New Go Go Bar??

[Guest laurence]

I heard from a Thai friend that there is a new go go bar in Day-Night area by name of Number One Boy. Has anyone checked it out?

[Guest MonkeySee]

I heard from a Thai friend that there is a new go go bar in Day-Night area by name of Number One Boy. Has anyone checked it out?

I haven't heard about it. Where in Day/Night?

[Guest laurence]

Don't know. That is why I am asking.

[PattayaMale]

Would you please ask your Thai friend? Maybe he was saying something different. Maybe he was telling you he wanted to be your Number One Boy, in Day-Night.

[Guest Astrrro]

I don't understand why the Day/Night area never quite took off as a popular gay area.

 

The streets are nice and wide. It's my shortcut from Pattaya Tai to Sunee. First cutting thru TukCom for a blast of AC. Then streets that are more pedestrian friendly than elsewhere.

 

Best of luck to the new bar!

 

 

 

 

[Guest MonkeySee]

Don't know. That is why I am asking.

Why not ask your friend for more information?

[mahjongguy]

I saw the place yesterday afternoon. It's on the same short soi as Royal House, across the soi and down by the end.

 

I noticed it, and wondered if it was still in business. There are a number of failed bars in Day/Night but this one looked different (no For Sale sign, no crap piled on the porch, etc.).

[Guest MonkeySee]

I saw the place yesterday afternoon. It's on the same short soi as Royal House, across the soi and down by the end.

I do not know the Royal House. Where would it be in relation to say the Office Boy or the old Birdcage?

[mahjongguy]

I do not know the Royal House. Where would it be in relation to say the Office Boy or the old Birdcage?

 

This is the opposite side of Day/Night.

 

[corrected]

Come out the back door of Tukcom, turn left a few meters, turn right and walk one block, turn left into that soi. Number One Bar is the last shophouse on the right.

 

Seeing it again today, I think it is the new-ish signboards out front that engendered this thread, but I now suspect that they are a fresh attempt to sell the club. Just guessing, though; it's all in Thai.

[PattayaMale]

Speaking of Royal House, it was one of the better places to get a massage several years ago. The guys were actually trained to give massages according to the owner then. I have walked by but have never been inside for a few years so I am not sure it is the same as before.

 

Can anyone give an update?

 

I guess a massage then onto Number 1 Bar. Is Number 1 Bar a beer bar?

[Guest fountainhall]

I had a massage there last month. I went around 1:30pm and was not sure if it would be open. Only 2 guys there and I selected quite a tall slim guy (can't recall his name). The facilities are not up to some I have been to in Bangkok and Chiang Mai - e.g. no showers in room - but the massage was good, as was the happy ending. I was pleasantly surprised.

[Guest buckeroo2]

Location! Location! Location! - If Lek's, Birdcage, Siam Boys, Funny Boys 2, Butterfly Karaoke, JJ Club, Me Nicky and how many others cannot survive in much more convenient and visible locations, at the end of a soi where Royal House is located seems like a good way to lose your money fast. I have noticed that Office Boys seems to have a steady crowd when I go by in the evenings. They are a lot busier than Niddy's ever was when it was open.

[Gaybutton]

Location! Location! Location!

I think it's more than just that. I've said it before and I still believe it. Pattayaland offers much that you don't find elsewhere in Pattaya. Sunee Plaza offers something different. Jomtien Complex is up-and-coming and seems to be quickly becoming quite successful.

 

I believe the problem with Soi Day-Night and the surrounding sois is that nothing unique is offered. I don't think people are going to go out of their way to consistently patronize a soi that offers one go-go bar and not much else that you can't find elsewhere. Why make an effort to go to Soi Day-Night when the other major areas offer one go-go bar after another, with beer bars to punctuate the scene?

 

While I wish this new bar the best of luck, I just don't see it lasting any longer than others have lasted unless they offer something truly unique that will be attractive enough to draw in the customers. I haven't been there, but if it turns out to essentially be just another go-go bar, with a few boys on stage doing the 'one-knee shuffle,' then what's the attraction?

