1,000 baht is still de rigeur in Pattaya, except maybe in the flashy Boys Town show bars.
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Sunee last night was surprisingly quiet for the time of year. I had a pleasant massage in the afternoon in Relax (out the back of TukCom) by a nice young lad called Chuay. There were maybe 4 or 5 guys hanging around outside, and various lads sleeping on the landings on the way to our room. 600 baht for a 90 min cream massage, although the actual duration was closer to 2 hours.
In the evening I went to Tom Yum where there were maybe 10 guys or so, and a slow but steady turnover of customers. The boys seemed in high spirits despite the slow night.
Later I went to Mic My where there was a similar attendance of farang, and similarly good natured boys. I was taken with #34, Ton. Specifically, he had a nice body but a great 1950's style haircut - short back and sides with a stiff front quiff. That did it for me. 300 baht off fee and 1000 baht tip paid to the bar in advance. They also provided a room for 500 baht - not in the bar, but in a nearby flop house. It was adequate, but hardly the place in which you would want to spend your honeymoon.
Ton was a 3/10 entirely due to his inexperience and reticence. A pleasant boy with very limited English, but not someone to whom my memory revert again after too long.
I am staying in the Miracle Suite hotel - literally 1 minute walk away from Happy Boys (did not visit). It is a nice 4-star hotel, big, new and almost devoid of guests. The staff are very friendly if still lacking the procedures and the experience to operate a hotel efficiently, but it will come with time I guess.
I got a special rate on Agoda of 1800 baht per night including breakfast.

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Sure we would like more info on the rooms etc at your Hotel

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The rooms were nice and big, fresh and clean. The bathroom had a bath and a shower cubicle; the complimentary toiletries were good quality.
The bed was very comfortable; the room includes a mini bar, room safe, tea & coffee facilities, TV, stereo with MP3 dock, writing desk, balcony with table & chairs on it (although the door to the balcony would not open).
The AC was a bit clunky and noisy but worked OK.
Breakfast was very good - not a huge selection, but my bacon and scrambled eggs were very tasty and made fresh to order.

On the negatives, although I booked a taxi from the airport, they forgot to organise it. Also when I arrived they asked for 1000 baht cash as a deposit, which I did get back when I checked out. I see these as teething problems that could be sorted out - I would definitely return for a similar room rate or thereabouts.

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most of the sunee bars seems to have reverted to having suspiciously young men working for them ;-(

only bars that i went to that have all men of legal age was krazy dragon - though as with the earlier report. boys are not allowed to come on premises as boss does not want. quite understandable as the bar needs to bring in the bucks as they only charge 99b per drink.

happy boys bar on the end of soi was also with all full of legally aged young men. they were full on the weekend - all farang. one seemed to be an exhibitionist, not going upstairs despite buying the boy a drink, and the y/m already disrobed was being groped by the farang in the open.

would u know if a customer of the bar with an underaged boy will be in trouble when the police comes in even though he did not touch the boy?

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He would not be in trouble, per se, but he might find himself on a list of "persons of interest".

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-- Today, (25th. - Christmas Day.), the 19YO. young man, Khun Nat/Nut., who manages the beach concession to wch. my Enthusiastic and American friend and I go - in front of the AVALON HTL. - cell-'phoned. him to wish him 'Merry Christmas.'.
- The YM. added that DONGTAN BEACH is no busier than it was when we visited about a fortnight or so ago.

-- My E&AF. & I shall be going to PATTAYA next week, (mon. 27th.), for a few days, so we'll be able to see for ourselves what PATTAYA is like during what should be one of its busiest weeks of the year.

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