Just passed the Made in Thailand bar area. Seems that more and more bars open. The were all closed until a couple of days ago. 

On 8/2/2020 at 12:46 PM, Leaver said:

The days of the tin roof beer bar were coming to an end.  The virus may be the final nail for them.    

Nonsense.

9 hours ago, Oldie said:

Just passed the Made in Thailand bar area. Seems that more and more bars open. The were all closed until a couple of days ago. 

Yes, landlord told them to not re-open until the 1st August.

11 hours ago, petermik said:

Boxing Roo bar on 3rd road opposite soi Lengkee is closed and up for sale..."highest offer" the notice says

I suspect the vendor won't be impressed with the highest offer somehow.

MC Burger has re-opened in yet another location ... Soi 10, across from the Page 10 Hotel.

Sad to hear of the Rockhouse and Roo Bar demise. While I've never seen them really packed, they were both part of my Pattaya history since my first trip in 2007.

 

Rockhouse was one of the first bars in LK Metro before that area became a thing. The Roo bar was a good meeting place for catching up with fellow Aussies.

14 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Yes, landlord told them to not re-open until the 1st August.

open 1st August....many will be closed come end of September

9 hours ago, TaaSaparot said:

Yes, landlord told them to not re-open until the 1st August.

It was strange that they didn't open. Do you know the reason the landlord had? 

3 hours ago, Oldie said:

It was strange that they didn't open. Do you know the reason the landlord had? 

Got the impression from posts that the bars made, that the Landlord would rather other areas were the guinea pigs.

On 8/4/2020 at 9:10 AM, petermik said:

open 1st August....many will be closed come end of September

This is not correct. Walked there today and almost all bars were open. 

When the powers that be return to the real world, we'll probably see some improvement. Like, they're living on credit at the moment, so far as I can see, borrowing like crazy, that can't go on forever. Actual income earners, like the bars in Pattaya, will return.

2 hours ago, Oldie said:

This is not correct. Walked there today and almost all bars were open. 

Were there any customers? 

12 minutes ago, kinyara said:

Were there any customers? 

At this time not since it was still early and they prepared for the night business. If I have time the next days I will go there in the evening and let you know. 

On 8/3/2020 at 9:20 PM, treetops said:

Nonsense.

It's not nonsense.  

 

The strata, that is, the air above a ground floor complex of beer bars, is now worth a lot of money.  

 

What makes more money.  Soi Made in Thailand, or The Base, for example?  

 

The days of old decrepit beer bars under a tin roof are coming to an end, especially at 85, 90, or 100 baht a beer, and with ridiculous lady drink and bar fine prices.  

5 hours ago, Leaver said:

It's not nonsense.  

 

The strata, that is, the air above a ground floor complex of beer bars, is now worth a lot of money.  

 

What makes more money.  Soi Made in Thailand, or The Base, for example?  

 

The days of old decrepit beer bars under a tin roof are coming to an end, especially at 85, 90, or 100 baht a beer, and with ridiculous lady drink and bar fine prices.  

Nonsense

8 hours ago, Leaver said:

It's not nonsense.  

 

The strata, that is, the air above a ground floor complex of beer bars, is now worth a lot of money.  

 

What makes more money.  Soi Made in Thailand, or The Base, for example?  

 

The days of old decrepit beer bars under a tin roof are coming to an end, especially at 85, 90, or 100 baht a beer, and with ridiculous lady drink and bar fine prices.  

I 2nd nonsense......And more nonsense.......

 

Pattaya has a hotel and condo glut of biblical proportions...The beer bars are not going anywhere any time soon...

10 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

The beer bars are not going anywhere any time soon...

That really does depend on when the borders open up again with no quarantine restrictions.  Even then, it's highly likely that demand won't meet supply for years to come.

29 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

..The beer bars are not going anywhere any time soon...

except down the gurgler

43 minutes ago, redwood1 said:

I 2nd nonsense......And more nonsense.......

 

Pattaya has a hotel and condo glut of biblical proportions...The beer bars are not going anywhere any time soon...

the thai business model....

'Build it and they WILL come'

how long before MiT bar complex falls into this ideal?

As soon as the CoViD19 falls?

1 hour ago, torturedsole said:

That really does depend on when the borders open up again with no quarantine restrictions.  Even then, it's highly likely that demand won't meet supply for years to come.

Sure , borders open for tourists already will help a lot . Right now , numbers would be pretty low , as most people do not want to get stuck far away , but some will make the jump . The supply and demand thing , yes you are right , but there was always more supply then demand . The surplus would now be higher , meaning , you will get more or better for your money . Is it for years to come ? Difficult to say , if there is a vaccine then i expect a fast rise in tourist numbers next year . If not , prepare for the worst ... ( and personally i think the worst is already coming our way , and this event will not be limited to Thailand , and won't even have anything to do with Thailand ) .

 

4 hours ago, redwood1 said:

I 2nd nonsense......And more nonsense.......

 

Pattaya has a hotel and condo glut of biblical proportions...The beer bars are not going anywhere any time soon...

Isn't stopping the building of them quite yet..... those and 7-11s keep popping up.

Most people with jobs are going to be worrying about having a roof over their heads . Holidays (especially far flung) will be put on the back burner for at least a few years , whereas sex tourists will still jump through hoops to get here . 

36 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Isn't stopping the building of them quite yet..... those and 7-11s keep popping up.

In Pattaya there are a large number of closed 7 Elevens even the new big ones

3 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

In Pattaya there are a large number of closed 7 Elevens even the new big ones

And a new one opening on Arunothai, number 4 in 400m I think.

6 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

And a new one opening on Arunothai, number 4 in 400m I think.

ah yes, about 5 foot from the balcony of some Nirun condos, they can't be happy. Arunotai is a busy soi so maybe makes some sense

4 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

ah yes, about 5 foot from the balcony of some Nirun condos, they can't be happy. Arunotai is a busy soi so maybe makes some sense

It must be the worst rd in town to get down.... there are a few Family Marts there too, so the condo dwellers must all be impulse buyers and avoid nearby Big-CX.

The only question about the beer bar complexes is will they die before their dwindling and ageing traditional western customer base. Nostagalia and blind optimism seems to be the last remaining preserve of those who cannot accept or recognise what the changing demographic means for land development on prime sites, which the remaining few central beer bars complexes occupy. It's not like it hasn't already been happening for the last decade. Wake up and smell the overpriced coffee now being sold in your former favourite tin shack beer bar. 

 

 

 

For overpriced coffee we can go to starbucks....

21 minutes ago, Halfaboy said:

For overpriced coffee we can go to starbucks....

Exactly my point, and sit beside young Asian tourists on their mobile phones enjoying the replication of their home city chain venues and prepared to pay those prices. They're equally likely paying significant cash a night on their mini break to stay at a modern central hotel erected on the site of a former long standing low rise well remembered Pattaya business that simple economices got ahead of. 

 

The absence of street activity in town at the moment makes you notice even more how many examples of this development change are still currently ongoing. 

 

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

And a new one opening on Arunothai, number 4 in 400m I think.

A new 7/11 has opened on the North end of Beach Rd between Gullivers and the Green Tree.