I'm visiting Pattaya for the first time. How do host bars work and what should I expect when I visit one? Does anyone have a favourite Host bar I should visit?

Most of the gay host bars in Pattaya are located in Jomtien Complex, aka Supertown,with a few in Boyztown and  2 or 3 in Sunee Plaza. Basically you look around and find one which looks interesting, sit down and order a drink of choice. There should be many boys in attendance and just ask one who attracts you if he would like a drink. Sunee Bar is popular as is ? Bar and Jewel Bar and M Bar, with many lads anxious to help  you. But all the bars have lads to meet your tastes. If you meet someone who interests you, then off them and go to  your room or rent a short time room. M Bar conveniently has a short time room available at a reasonable cost. If a boy does sit with you, pay for his drink and give him a tip of 100 Baht at least.  If you off him there will be a fee of  about 400 Baht plus a tip of 1000 B or more depending on your experience. 

I recall an experience at Jewel Bar where a nice young man always stopped me and we had a chat and exchanged names but nothing further. Then I had a revelation and offered him a drink and ever since had a great time with him.

I usually walk slowly through the bars and take up the offer to sit at one of the bars in the middle of the row, order a drink and sit somewhere that i can see the surrounding bars and look for where i'm going next.

You should expect the guys catcalling you as you walk around asking you to come for a drink, some will try to pull you into their bar, some will just smile and wave as you walk by. For the first time it can feel a bit overwhelming but smile and take it all in.

If you sit with a guy but decide to keep looking a small tip 100B is usually a good idea. The mamasan (manager) will usually hover around asking for a drink and/or a tip as well, if you feel like it you can buy them a drink but if they're being annoying just say not right now. It can help to have the mamasan on side, especially if you plan to be a regular at that bar and need their help to translate or find a guy that meets your needs.

Ask the guy you like to sit with you for a drink, confirm what you're looking for and ask how much they expect, pay the bill to the bar = you drink(s), his drink(s), his fee to leave the bar (off fee).

If you take a guy back to your hotel, then in the room after your services you pay his fee that you confirmed with him. Short time (ST) = he leaves after service, Long Time (LT) = usually overnight, the prices can vary from guy to guy and bar to bar so it's better to just ask him rather than assume.

Which of the Jomtien host bars are known for their younger boys?

On 3/24/2025 at 1:28 AM, Exploring Thai said:

How do host bars work

Don't be shy, talk with boy straightforward, discuss everything what you are planning to do with him before to agree price and before to take him from the bar. Do not promise anything what you can't do, do not expect and do not demand in your room anything what wasn't discussed in advance in the bar.

5 minutes ago, Moses said:

discuss everything what you are planning to do with him

Check for mooks or silicone cocks....maybe anal warts if you can 🥺

3 hours ago, floridarob said:

Check for mooks or silicone cocks....maybe anal warts if you can 🥺

Might need a torch.......

5 hours ago, khaolakguy said:

Might need a torch.......

To burn off the warts?

Sorry, it's an old joke referencing a notorious "character" and regular poster on Dreaded Ned who used to bring a torch to the go go bars in Pattaya in order to inspect boys in the toilets for any imperfections before offing them if they passed his test. He probably didn't really exist, but then again stranger customers have been seen, and heard from!

5 hours ago, khaolakguy said:

 referencing a notorious "character" and regular poster on Dreaded Ned who used to bring a torch to the go go bars in Pattaya in order to inspect boys in the toilets for any imperfections before offing them if they passed his test. He probably didn't really exist, 

I heard it in version of soi Twilight bars and inspection done right there in the bar

5 hours ago, khaolakguy said:

.... then again stranger customers have been seen, and heard from!

not necessarily bad thing from boys point of view, in it's heyday one of BBB boy asked me politely  to reschedule  our meeting because his semi-regular client showed up. He said they only drink and  he listens to client talking, both dressed,  but never any kind of  body contact , even as simple as handshake. He classified him as 'weird"

1 hour ago, vinapu said:

I heard it in version of soi Twilight bars and inspection done right there in the bar

That may well be so!

1 hour ago, vinapu said:

not necessarily bad thing from boys point of view, in it's heyday one of BBB boy asked me politely  to reschedule  our meeting because his semi-regular client showed up. He said they only drink and  he listens to client talking, both dressed,  but never any kind of  body contact , even as simple as handshake. He classified him as 'weird"

Sounds like a friend of a friend of mine (no, not apocryphal, we really did meet once) who had some kind of issue with bodily contact. He would off a boy and then just draw him.

1 hour ago, thaiophilus said:

Sounds like a friend of a friend of mine (no, not apocryphal, we really did meet once) who had some kind of issue with bodily contact. He would off a boy and then just draw him.

Naked I hope?

3 hours ago, vinapu said:

but never any kind of  body contact , even as simple as handshake. He classified him as 'weird"

Imagine what they say to their friends/customers after viewing stamp collections 😳

Inspecting him b4 offing? Is that really acceptable?!

I thought it was a BIG no-no. I imagine it would also b an ENORMOUS loss of face, if he fails the inspection...

7 hours ago, floridarob said:

Imagine what they say to their friends/customers after viewing stamp collections 😳

I don't lose sleep thinking what they say. No idea about their  friends but from my experience boys extremely rarely discuss their customers with other clients

3 hours ago, vinapu said:

but from my experience boys extremely rarely discuss their customers with other clients

 

13 hours ago, vinapu said:

He said they only drink and  he listens to client talking, both dressed,  but never any kind of  body contact , even as simple as handshake. He classified him as 'weird"

I think they do more than you realize..... never mind back in the room, also sitting in their bar or outside at a bar/restaurant after...the stories they tell...a gossipy bunch.

Keep in mind I go with the same type as you, manly, although I haven't found a manly twink,  yet  and they tell stories, not like we do here though.... lol

Imagine the stuff the queenie ones will make up, some of @gayinpattaya's guys used to tell me stuff that I knew wasn't true.....probably 🥺

3 hours ago, floridarob said:

Keep in mind I go with the same type as you, manly, although I haven't found a manly twink,  yet  and they tell stories, not like we do here though.... lol

 

A manly twink is something of an oxymoron.😵‍💫

1 hour ago, kokopelli3 said:

A manly twink is something of an oxymoron.😵‍💫

It is AI-generation, but since model has been trained on real photos, manly twink exist

1 hour ago, kokopelli3 said:

A manly twink is something of an oxymoron.😵‍💫

Is  the joke  


 

 

56 minutes ago, Moses said:

manly twink exist

Nope....

 

Into which category does  'twunk' fall?

6 hours ago, Moses said:

It is AI-generation, but since model has been trained on real photos, manly twink exist

 

i agree but those flowery shirts are taking away some of manliness impression . I like the one I left in response the most

5 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

Into which category does  'twunk' fall?

Thick twink

What do you call a thick customer?