Hua Hin nightlife crackdown

Post by **buksida** » Sun Sep 22, 2024 11:52 am

Its still midnight, the cops were out in force shutting bars in sois 80 and 94 over the weekend.

Post by **Big Boy** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 2:54 pm

I've seen the Elephant bar advertising their daily opening times today as 5pm until 1pm.

My son was up early this morning, and was walking down Soi 94 to the beach at about 4:30am to do some light training. Some friends saw him walking by, and called him into a bar where he sat talking (not drinking) with them for an hour, before continuing to the beach. The fact they saw him walking by at 4:30am does not indicate a lock-in. His friends were drinking without any restriction.

I repeatedly say it, not all bars seem to be affected. Obviously, I can't name the bar, just in case it was doing something wrong.

Post by **buksida** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 3:43 pm

The three bars that I went to over the weekend all closed at midnight following a police patrol down the soi. What advantage do I have lying about this as it appears to be insinuated more than once on this thread?

Obviously, some bars pay more under the table than others, so it seems the police could be selective in closing or threatening bars that don't or are not 'connected' with them. There is still fear among many HH bar owners over this crackdown, I've spoken to them, why would I make this up?

Post by **Big Boy** » Mon Sep 23, 2024 4:02 pm

No, I can understand the frustration. There's nothing worse than inconsistency.

This is why I asked earlier in the thread what the official closing times were, and nobody could answer. It simply means goalposts are easily moved, and everybody has their own version of the truth.

Post by **2/cb** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 12:00 am

I really appreciate all the contributions on this thread. Midnight has generally been the official closing time, in my experience, with man bars staying open until 1,2, or all night sometimes.
This is Thailand and I love it.
Back in the UK atm, and all I think about is returning.

Post by **STEVE G** » Tue Sep 24, 2024 1:44 am

I should just point out that when I said my local bar was staying open until 01:00 in early September, that was out in Hin Lek Fai and not in the city.
I'm back in Europe so I don't know what is happening now.

Post by **quantasm** » Sun Dec 01, 2024 8:02 pm

Hi,

I'm coming to Hua Hin soon and have heard bars close fairly early compared with other parts of Thailand. Are there still plenty of places open say between 12:00 - 02:00 each night? Are weekdays same as weekends?

Thank you.

Post by **404cameljockey** » Mon Dec 02, 2024 8:21 am

quantasm wrote: ↑Sun Dec 01, 2024 8:02 pm Hi,

I'm coming to Hua Hin soon and have heard bars close fairly early compared with other parts of Thailand. Are there still plenty of places open say between 12:00 - 02:00 each night? Are weekdays same as weekends?

Thank you.

As an example bars in Soi 80 have been closing at 1 am for a while now. On Saturday the police walked the Soi and ordered closing at 12.00, I think a response to another bar shooting last week in town (stupid response, I know). The bar I was in put their steel shutters down and we carried on inside for a short time (no, not like that). When we came out most other bars had ignored the order and were still blazing away at around 12.30-12.45 am.

I'm not sure if Sam Sam is still running until 4 or 5 am, but they've been able to ignore police orders before.

Post by **HHTel** » Mon Dec 02, 2024 8:34 am

Since moving from HH, it's quite different. Bars here stay open all night as long as they have customers. The police don't seem bothered.
I'm sure there's a lot of 'knee-jerk' reaction in HH.

Post by **chammers** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:32 pm

I believe bars are not allowed to play music after 1am in Hua Hin. A friend who owns a bar in Wonderland was visited by the police at about 1:05pm as he was closing everything down. He had to go to the police station where they told him he had to pay a fine of 50,0000 baht or spend 5 days in a cell and then would not be able to open a bar for 5 years. He had to borrow the money and is now in dire straits financially.
Does this seem fair and above board?

Post by **Dannie Boy** » Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:50 pm

I think you already know the answer - of course it’s not fair, but this is how the police operate - they are above the law and unless and until someone does something about it (don’t hold your breath), it will continue.

Post by **404cameljockey** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 7:19 am

chammers wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:32 pm I believe bars are not allowed to play music after 1am in Hua Hin. A friend who owns a bar in Wonderland was visited by the police at about 1:05pm as he was closing everything down. He had to go to the police station where they told him he had to pay a fine of 50,0000 baht or spend 5 days in a cell and then would not be able to open a bar for 5 years. He had to borrow the money and is now in dire straits financially.
Does this seem fair and above board?

Was he still playing music while he was closing everything down?

Post by **joelle** » Wed Jan 22, 2025 7:40 am

chammers wrote: ↑Mon Jan 20, 2025 3:32 pm I believe bars are not allowed to play music after 1am in Hua Hin. A friend who owns a bar in Wonderland was visited by the police at about 1:05pm as he was closing everything down. He had to go to the police station where they told him he had to pay a fine of 50,0000 baht or spend 5 days in a cell and then would not be able to open a bar for 5 years. He had to borrow the money and is now in dire straits financially.
Does this seem fair and above board?

Did he get a receipt?

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