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Everything you need to hit the ground running in Pattaya Thailand. This video is unfiltered - content advisory.

Non-Thai nationals entering Thailand by air, land, or sea must complete the Thailand Digital Arrival Card (TDAC) online before arrival.

https://tdac.immigration.go.th

There is NO charge for the arrival card. If you see a payment screen you are on a fake site. 

You can register up to 3 days before arrival. The arrival card will be a requirement at the check in counter for all flights into Thailand. If you plan on staying in multiple locations / hotels, just list your first destination for the duration of your stay.

Five quick tips:

1. We use a car service called Pim’s. She can arrange transport to/ from the Bangkok airports into Pattaya or anywhere else for that matter. 100% dependable and affordable with private cars starting at just 1200 baht plus tolls. (please tip if the service was good)

2. ATM’s are safe to use in Thailand. There are machines located at every 7/11 in town, so basically every street corner. Select “do not use conversion” when doing international withdrawals. Otherwise the ATM will set the exchange rate, not your bank.

3. Stay out of the Russian Go-Go bars. They are nothing but trouble.

4. When entering into a bar/go-go/club take a quick survey of the girls and customers before sitting down and ordering a drink. If the vibe doesn’t meet your expectations, turn and burn. There are too many bars in this town to sit in a boring place with ugly women.

5. Force yourself to do some sight seeing while in town. Big Buddha on Pratumnak Hill, Temple of Truth, Koh Larn, Soi 5 Pratumnak, Tiger Park - are all worth the short ride from downtown Pattaya.

Our favorite spots as of /1/2026

List of our favorite bars - based on member reviews.

• Tahitian Queen Go Go on Beach Road - Pattaya’s first Go-Go Bar! This is a must visit establishment during happy hour 1-5pm

• Ju Ju Club - Soi Buakhao - after 2am (freelancers)

• Kink Go Go - Lk Metro (go upstairs)

• Top Gun Go Go - LK Metro

• Viper Go Go - Jomtien Beach

• Joy Bar - Jomtien Beach

• Double D Beer Bar in Rompho Market Jomtien

• Black Angels on Soi 7 in the evenings

• Peachy Lily in LK Metro - be warned, this is a ladyboy bar but it is a lot of fun

• Billabong in LK Metro - cheap beer and great people watching!

• Nasty Bar - LK Metro

• Kinnaree Gentlemans Club - Pratamnak

• Seahorse Gentleman’s Club - Jomtien

• La Poste Gentlemans’s Club - Soi Lengkee

• Som Bar - Pratamnak Soi 5 (IMOL Headquarters)

The infamous Soi 6

Over 60 bars cluttered on a single Soi. There is nothing on this planet that can compare to Soi 6. Almost every bar on the soi has short time rooms available upstairs. The going rate used to be 1800 baht including the girl and the room. Now the rates are all over the place, depends on the venue and the girl.

Almost all of the bars on Soi 6 are formatted exactly the same. Girls are front trying to lure customers in, bar and seating on the main floor, short time rooms upstairs. For this reason we strongly suggest that you pick a girl, not a bar. Just walk down the Soi and if you meet a girl you are interested in, grab her hand and go into her bar. The first part (grab her hand) is important. A lot of the girls would rather stand out in the street than sit with a customer. Pattaya economics have changed, especially for the most attractive girls.

Warning: Some of the bars on Soi 6 are now making it prohibitory expensive to bar-fine. Watch our latest Soi 6 Update Video….

Visiting every bar in Pattaya would be a formidable task. Our endeavor to conduct a Bar Crawl aimed at exploring eight different bars, enjoying one beer in each, spanned a three-day period. The challenge lies in getting sidetracked and being enticed into other establishments along the way. The most effective approach is to embark in a specific direction and allow oneself to deviate from the original plan at will. That, my friends, is the nature of how things unfold in Pattaya

Most of the bars in Pattaya have happy hour drink specials. VooDoo, Tahitian Queen and Billabong are notable standouts. It's good practice to take a moment and read the chalkboards and inside marketing materials when you walk into a bar. The staff isn't always going to inform you.

Some of the bars have frequent drink programs such as Black Angels, they offer a 20 drink card for 1,000 Baht which includes domestic beer and entry level booze. It works out to 50 baht a drink..

The epicenter of Pattaya and the most famous district in town used to be Walking Street. Be warned.. the dynamics on Walking Street have changed radically over the last five years. The South end of the street is now the prime destination for Indian guys. This is also why we strongly advise against staying at any of the hotels in South Pattaya. The Indian guys love to group together and they are not always receptive to guys from other nationalities. The Indian oriented clubs and go-gos are easily identified and avoided.

The novelty of visiting a Russian Go-Go bar is on the to-do list for many guys visiting Pattaya. The fantasy of finding of a tall blonde Russian girl to hang out with for the evening is just that, a fantasy. Most of these clubs are owned by Iranians and the girls are usually from Kazakhstan or some other fringe nation with dyed hair. Keep a close eye on your bar tab and don't say we didn't warn you.

All of that said, no trip can be complete without at least one late night romp to the western oriented clubs on Walking Street. Republic, Lucifer, Myst, 808 and iBar are our current favorites. 808 is a hip hop club. Note: These venues don't get warmed up until later in the evenings. Prime time is 1am - 4am…The clubs in Pattaya do not follow the same blueprint as typical clubs in other cities such as Miami, London, Berlin etc. The demographics of the guys in the club are much older, there is no “dress to impress” in fact none of the clubs even have a dress code, shorts and sandals are common.

