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I hope there is a future for the place, always like staying there, so close for Walking street. 

6 hours ago, Yesitisdakid said:

Was told there operating only at night now

Understandable I guess, shame though as we always enjoyed coming downstairs early from the hotel rooms for our breakfast in there 

On 1 August 2019 at 7:00 PM, 1canbrian said:

not too shaby …………………….10 days till wheels up

Are you staying at Secrets Brian? 

Pauly

Always had breakfast there when we'd be there for the month, often dinner and/or a late meal in there too. 

I hope it will re-open and gain success with the bar & kitchen, it's been all part of the experience for our stays. 

Its still a great location for us, as WS is our favourite area.  Would be strange staying there without the bar/club/girls/food/partying etc downstairs though.

1 hour ago, Horizondave said:

If there were enough decent girls and interested customers then a manager should just be part of the furniture.  I have been into many bars and other than a handshake or how you doing from a resident manager my main interest in is the available companionship of the females.

Of course a manager might be someone you wish to visit and drink with, that is fine but usually if I (or should I say - was) alone then my viewing direction and communication interest would lie with the ladies.

I do go into the Rockhouse and chat with Alex and I have been into the Le Pub and chatted with Phil but these are usually when with mates with little interest in the females except for offering drinks service.

Solo in Walking Street eyeing up the candy in a go go or prowling late at night the corners of Soi Diana and Soi Bukhao and definitely my interest will be favoured towards the female company and not that of a manager. I am also of the opinion that as much as a manager should be polite and engaging he should be happy to move on quickly in servicing other patrons and so after an initial greeting I should be left for the main reason of a solo man's patronage and that is for good drink, good environment and excellent choice of female company.

Do not disturb signs might be a good option if settled with a possible overnight partner.

Yes I agree, that is the way I negotiate bars also 👍🏻

 I am inferring that in Secrets hay day there were good managers there that socialised and promoted the bar (including forum promotion)  it encouraged customers to visit, especially as it's location is not directly on Walking Street.

From the looks of things there were many girls there when it first transformed into Scooters, yet it appears it might not have attracted a mass of clientele, and from the photos etc. at a guess it would seem to have seen a large reduction in girls.  It certainly is a very low season, however some bars a maintaining regular customers. 

If Larry, Phil or Big Steve (RIP) were in attendance I believe it would probably be a whole different story.

So....is there actually not a fallang manager there at all ?

i hope it survives, I like the bar, and always stay in the hotel. The location is great as my favourite places to visit are in WS 

I'm keen to know what is going to happen....

Is there a falang manager in Scooters/Secrets... Or is it still down to Moulie? 

Recently went to see Bootleg Blondie, featuring the original Blondie drummer Clem Burke playing,  Great performance & recommended 👍🏻

Took this one during one of the 'no alcohol being served' periods....

Is the scooter & its platform  blocking off the internal door to Secrets hotel?? 

im looking forward to Scooters at Secrets, and really hoping the hotel is stepping its up style & decoration just as the bar is, Ive always loved staying there.  

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Great pictures! 

11 hours ago, Jambo said:

I am sorry but your comment about " mostly Indians" simply is not true and I assume that when you used the words "cleaned up" you were not meaning to imply Secrets rooms are dirty.

If I was to attach a screen shot of Secrets Reservations for the next 4 weeks ( which for obvious reasons I am not going to do) you would be hard pressed to identify a single Indian guest from the names shown. I have to admit, that really surprised me but I assure you it is factually true.

Secrets Hotel has a relatively small number of loyal and regular customers of "ethnically" Indian guests from the west who are most welcome particularly as they are great guys and always are regulars in the Bar.

It is much more difficult for Indian Nationals to book and stay at Secrets because very few hold credit cards and are therfore generally unable to pay reservation deposits whether directly to Secrets or via booking agents.  Although we tend to waive deposits for all regular returning guests that is a requirement for most newbie's to Secrets Hotel.

Secrets does use booking Agents such as Expedia and Agoda however their rates are only attractive if  prospective customers can take advantage of the promotional rates agreed between Secrets and the booking agents. The Indian continent is one of those excluded from such promotions.

For the best rates and personal service for Thailand247 members,  email to "[email protected]" and don't forget to ask for the "Warburtons" upgrade.

 

 

To be fair, my comment of mostly Indian clientele was what we saw in the hotel on our last couple stays. I can only comment for the time we were there, and they don't use the bar. We were in the bar lots through our holiday and didn't see them in there. They didn't cause any kind of problems in either. As to the rooms, I'm referring to a lick of paint and maybe updating. A freshen up would be a pleasure. They are not dirty.

My booking, and looking after has always been easy & excellent, and have always found you most accommodating with your efforts Dan. I enjoy the experience at the place, just point out that the rooms maybe a little tired. 

Budweiser or red wine in the Uk.

lots of vodka soda in Pattaya....

Personally, I will miss that forum. Hey I've loved that bar and the hotel for years. I'll miss the historic fun atmosphere of the bar, and the location of the hotel for Walking Street. I hope the adjourning door will remain open & is still going to give accessibility to and from both.

I will say, the rooms really need to be cleaned up and updated. I think myself & Stax over the last few years were some of the few from the forum that actually used the bar and stayed in the hotel too, for a month at a time. Many on the forum liked the bar, but didn't seem to stay upstairs.  I could kinda understand why. The bar has been suffering through the last years, really since it didn't have a falang manager. The hotel is always booked up, yet it has been booked on most floors with mostly Indians in recent years, who are not users of the bar, I'm not bitching, as I love the place, just voicing my viewpoint.

Hi, just jumped over from another forum, like many others have.

Pleased to see everyone 😀