Nana Plaza (soi Nana)
| It is not certain why so many tourists feel that it is a must to check out the seedy red light districts that Bangkok has become so famous for, but it is common for all types of tourists to hit some sort of sex show while in town. There are three distinct areas, Bangkok: Nana Plaza including Patpong, Nana plaza and soi Cowboy, which at night turn into centres for all sex related activities, (Sala Daeng, Nana and Asoke BTS stations respectively). |
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Located in Sukhumvit Soi 4, Nana Entertainment Plaza is Bangkok's sleaze central. Notorious for its racy themed go-go bars - from school-girl and leather dominatrix to ladyboy - it's literally a 'sex mall', with three storeys of eye-popping activity all focused around a square-shaped central atrium.
Mon Cheri Bar first Gogo in Nana Plaza |
The name originates from the Nana family (with Lek Nana the most prominent member) which owns much property in the area and has still much influence in Thailand.
The Plaza is in the shape of a square, with a single opening on the western side, and consists of a ground floor and two additional floors. It started as a restaurant area in the late 1970s. During the early 1980s, a few go-go bars appeared and gradually replaced the restaurants. |
The composition of the bars has changed over the past few years; the last non-go-go bar, the Woodstock Pub, was sold in 2005 to the Rainbow Group and reopened as "Rainbow 4."
Unlike at the better-known Patpong, Nana is a 'strictly adult' scene. That means no families, no markets and few curious tourists strolling in for a look. It also means a lot more men hell-bent on renting bodies. Walking down Soi 4 from Sukhumvit Road, you'll know you're approaching Nana when you spot the line of street vendor carts preparing an array of weird and wonderful bites. These include 'som tum' (spicy green papaya salad), 'kai tod' (charcoal-grilled chicken) and fried insects, among other odd delicacies - comfort food for the lady Bar who mostly hail from Thailand's northeastern Isaan Province.
Young girls in halter tops and short mini-skirts can be found filling up bags of crispy invertebrates, which they chop up and eat with rice and a dash of 'nam prik', chili and shrimp jam.
There are lots of popular go go bars on the street level and I personally like Rainbow 1 and 2, Lollipop and Playschool. Some of the beer bars such as Big Dogs and Pharaoh's are really good places to sit, drink, and chat with ladies and just experience. There are a lot more beer bars inside of Nana Plaza where you can shoot pool against some really talented bar girls, but I didn't have room to map it out. Besides part of the fun and adventure is exploring on your own. All the go go bars on the 3rd level are quite large and are able to draw quite a crowd because there are shows starting around 10pm to 1am closing time like soapy and simulated sex shows. |
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Personally I like to sit and watch loads of drunken wankers get tossed around while projectile vomiting their night’s dinner.
Freelance Ladies on the front of Nana Hotel |
Here's a popular pick up spot for freelance Thai ladies. Nana hotel is right across from Nana Entertainment Plaza. When the bars close there at 1am, scores of women leaving the bars and gather here so as you can imagine it gets quite packed here. Ladyboy freelancers are all over Nana district too. Though it's a safer bet to bar fine one from a ladyboy go go bar inside NEP for safety reasons. |
There are ladyboys working around Sukhumvit road and on Soi 4 with the intent of robbing and cheating.
So there are many places to pick up prostitutes but bar fining a bar girl from NEP is the path that most tourists seem to follow. Because bar girls inside go go bars are wearing bikinis so guys can have a better look at the ladies.
Rainbow 4 for example has 2 dance stages and the stage on the left is the one where ladies dance topless. So when you go there ask for a seat by the left stage for a much better viewing pleasure.
Go Go Bar Girl Pricing: To take a girl out of a bar you have to pay a 500 or 600 Baht bar fine first to the bar or club the girl works for in Nana Entertainment Plaza. The rate that you pay for play is totally separate and depends on Short Time or Long Time.
There are quite a few other factors that will affect the asking price from bar girls. For example the way you look, your age and your ethnicity are some examples of those factors. Below are general rates for pay for play.
Short Time (1 hour but negotiable) will cost you between 1500 Baht to 2500 Baht. In some instance if the girl knows she is attractive and quite popular she may stay firm on a 2500 Baht or more asking price. You'll also have to pay for a short time room which costs 300 Baht to rent for the hour. There are 2 short time rooms for rent. 1 hour is the norm but you can ask for 2 hours instead. It doesn't hurt.
Make sure you buy your own condoms. The one's available at the short time hotels cost more and are industrial strength which means it won't be comfortable. Two short time hotels are on the 3rd floor. Both charge the same rates. To save on having to rent a short time room you should stay in a hotel near Nana Plaza instead. It's much more practical. And cleaner too.
Long Time (Overnight) obviously cost more because you're taking them out of the bar the entire night. Otherwise they can earn more doing multiple short times with different customers. The asking rates range from 2500 Baht up to 5000 Baht for long time. Again there are factors that will affect the price quoted, such as how much money she's made already for the night as well as how she's feeling. After all bar girls want a break as well since most work 6 days straight every week. |
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You have to make sure the hotel you're staying in won't have an issue with you inviting a Thai hooker to your room. Because there are hotels that will charge a joiner fee if you invite Thai working girls to a room.
Bar in Nana Plaza
Second Flour
Third Flour
