What to Expect at a Soapy

Most first time visitors to erotic body on body massage parlors might be shocked that the establishments are huge and look similar to some sort of high classed hotel or casino.

For example Caesar’s , Emmanuelle, Colonze 2, The Lord, Poseidon and Amsterdam are these huge massive buildings and you’d never suspect that it’s basically a huge brothel.

And you can also have dinner inside too as most places have full kitchens and extensive menus of Thai, Chinese and Japanese dishes. So don’t be surprised to see customers dining with ladies before dashing off to a room. Hell, you can even order food up to your room with a lady.

And then you’ll come across a few places like Nataree where it’s dingy inside and you’d expect that’s it’s the type of place where sex is for sale. However, Nataree has the most sideline girls which means more chances of finding a pretty. Though the bedrooms inside are in dismal condition.

Once you’re in a massage parlor you will be greeted by a papasan or mamasan working on commission. These are the sales people and if they’ve approached you then they can speak English or at least have menu cards with prices.

All of the establishments have the same setup. There are the fishbowl girls sitting behind a sectioned off room separated by a large panel of glass. Fishbowl girls’ rates usually start at around 1800THB – 2800THB for 90 minutes.

Then there are the sideliners. These girls are sitting right in the open on couches and chairs. And there are many levels of sideliners. Depending on the establishment some can be former Thai Penthouse models though they’re not really called sideliners, but simply models.

To choose a girl you want to take to a room, signal a papasan. Every single girl working inside a soapy will have a colored badge with numbers. If you can’t see the numbers just point her out to a papasan and he’ll get you hooked up. It’s as easy as that.

Once she’s out in front of you then the papasan will take you to a reception desk to pay with your chosen girl following you or holding your hand.

So What's the Difference Between a Fishbowl and Sideline Girl?

The difference is service and looks respectively. Fishbowl girls do a bit of extra more work. Part of the soapy massage experience is a body to body massage. Usually this includes using a floating device in the bathtub with foreplay. And then you will usually get a massage afterwards followed by sex.

Now a lot of fishbowl girls have gotten lazier these days. So you speak to the papasan who can in turn relay to the massage girl what you want.

Sideliners are prettier girls and typically younger too. They might give you a body to body massage in the bathtub but in most cases they do not give body massages after the bath. Followed afterwards is foreplay and sex.

That’s pretty much the difference. Some guys prefer sideliners because most of them are younger, prettier and not as rough around the edges, meaning not many of them have been working too long in the sex industry.

Most fishbowl ladies have worked longer in the industry. That doesn’t mean you won’t find any younger girls. It’s just that today it seems like most ladies don’t want to work as hard providing more services.

There is one more category of soapy massage girls called models.

Planning a Bachelor Party?

The top soapy parlors in Bangkok are really good places to hold a bachelor party. They have special VIP rooms equipped with a main room with jacuzzi with multiple bedrooms. Sort of like a penthouse suite. So you can have a pretty big party with plenty of space to mess around. Some places even have a karaoke room as well.

Food and drinks are available as I mentioned already, a lot of soapies, particularly the biggest parlors are full scale restaurants.

Here are some soapies that are good for bachelor parties:

• Poseidon Massage
• Ocean Massage
• Emmanuelle Massage

Basic rates are about 2000THB for an hour to use the larger suite rooms. But from what I’ve been told by the papasans from all these places is that the rates for larger rooms for the use of a bachelor party are negotiable. Because if you buy a lot of alcohol, eat a lot of food and bang a lot of girls the rooms can be free.

So, if you are planning to set up a bachelor party for that lucky groom I highly recommend picking out a few places listed above and sit down and speak with the papasans a few days before the actual party. Tell them what you want. Perhaps take a look at the larger suite rooms to see if they’ll meet your needs.

But of course, with a few days to plan, you can also check out the soapy girls and whichever girls you like you can always tell the papasan to keep them reserved for you during the day of the actual party.

As fun as having a body to body soapy massage is in Bangkok there’s lots more to do for fun during a bachelor party. Check out guys night out guide in Bangkok for more ideas to have the best time in Bangkok’s red light districts with your crew!