Smiles
December 4th, 2011, 10:43
Reports of gay bars in the hinterlands (i.e. beyond Shitsville, Jomtien, BKK, Patong, parts of CM) is not an often-seen affair on the various boards, so here's a short plug for a good one . . . in fact, arguably the best bar in Hua Hin right now.
Is that saying a lot? Not really, there are only 3 others: (Buddy Bar, Grasshopper, Red Indian. Rainbow Bar is now gay only part time, which doesn't really count).
So here's presenting 'Chico Bar'.
Last year this place had the unfortunate name of 'SM Bar' and the un-locals went there dressed up as Nazis and Hell's Angels with whips and dildos dangling from their chains and yadayadayada ... you know that horrendous subset I'm sure. Unfortunately (for them), there was no S&M in SM and despite a rather raucous New Years Party last year, SM remained rather lackluster most of the time: lacking raucousness shall we say.
But new owners have spruced up the place. Painted a very pleasing shade of brown with goldy accents and lit up with muted orangey lights, Chico is quite welcoming. Lots of Thai boys hanging around, playing video games on mobiles, sometimes serving you (sometimes reluctantly: read 'mobile games'). We've been there three times now, two of which there were quite a lot of customers, the third try not so good. But hey, this is Hua Hin ... not exactly Mecca.
But Chico is definitely worth a good sit down over drinks and while away a few hours. One of the part owners is named 'Thae' (pardon the phonetics, pronounced as best as I can as 'Tay' ... seen in black t-shirt in the 3rd photo below) and a friendlier young man ~ not pushy in any way, which is my criteria regarding such things ~ you'll not meet.
Good sound system, nice forest of trees guarding the place for some privacy and from a rather noisy street, but unfortunately, no room for a pool table. Upstairs balcony 'dark' room :sign12: Nice clean 'hong nam' ... always a plus.
These photos taken a few nights ago. Not really that good I'm afraid. Just purchased a new non-point-and-shoot camera which is taking a bit of getting used to. But it shows off none too badly the generally quite comfortable and muted ambience of the New Boy in Town: Chico Bar.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/P1000872.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/P1000875.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/P1000877.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/P1000879.jpg
Street directions can be found here: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=206 ... 11b3&msa=0 (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=206759679473101817537.0004b159060ece65d11b 3&msa=0)
Is that saying a lot? Not really, there are only 3 others: (Buddy Bar, Grasshopper, Red Indian. Rainbow Bar is now gay only part time, which doesn't really count).
So here's presenting 'Chico Bar'.
Last year this place had the unfortunate name of 'SM Bar' and the un-locals went there dressed up as Nazis and Hell's Angels with whips and dildos dangling from their chains and yadayadayada ... you know that horrendous subset I'm sure. Unfortunately (for them), there was no S&M in SM and despite a rather raucous New Years Party last year, SM remained rather lackluster most of the time: lacking raucousness shall we say.
But new owners have spruced up the place. Painted a very pleasing shade of brown with goldy accents and lit up with muted orangey lights, Chico is quite welcoming. Lots of Thai boys hanging around, playing video games on mobiles, sometimes serving you (sometimes reluctantly: read 'mobile games'). We've been there three times now, two of which there were quite a lot of customers, the third try not so good. But hey, this is Hua Hin ... not exactly Mecca.
But Chico is definitely worth a good sit down over drinks and while away a few hours. One of the part owners is named 'Thae' (pardon the phonetics, pronounced as best as I can as 'Tay' ... seen in black t-shirt in the 3rd photo below) and a friendlier young man ~ not pushy in any way, which is my criteria regarding such things ~ you'll not meet.
Good sound system, nice forest of trees guarding the place for some privacy and from a rather noisy street, but unfortunately, no room for a pool table. Upstairs balcony 'dark' room :sign12: Nice clean 'hong nam' ... always a plus.
These photos taken a few nights ago. Not really that good I'm afraid. Just purchased a new non-point-and-shoot camera which is taking a bit of getting used to. But it shows off none too badly the generally quite comfortable and muted ambience of the New Boy in Town: Chico Bar.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/P1000872.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/P1000875.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/P1000877.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v18/sawatdeephotos/P1000879.jpg
Street directions can be found here: http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=206 ... 11b3&msa=0 (http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=206759679473101817537.0004b159060ece65d11b 3&msa=0)