Mrmango Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Jambo said: Hi Tommy, Secrets Hotel is totally separate from the Bar, ring fenced if you like as are all its employees. In other words, business as normal. Got to get back to writing my memoirs "Secrets - an inside straight". So Ben is still involved with the Hotel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayray Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 18 hours ago, Jambo said: That is absolutely correct. The forum got people through the door but it was the fact that they like what they found and returned time and time again. We were a good team. Larry galvanised the forum and was the best meeter and greeter in Pattaya and Phil followed on Ben was a great "Mine Hoste" and my best friend ; Alan a great Chef and I ran the office and spent hours counting the takings. We had a great line up of girls, good service staff and you would be lucky to find a seat after 7.30 at the weekends. Then Ben started playing Poker. Jambo, will Cambodia Secrets survive? if Ben nolonger has to leave the country to play, Cambodia has many casinos,by the look of it PP Secrets is going gangbusters, hope it is very successful. regards grayray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 @Jambo There is quite an amount of confusion as far as ownership of both the bar and the hotel. I understand you have no financial connection with the bar but are still doing the administration for hotel bookings. Please correct me if I am wrong. It would perhaps be prudent to start at basics and run through the procedure now for booking a room at the hotel: Is there a link or an e mail address for bookings and terms of booking? Is advance payment or deposit required? If so are payments made by credit and/or debit card; Is Paypal an option? Who owns the bar or who owns the limited company which owns the bar? I think this is a good opportunity to promote the hotel and a degree of certainty would give a good deal of reassurance to customers and potential customers. Many thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir_Fondles Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Does the reservations thingo on the secrets website no longer work ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers4Life Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 39 minutes ago, grayray said: by the look of it PP Secrets is going gangbusters going gangbusters per...? Just curious as all. Any feet on the ground over at Shh forum that posted anything? Have not signed on that forum for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RR007 Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 On the other forum the demise of the Bar is being blamed squarely on the shoulders of Abrahams. How surprising Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Mrmango said: So Ben is still involved with the Hotel? Absolutely not 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 3 hours ago, john luke said: @Jambo There is quite an amount of confusion as far as ownership of both the bar and the hotel. I understand you have no financial connection with the bar but are still doing the administration for hotel bookings. Please correct me if I am wrong. It would perhaps be prudent to start at basics and run through the procedure now for booking a room at the hotel: Is there a link or an e mail address for bookings and terms of booking? Is advance payment or deposit required? If so are payments made by credit and/or debit card; Is Paypal an option? Who owns the bar or who owns the limited company which owns the bar? I think this is a good opportunity to promote the hotel and a degree of certainty would give a good deal of reassurance to customers and potential customers. Many thanks. There is quite an amount of confusion as far as ownership of both the bar and the hotel. I understand you have no financial connection with the bar but are still doing the administration for hotel bookings. Please correct me if I am wrong. It would perhaps be prudent to start at basics and run through the procedure now for booking a room at the hotel: Is there a link or an e mail address for bookings and terms of booking? [email protected] Is advance payment or deposit required? Not generally for repeat customers. New customers may be required to pay a non-refundable reservation deposit If so are payments made by credit and/or debit card; Is Paypal an option? All deposits and payments in advance are payable by PayPal Who owns the bar or who owns the limited company which owns the bar? I think this is a good opportunity to promote the hotel and a degree of certainty would give a good deal of reassurance to customers and potential customers. Secrets Hotel has been in existance for 13 years, is very popular, has a high occupancy rate and many repeat customers who enjoy the personal service and very attractive room charges. 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy dee Posted July 4, 2019 Author Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Jambo said: There is quite an amount of confusion as far as ownership of both the bar and the hotel. I understand you have no financial connection with the bar but are still doing the administration for hotel bookings. Please correct me if I am wrong. It would perhaps be prudent to start at basics and run through the procedure now for booking a room at the hotel: Is there a link or an e mail address for bookings and terms of booking? [email protected] Is advance payment or deposit required? Not generally for repeat customers. New customers may be required to pay a non-refundable reservation deposit If so are payments made by credit and/or debit card; Is Paypal an option? All deposits and payments in advance are payable by PayPal Who owns the bar or who owns the limited company which owns the bar? I think this is a good opportunity to promote the hotel and a degree of certainty would give a good deal of reassurance to customers and potential customers. Secrets Hotel has been in existance for 13 years, is very popular, has a high occupancy rate and many repeat customers who enjoy the personal service and very attractive room charges. we'll let that one ride Jambo as you deserve to be heard, but the next full page ad will be at our normal rate 😉 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan