12is12 Posted Thursday at 10:47 PM Posted Thursday at 10:47 PM The last post about sex is 6 months old.... Is the scene there only for locals? Quote
PeterRS Posted yesterday at 01:59 AM Posted yesterday at 01:59 AM Compared to what gay life in Chiang Mai was like even a dozen years ago, it is now virtually on its last legs for western tourists. True, there is still a cluster of bars in the smallish soi close to Le Meridien Hotel. When we had a look into them immediately pre-covid in November 2019 the patrons seemed mostly old-time regulars and some boys checking their phones. We did not stay for a drink in any. Adam's Apple is still on the go as I believe are the two gay saunas. And somewhere there will still be gay massage venues. But if you take a look at this Chiang Mai site, near the bottom of the page you will see a list of many gay venues that used to give the city its gay attraction. Almost all of them are closed - 2 Brothers . Adam's Apple . Akha . Attitude Magazine Thailand . Barocco . Bird of Paradise . Black Door . Blues Club . Bon Tong Productions . Chang Puek . Christmas . Circle Pub . Classic House . Club one Seven . Coffee . Coffee Boy . Common Massage . Cream Bar . Cruise Bar . CU Bar . Darling Wine Bar . David Crisp . Diamond House . Eve . Flower Festival . Food . Free Guy Club . Friendship Bar . g-star . Garden Bar . Gay Pride . Gay Soi 6 . Glass Onion . Golden Oldies . grand-arena . Halloween . heaven-massage . His Club . House of Male . in Memorium . jacky bar . LGBT . Lotus Hotel . Loy Kratong . Mandagay . Mandalay Bar . Mango Bar . Mansfield Place . Marn Mai Massage . Marspa . Maya . New My Way . New Year . Night Bazaar . Nimmanhaeminda . Note . One 2 Come . Orion Bar . ozeed . Pandee . Paradise Massage . Pedophiles . Pee Mai Tai . Phuket Pride . Pizza . PJs Place . Powerboys . Poy Sang Long . Quick Guide . Quiz Night . Radchada Cafe . Radchada Garden Cafe . Ram Bar . Relax . Sabaidee Santitham . Santitham . Santitham Guest House . Sarcasm . Secrets Bar . See Man Pub . Shan State . Shan State Earthquake . Sleaze Alley . Soho Bar . soho-lounge . Songkran . soulmates-retreat . Spirt House . Thai Puan . The Edge . The Peak . The Pub . The Wall Massage . Valentines . Victory Massage . Visakha Bucha . Warnings . What happened to . Yaa Baa . Yokka Dok https://www.gay-in-chiangmai.com On the other hand it is still a very beautiful city to visit and I am sure the apps will have some attractions. Ruthrieston, tm_nyc and WelshGuyUK 3 Quote
reader Posted yesterday at 02:54 AM Posted yesterday at 02:54 AM If you’re looking for some fine specimens from Chiang Mai today, you might want to check out 15M and 27M massage shops in Saphan Kwai. https://www.mmassagebkk.com/ line @306SSLQB ggobkk 1 Quote
reader Posted 21 hours ago Posted 21 hours ago 34 minutes ago, 12is12 said: Thx But why did this happen ? Didn’t ask. Too engaged just being grateful for current opportunities. vinapu 1 Quote
PeterRS Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago I hope someone from Chiang Mai gives his thoughts. Mine go back to one year in particular - 2009. Two events occurred that year. The first was that in February a Gay Pride Parade in Chiang Mai was interrupted by hooligan local demonstrators when fights broke out. The police put a stop to the Parade and none took place for quite a number of years thereafter. But it illustrated a depth of anti-gay feeling among some of the city's inhabitants that had not previously been visible. Perhaps initially less important was the opening of what was billed as Chiang's Mai's first gay resort hotel, the Lanna Lavender. The owner, Jay Gregson, had bought an existing 110 room hotel at the northwest by the city wall. It opened with great fanfare near the end of 2009. As the gay public was informed, the rooms had all been upgraded, there were outdoor patios with dining areas above the third floor and another up on the roof (11th floor?) plus the swimming pool had a massage spa attached and there were always boys in attendance. In the basement was a huge entertainment venue for a "Power Boys" twice nightly show. I only went once with friends when we had dinner on the third floor patio. The ambience was pleasant, the food was fine but the service lousy. When the bill arrived, we sent it back because it was wrong. The seond time it was brought, we sent it back again - again wrong. Not a great omen. That said, though, we then went down to see the cabaret. It had well over 120 fixed seats of which around only 14 were occupied. Not a gogo show, merely cabaret but polished and very well performed with some cute guys taking part. We felt it was considerably better than most Bangkok bar shows of that time! We chatted to one of