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Originally Posted by modusoperandi
I remember hearing about the cop raids back then but never saw one personally  I just used to sit inside the coffee shop as a newbie watching the action. It was lots of fun and I remember a few girls were quite aggressive. I remember one girl asking me why I was just sitting there drinking water and not choosing anyone and what did I go there for. I did remember seeing way more ladyboys back then though. I thought this was still the case until recently. |
I miss Siam Hotel after it was closed.
Good food in cafe and lots of viewing areas inside main cafe, garden of cafe, in parking lot of cafe, outside main gates of Siam Hotel before Monalisa, after Siam Hotel eating stalls, behind Siam Hotel stretch (current stretch where most gals are now).
There used to be small Thai pub and delicious chicken rice stall before Mona Lisa opened by a China lady also.
Gals inside cafe are usually more willing the 1st time to go back to your hotel or go LT or go pai tiau. Picked up many nice gems here. Especially love the part timers, uni students, KTV and office gals. It was zonal then and you seldom see gals in cafe stand outside on streets or gals from outside come and sit inside cafe.
Have seen few cop raids and the poor gals outside running all over place. Gals would pay couple of hundred baht to be let off back then. So gals outside are constantly on edge of their seats, on the run or always on lookout for police and for quick business turnover.
Have always preferred gals inside cafe since they are more relaxed and not so edgy plus better environment and food. Ever since Siam Hotel closed down few years ago have not visited this area. Good to know there are still some gems here