What types of bars are there in Thailand?
Bars are everywhere in Thailand and they range from a hole in the wall to a five star hotel lounge. Some things are constant such as the presence of waiting staff and music but other things do vary. The main types of bars are as follows: hotel lounges – are high class, expensive, have smart staff, table snacks and ‘freelance’ girls (working girls); other lounge bars – can be expensive, can have pool tables, often will have freelance girls; go-go bars – have dancers hugging chrome poles in varying states of undress depending upon where in the country, will have other hostesses and will vary in price; beer bars – are cheaper, more relaxed, have no chrome poles but probably a pool table and a troupe of hostess staff. This is a rough guide but of course each bar is different and has a purpose as bar life is very important in Thailand as source of revenue.
