Sex map of Chiang Mai: orientation on Erotic Zones, best areas for brothels, massage, nuru & B2B

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Chiang Mai is not a very large city but it has distinct areas with a historical background that fostered the rise and prevalence of certain elements of the sex industry there. Here's an overview to plan your mongering time efficiently when cruising Chiang Mai in search of the best sex places.

Erotic Zones of Chiang Mai: best areas to visit

A. THE TOURIST AREAS

These are the streets stretching out from Taphae Gate along Loi Kroh Road towards Kampaengdin Road and then Sridochai. I call these the tourist areas because they were the obvious places to go to in a distant past, a few decades ago. when Taphae Gate was still the only centre of Chiang Mai, and Nimmanhaemin and the west of Chiang Mai didn't really count. Even longer ago, merchants from outside the city used to arrive along Taphae Road at Taphae Gate, which was the undisputed centre of the town. Kampaengdin used to be full of brothels and even now, the spirit of past prostitution still lingers around it, despite the government's 'clean up'.
You'll find a lot of little bars, snooker table places, happy ending massage shops and even some brothels in this area. Compared to Bangkok or Pattaya, it's of course small, but perhaps that's the beauty of Chiang Mai: that sleazy parts in the open are less pronounced and that you go about doing your thing in a more discrete way.

This is clearly the worst zone to go to for several reasons:

CONS

• There is a sleazy feel about almost all of the sex establishments here, with women calling out 'welcome massage' on the streets, sometimes pulling you arm when you walk by, while other 'normal' tourists are looking down at you in contempt when you embark on the deal.
• Although a massage may start at 300-400 baht, the extra happy ending (normally by hand) will be outrageously expensive. Many even average girls, ask for 1000-1500 baht extra, probably because many tourists fall for the trap and are just too sex-deprived after months in an over-civilized country. Compare that to 1000 baht all-in for a happy ending massage by hand in the more discrete places in other erotic zones in town with cuter girls, and you know why you should generally avoid the Tourist Areas. It will be rather hard and spoiling your mood to negotiate the price of extra's down to going rates.
• Even worse, many of the places in the Tourist Area don't even have proper private rooms, only curtains, so you'll hear your neigbour talking loud and moaning when she goes over to do her 'special' part.
• Besides that, there are virtually no places here where the extra is included in the price or offered over the counter, so you are the one to do the negotiating with the lady, and that always causes extra nuisance.

PROS

A plus of going to places in the Tourist Area is that many girls are able to speak a decent word of English, as they are just used to tourists, so if having something like a chat is something you appreciate during the massage, then this could be a reason to stay here.
Another reason is that it's just easy to walk past many small establishments, see the faces of the girls who normally sit on the streets and pick the one you like. There won't be any surprises as compared to booking a girl somewhere else, based on a picture.

SUMMARY: This should not be your first choice, unless your hotel is here.

B. CHANGKLAN ROAD AREA

Changklan Road is a rather long road, it stretches out from Taphae Road in the north all the way to Mahidol Road which is part of the Super Highway in the south. The northern part is the touristic Night Bazaar, which was probably the tourist street in the old days with little shops and markets, but has now has a feel of past glory over it, although the government has recently made good efforts to embellish some of the market areas along the main road of the Night Bazaar. Nevertheless, during the covid-19 area the difference between the old and the new areas became rather clear, with the entire Nightbazaar closed and deserted, while the new area of Nimmanhaemin in the west still had traction.
The beginning, northern part can actually be considered part of the Tourist Area as in A, and as you go down South, it starts to be less touristic but there is some walk-in traffic from the big hotels. More southern you reach the geographicallly lowest area of Chiang Mai, this is where in a distant past the elephants used to bath, hence the name Changklan [ช้างคลาน = crawling elephant].

Changklan Road and surroundings has over the years developed a cluster of sex businesses, with large erotic massage parlours moving up at the facade of the road, as a stark contrast to trying to remain hidden in side alleys. The reason for this cluster to develop here is probably because it is not so popular as the prime areas in town (Nimmanhaemin, Wat Phrasingh and some parts of the Old Town), there are always buildings for rent, there is some parking and it's not too far from other parts of town. In the area surrounding Changklan Road, such as Charoen Prathet, Chiang Mai Land and Kampaengdin, there are always streets with large enough buildings to give a chance to yet another sex business to try and succeed, or fail.

The Changklan Road area is not high-so like Nimmanhaemin area or the west of the Old Town, but it's also doesn't feel as low-so as some parts of Santitam or some areas south east of the railway station. In a way, it can remind you of Geylang in Singapore where a lot of sex business is housed, or Jordan and Yaumatei in Kowloon, Hong Kong. They are all not in the prime high end area and some have a bit of a sleazy feel to it, but there is a huge cluster of sex businesses.

