Pattaya Reports

[Bubba999]

Just a few unusual observations from a few hours in Pattaya GoGos last night.

While I was at Windmill, all the lights came on and the place filled with Police. The girls said there was problems with liquor licensing and also girls who were under 20. They said that only girls over 20 were allowed to 'entertain' – dunno on that. Anyhow off goes the owner and his hot blonde Thai wife for a long discussion upstairs with the police. Police still there when I left at about 1130.

Passed by Beach Club and was talking to a couple of girls when the place goes into an uproar with the arrival of a big party of Japanese men and women. The girls were quickly to desert me and then a extraordinary deluge of ping pong and other plastic balls started – not the little buckets that you usually see but many large trash cans full of balls. The girls said he spent 50K baht the night before on balls and drinks etc. The girls were using the front of my shirt and anywhere they could to stuff balls that they had caught – many were showing cuts and bruises on their knees (maybe from something other than fighting for ping pong balls!) and one of the girls I was talking to got balls worth 2000 baht. That gives you and idea of what it was like. Can't compete with that!

[Mangofan]

Check my former posts about the "inside garden resort", has excellent bungalows, pool, super friendly staff in convenient location and zero fellow punter presence LOL. 800 a night.

Looks decent enough although it's 1500 a night, not 800.

http://www.thaiways.org/insidegardenresort/rooms.html

[New Old Guy]

Check my former posts about the "inside garden resort", has excellent bungalows, pool, super friendly staff in convenient location and zero fellow punter presence LOL. 800 a night.

[Mangofan]

The above sounds right to me.

Some of the Walking Street and more 'first time tourist' oriented go-go's (Iron, Airport, etc) are asking 1000 for barfine. Some of the girls there are asking 2000/3000 ST / LT and higher, especially during high season.

Lately the Mamasans have been trying to negotiate the price for the girls and it is 'pay upfront'. I guess some punters are doing that, because the practice hasn't stopped over the last 4-5 months.

Show the girls a good time and bargain well and 1000/2000 is achievable, from even the best sorts.

Yeah good point. The "first time tourist" go-go bars. Iron, Airport, Baccara, Alcatraz. Do not bother with these. Barfines are always inflated to around 1000 baht and the girls are asking for "silly money" as one retired expat once told me. Girls at these bars are mostly there to dance and drink. Many do not want to be barfined at all. If you want to have sex with a go-go girl, there is plenty of talent in Heaven Above, Living Dolls, Baby Dolls, etc. I have negotiated to 1000 for ST and 1500 LT in the past at these.

And never the girl's fee upfront. This isn't Germany or Amsterdam. In Bangkok some mamasans will present the punter with a laminated sign with ST and LT prices on it. Duly ignored.

[LukeSkyWanker]

It is nice to see Mouse 1s report as it reflects my sentiments exactly, I always stay at the LK renaissance but their prices have gone over 1500 so I am now looking round for a good alternative.

May the force be with you.

[Striker34]

Are the barfines of the beer bars and gogo bars in Pattaya and the prices for the WG's as follows nowadays?

Barfines:

Beer bars: 300 Baht.

Gogo bars: 600 Baht.

Girls:

Beer bars:

ST: 500. 1000 Baht.

LT: 1000. 1500 Baht.

Gogo bars:

ST: 1500 Baht.

LT: 2500 Baht

The above sounds right to me.

Some of the Walking Street and more 'first time tourist' oriented go-go's (Iron, Airport, etc) are asking 1000 for barfine. Some of the girls there are asking 2000/3000 ST / LT and higher, especially during high season.

Lately the Mamasans have been trying to negotiate the price for the girls and it is 'pay upfront'. I guess some punters are doing that, because the practice hasn't stopped over the last 4-5 months.

Show the girls a good time and bargain well and 1000/2000 is achievable, from even the best sorts.

[Mouse1]

No flaming but if one is in need of saving two times 700 baht because if tight budget I would question the whole trip.

Something is commuting more than one time every week and something is a return trip to Pattaya on a vacation trip.

Or saving 1000baht a night in a hotel.

I don't mean to waste the money, but I don't think 1200x2 taxi money is a killer fir individual transportation!

