Bazle Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 12 minutes ago, fforest said: I am starting to think a plan to flood Pattaya with Chinese might really be in the works....... No other possible reason to keep building more and more and more hotels and condos.....Dont see Farangs come flooding back ever......And despite it sounding like caricature pigeon holing, MOST Indians go for the older cheaper hotels whos hey-day was 20-30 years ago,seen it a million times....So that leaves only the Chineses to fill these rooms.... Yes, I tend to agree. I have a feeling that casinos will enter into the equation before too much longer, justified on the grounds of needing to kick-start the tourist economy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 2 minutes ago, Bazle said: Yes, I tend to agree. I have a feeling that casinos will enter into the equation before too much longer, justified on the grounds of needing to kick-start the tourist economy. I agree...All this underground Casino busting in the news all the time now, leads me to think they are just clearing out the riff-raff so the big players can take over.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Quick walk pass at X-Zyte, nowt new really..no grand opening I can see..... 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 i can see the bottom of Soi Exzyte getting flooded very bad - they have turned what was wasteground into a huge concrete slab that will run off the nice hill near the entrance opposite the PPLUS hotel ... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 new runway 88 place taking shape down next to Soi 6 - another huge flat area primed for tour busses .... 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWA Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Chappo said: another huge flat area primed for tour busses .... Current plans show the 747 surrounded by tat stalls and other small businesses, with larger units on two sides, and only a small parking area to the rear (beach side) of the plot. Could easily change I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fforest Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 7 hours ago, Chappo said: new runway 88 place taking shape down next to Soi 6 - another huge flat area primed for tour busses .... I have never seen anything fun or sanook or exciting about flights on a airplane....I sure as heck would not want to hang out or eat a meal on a airplane if I had a choice in the matter....... So whos the target customer for this airplane?....I seriously doubt its farangs especially those who have have taken many international flights..... Maybe it's for Thais who have never flown in a big bird? I don't get it.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, fforest said: I have never seen anything fun or sanook or exciting about flights on a airplane....I sure as heck would not want to hang out or eat a meal on a airplane if I had a choice in the matter....... So whos the target customer for this airplane?....I seriously doubt its farangs especially those who have have taken many international flights..... Maybe it's for Thais who have never flown in a big bird? I don't get it.... I would think it is for Thais, doubt they are spending money on a project to keep Farangs happy or to listen to negative comments. Thais will lap it up as anything quirky is something they like. I expect Thais will take to it but of course there maybe coffee club members nearby just complaining about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 12 hours ago, fforest said: I have never seen anything fun or sanook or exciting about flights on a airplane....I sure as heck would not want to hang out or eat a meal on a airplane if I had a choice in the matter....... So whos the target customer for this airplane?....I seriously doubt its farangs especially those who have have taken many international flights..... Maybe it's for Thais who have never flown in a big bird? I don't get it.... group tours of thai's or asians - its big money - have you ever been to coffee war on the 331 the other side of silverlake? - great money maker - they charge 30baht for parking and people turn up in their droves to go and 'sit' and have a coffee in an aeroplane. For Thais its all about photo's and 'showing' to their friends 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 Posh old roof going on this one opposite Soi Sophen....... 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitespider Posted March 2, 2021 Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 8:25 PM, fforest said: I have never seen anything fun or sanook or exciting about flights on a airplane....I sure as heck would not want to hang out or eat a meal on a airplane if I had a choice in the matter....... So whos the target customer for this airplane?....I seriously doubt its farangs especially those who have have taken many international flights..... Maybe it's for Thais who have never flown in a big bird? I don't get it.... it will be Thais I think. As so often happens here, a copycat of the one in Ban Amphur which, pre COVID at least, had queues to get in most days. Whenever something “works” it always seems to get copied pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 The new Nirun market is getting a bit of decoration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom51red Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 2/23/2021 at 12:15 PM, Chappo said: new runway 88 place taking shape down next to Soi 6 - another huge flat area primed for tour busses .... Next to the 6 ..bamboozled !, is this where mcdonalds and small nightime stalls with live band used to be ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Streak Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 1 hour ago, Phantom51red said: Next to the 6 ..bamboozled !, is this where mcdonalds and small nightime stalls with live band used to be ? Yes m8.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted March 20, 2021 Author Share Posted March 20, 2021 Looks like the corner of Soi Love Inn and Arunotai is getting a new building. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Based on how thin the concrete pad they're pouring this morning, think the Soi Love Inn and Arunotai corner is getting something more like the shops on the opposite side of the soi. And a bit farther up Soi Love Inn more decorative metal work going up on the Nirun market. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWA Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Plenty of activity but not much going on (if that makes sense) at the new car park site beside Terminal 21. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KWA Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 I haven't seen this one mentioned much, if at all, but opposite Central on 2nd Road this is taking shape. Picture taken from the other side from the Buakhaow daily market. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, KWA said: I haven't seen this one mentioned much, if at all, but opposite Central on 2nd Road this is taking shape. Picture taken from the other side from the Buakhaow daily market. Think its called the Somerset or something like that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Yesitisdakid said: Think its called the Somerset or something like that Is it an hotel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painter Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bazle said: Is it an hotel? 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazle Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 14 minutes ago, Painter said: 🙂 An age problem! 😞 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted June 8, 2021 Author Share Posted June 8, 2021 (edited) Installing the glass panes on the building on Naklua/Soi 31. Edited June 8, 2021 by forcebwithu 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forcebwithu Posted June 18, 2021 Author Share Posted June 18, 2021 Won't be long now before the building on 3rd Rd and Klang is finished. Waiting for a sign to go up letting us know the purpose of the building. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chappo Posted June 18, 2021 Share Posted June 18, 2021 on the new hotel in Soi Buakhao 15 they have after 15 months started taking down the dust sheeting - looks like they are finishing the sealing up of the rooms. Still be probably another 12-18 months before the hotel is finished The Hotel will be called the Amethyst - the website has been reported as dodgy - so have linked to their facebook page 🙂(5) Amethyst Hotel Pattaya | Facebook 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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