PROS

• Since there are so many, sometimes large, sex businesses in a small area here, you could just park your scooter somewhere near and walk over to several large sex establishments to see which girl you like. This will save you a lot of time compared to driving past erotic massage parlours spread out in the periphery of Chiang Mai, for example.
• Pricing will be competitive amongst all the sex businesses here, as they are so close neighbours.

CONS

• In a way, this can be called an area with 'sex factories': customer in- customer out. You come here to pick a piece of meat, do your thing and walk out. Most other the competition here is about which shop can offer pretty girls. The prices and treatments are very similar. Not much effort is spent on training or trying to be original. In other words, the standard nuru massage treatment, or body-to-body massage treatment or soapy with sex.
• Ethical standards are not highest in this part of town. You can do your thing, but not all practices are really good for the girl or the customer. There are quite a few businesses with borderline business ethics.

SUMMARY: This can be an efficient sex trip, you will always find some girl that you like in a relatively short time, but, with some exceptions, the treatment won't be anything extra-ordinary and you may question how good things are for the girls, and for future customers.

RECOMMENDED PLACES: Absolute Paradise Spa always had a good system of training and care for employees. Dolphin Spa is one of the most ethical shops in Chiang Mai.

C. SANTITAM AREA

Santitam Area is not a high-end area, there are parts which feel a bit rundown and then there are parts which look okay. Overall, it's kind of a cute area that has a good vibe though.

Partly since Santitam is close to one of Chiang Mai's main universities, Rajaphak, there are a lot of cheap apartment builldings around and for all those students there is also work in small bars and massage shops. In some areas, it can feel a bit dense, with lack of parking as well. Besides a few popular teen massage / happy ending by hand massage shops, there are also plenty of bars where you can have a drink and a chat with young girls and make your own private arrangement in a natural way, and also a few rather low-so brothels.

PROS

• Prices are definitely cheaper than in the Tourist Areas, while service and facilities are better.
• This area feels more Thai than the Tourist Areas.
• There is always a supply of young student girls willing to work in bars and massage shops.
• It's not far from the prime areas such as Nimman or the Old Town.

CONS

• Some areas in Santitam can feel a bit run down and the streets can be rather narrow, giving you a dense feeling
• In some streets hard to park a car

SUMMARY: Cute, good vibe, not high-end environment but you can find fun places

RECOMMENDED PLACES: Dream Massage

D. NIMMANHAEMIN AREA (NIMMAN)

Nimmanhaemin area, or in short Nimman as the locals say it, is by all standards the number one spot in Chiang Mai: nice hotels, walking streets with cute shops, bars, restaurants and places of entertainment. It developed in the past 20-30 years to become the prime area to be, both for locals and for foreigners. There are tourists here, but it's not like tourists on the Night Bazaar, and not like backpackers near Taphae Gate. This is the most upmarket area in town, and surprisingly still with very affordable prices.
Nimman is, if you will, like Tsimshatsui or Central is in Hong Kong, it's the Ginza of Tokyo or the Gangnam of Seoul, although of course it's much smaller.

It's no surprise that the most innovative and best shops of the city's sex industry are also located here.

PROS

• The most cutting-edge styles and concepts in male and female entertainment are here
• Prices are still very affordable and actually not more expensive than elsewhere in town
• Cute and upmarket areas to walk to your place of choice
• Discrete entrance possible due to the many streets

CONS

• Hard to park with a car and traffic gets bad starting from 15:30hr

SUMMARY: Overall, this is the best area to live and hang out

RECOMMENDED PLACES: Lola Love Massage is best for full service (sex) options, All about Touch Massage is best for a combination of massage + happy ending by end, and Luna WoW Massage is excellent for couples.

E. THE PERIPHERY

The Perifphery stretches out along Chiang Mai's major 'ring roads', so the Super Highway and parts of the 700 Years Road. These are shops that chose to position themselves along a main road with ample parking, easy to reach by car.
These shops mainly focus on a Thai clientele, locals driving from work to home and taking a 'refreshment' on the way back before having dinner at the family table. Or long-stay foreign residents who either live around town or know their way around.
The Periphery stretches out all the way from Maerim to Hang Dong and follows the major traffic arteries.

PROS

• Easy to reach by car when you're out of town and with sufficient parking space
• Local feeling, no tourist feeling

CONS

• Most places have around 5 girls on the premises, only some have significantly more. So if you cannot find a girl that you like in one shop, you'd have to travel a bit far to reach the next one.

SUMMARY: There are options if you are on the major roads

F. OTHER SPOTS

Besides these main erotic zones in the city, there are a number of businesses that have established themselves criss cross over the city, usually mostly depending on where they could find a good rental.

PROS

• Locations in town but not at the busy tourists spots
• Still has a local feel

SUMMARY: Local feeling, options available in town.

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