to PATTAYA, 11-17 feb., I visited CARTIER A GO-GO BAR.;
- Doors OPEN at 22.hrs.;
- Drinks at 200.Bh.;
- Initially 3 other spectators apart from myself;
- I noticed that the two older R&F. dancers, out of a total of possibly 8 or 9. - both wearing white briefs - seemed to be the best endowed;
- Hse. lts. dimmed at 22.25.hrs.; 1st. act started some 6 or 7 mins. thereafter. The individual acts seemed to be pretty much as I remembered them from my previous visit, (posting #4.), although at one point the 2 young men left the stage and walked au naturel amongst us voyeurs; both unc'cised.; my hands suggested that both are approx. 7". LOA. & approx. 6". circ'fce.. The final act became a 'smoking' act, again both walked amongst us - the man being smoked, despite wearing a Condom, was reluctant for anyone else to smoke him, (unlike my previous visit.),.
- Hse. lts. came ON again at approx. 23.10.hrs..

I am in Pattaya now and must have been at the X-boys show when you were, Sextile!! It was an amazing dance routine. What about the boy who spun around on his head? Amazing. And with the models, did you notice #30? Easily the sexiest boy there. So far David cabaret has been the best, Wild West Boys, Cupidol, Happy Place, and New Dynamite all disappointing, and X-boys just OK, redeemed by those dance boys. Tonight I will try to checkout the remaining Boyztown go-go bars.

-- Ah, Yes! I wondered who that other and distinguished-looking spectator might be - never dreamed that it was khun Trentaus! ;)

X-boys Pattaya
 

A minor clarification perhaps: From what Trentaus said, it appears they weren't coyote dancers but hiphop dancers.

Glad to hear that the bars are beginning to move with the times. Now, if only they'd get rid of the farang drag queens lip-syncíng to 40-year-old broadway hits. . . . .