 

As I see it, that's the problem. Something entirely new, different and totally unique; something no other bar offers; something that really appeals to the customers enough to draw them in. That's what needs to be done if the Day-Night area is ever going to succeed. Don't ask me what that might be. I have no idea. But another run-of-the-mill go-go bar, perhaps with another run-of-the-mill bar show . . . I don't see that as a formula for success.

[Guest laurence]

Number One Boy Go Go. Why knock it if you have not tried it? Of course, there are those who are not go-go bar enthusiasts but bars like Happy are out of the way and do draw a crowd because of what they offer.

According a a friend, who is the doorman, it is near the parking for TukCom and, as one poster reported, near Royal House. Yes, it is new and it is open. I am awaiting a report from a farang friend who visited there.

[Gaybutton]

Why knock it if you have not tried it?

If your post is directed at me, I'm not knocking it at all. As a matter of fact, I hope they succeed. If you go back over posts I've made throughout the years, you'll find I've always tried to convince people to go to the Soi Day-Night bars, especially during the days when there were several of them.

 

The problem was that people just wouldn't go to those bars. Those bars were no different from the other sets of go-go bars in town, so my conclusion is the problem was the very fact that they were no different.

 

If Number One is also no different, and I have no way to know because I haven't gone yet, then based on past history I see little chance for success. On the other hand, if they are offering something truly unique, something to make it truly worthwhile going there, then they probably have a good chance.

 

Lek's bar failed because he spread himself too thin and really didn't offer much of anything any different from what you could find anywhere else. Birdcage failed. I thought their ideas were good ones and I thought their concept was unique, but people didn't seem to like their show and the criticisms and suggestions for improvement fell on deaf ears. Its real chance of success came to an end when Mr. Quill was no longer able to be a part of it.

 

I have always believed Soi Day-Night has a lot of potential, but the trick is getting people to go there. If it turns out to be the same kind of go-go bar that you can find in the main gay areas of Pattaya, then somehow I doubt it will be standing room only. I think what will happen is people will go at first, out of curiosity, but if the bar isn't giving them a very good reason to return, then I doubt that they'll get the customer numbers they'll need in order to succeed. That's been the history of Soi Day-Night bars and I see no reason to think it will be any different now.

 

Again, I'd love to see Soi Day-Night become the fourth main gay venue area of Pattaya, but Number One is going to have provide something especially attractive to people, especially in light of the fact that so many bars tried that area and failed. If they are able to achieve success, then other people might try investing in that area again and Soi Day-Night will have a good chance. That's going to be tough to do. Simply hanging a new shingle on the door, but offering nothing particularly exciting or different from the other bars in town won't be enough.

 

You know how to get me to be a regular? All it would take would be to keep the music volume at a reasonable level.

[Guest laurence]

If your post is directed at me, I'm not knocking it at all.

 

If Number One is also no different, and I have no way to know because I haven't gone yet, then based on past history I see little chance for success. .

 

Can't imagine why anyone would think you're knocking it especially since you haven't gone yet.

 

A poster on Sawatdee Forum did give a favorable report on the facilities but did not give a dance review. I believe the post was Birdcage Redux.

[Guest MonkeySee]

Again, I'd love to see Soi Day-Night become the fourth main gay venue area of Pattaya, but Number One is going to have provide something especially attractive to people, especially in light of the fact that so many bars tried that area and failed. If they are able to achieve success, then other people might try investing in that area again and Soi Day-Night will have a good chance. That's going to be tough to do. Simply hanging a new shingle on the door, but offering nothing particularly exciting or different from the other bars in town won't be enough.

Location helps with walk-by customers, but GB is right in that the bar will have to standout from the other bars to make it in this tight economy. It can be done. "Happy Bar" is certainly an example.

[Guest shebavon]

I have just read thru this thread and do not notice anyone who has been to the place, no discussion of their staff nor ambiance.

 

Perhaps if someone would do the legwork, this thread might actually do some good.

