St(r)ayed at both, Silom Tower & Tarntawan. Think Silom Tower is much better--And for less money--but, luck-of-the-draw, my room at Tower Inn wasn't at all beat up. Every room--7, as I remember--I've stayed in at Tarntawan, was beat.
Anyway, booked at Pinnacle for upcoming trip.
Questions:
Any problems with the check-in, and go see Jimmy, business? Is he a travel agent?
And, my map shows Pinnacle about 8/10 mile from Silom\Rama IV but friend insists it's much further. . .who's right?

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-> Tower Inn:

I've stayed two times at Tower Inn Silom, and both times I got a room on the "Executive Floor" - both cases large rooms, but really a bit run-down (Tarntawan: not really run-down, in my opinion); I had the impression, they rent the "run-down" rooms for this internet rate of about 1500 bt. (these rooms look worse than the rooms in the internet sites of tower inn).

-> Pinnacle:

You book your room with Jimmy - you can see him as a travel agent. When you check-in in Pinnacle Hotel, they normally do know that you've booked the room via Jimmy, and you don't pay them directly (only for the minibar and roomservice etc., of course - that's why they ask for a credit card at check-in, of course). You pay Jimmy (usually pre-payment - meaning, you check in, get your room, than you go to Jimmy and pay him for the room).

Pinnacle is a bit far for walking to Silom Road, I think (especially with the high tropical temperatures of Bangkok), better take a taxi-meter.

ooops... Pinnacle Hotel 8/10 miles from Silom Road?????? No no no, it's really not that far!!!! It's much less, would be about 15-20 minutes walking time to Silom Road (Dusit Thani).

Hope, you're not speaking of one of the other two Pinnacle Hotels in Bangkok (Pinnacle Inn and Pinnacle Sukhumvit?)! Be sure, it's Pinnacle Hotel Lumpinee!!

Don't think he meant 8 to ten miles but eight tenths of a mile. So based on 20 minutes I would say the distance is just over a mile about 1.6km-1.8km

I am booked into the Tarntawan
and am getting worried. Can someone let me know of they good side? If it has one. Thank you guys. This is the best site.

Don't worry.
The rooms are clean & large. Nice view from front rooms. Insist on a front room: back rooms have NO view & can be noisy.
Big Bathrooms.
Staff & management is very nice, helpful.
Polite Security Guard checks and holds guest I.D. & calls your room when guest leaves to make sure everything is Okay.
Good breakfast--Two, with a double--several choices including Thai & good coffee.
Well located for nightlife: several bars on, or just off, Soi Tarntawn right around the corner, about three blocks to Soi Twilight bars. Print the map from Dreaded Ned.
Well located. If you don't know your way around it's a very good choice--Be sure to ask for a Nam Baht: Wallet-size Hotel card in Thai & English, in case you get lost.


P.S.
Yes, I meant eight-tenths mile from Pinnacle to Silom. And thanks for info.

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When I read this post on telephones I happed to be at the Pinncle. I checked it out. It is 7 baht per call, to Cell phines will be higer rates. However how long you are connected doesn't affect the bill that much. For a really long call like on for an hour internet is 20 baht. What cost if you have automatic redial set on your computer and every time you loose conectoion it will keep redialing all night if you leave the computer on. Every time it calls it will be another 7 baht. so it was not how long you call but how often.

jess

I confirm, this is the hotel I use in BKK. I check in as "A friend of the Tarntawan" I am automatically registered as 2 persons therefore no problem with guests and no extra for the second breakfast !
The nicest little extra are the 6 or 7 business cards that I receive on checkin " Mr, jinks in residence" followed by the Tartawan address !
At a bar I can use the line "Come up and see me sometime" also if you are a little, shall we say tired, one given to the Taxidriver gets you home.
ttfn, jinks.

Another excellent photo deleted by jinks

Jinks,
The photograph of the boy you attached to your posting: who is he? where can I find him? What can he do? He is great looking!!

Hi, his name is Ton.
I met him in the Pharoh Karaoke, above the Sphinx restaurant 100 Silom Soi 4. just down from and opposite the telephone bar.
I think he was connected to the Icon dance troupe.
He was just around I had a friend who just happened to know him when my bottle appeared. He helped us drink it !!! nice boy, he can hold his liquour, as can they all.
ttfn, jinks.

P.S. I'm new here (only on this board) if you like this photo go to my holiday site at ! URL NOT ALLOWED ! (edited by jinks)
If you like boys you will love this one. By now he will be well over 25, it was a few years ago. But the photo is against the rules.
EDITED BY ME

wow jinks, talk about covering all the bases!! i'm impressed at your organization if not your spontaneity. mae west reincarnated & living at the tarntawan ~ who'd have thunk! thanks for the cute pics. and no caps here please.

subtle . . .
ps . . . 3 dots should clue you in

OK, just got back from 3 weeks in Bangkok, stayed at Pinnacle Lumpini:
1. I've been going to Bangkok for mucho years, this is the BEST hotel deal ever! Through Jimmy at Dragon Castle the price is, yes, 850 Baht/day ($20) and this includes a SUPER breakfast buffet for two. Jimmy turns out to be extremely helpful, you pay him upon arrival, and his English is perfect (spent 10 years in Los Angeles).
2. The location is very convenient, you can walk to Silom in 20 minutes and the Babylon in ten minutes, and, let's face it, the Babs has to currently be the best gay bath house in the world! If you can't make out there you should have been buried years ago..
3. OK, you don't have a phone in the bathroom, and, sorry girls, no hairdryer, BUT the service is great and friendly, CNN and in-house movies, the rooms beautifully maintained with clean linens and two bath towels daily.
4. I'm returning in December for the holidays and have already booked with Jimmy.