[QUOTE=GuyBrusg1957;2720807]Falangs?
Looks we have these still open, is anyone able to describe the differences?
- La Belle.
- Colonize (maybe Colonize 2 is still open?)
- Biwa.
- Sai Fon.
- Maria Entertainment.
- Nancy.
- Black Label (I can't remember the exact name).[/QUOTE]So I was bored on a Sunday afternoon in BKK so decided to do a Soapy run starting about 3 pm.
First stop La Belle on New Petchaburi Rd, Huai Khwang. As you walk in they herd you to a small office for compulsory ATK. There was about 5 guys in front of me waiting, so I excused myself and leave. The lady chases me towards the escalator that heads to the exit and says "ATK is free, you not pay". I just said it is a little too much hassle, sorry I come back in a few weeks when they stop testing. I assumed they had a limited staff so didn't want to ATK and waste 10 minutes only to walk out 1 minute after seeing a much reduced lineup.
Next stop is Biwa Cafe about 5 minutes in a taxi further along New Petchaburi Rd. The car park was packed with maybe 50 cars and once inside there was about 10 girls in evening dresses sitting in the fish bowl. Quality was very low rent as was the place. The only positive was no ATK.
Went across the road to Nancy which I believe has the same owner as Colonize. The car park was kind of empty and the feel of the place a little underwhelming so I again headed out when they insisted on an ATK for 100 THB.
I believe the soapies were allowed to open July 01. This would be the first time in just over 2 years. So I am assuming they will ATK for a week or two longer and then that will fall away. I will do a proper soapy run when they do away with the ATK and the places are up and running properly. At the moment I think they are just getting going so I assume they have limited staff and you don't want to waste 10 minutes on an ATK only to then walk out 1 minute after seeing very few women in the lineup.
Black label most likely refers to Black Caviar, a very high end place up on Ratchadaphisek Road. The same road that has 10 or 15 soapies more or less walking distance from each other in between MRT Huay Kwang and MRT Thailand Cultural Center.