azaazo9 56 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) Is there any public pool, or somethhing like that (but not in hotels), where one can sunbathe? We have a pool in our building, but it is under the roof. So, where to sunbathe? Or it is mission imposible in this city? Please, refrain from advices that sunbathing is not healthy, that it brings cancer, etc. Edited November 22, 2020 by azaazo9 3 Link to post Share on other sites
ChaiyaTH 980 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) LOL is this a joke? I guess it is not. There is like endless places to sunbath in Bangkok but assuming you want to be in a bikini etc. your best deal with be at a hotel or condo building where you pay a monthly amount. I personally just have keycards of a few condo's where my friends have units. Bangkok is very big too, not sure which area you looking for. I actually think it would be relatively easy to strike a monthly deal now many condo's are so empty (was it wasn't that difficult before already too). Like 500-1000 baht a month or something (likely incl a gym / sauna too). P.S. Are you sure there isn't a rooftop you can access on your building if the pool isn't there? Edited November 22, 2020 by ChaiyaTH 1 Link to post Share on other sites
orchis 1,378 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 day pass at hotel Link to post Share on other sites
Mike Teavee 1,794 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) Pick one of the public parks https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CASSNP_enTH877&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:1&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=ALeKk03B2tmNd0HeF_kucefASC3hRjGs6w:1606059876218&q=park+bangkok&rflfq=1&num=10&ved=2ahUKEwiitKOjv5btAhVObSsKHQXeC-4QtgN6BAgDEAc#rlfi=hd:;si:2823609184013040630,l,CgxwYXJrIGJhbmdrb2tI6Mm7m4iAgIAIWhgKBHBhcmsQABgAIgxwYXJrIGJhbmdrb2s,y,thPeveiPFIw;mv:[[13.8204776,100.7048947],[13.678456800000001,100.483121]] Benchasiri Park is nice & easy to get to from the BTS (Phrom Pong)... Edited November 22, 2020 by Mike Teavee 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post ThailandRyan 16,670 Posted November 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2020 My penthouse balconies work. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
bwpage3 3,999 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 In the land of the sun, asking where to sunbath? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post azaazo9 56 Posted November 22, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2020 5 hours ago, ChaiyaTH said: P.S. Are you sure there isn't a rooftop you can access on your building if the pool isn't there? Well I am not sure since I moved in this bulidnig (it is in sathorn) two months ago. There is a swimming pool but it is on the seventh floor, so it is impossible to sunbathe. And I don't understand why my question is strange or funny? bwpage3, yes, Thailand is the land of the sun, but in Bangkok there are not public swimming pools easily accessible, like in Europe, that is why I ask this queston. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post luckyluke 4,343 Posted November 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2020 I googled "public swimming pools Bangkok" There were something like 100 adresses. However don't know if they are all easely accessible, or/and can sunbathing at all of them. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites
moontang 2,254 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 There is a small rooftop pool at the Sathorn Saint Hotel, I think 100-150 for a day of pool use. About 300m behind St Louis. There is a path that goes there next to the Family Mart at Surasak, but look at GPS. Not the Hilton by any stretch, but it has a good vibe. Great garden up there, and panoramic views. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
jackdd 8,499 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 5 hours ago, azaazo9 said: And I don't understand why my question is strange or funny? Asian people like white skin, so by sunbathing you make yourself less attractive, which is contrary to what most people would do. If you would ask on some western website which whitening creme is the best, people there would probably also think it's funny or strange. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
camble 2,293 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 A young farang woman used to sunbathe topless at the pool in my condo. It’s a cultural thing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
tonray 13,404 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Any public park. Take the BTS to Mochit or MRT to Chatuchak and take the exit for Chatuchak park...lay down a blanket or rent one from the mat vendors and sunbathe to your heart's content Link to post Share on other sites
connda 17,442 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 10 hours ago, Mike Teavee said: Pick one of the public parks https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1CASSNP_enTH877&tbs=lf:1,lf_ui:1&tbm=lcl&sxsrf=ALeKk03B2tmNd0HeF_kucefASC3hRjGs6w:1606059876218&q=park+bangkok&rflfq=1&num=10&ved=2ahUKEwiitKOjv5btAhVObSsKHQXeC-4QtgN6BAgDEAc#rlfi=hd:;si:2823609184013040630,l,CgxwYXJrIGJhbmdrb2tI6Mm7m4iAgIAIWhgKBHBhcmsQABgAIgxwYXJrIGJhbmdrb2s,y,thPeveiPFIw;mv:[[13.8204776,100.7048947],[13.678456800000001,100.483121]] Benchasiri Park is nice & easy to get to from the BTS (Phrom Pong)... The problem being is that you go to somewhere public in a pair of shorts, put a towel down and take off your shirt and start soaking up rays - then suddenly you find a body blocking your sun and a member of The Farang Puritan Decency Patrol has taken offence at seeing bare skin and has come by to tell you to stop being indecent in this highly conservative country as sunbathing in public is no doubt triggering every Thai who walks by. All of which is nonsense. Most Thais could give a rip. Farangs being farangs. As long as your not parading inside a Thai temple shirtless public sunbathing is pretty much your own business. Well, unless you're spotted by The Farang Puritan Decency Patrol. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
connda 17,442 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 36 minutes ago, jackdd said: Asian people like white skin, so by sunbathing you make yourself less attractive, which is contrary to what most people would do. If you would ask on some western website which whitening creme is the best, people there would probably also think it's funny or strange. People can be comical. White people in Thailand hang out in the sun to get brown. Brown people in Thailand stay out of the sun and use all sorts of creams to get white. Talk about Cosmic Humor at its finest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post azaazo9 56 Posted November 23, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 23, 2020 8 hours ago, jackdd said: Asian people like white skin, so by sunbathing you make yourself less attractive, which is contrary to what most people would do. If you would ask on some western website which whitening creme is the best, people there would probably also think it's funny or strange. I was born and raised in one Mediterranean touristy town where it is strange to be white during summer period. So yes, it is a cultural thing. And I know that Thais like to be white. But I put the question on expat forum, mostly visited by farangs. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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