It's a Thai take on the host / hostess concept
There are exceptions to everything but unless you live there I wouldn't bother. The girls aren't obligated to do much of anything other than hang out with you. I know people who leave with the girls once their night is over but they've all established a connection over time prior to that.
As I said, exceptions to everything but if you want to get laid it wouldn't make my top 10 places. If you want to check your game or enjoy the hunt it might be ok or if you're with a group of guys. Expect a large bill for not much in return.
[QUOTE=FakeIt;2910834]Expect nothing but a big bill.
I went there recently. I had a good budget and high hopes but left pretty deflated. It's a cultural thing maybe. I guess there are guys who like to pay pretty women to sit with them while they sip on drinks and joke around with their friends. If you are with a group and want to take one of the rooms for a PG13 karaoke party, there is plenty of that on offer. I find that whole scene a bit adolescent. I went solo and sat in the lounge. Plenty of good looking women and the stage show in entertaining (a little). My solo visit with dinner, a bottle of booze and 2-3 hours of a bikini clad girl next to me cost 20 K. I could have spent more to see if I could get more but, honestly, why bother when there are sooooo many other options at a fraction of this price. I cut my losses and left. Personally I have no use for a place like this. And adjudging by the emptiness of the place on a Friday night, I don't think many others do either.[/QUOTE]
BKK or Pattaya For a First Time Visitor
[QUOTE=HAliluya;2910752]Hi,
Newbie here, first time to Thailand managing my trip. I wonder if I wish to have a good gogo bar experience where should I go? Is the difference between Bangkok and Pattaya that much of a difference? Got six or seven days of staying wish to experience as much as possible. Got relatively flexible budget, how should I distribute the time in Pattaya and Bangkok and if I wish to try more of gogo bar should I distribute more time to Pattaya? Since I felt there are more playable event in Bangkok and I heard girls are generally prettier, so I wonder what should I do?[/QUOTE]As one who has worked and visited Thailand since 1970, I would recommend just spending your free week in Bangkok. Find a hotel in the lower Sukhumvit area (Sois 2-19). There is definitely a difference between the two cities, the main one being Pattaya has a nice polluted beach. LOL Otherwise, Pattaya has nothing that BKK doesn't have. For mongering, BKK has more better-looking women available. (This isn't just my OPINION, but that of an Issan farm girl said she would be working in Pattaya because she doesn't look good enough to start in BKK. LOL) You mentioned that you wish to "experience as much as possible". If you mean outside of mongering, Bangkok offers 10 x the "experiences". From museums, restaurants, shopping, day trips, river cruises, art galleries, temples, zoo, ad. Infin.
Feel free to message me if you would like any other info. Otherwise, have a good trip. You'll have a lot of memories.
Sam.