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Appreciate the suggestions. What's really surprised me is it's not easy to just pick up and go to Phuket, at least not like Bangkok. I've lost track of the number of hotels I've tried, checking availability, and come back full. My time frame is sometime in the next 2 - 3 weeks. I guess people take advantage of low season? Best bet might be to call them since I can travel any time. To keep trying date combinations on web pages can take forever. And there's no way to tell the web page "tell me when YOU have rooms available". So guess a call is in order. pdogg, regarding "a place to stay", I'm almost certain that's the place I stayed last time I was down there, several years ago. And, I'm pretty sure it's gone now. I recall reading a post a few years ago along those lines.

I'm planning a trip to Phuket soon so decided to see what hotels board members are recommending. I clicked on the Phuket Master list, then the link, and I'm on the Agoda site. But all it's showing are general Phuket hotels. For example, the first hotel is Le Meridien (kinda doubt many mongers are staying there), then the Holiday Inn Express, then a hotel at Cape Panwa. I know that's no where near Patong. I entered in some dates to get rates, and over 1,100 hotels popped up. So my question is, is this "master list" working properly? I am looking for a list of about 10 to 20 hotels at most near Patong that guys frequent. Cheap. The Santi White, posted below the master link, looks good. Maybe I'll just do that one. But wanted to ask if the master link is working as intended. Thanks.

Thanks for the welcome, guys. Re my Casanova comment, I know that might sound odd, but part of it is due to the simple fact they don't have so many girls in there. Once you either select someone or get past the "initiation" of just walking in Casanova, it's pretty quiet. Does not matter who you're sitting with in Cascade now, you're still being hit on. It's classic Bangkok - barely controlled chaos!

Agree with the above. I've been gone for a while, and last time I was out in the bars the rate on the dollar was around 33. I thought that was bad, but I tolerated it. Now at 29, well, I'm being much more conscientious. While I paid two bar fines on my recent foray to Bangkok, I didn't pay any in Pattaya. I just can't afford to be throwing baht around like it's monopoly money anymore. So, I got in touch with Lung and I'm going to let a superstar show me how it's done in northern Thailand!

Have to echo RocketSquirrel's experience. I was in Bangkok last week for the first time in just over a year, and decided to check out Cascades. While I was stunned at the sheer number of ladies (sorta overwhelming, particularly after just spending a few days in Pattaya), right after I walked in I noticed Bella and Cindy. Cindy was on stage, and she was working me like her life depended on it. I probably saw Cindy years ago in Nana when she was still a diamond in the rough, but was never really attracted to her - just not really my type. Bella is a little more of what I go for, so I asked her over. She was pushing to get Cindy with us, but I told her I'd buy her a drink, then Cindy. Too easy to lose control when they start ganging up. Anyway, after about 3 minutes of talk with Bella, things got boring, so I told her I'd like to buy Cindy a drink. Cindy bounced over and pretty quickly she had her cock out which was at full attention (oh! I remember those days!) and she continued to work me. I'd always heard great things about her, and I was impressed with what I could see and feel. So, I said let's go. Off to my room, and all I can say is she met, or surpassed, all expectations. Can't imagine anyone being disappointed with her. I did not know the history of Jom Tien, etc, but she did tell me she had a condo down there. I asked her why she didn't work there. She never gave a good answer, but I assumed she just had her thing going here so why start over there. But Cascades. Lord. In a way I think Casanova is laid back, low intensity after what I saw there the other night.