Comments on: Chiang Mai, Thailand: The Top 7 Nightclub Venues

By: yellowfever

yellowfever — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:01:57 +0000

as long as the 300 baht keep those annoying backpacker blondes with their pale, frecklish skin and saggy tits out, I am more than okay with the 300 baht …

By: Thailand Nightlife

Thailand Nightlife — Sun, 22 May 2011 01:39:15 +0000

The V club has since closed down and is now called the cozmo club, i’ve been here 3 years and it’s changed hands about 5 times. It was way better as a karaoke place if you ask me. Also any place that charges white people to enter is just racist and there is no way i’d support that. Same thing in Bangkok as well, it’s plain discrimination and i’d love for one day someone to slap them with a class action suit.

By: James D

James D — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:06:16 +0000

Thanks for the comment…However, my best advice to you if you’re coming to Thailand is to get used to discrimination and either accept it or consider going somewhere else. It sucks, but not everyone in the world thinks like we do back home, and you’re not going to go anywhere where you can avoid it. You might not pay 300 baht to go into the tourist bars, but I’ve seen foreigners really get beat down by the bouncers at some of the lower-class bars (and it was most certainly due to an undercurrent of racism)–probably not going to happen at these bigger clubs. That said, if you keep cool and don’t cause problems it probably won’t happen anywhere.

Also, even though you pay 300 baht at these places, it typically goes towards mixers if you have a bottle of whiskey or a couple of beers the same price as you would have paid anyhow. So, it’s really just a way to ensure foreigners pay. Backpackers are a lot more likely to show up at a club and not drink anything all night–for one because it’s more culturally acceptable to not drink at a party and two because they are on a strict budget.

Thanks for the comment, but just a warning that if you’re not already here you’re going to find that racial differences are an unavoidable part of being white in Thailand.

By: James D

James D — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 12:58:22 +0000

Yeah, you’re right–Fabrique started charging a few months ago. I think they’re only doing this on the weekends though, as far as I can see.

By: Chiang Mai Nightlife

Chiang Mai Nightlife — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:53:44 +0000

Fabrique also charges 300 baht to get in, but if you go by yourself the best thing to do is go around midnight and walk in as if you’ve already walked and and just say that you’ve already paid.

By: Kimberly Juchnowski

Kimberly Juchnowski — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 22:06:54 +0000

Yeah, It’s funny how in Thailand it’s perfectly accpeptable to have two tier pricing. That would not be tolerated at all in North America!

Glad the info helped you out:)

Cheers

By: dds

dds — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 13:15:15 +0000

I’m from Long Beach, California and appreciate you posting this information. Hearing they charge non-Thai 300 baht to get into Mandaley means I won’t be going there. Discrimination ain’t cool..

Me and the lady were planning to hit Fabrique, which sounds pretty solid, but after hearing they only server Heiniken, I’d call that a deal-killer as well.

Guess we’ll opt for something a bit more eclectic, but again, thanks for the heads up!

By: Thaneeya

Thaneeya — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:08:07 +0000

Sounds great! You’ve described a side of Chiang Mai nightlife that I’ve never seen before, but now I know exactly where to go. It’s always great to get a glimpse of the “real” local night life, as opposed to hanging out at all the places that the tourists go.

It sounds like if you make some Thai friends, you might fit in more if you go to one of these hot spots with a group of your Thai friends. In any case, it seems like making an effort at integration is the way to go!