the boys afterwards. He told us that many of the performers were from the nearby University making some extra money. In the right location and with a far smaller number of rooms for the transient gay tourist population. plus a lot more attention to getting the detail right, perhaps the Lanna Lavender would have worked. Sadly it was all but a disaster! Massively too big, only a few of the rooms had actually been upgraded by the time it opened and the remainder were poor. There were endless complaints by those in the 'ordinary' rooms, most of whom had quickly to be upgraded. Clearly the initial financial investment in the facilities had not matched the extensive PR - it had been billed as "a gay man's utopia". The end result ought therefore have been obvious relatively quickly. The owner sadly committed suicide the following January, Power Boys closed two months later, and I believe it was not long before the hotel closed its doors for the last time. Its closing was certainly nowhere near the end of the gay scene. But it gave the lie to Chiang Mai being a popular gay destination with the guarantee of a goodly number of regular gay tourists. I don't believe it ever was, even though it had some really excellent gay venues and remains a great destination today for general tourism. Unfortunately I also believe that unlike those visiting Bangkok and Pattaya, too many gay tourists enjoyed their first visits but just failed to return. vinapu, khaolakguy and tm_nyc 3 Quote
12is12 Posted 17 hours ago Author Posted 17 hours ago I stayed there after the opening in 2009, but I don't remember anything. This doesn't mean that it was an unmemorable occasion, only that my memory is weak. Quote
Londoner Posted 17 hours ago Posted 17 hours ago We stayed twice at the Lavender , in premier rooms. They were dated but priced appropriately. We liked the roof-top restaurant, the attached show bar, Power Boys, infinitely preferable to some we'd seen elsewhere while the massage facility had some cute guys, as well as a fearsome mamasan. The lower floors were often used by Thai guests who were visiting relatives in the hospital next door. A rather odd arrangement, apparent at breakfast when we were outnumbered by Thai families. I liked the position too; near my favourite (and venerable) shopping centre, now alas closed down. Lavender had previously been the Tokyo Hotel and last time we were in CM, the premises was still operating as a hotel. I was disappointed when Lavender closed but CM had long since stopped being a smaller rival to BKK and Pattaya. Its gay bars were too spread-out and apart from the rather questionable places near the Night Market, there was no discernible "gay area." However, I do remember Adam's Apple being packed to the rafters on occasions, the audience including university guys who were cuter than some of the dancers. Some readers will recall that the bar was also a fire-hazard! We still go to CM regularly; but not for the gay scene. tm_nyc, PeterRS and khaolakguy 3 Quote
12is12 Posted 16 hours ago Author Posted 16 hours ago When you visit, is adam's apple the only venue to go to ? Quote
vinapu Posted 15 hours ago Posted 15 hours ago 2 hours ago, PeterRS said: I also believe that unlike those visiting Bangkok and Pattaya, too many gay tourists enjoyed their first visits but just failed to return. this is my case certainly. I liked it there but have feeling that one time visit was sufficient floridarob 1 Quote
Members tm_nyc Posted 14 hours ago Members Posted 14 hours ago I like Chiang Mai & think that touristically it makes a nice change from BKK. However, the gay scene needs a major infusion of energy (& money) as better bars, clubs & massage can be found in BKK, Pattaya or even Phuket. Shamelessmack, hard-working as ever, posted a number of reports on Chiang Mai at the end of January on his website: https://shamelessmacktwo.travel.blog/ Unfortunately, i'd have to say that the reports are not encouraging. vinapu, khaolakguy and reader 3 Quote
12is12 Posted 13 hours ago Author Posted 13 hours ago Indeed Shameless explains why the forum is dead, and that also concludes my interest in CM. )-: tm_nyc 1 Quote
Olddaddy Posted 6 hours ago Posted 6 hours ago 7 hours ago, tm_nyc said: I like Chiang Mai & think that touristically it makes a nice change from BKK. However, the gay scene needs a major infusion of energy (& money) as better bars, clubs & massage can be found in BKK, Pattaya or even Phuket. Shamelessmack, hard-working as ever, posted a number of reports on Chiang Mai at the end of January on his website: https://shamelessmacktwo.travel.blog/ Unfortunately, i'd have to say that the reports are not encouraging. Absolutely love his reports 🙏 tm_nyc 1 Quote