Hua Hin gay scene EXPLODING!!! ...

[Smiles]

Well hey, it was only a week ago that Hua Hin's gay bar total was down to 2 ('SM Bar' and 'Red Iindian Boys Bar') with the surprising demise of 'Little Choices' (unfortunately, the best of the lot).

A week later ... it's 5!!! Plus one Show Bar (Blue Angel) which offers bad lip-synching dudesses singing god awful songs, and one bar (KeYo Bar) which is kind of gay-not-gay, i.e. gay owners who've opened a lady bar, but a comfy place which welcomes gay folks with open arms and ~ who knows ~ may well change over next week to our team and go 'Full Bore'.

'Grasshopper' (potentially the best place to hang out at: nice ambiance, pool table, friendly owner etc etc) resides next door to the now-demised Little Choices and the owner ~ smartly noticing that her bar was Always Empty and Choices was Always Full ~ turned on a dime, declared the place 'gay', hired a couple of the unemployed Choicers and held a Grand Opening and Xmas Party on the spot. We'll see.

All bars in Hua Hin noted on the map below, with some extra opinionations included.

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I know, in the past, you have mentioned the names of a couple of hotels that are gay friendly but my take on the Hua Hin gay scene is that you won't get large numbers of gay tourists going there until there is a hotel or guest house that advertises itself as a gay or gay friendly hotel.

Any gay traveler will be looking for accommodation that he knows will be no hassle for him to bring back a guy. Bangkok and Pattaya have lots of places like that - where is the advertising for Hua Hin gay accommodation?

[Brad the Impala]

Let's hope that large numbers of gay tourists don't descend on Hua Hin, but stick to the gay ghetto in Pattaya where they are as happy as a pig................

90% of hotels in Thailand are customer friendly, whatever your sexuality.

Let's hope that large numbers of gay tourists don't descend on Hua Hin, but stick to the gay ghetto in Pattaya where they are as happy as a pig................

90% of hotels in Thailand are customer friendly, whatever your sexuality.

and that is why these bars in Hua Hin keep closing. If they want to get customers then they need to appeal to a wider clientele. The gay population of Hua Hin is too small to support 5 bars so they need to attract tourists or go bust ... and the tourists need somewhere to stay.

[Two41]

Bamboo Boys Bar now open as Buddy Boy Bar in Soi 80. Intimate bar with pool table room.

Looking for a gay friendly and gay owned accomodation in Hua Hin? Why don't you check this one: http://www.baanthong.com
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[cdnmatt]

and that is why these bars in Hua Hin keep closing. If they want to get customers then they need to appeal to a wider clientele. The gay population of Hua Hin is too small to support 5 bars so they need to attract tourists or go bust

Or the old & retired guys with too much money and time on their hands who open all these bars, to fulfill their deluded dream of having unlimited boyfriends on tap, can return to reality and realize that when it comes to bars & restaurants, it's best to serve an existing market instead of trying to create one.

Whew! Talk about a run-on sentence!

when it comes to bars & restaurants, it's best to serve an existing market instead of trying to create one.

The very lesson from Lavender Lanna in Chiang Mai.

[Beachlover]

Or the old & retired guys with too much money and time on their hands who open all these bars, to fulfill their deluded dream of having unlimited boyfriends on tap...

Nail on the head. Profit doesn't seem to be a primary motive in these bars. None have a website. Most don't even have a listing on Utopia. Smiles' post in this forum might be the only online presence they have. This might be ok in a high traffic place like Pattaya where other bars draw foot traffic for you but not for Hua Hin, which isn't a known destination for gay bars... Each bar needs to have a website.

There also needs to be a general gay Hua Hin website with a map of venues and information for gay travelers...

you won't get large numbers of gay tourists going there until there is a hotel or guest house that advertises itself as a gay or gay friendly hotel.

Gay-oriented hotels will give it a boost but I don't think they're an essential element.

Any gay traveler will be looking for accommodation that he knows will be no hassle for him to bring back a guy.

What? Some gay travelers might seek gay hotels but not all. Almost all hotels in Thailand are "gay friendly". I don't get what it is with people choosing ONLY to stay in gay hotels so they can bring back guests because almost every hotel will let you bring a guest back. You're really limiting yourself if you only stay in gay hotels

Let's hope that large numbers of gay tourists don't descend on Hua Hin, but stick to the gay ghetto in Pattaya where they are as happy as a pig......

LOL true...more accurate to say happy as a pig in the "prostitute ghetto" of Pattaya though.

[ftj_taw]

when it comes to bars & restaurants, it's best to serve an existing market instead of trying to create one.

The very lesson from Lavender Lanna in Chiang Mai.

When I first looked at this site I saw they were advertised. Mind telling a newbie what happened to them.