Anyhow just my opinion and each one his own

There are 2 types of expenditure in Pattaya: girls and everything else. For the latter it is a time / convenience vs cost equation. So I always get a taxi to Pattaya because it is fast and comfortable. For a hotel I aim to spend no more than 1500 Bht per night, but for a good room. Any more is just a waste of money for me, any less then the room may be too squalid. Food I buy on the street or in cheap restaurants because that's what I like. I look for the happy hour deals or the cheap drink offers because that works for me.

With the girls I have a different set of rules, but happy to spend whatever is required for the experience. So one night with a DD girl, followed by one night with a FL, followed by Soi 6 girl, etc. I don't normally pay top dollar for the gogo girls because in my limited experience it hasn't been worth it.

[Pussycheck]

Are the barfines of the beer bars and gogo bars in Pattaya and the prices for the WG's as follows nowadays?

Barfines:

Beer bars: 300 Baht.

Gogo bars: 600 Baht.

Girls:

Beer bars:

ST: 500. 1000 Baht.

LT: 1000. 1500 Baht.

Gogo bars:

ST: 1500 Baht.

LT: 2500 Baht

[BionicMan]

You can go to bus station by sky train from Ekkamai, and then find a air conditioned bus to Pattaya. If you are on a tight budget that can save you 700 800 THB.

No flaming but if one is in need of saving two times 700 baht because if tight budget I would question the whole trip.

Something is commuting more than one time every week and something is a return trip to Pattaya on a vacation trip.

Or saving 1000baht a night in a hotel.

I don't mean to waste the money, but I don't think 1200x2 taxi money is a killer fir individual transportation!

Anyhow just my opinion and each one his own

[The Scout]

I have RTFF and see that you can catch a taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya for around 1, 000 baht, but does anyone have suggestions exactly where to catch taxis in Bangkok near Suk and in Pattaya that will make the drive for you.

The last few times I was in Bangkok I grabbed a taxi from the street either moving or parked. Two charged 1000, one charged 1500. I took that 1500 baht taxi because I was in a hurry. I didn't negotiate with any of them.

[WildHawk]

One thousand US dollars, they had a "little" premium.

Baht, indeed. Prolly a grand, US, on girls, though. Money well spent!

[SahinAga]

mr_ttaxi@hotmail.com

I have booked with Mr T on several occasions from the Airport to Pattaya and Pattaya to BKK.

Never had any issues. Always timely and no up-sell.

I always pay 1000bt from the airport to Patts inc tolls. Can't recall how much the Patts to BKK trip was, but doubt it was much more than 1000. 1200bt.

Have also used.

http://www.pattaya-taxi.com/

Again, no complaints and the fair was pretty much the same as Mr. T

I always prefer to have arranged my airport pick-up before hand. After a 14hr flight, I don't want to haggle with touts and drivers. Just look for your name and relax.

You can go to bus station by sky train from Ekkamai, and then find a air conditioned bus to Pattaya. If you are on a tight budget that can save you 700 800 THB.

[Chachi420]

mr_ttaxi@hotmail.com

I have booked with Mr T on several occasions from the Airport to Pattaya and Pattaya to BKK.

Never had any issues. Always timely and no up-sell.

I always pay 1000bt from the airport to Patts inc tolls. Can't recall how much the Patts to BKK trip was, but doubt it was much more than 1000. 1200bt.

Have also used http://www.pattaya-taxi.com/

Again, no complaints and the fair was pretty much the same as Mr. T

I always prefer to have arranged my airport pick-up before hand. After a 14hr flight, I don't want to haggle with touts and drivers. Just look for your name and relax.

[Pekkakoo]

I have RTFF and see that you can catch a taxi from Bangkok to Pattaya for around 1, 000 baht, but does anyone have suggestions exactly where to catch taxis in Bangkok near Suk and in Pattaya that will make the drive for you.

Just stop and ask any taxi on the street like sukh road. On some sukh sois some drivers have been standing and asking me "where are you going sir, airport? Pattaya?" so you can just negotiate a price (pattaya tow ry, ning pan ok? or something like that in thai).

But next time I might just get a shared minivan for 150 thb. There are booths that are selling tickets to these daily minivans to pattaya. Prices outside are often quoted in thai, I think that transportation is directed at locals, thats why you dont pay a tourist price, only 150 baht to pattaya and same price back. Sometimes if lucky you end up sitting next to a young thai girl in the back seat

[Pekkakoo]

I had good luck finding a taxi by going upstairs, outside at the departures drop-off. Think I paid $1000 back in early December.

One thousand US dollars, they had a "little" premium.