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See www.opodo.co.uk for flights on Finnair to LOS. LHR-BKK GBP 371 MAN-BKK GBP 373 Flights up until 14th December.

I think Ib has some friends over at Christmas and New Year so the RG is busy. I think if you want to stay there at New Year you'd have to book 6 months plus in advance.

I considered Tims for the last trip in October mainly due to location. However, the rooms look really strange on the website and emails requesting some information just came back without answering my questions. I should have popped in during my stay but I had too many other things to do. Stayed at the RG again.

It did seem to be one which wanted to operate a policy of no unregistered guests overnight. Of course, you could just register a different girl each night to piss them off if they were really anal about it. On the other hand, you could stay somewhere else.

You're a bit late but you should be OK as the main rush will be over the Xmas and New Year holidays. You need to state your budget and where you wnat to be (if you know). For a start, look at these: Try the Residence Garden offer link through this website. Bt1350 all in per day and for me, the top hotel at that price in Pattaya. http://www.pattaya-hotel.com http://pattaya.sawadee.com/hotels/index.html http://www.res24.net/sawadee.com/pattaya/hotels Come back through the board with your budget etc.

Bars in soi7/8 will be open but very low key. Might be better to keep a girl for a couple of days when the buddah days are in force.

You should definately get booked up now if you know where you want to go. In fact, you have already left it too late to have a full choice available. If going for 8 days, then I suggest staying in Bangkok at the beginning for say 3 days and then heading off for Pattaya. Either way, you should get your skates on and secure some accommodation as the choice will continue to dry up as time progresses.

Queen size is bigger than King size !!!!!!! Isn't the Areca Lodge the one where they had the safe deposit boxes robbed some time ago ? Also on the other side of 2nd road so potential for roadkill there !!

If you're on the way out to Jomtien, try the Sugar Hut on the road between Pattaya and Jomtien. If in Pattaya, I'd go to where the Thais eat - just avoid the farangs. If that fazes you a little for your first trip then try the places on Walking Street. Not cheap by Thai standards but nothing that will break the bank. For a different atmosphere, try Vientainne on 2nd road. Has very good Thai and Lao food, which is particularly good for Issan girls as they tend to like the Loa stuff, particularly if they are from the very North.

Anything big should be closed, as should anything small !!!. Seriously, some places will have a sort of "members only" policy, going in through the back door etc. or knocking on the door etc. Maybe some on Soi8 might open but I'd have a take away for a couple of days. Even tell her 2 days before as she might want to combine it with her day off and go somewhere with friends. I suggest making yourself known to the managers of a couple of go-gos and getting their cards and then asking then the next day about Dec 5

I don't think you can fly into Pattaya from Kuala Lumpur, only from Koh Samui and Phuket and maybe somewhere else. Fly into Bangkok and get a taxi to Pattaya for around Bt1500.

Older planes fall out of the sky more often than new ones. Older planes also end up with the shittest airlines with the least cash to maintain or repair them. Wonder if there is some connection ?

Tips ? Yeah, practice your typing, grammar and spelling. Seriously though. Go through the newbie section here, on nanaplaza.com and nanapong.com. Try not to act like a kid in a sweet shop when mummy is not around. Perhaps make a rough plan. You will arrive in Bangkok first - do you want to stay there a few days ? How long wil you be in Pattaya ?Where will you stay ? What is your budget ? Do you know how things work out there ? Watch for the 3rd sex, katoeys, more commonly known as ladyboys, not to be confused with ladydrinks. Try not to get too pissed. Don't carry loads of cash or cards around or wear any valuable objects. Above all, try not to be the easiest prey on the street. Have a blast.

Will be flying in on the Thai Air overnight from London to Bangkok on Friday 10th October at 21:25, arriving Saturday 11th October at 15:00. Potentially going to Nana area or Pattaya. Undecided as yet, due to APEC crackdown and waiting for updated first hand information. Will be taxi either way, could split it if going to Pattaya. Post here if interested.

Proximity to Walking Street is get a baht bus. What you are looking at is in Jomtien, not in south Pattaya. I must admit, at Bt600 it looks OK or long stay at Bt11,900 per month plus electric and water. However, it is way out and if you spend your days in Pattaya, travelling back and forth will piss you off. maybe about 15 plus minutes on the bus each way. I think you can get similar day rates in Pattaya but unlikely to get the same value with facilities for the long term. You could get a condo though for Bt8000-12000

JW Marriott - but a little more expensive.

I suspect loads as the only shag they get is in LOS !

Not same same, similar, but not the real deal.

Local call Bt5 plus perhaps Bt1 or 2 surcharge. If any fucka comes a knockin' on my door at 3am, they better have a fookin' good excuse.

Low season is up until the end of October. However, if you really want to stay there, it is unlikely that anyone else will book the suite so make them a walk in offer, or book a normal room and offer to upgrade at a price which suits you. I would be surprised if they did not consider it.

Maybe not if you look at how long the current train takes to get from Bangkok to Pattaya. Many Thai trains are old Japanese rolling stock pensioned off thirty years ago.

Bt500 to exit, isn't that just like airport tax, nothing to do with visas, which you would have to get before arrival ?

During the course of numerous emails to Sandy, they eventually mentioned their membership. The discount is not 350 off the rate, (1200 down to 990 for instance). They said that the membership discounted all rooms. I did not specifically ask about the suite as I considered it too great a price hike from say Bt1200 to Bt2500 for a larger terrace and a walk in shower.

Safes at RG probably not large enoug (the opening that is) to take a full size laptop. However, I've stayed there twice and they wouldn't steal anything. One other advantage of the RG is that because of its "5 minutes out of the way" location, you're less likely to be robbed. RG has internet cafe next door if thats all you need but perhaps buy on of those laptop locks if it makes you feel batter.

Do you have any website details ?