How much Pattaya bar girls cost is an often-asked question, but there is no simple answer. The total cost includes lady drinks, bar fines, the girl’s fee, and depends on whether it’s for a long time or a short time.
The problem is there are no set rates, prices can vary wildly from one bar or girl to the next, and you can end up either wasting your time and money or facing additional unexpected costs.
If you’re looking for answers, this guide gives you an overview of prices, explains how it works, what unexpected costs to expect, and alternatives, so you can avoid overpaying or even avoid many of the usual costs completely.
First of all, know that bar girls in Pattaya are Thai women usually aged 20 and upwards, employed at girlie bars and adult entertainment venues such as gogo bars, beer bars, and gentlemen’s clubs, and are also sex workers, offering companionship or short-term fun to customers who pay for the privilege.
Pattaya Bar Girl Prices Overview
- Lady Drinks: Mostly around 150 baht. You might find some basic bars charging as little as 120 baht, others around 180 baht. At gogo bars, expect prices up to 250+ baht.
- Bar Fines: From 300–500 baht at the most basic beer bars. Expect to pay 500–1,000+ baht at more modern and stylish bars, and around 1,000–3,000+ baht at gogo bars.
- Short Time: From 1,000–2,000 baht, up to 3,000+ baht at gogo bars.
- Long Time: From 2,000 baht at most regular bars, and up to 5,000+ baht at gogo bars.
A cheaper alternative to bar girls in Pattaya, avoiding lady drink and bar fines, is to seek out freelance girls in Walking Street’s nightclubs, along Beach Road, or online on Thai dating apps.
To avoid joiner fees, which some hotels charge when you take a guest back to your room, stay at guest friendly hotels in Pattaya.
How it Works
A brief guide to meeting and paying for Pattaya bar girls:
Meeting: In most bars, a girl will either be introduced or come and ask if she can sit with you. It’s perfectly okay to decline if you’re not interested or would rather wait until a girl catches your eye.
Buying lady drinks: It’s customary to buy drinks (lady drinks) for the girls while chatting and getting to know them better.
Paying bar fines: When you click with a girl and she agrees to go with you, and you’ve agreed on her fee, you pay the bar fine to compensate the bar for her temporary absence.
Below is a more in-depth guide to meeting Thai bar girls in Pattaya, including lady drinks, bar fines, some so-called tricks and scams, and what short time and long time mean.
What are Lady Drinks?
Any drinks you buy for bar girls in Pattaya’s girlie bars are called “lady drinks.” They cost more than standard drinks. For example, if a bottle of Leo beer for yourself costs around 80 baht, the same drink as a lady drink might cost about 150 baht.
The girls earn commission when customers buy them lady drinks, and often have to reach a monthly drinks quota or risk having their salary docked.
The lady drinks menu varies from bar to bar. Many places limit them to spirits like Mekhong rum and shots of tequila. Some bars also permit fruit juice, and alcoholic lady drinks are often watered down so the girls don’t get drunk so fast.
Pattaya Lady Drink Issues
Drink Queens: Some bar girls string punters along, happily accepting drink after drink, despite having no interest in or intention of going with them.
Pushy Girls: At some bars in Pattaya, girls can be pushy when it comes to lady drinks, often asking for drinks before properly introducing themselves and then downing one drink after the other.
Minimum Drinks Rule: Some bars have a minimum number of lady drinks rule, meaning you can’t barfine a girl and leave with her until you have bought her a set number of drinks.
No Happy Hour Prices: At many bars, happy hour prices do not apply to lady drinks. It’s always a good idea to ask first.
How to Not Waste Money on Lady Drinks
- Don’t be afraid to ask about the price of lady drinks and whether there is a minimum number of drinks before you buy one.
- Try to find out sooner rather than later whether the girl you’re interested in wants to go with you.
Pattaya Lady Drinks Prices
The price of lady drinks at most beer bars and gentlemen’s clubs in Pattaya is around 150 baht. Lady drinks and regular drinks are generally cheaper in the Soi Buakhao area.
At gogo bars on Walking Street and Soi LK Metro in Pattaya, lady drinks can cost 150–250+ baht.
Some Pattaya gogo bars have a 2-tier pricing system for lady drinks (and bar fines), charging premium lady drink prices for the most beautiful girls.
For comparison, a standard drink in Pattaya, such as a bottle of Leo beer, costs 70–90 baht in most beer bars and gentleman’s clubs and 120–170 baht in gogo bars.
