Fair enough. I don't generally go to bars looking for a shag so can't really speak of it from that perspective.richard wrote:I don't like the place not because it's pricey or for political reasons (whatever they be) but the music is crap, half the girls are katoey s and the other half bar rejects or unsuccessful freelancersPleng wrote:Well I've occasionally gone to the Hilton and usually have had a reasonable time. It's not somewhere I would spend a lot of my time but it's ok for the occasional night out. Yea it's expensive but just occasionally you get in the 'money is no object' mindset and fancy a night of frivolence.
I know that some people here also have political reasons for not liking the place, but that's not something likely to concern a short-time visitor to the area.
Each to their own I suppose.
Crap music is par for the course pretty much anywhere I've been in Thailand, with the very odd exception. The katoey's dance moves can be quite a spectacular side show by themselves!