You will find a good mix of people inside these clubs, all different age groups and nationalities. You will also find plenty of freelancers inside the clubs after 1am. Just look for any table with a group of girls sitting by themselves.

Pro Tip: Always tip the Security guys and waitresses. Handing 100 baht to the security guys as your looking for a table or after you’ve been seated will instantly reap rewards.

The Go-Go bars on Walking Street have some of the most beautiful girls in town. Having the hottest girls in town comes at a premium and that premium means paying those girls the highest wages and drink commissions in town. Quite frankly, the girls are making so much money in salary and lady drink commissions that they can be selective about accepting a bar fine. Don’t get discouraged if a girl declines your request, remember this is still a free market society… and that is a good thing.

There are two charges when bar-fining a girl. The fee paid to the establishment (Bar Fine) and the fee paid directly to the girl. Bar Fine prices range from 1,000 baht to 3,000 baht depending on the establishment. The fee paid to the girl is usually dependent on the girl and there can be some negotiation. Most will ask 1,500 - 2,000 for short time and 4,000 - 5,000 for long time.

The price of lady drinks typically ranges from 180 baht to 275 baht, varying according to the type of establishment. Beer bars generally fall on the lower end of this spectrum, while the more upscale Go-Go establishments lean toward the higher range. Girls employed in these establishments operate under a lady drink quota stipulated by their employment contract, usually spanning a 10-day period. Meeting the quota ensures they receive their full salary for the duration, but failing to do so may result in a salary reduction. Exceeding the lady drink quota often comes with a bonus, and girls commonly earn a standard percentage, typically 25% , on each lady drink sold.

The average salary for a Go-Go dancer in Pattaya is 15-25k baht per 10 day contract. Add in the lady drinks and occasional bar fine and it's easy to understand why most of these girls are driving new scooters and rocking the newest iPhone.

The bar fine is a compensation to the bar owner for the potential loss of talent and lady drink revenue.

Pro-Tip: Never lie to a bar girl. Always be direct and honest about your personal life and your intentions. Admitting that you have a wife at home will not affect your ability to bar fine a girl here, lying to her about it definitely will.

What is Songkran? Songkran is Thailand's most famous festival. A very important event on the Buddhist calendar, this water festival marks the beginning of the traditional Thai New Year. The name Songkran comes from a Sanskrit word meaning 'passing' or 'approaching'.

It is celebrated every year on April 13th. Now although this is a Buddhist holiday it is also one of the biggest parties of the year. Traditionally this celebration spanned three full days, April 13 - 16. It now goes for seven full days in certain parts of Thailand ( honestly, it can get a tiresome towards the end of the week ).

Songkran - The Thai New Year is celebrated with the passing “throwing” of water. It is essentially the world’s largest squirt gun battle. Grown adults stalking each other with water cannons out on the public roads from sunrise to sunset. Its an absolutely amazing time - for the first few days…

In Pattaya the best areas for experiencing Songkran are the beer bars along Soi 7, Beach Road and Soi 6. That’s not to say that you can safely walk down 2nd road without getting soaked - you can’t. There are no safe zones in town, if you're walking around, in the back of a baht bus, on a motorcycle or in a car with the window down…. you will get soaked.

Officially Songkran is supposed to end on the 16th of April, last year Pattaya extended it until the 20th. The official rule of stopping at sunset went out the window also. They were throwing water until the wee hours of the morning in some parts of town.

There is segment of our expat population who absolutely detest Songkran, so much that they leave town during the holiday. Admittedly, getting soaked everyday can get a little tiresome, especially if you're trying to go out to dinner. That said, we still fucking love it!

• Book hotel rooms early if you plan on visiting during Sonkran

• Bring a 10 liter dry bag. Carry a change of clothes in it.

• Order your water cannon from Lazada and ship it directly to your hotel

• Dry bags, water cannons etc are also available from vendors in town.

• Remember, this is their holiday. Enjoy it with them or stay away during this time period.

Massage Shops in Pattaya

Legit massage or happy ending massage, how do you know which shops do what?

The easiest method is to just look at the girls sitting out in front of the shop. Are they dressed in matching professional uniforms or are they wearing street clothes? Uniforms are “usually” only worn at the legit massage shops.

Soi Honey located between LK Metro and Tree Town has around a dozen massage parlors located on the Soi. They are open practically 24hrs a day and they are all essentially brothels pretending to be massage shops. Up Too You located at the top of the Soi next to VooDoo bar has a very good reputation for naughtiness.

Pro Tip: When enter the massage parlor (especially the non-legit shops) the girls will ask you if you would like to shower first. The answer is always a YES - even if you just took one. You will get much better service if the girls know you are freshly showed.

The cost of a legit massage is 300 baht plus tip. Add in an extra 1000 baht for full service at the naughty massage shops.

Soapy massage parlors are on steroids compared to the other shops in town. There are 100% brothels with a quick back rub thrown in. You can expect a nice sensual shower/bath and then an erotic massage. Prices depend on the venue and the girl you pick. There is a good one located on Soi Honey next to the Acqua Hotel.

The current economic situation on Soi 6

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