the terrible Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 4 hours ago, RR007 said: On the other forum the demise of the Bar is being blamed squarely on the shoulders of Abrahams. How surprising new owners have to cop that one,,,if they had done due dilligence they would have known the pro and cons of the bar.Pehaps they underestimated the effect of the "loss" of the forum .However they opened just before low season,one would have thought they would have anticipated cash flow issues Its very confusing wrt the forum...does Ben still own this? in which case the switch to Tapatalk did Scooters at Secrets no favors at all In any case not paying the staff for the 2 months they have worked (deep throat 2 ) would seem at face value to be an absolute disgrace...but then Im only getting one side of the story 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 I would think bookings in the hotel might be affected by the closure of the bar. Surely many have booked into the hotel due to it's location or association with the bar. Just a thought, that's all. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 2 minutes ago, Horizondave said: I would think bookings in the hotel might be affected by the closure of the bar. Surely many have booked into the hotel due to it's location or association with the bar. Just a thought, that's all. Maybe but for a location so close to walking Street it's a pretty good bargain and when you can get it now at under 500 as seen here it's a tremendous bargain in my opinion anyway. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Spice Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 12 minutes ago, Yesitisdakid said: Maybe but for a location so close to walking Street it's a pretty good bargain and when you can get it now at under 500 as seen here it's a tremendous bargain in my opinion anyway. At 500 maybe, for W.S. lovers. But at 2,000 it surely is not a great deal... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Thai Spice said: At 500 maybe, for W.S. lovers. It would be worth booking that as your own ST room rather than getting your own room messy 🙂 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horizondave Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Yesitisdakid said: Maybe but for a location so close to walking Street it's a pretty good bargain and when you can get it now at under 500 as seen here it's a tremendous bargain in my opinion anyway. You make a good point and 500 is excellent value. As Secrets members are all rich and loyal it just seemed possible that some may be put off by the closure of the bar downstairs. Again just an observation. Presume also there is a hotel entrance that doesn't see customers walking through an empty bar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yesitisdakid Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 You make a good point and 500 is excellent value. As Secrets members are all rich and loyal it just seemed possible that some may be put off by the closure of the bar downstairs. Again just an observation. Presume also there is a hotel entrance that doesn't see customers walking through an empty bar.I don't think you're wrong in that assumptionSent from my LG-H990 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steelers4Life Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 10 minutes ago, Stillearly said: It would be worth booking that as your own ST room rather than getting your own room messy 🙂 You might be on to something there. Got me thinking that's for sure. Hellava nice ST room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryL Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 7 hours ago, Steelers4Life said: going gangbusters per...? yes that make me laugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john luke Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Yesitisdakid said: Maybe but for a location so close to walking Street it's a pretty good bargain and when you can get it now at under 500 as seen here it's a tremendous bargain in my opinion anyway. Whilst not disagreeing on value, my question is whether 487 baht is the final total or taxes are added later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 1 hour ago, BarryL said: yes that make me laugh. Last couple of posts , looks fairly busy ... https://m.facebook.com/Secrets.Cambodia/ 16k following on FB , Scooters with Secrets has 580 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lemondropkid Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Stillearly said: Last couple of posts , looks fairly busy ... https://m.facebook.com/Secrets.Cambodia/ 16k following on FB , Scooters with Secrets has 580 Good post. As I understood things Ben had no interest in Secrets anymore. Wouldn't class myself as a mate of his, but I've never had the urge to pally up to business owners. Chatting to him in Nov 2018 in Secrets PP, his comments whilst not in the forensic detail that some on here would seem to need to was Pattaya was declining low margin market that he was happy to be out of. His target market in the main was moneyed-up Asian customers. Who starting a bar now would aim for dying demographic (of which I'm painfully aware I belong to☹️) I took that to mean he no longer had any business interest in the old bar. or the hotel, or Pattaya full stop- that seemed a reasonable inference based on 5 minute chat I really liked Secrets in PP when I was in, (visited again Feb this year) very attractive line up and a cracking band. Edited July 4, 2019 by Lemondropkid 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob lt Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 Tried to log in to Secrets forum this evening using a favourite bookmark, it was ok in the afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 6 minutes ago, bob lt said: Tried to log in to Secrets forum this evening using a favourite bookmark, it was ok in the afternoon. It did the same yesterday, came back after a while .. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillearly Posted July 4, 2019 Share Posted July 4, 2019 13 minutes ago, bob lt said: Tried to log in to Secrets forum this evening using a favourite bookmark, it was ok in the afternoon. Working okay for me now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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