Things Pattaya Bar Girls Say
Most bar girls in Pattaya open the conversation with the obvious questions: What’s your name? Where do you come from? Where are you staying? Depending on their foreign language skills, it might be down to you to make the conversation.
When they ask more probing questions like, Do you speak Thai? or How long are you staying in Pattaya? They may just be figuring out how well you know the scene and if they might see you again.
Don’t expect them all to be totally honest about how long they have worked in bars, how frequently they go with customers, whether they have a Thai husband or boyfriend, or that they don’t like Thai men.
Bar Games
Bar games like Connect 4, Jenga, and dice games are commonplace, especially at beer bars, where you find yourself sitting at the bar. They are there to help to keep the conversation and lady drinks flowing.
What is a Bar Fine in Pattaya?
When a customer and a bar girl want to spend some time together outside the bar, a bar fine must be paid to the bar before the girl is allowed to leave.
The bar fine is a form of compensation for the temporary absence of staff and the revenue lost due to the girl not being in the bar entertaining customers and selling lady drinks.
Once the bar fine is paid, whatever a bar girl and her customer get up to is their own business.
Importantly, the girl’s own fee is separate and additional to the bar fine, and is best negotiated before agreeing to pay the bar fine.
Bar fines in Pattaya can cost 300–3,000+ baht depending on the type of bar and can differ depending on whether it’s for a “short time” or a “long time.” The cheapest bar fines are at basic beer bars, and the most expensive are at gogo bars, especially those on Walking Street.
As a general rule, the more modern and stylish the bar is, the more expensive lady drinks and bar fines are likely to be.
If a guy pays a girl to stick around for a few days, be his holiday girlfriend, he has to pay the bar fine for every day she stays with him.
What is Long Time and Short Time?
Long time is typically overnight. For example, a guy picks up a girl from a bar during a night out, she stays with him overnight and leaves in the morning, or at whatever time she and he agreed.
Short time is when a customer hires a girl for an hour or two. Typically, the girl will take the customer to a short-time room in the bar or a nearby hotel with short-time rooms.
When To Pay
Some bar girls in Pattaya, especially at gogo bars, ask for money upfront. They may offer a reason for needing the money right now, and soon after, come up with a reason to leave.
When paying for girls in Pattaya, it’s best to think of it as paying them to leave you. In other words, never pay upfront.
Tips and Other Fees
TIPPING: If you want to give a tip, that’s up to you. You can say it’s for her taxi home or to get some food. There’s a good chance she will ask for some small money for a taxi anyway.
The Sob Story: Thai bar girls can soon determine whether you’re good-hearted (jai dee), and might tell you a sob story before they leave. It’s usually that they don’t have enough money for something that came up. Historically, it was mainly for medicine for the family’s sick buffalo, and such stories are now best known as “sick buffalo syndrome.”
Pattaya Bar Girls Q&A
Where can you meet bar girls in Pattaya? Girlie bars are widespread throughout Pattaya, but mostly in popular nightlife streets and zones such as Soi 6, Soi Buakhao, and Walking Street.
Where are the most beautiful girls? You’ll usually find them in gogo bars, where the demand and earning potential for beautiful girls are high.
Where are the cheap places to meet bar girls in Pattaya? Look out for bars that actually look cheap and basic rather than modern and trendy. You’ll find them scattered around Pattaya, but plentiful in places like Soi New Plaza and Soi Made in Thailand.
Do you have to buy lady drinks? No, but a girl is less likely to sit with you if she could be earning commission on her drinks by sitting with someone else.
Can you take bar girls back to your hotel in Pattaya? Yes, most hotels let you bring back a guest free of charge, but it’s a good idea to verify that your hotel allows joiners for free before booking.
What is the 3-day rule in Pattaya? The so‑called 3‑day rule can actually be any number of days. It’s a self-imposed rule some men use to limit the time they spend with a particular bar girl so that they don’t become emotionally attached.
Do Pattaya bar girls carry condoms? Many do, but you should always carry your own. Given the nature of the scene, always use a condom in Pattaya.
Who are Thai bar girls? If you want to know more about who they are, where they come from, and why they do it, read this article on Thai bar girls.
Pattaya Bar Girls Quick Tips
- Don’t assume every girl you buy a drink for is interested in going with you.
- Don’t fall in love with the first girl you meet.
- If you plan to invite a girl back to your hotel room, lock your valuables away before going out.
- Agree on a fee before you pay the bar fine.
- Always, always, always wear a condom.
- Treat them well, and they’ll be nice back.
If you’re looking for more information on the girls and nightlife scene, check out this first-time visitors guide to girls and nightlife in Pattaya.