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Every night hundreds of men and sometimes women take girls back to their hotel and the management of many hotels accepts this as normal practice. So normal in fact that they usually keep the girls ID card until she leaves, which is your guarantee she isn’t going to rip you off. However some hotels do not allow this, and the more expensive and prestigious the name the more likely they will have a strict policy.

Most Thai bar girls are honest and easy going; sometimes it’s difficult to imagine them as being a “Working Girl”. Most of the girls come from very pour families and will send money back home to help take care of their family. Many take the risk of going home with complete strangers where there is no guarantee or recourse should the man refuse to pay in the morning. None have pimps.

A typical situation goes like this; after several drinks with the lady, she will ask you if you want her to “go with you”. She’ll tell you “you pay bar fine for me, OK?” (We suggest that you quickly negotiate her price before you pay the bar fine) After this is taken care of, you can leave. Sometimes guys like to take their girl to a disco or another bar first. Then you catch a baht bus or taxi to the hotel. She knows the process and might have even spent a night in your hotel before, so she discretely hands in her ID and goes upstairs with you. (Since the girl’s ID is kept on record, and she doesn’t want to jeopardize her job, she is unlikely to take anything, but you’d be wise to keep money and ‘easily lifted’ items out of sight) You know what comes next.

One exception is ladyboys, who have a more aggressive approach to their work, and occasionally do lift things. If you take a ladyboy back (which does happen often), be more alert. Girls that are picked up freelancing (i.e. along the waterfront or in discos) also need extra attention, since they work in no particular bar and would be difficult to trace by the tourist police.

Many hotels accept that the people staying there want to bring girls (or boys) back to thSome discourage this by trying to charge extra for “unregistered guests”. If they are a classy establishment they will expect you to understand this. To avoid the hassle and the easiest thing to do is to make sure you can have “guests” before checking in to that hotel.

Just use common sense and ask someone if you are in doubt, you’ll soon learn who the seasoned travelers are. You don t have to love these girls but give them respect and if you have chosen wisely you will have a great time.

And PLEASE, Always practice safe sex!!!