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AmoresPerros
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Yep! Lots of positive news lately from BKK!
AP, ready to check it out next saturday!
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 7:35 am on Mar. 13, 2005
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Abrak
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Now I have to admit I wasnt expecting very much from '87 plus' - afterall an Italian with live band a la Spassos and Rivas is a pretty crap idea. Needless to say, I wasnt disappointed.
I went with 2 mates and their 'Orbit' GFs. I have probably been pretty rude about Orbit girls in the past but I have to admit that with some decent clothes, a haircut and a few sessions at the spa, they clean up pretty good.
There was no attempt to charge us presumably because it was a weekday. The place is exclusive (or upmarket) in a kind of 'no customer' sort of way.
We were told that the restaurant was fully booked and we would have to wait an hour. This appeared fairly unlikely because we were, at 9pm, about the only people in the bar.
The redecoration is a cheap job - the 87 logo has been replaced by 87 with a 'plus' in small letters underneath it. The 'cool, trendy, techy' look has been replaced by a 'Mystique, red and sleazy' decor. Basically what they have done is to expand the bar/dance area by 50% and reduce the dining area. There are only about 8 tables in the restaurant so it is not difficult to understand why they were fully booked although by the time we sat down there were only about 3 tables occupied.
In my opinion the biggest mistake they have made with the revamp is that they have totally separated the restaurant from the bar/dancing area. There is a huge padded door between the 2 which virtually sound proofs the restaurant. It is so quiet in the restaurant that we were constantly having to lower our voices so as not to offend the people on the other table. So if you are in the restaurant you feel cut off from everyone and if you are in the bar you feel cut off from everyone.
The food was pretty standard fare - kind of European a la Sirocco, Vertigo, 87 etc. The menu is pretty small though - no more than half a dozen starters and half a dozen main courses. Prices are about what would you would expect - Bt400 for a starter and Bt600 for a main. To be honest the food was the last thing on our minds - we took it in turns to dig ourselves in deep shit with the girls.
After dinner we moved to the bar for coffee and to see the band. (Incidentally, this shows how separated the two are - in Spassos or Rivas you dont need to move to the bar to see the band.) The band is ok in a lame kind of way. They did a good job of looking enthusiastic given there wasnt anyone really around. They call themselves 'peaches and cream' which just about sums them up. The guys wear silly hats.. I suspect they play on cruise ships in the off season.
The most visible person in the bar is the manager that looks like someone out of the Bee Gees. Long permed curly hair - he looked kind of desperate as his dream of owning a cool trendy club appeared to stalling in the first week. At 11pm the hi-so thais were nowhere to be seen. There were a couple of smug looking businessmen surrounded by hookers but that was about it.
Actually the hookers are worth a mention. Excluding us, there were about 12 hookers in the place and about 6 customers. I was quite impressed by the hookers - they looked fresher and cuter than the average Spasso girl. My feeling was that they were there to mark their turf in the vain hope that this place may get busy one day. If business continues like yesterday they will be soon be gone.
So we drank out coffee and headed out to Santika. This gives a pretty good feel of the place. We swapped one bar with a live band for another one. Incidentally Santika was great, the band was great, the chicks were gorgeous and on Tuesday night it had just the right number of people - not too many that you couldnt move (aka Slim) but plenty enough to have a really good party.
If you are staying at the Conrad, arrive late and need a warm body to abuse, then 87 plus is ok. If not, its a dud. I usually give most places a second chance but 87 plus is as lame as its name.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Sensual Bangkok Women
Posted on: 9:56 pm on Mar. 15, 2005
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ftumch
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Great report Abrak. Stick to QBar, etc. then? Never done Santika; sounds worth a visit
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Thai Girls : Meet Sexy Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:20 pm on Mar. 15, 2005
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SetLaew
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Thanks for taking the time to do that report, Abrak. I had a feeling I wouldn't even bother checking out 87plus, seeing as how I never cared for its predecessor either, but after reading your comprehensive report, I definitely won't waste my time by going there.. Cheers.
I wonder how long the Beegees-lookalike manager will sing to the tune of 'staying alive'... probably not long.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Sexy Bangkok Girls
Posted on: 11:27 pm on Mar. 15, 2005
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romeland
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Thanks for that report Abrak. I am arriving in BK next week and thought I would try the Conrad for the first time, mainly after reading some favourable reports on the 87. I then find out that it has closed, and now find out that although it has re-opened, it is struggling to attract punters. It now looks like I will have to leave the hotel after my long flight. At least this shows what a great forum this is and how it can help anyone plan for any aspect of their trip to LOS.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 3:08 am on Mar. 16, 2005
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romeland
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Well having now arrived  I couldn't resist a quick visit to Club 87 - which seeing as I am staying at Conrad isn't exactly too far !! I can only confirm that Wednesday night was as good as dead. The band tried very hard but there was hardly any people, although I didn't get there till 1.00am. A few dodgy girls around perhaps rated 4-5, nothing more. I did see several nicer ones coming into the hotel earlier on, so perhaps that is a possibility. I wouldn't suggest anyone bothers with this place at the moment.
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Bangkok Women : Meet Beautiful Thai Girls
Posted on: 10:01 pm on Mar. 23, 2005
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Bangkoksexydotcom
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thanks guys just saved me another boring night I will not go there and I guess the manager will soon be kicked off and 87 + will be 78 - -78 or something. With Karoke lets try everything should we?
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 3:11 pm on Mar. 24, 2005
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Robaht
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If you want to see what the place looks like without actually visiting, in the May issue of Life and Home (the Tropical Resort issue) they have a two page photo spread on pages 132-133. Place looks nice but given the comments above probably not worth the trip.
Another one that has seriously gone downhill in the past 2 years is Spasso. I was there on Saturday night and it was filled with old guys and old FL's. The one or two nice FL's were already accounted for and after that it went downhill in a hurry. But, I will say that the band was pretty good for a cover band, lots of enthusiasm and great singing. That said, Spasso would do well to adjust the volume down a peg or two, there speakers definitely go to "11" and this is just not pleasant given the type of music...
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Thai Girls : Meet Active Thai Girls
Posted on: 7:52 am on May 30, 2005
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Bangkoksexydotcom
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I talked with one of my friends she is a "sponsor" girl and she works when she can. She sometimes visits 87 and told me that is ok during weekends. Spasso demands cards for all the girls now you have to apply otherwise you will not get it. So thats why that club is getting the down hill. Lots of nice looking girls at suk soi 1 after 02.00 and most of them actully came from CM2.
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Thai Women : Meet Matured Thai Women
Posted on: 3:30 pm on May 30, 2005
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Baquawn
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I somehow managed to find myself in this place last night with a couple of normal girls who were looking for just a place to have a few drinks.
Anyways, I arrived here at about midnight, and since I never went to the old 87, I have no past recollections to compare how it is now, to how it was in the past.
Like people have said, it has a Mystique type interior decor, which IMHO is a whole lot better then the two other rivals to this place (SPASSOS, RIVAS) are in side. Needless to say at midnite there were not many guys, and a whole lot of girls hanging around the bar. Probably 15 guys and 40 girls. The band was definately better then what plays at Spasso.
My reccomendation is that you are into these kinda places as your main hunting ground, that 87plus is a far better place among the terrible three (87,Spasso,Rivas). A whole lot less punters, and more girls. I have no idea how much some of these Ho's were expecting to f***. Not my cup of tea, but better then the other two.
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Bangkok Girls : Meet Attractive Thai Girls
Posted on: 12:12 pm on Nov. 9, 2005
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