Oasis Bar Zone

[thecolonel]

Cue the Beatles!

I like to sing this song in the shower but I can never remember the lyrics

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[Dannie Boy]

Cue the Beatles!

I like to sing this song in the shower but I can never remember the lyrics

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The problem of old age Colonel

[handdrummer]

Cue the Beatles!

You got it.

[usual suspect]

Photo of the Maldives site c/o Google Earth...(behind Rock Zone)

[thecolonel]

Photo of the Maldives site c/o Google Earth...(behind Rock Zone)

IMO that's a terrible location

Route 94 opposite is on it's knees)not helped by the disastrous opening night promotion)

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[thecolonel]

Photo of the Maldives site c/o Google Earth...(behind Rock Zone)

According to the Rock Zone owner, he doesn't know what is happening to the site BEHIND him. He said he had heard about bars but now wasn't sure

However, he told me that the site OPPOSITE him on the corner(hoarded up this last week) was going to be a "beer house". Wonder if he means beer garden as its a very large site for one pub

Maybe, that kills the Maldives project or maybe it actually improves that location(wouldn't be difficult)

But surely it would be wise to wait until its open to reassess?

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[caller]

I think the attraction quite simply is cheap 'affordable' rents

If I recall correctly Wonderland started out at 6000/month, whereas some places on Bintabaht were 70k/month

Coupled with the fact that the majority of Thai ladies, especially married ones, dream of being a bar owner and a boss to some girls who give her a cut of some farang action. It's their absolute utopia

Sadly, whether or not it's still a viable business proposition seems to go out of the window.

And of course it's handsome man farang husband/boyfriend who foots the bill when it has to close or be sold at a loss

All good and well, but what's the attraction to the punter?

[Jack_Batty]

I think the attraction quite simply is cheap 'affordable' rents

If I recall correctly Wonderland started out at 6000/month, whereas some places on Bintabaht were 70k/month

Coupled with the fact that the majority of Thai ladies, especially married ones, dream of being a bar owner and a boss to some girls who give her a cut of some farang action. It's their absolute utopia

Sadly, whether or not it's still a viable business proposition seems to go out of the window.

And of course it's handsome man farang husband/boyfriend who foots the bill when it has to close or be sold at a loss

All good and well, but what's the attraction to the punter?

Off the top of my head? No monopoly..and that is always a good thing for the consumer. Interested to see how that shakes out. Plenty of interesting deals to be had, I (hope) think.

[handdrummer]

I think the attraction quite simply is cheap 'affordable' rents

If I recall correctly Wonderland started out at 6000/month, whereas some places on Bintabaht were 70k/month

Coupled with the fact that the majority of Thai ladies, especially married ones, dream of being a bar owner and a boss to some girls who give her a cut of some farang action. It's their absolute utopia

Sadly, whether or not it's still a viable business proposition seems to go out of the window.

The best deal may be no bar fine.
And of course it's handsome man farang husband/boyfriend who foots the bill when it has to close or be sold at a loss

All good and well, but what's the attraction to the punter?

Off the top of my head? No monopoly..and that is always a good thing for the consumer. Interested to see how that shakes out. Plenty of interesting deals to be had, I (hope) think.

[migrant]

I'm not a big bar patron but many of my bigger restaurant clients liked to locate near other restaurants. They said studies showed clients would go to a large congregation of places to have a variety of choice. Now I don't think these bars do any market research but the idea of having many different choices, albeit similar, may be good to some?

[Dannie Boy]

I left the bar scene more years ago than I care to remember, but when I did visit the main attractions were the staff, to a lessor extent music and or TV facilities/pool/darts. Prices were generally the same in most bar areas give or take a few Baht, so I’m sure that it’s the staff (and hostesses) that will be the main attraction. As somebody else inferred, a Chang is a Chang, although even there, serving it at the right temperature can be an attraction - you could say that the only thing worse than a cold Chang is a warm Chang!!

[thecolonel]

I left the bar scene more years ago than I care to remember, but when I did visit the main attractions were the staff, to a lessor extent music and or TV facilities/pool/darts. Prices were generally the same in most bar areas give or take a few Baht, so I’m sure that it’s the staff (and hostesses) that will be the main attraction. As somebody else inferred, a Chang is a Chang, although even there, serving it at the right temperature can be an attraction - you could say that the only thing worse than a cold Chang is a warm Chang!!

Spot on DB

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[thecolonel]

Oasis got completely closed down last night following a visit from the authorities

Even Cheers Bar looked half closed and no live music on

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[thecolonel]

Photo of the Maldives site c/o Google Earth...(behind Rock Zone)

According to the Rock Zone owner, he doesn't know what is happening to the site BEHIND him. He said he had heard about bars but now wasn't sure

However, he told me that the site OPPOSITE him on the corner(hoarded up this last week) was going to be a "beer house". Wonder if he means beer garden as its a very large site for one pub

Maybe, that kills the Maldives project or maybe it actually improves that location(wouldn't be difficult)

But surely it would be wise to wait until its open to reassess?

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Meant to post this last week.....

Site opposite Rock Zone on Soi Railway(as I call it)



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[Mikeyb]

Oasis got completely closed down last night following a visit from the authorities

Even Cheers Bar looked half closed and no live music on

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The Authorities were walking around Bintabaht too checking they had all the relevant measures in place. So some were closed there also.

From what I understand they all knew they were coming, so they all could prepare

Hand Gel Out
Cover pool table
Stick a few X around the seats

I think none of Oasis bars have the relevant SHA paperwork