[Gaybutton]

Perhaps if someone would do the legwork, this thread might actually do some good.

This evening I did just that. I went with a few friends. As I thought, it's really no different from any other go-go bar. The common complaint among us was the music volume - far too loud for us. We had to shout to be heard, and even shouting at the person right next to you, it was still hard to hear. Also, they allow smoking inside. The boys on stage mostly were doing the usual "one knee shuffle," although I will say that some were dancing and appearing to have a good time.

 

There is a cabaret show at 11:00pm. I understand that several participants in the show are Tiffany's Show boys. I dislike cabaret shows, so I was gone prior to the show.

 

I didn't think to ask about off fees. I had a gin and tonic. 150 baht. One of my friends had a Coca Cola. 120 baht.

 

The bar is owned by a Japanese lady-man.

[Guest laurence]

Thanks for the first hand account GB. It does sound somewhat disappointing and unlikely to draw a crowd from afar. But worth a try I expect.

 

Could you shed some light on its location? I have read conflicting reports and my Thai friend was not much help with directions even though he works there.

[Gaybutton]

Could you shed some light on its location?

First it was the 'J.J. Pub' (not to be confused with the J.J. Karaoke. They are two different venues). Then it became the 'Hey Nicky' bar. Now it's 'Number One.'

 

To get there from Pattaya Tai, just go up the soi on the east side of Tuk Com. In case you're not sure which soi that is, if you were standing in front of Tuk Com, facing Tuk Com, it's the soi on the left side, where all the motorbikes and cars go up the one-way soi to park.

 

When you go up that soi, you'll come to an intersection at the rear of Tuk Com. Keep going one more intersection. You'll pass the J.J. Karaoke. Turn left at that second intersection, as if you were headed for Tuk Com's car park. As soon as you make that left, there it is. You would have to be completely blind to miss it. Also, while you are on the soi that takes you past Tuk Com, you'll spot a large sign for 'Number One.'

 

If, for some reason, you still can't find it, just ask anybody at the back of Tuk Com.

 

I agree with you in that I think everyone ought to at least go and give it a try. Just because it didn't particularly excite me doesn't mean that you won't love it. You can't go by my opinion or anybody else's opinion. You need to try it for yourself.

[Guest shebavon]

Now the big question? What type(s) of dancers were we looking at. Minou types or Nice Boy chaps, young, old, butch, fem? Inquiring minds want to know.

[Gaybutton]

Inquiring minds want to know.

Then inquiring minds need to go and see for themselves. There are some of each.

[Guest buckeroo2]

First it was the 'J.J. Pub' (not to be confused with the J.J. Karaoke. They are two different venues). Then it became the 'Hey Nicky' bar. Now it's 'Number One.'

 

That must be one large go-go bar. JJ's Pub was an after hours club with lots of tables and chairs and a very large stage where they staged their shows. We are not talking about a double wide shop. JJ's was quite successful for a few years - and a fun place to hang out. And yes, it is off the beaten path. Most after hours gay dance clubs are in isolated locations - sitting all by themselves like XRAY, Dave' Mens Club, Body Language, Dude and some have done quite well. A regular go-go bar at the former JJ's Pub might be a hard sale. As I said in an earlier posting, Office Boy seems to be doing a good business - they have a steady flow of clientele every time I walk by. It sits all by itself and I have no idea if it has any unique offerings. And yes, Happy Boy Bar has a good business model - young boys, unique attire, sofa setting, low decibel of music and an active balcony. Their success I understand -

 

And just a point of reference - Numer One Go-Go Boys is not on the same soi as Royal House Massage. If you exit Tukcom from the rear you will be on the same soi as Royal House. If you walk in the direction of Day Night Hotel 2/Gossip Cafe, Number One Go-Go Boy is on the next parallel soi - a stones throw for sure - but a different soi than Royal House.

[Gaybutton]

That must be one large go-go bar. JJ's Pub was an after hours club with lots of tables and chairs and a very large stage where they staged their shows.

That's right. That's the place.