OUT-in-Thailand.com has been buzzing for the last six months with your votes, selecting the very best that Thailand has to offer for gay customers. Thank you for making your voice heard, your votes have been counted and we are proud to announce all the winners of the prestigeous first Annual OUT in Thailand Readers’ Choice Awards. Congratulations to all the winners…
Koh Samui
| Readers’ Choice Accommodation | |
| Winner: | Tropical Garden Lounge Resort |
| Runner up: | Banyan House |
| Readers’ Choice Disco | |
| Winner: | Green Mango |
| Runner up: | Sweet Soul Cafe |
| Readers’ Choice Go-go/host bar/show bar | |
| Winner: | Boy Zone |
| Runner up: | K Club |
| Readers’ Choice Restaurants & Cafes | |
| Joint first place goes to Fisherman’s Village and Five Island Restaurant | |
| Readers’ Choice Sauna/Massage/Fitness | |
| Winner: | Emerald Green Mens Club |
| Runner up: | Boy Zone |
| Readers’ Choice ‘Other’ Category | |
| Winner: | Rainbow Scuba & Tours |
Chiang Mai
| Readers’ Choice Accommodation | |
| Winner: | Lotus Hotel |
| Runner up: | Club One Seven |
| Readers’ Choice Bars & Pubs | |
| Winner: | Yokka Dok |
| Runner up: | Metro Bar |
| Readers’ Choice Disco | |
| Winner: | Mandalay Disco |
| Runner up: | Warm Up Disco |
| Readers’ Choice Go-go/host bar/show bar | |
| Winner: | Adams Apple |
| Runner up: | Circle Pub |
| Readers’ Choice Karaoke | |
| Winner: | Club M Karaoke |
| Runner up: | Barocco Karaoke |
| Readers’ Choice ‘Other’ Category | |
| Winner: | The Playhouse Theatre |
| Runner up: | Independent Travel |
| Readers’ Choice Restaurants & Cafes | |
| Winner: | La Fourchette |
| Runner up: | Sabaidee Santitham Restaurant |
| Readers’ Choice Sauna/Massage/Fitness | |
| Winner: | House of Male |
| Runner up: | Club One Seven |
Pattaya
| Readers’ Choice Accommodation | |
| Winner: | The Venue |
| Runner up: | Orchid Guest House |
| Readers’ Choice Bars & Pubs | |
| Winner: | The Corner Bar |
| Runner up: | Question Mark |
| Readers’ Choice Disco | |
| Winner: | Nab |
| Runner up: | The Dave Man Club |
| Readers’ Choice Go-go/host bar/show bar | |
| Winner: | Happy Place Bar |
| Runner up: | A-Bomb |
| Readers’ Choice Karaoke | |
| Winner: | Spilia Karaoke at Ganyemede |
| Readers’ Choice ‘Other’ Category | |
| Winner: | Pattaya Hotmale |
| Runner up: | Vinegar Swimwear |
| Readers’ Choice Restaurants & Cafes | |
| Winner: | Mata Hari |
| Runner up: | Cafe Ritz |
| Readers’ Choice Sauna/Massage/Fitness | |
| Winner: | San Suk Sauna |
| Runner up: | Body Club |
Bangkok
| Readers’ Choice Accommodation | |
| Winner: | Malaysia Hotel |
| Runner up: | Tarntawan Place |
| Readers’ Choice Bars & Pubs | |
| Winner: | The Balcony Pub |
| Runner up: | The Telephone Pub |
| Readers’ Choice Disco | |
| Winner: | DJ Station |
| Runner up: | G.O.D. Dance Club |
| Readers’ Choice Go-go/host bar/show bar | |
| Winner: | Tawan Bar |
| Runner up: | Dream Boy |
| Readers’ Choice Karaoke | |
| Winner: | The Balcony Pub |
| Runner up: | Sphinx Restaurant & Bar |
| Readers’ Choice ‘Other’ Category | |
| Joint 1st Place goes to Cutey & Beauty and Up2 Salon. | |
| Readers’ Choice Restaurants & Cafes | |
| Winner: | The Balcony Pub |
| Runner up: | Dick’s Cafe |
| Readers’ Choice Sauna/Massage/Fitness | |
| Winner: | Bangkok Babylon |
| Runner up: | Senso |
Phuket
| Readers’ Choice Accommodation | |
| Winner: | Club One Seven |
| Runner up: | Rendezvous Hotel |
| Readers’ Choice Bars & Pubs | |
| Winner: | Knud’s Bar – Thai’s Best Boys |
| Runner up: | Aquarius Guesthouse |
| Readers’ Choice Disco | |
| Winner: | Boat Bar |
| Runner up: | Galaxy |
| Readers’ Choice Go-go/host bar/show bar | |
| Winner: | The Backstage |
| Runner up: | My Way |
| Readers’ Choice Karaoke | |
| Winner: | The Backstage |
| Runner up: | Twilight Bar |
| Readers’ Choice Restaurants & Cafes | |
| Winner: | ATM |
| Runner up: | Connect |
| Readers’ Choice Sauna/Massage/Fitness | |
| Winner: | Aquarius Guesthouse & Sauna |
| Runner up: | Blue Dolphin |
Special ‘Editors’ Choice Awards go to…
| Best Airline: Thai Air. Smooth as silk, Thai’s First Class Service is seamless with a superior departure lounge, minimal fuss through immigration and inflight service that is second to none- another bottle of vintage Dom P, please. Runner up: Emirates. |
| Best Local Website Winner: www.radchada.com full of news and a great up to date guide of the gay scene in Chiang Mai Runner up: www.pattayahotmale.com |
| Gay Rights Activist of the Year: Paisarn Likhitpreechakul, gay affairs columnist for The Nation. For five years, he has battled on behalf of the Sexual Diversity Network to reverse the Army’s practice of altering the personal records of transgender draftees to describe them as suffering from permanent psychosis. A Thai court has now ruled against the practise. |
| Best Aids Awareness Project Winner: Cabbages and Condoms. Great restaurants, quality accommodation and a wonderful name head up the nationwide effort of social projects. Runner up: Take Care. |
| Best Tourist Attraction Winner: Phuket Fantasea. A mammoth show that is worth revisiting. Runner up: Tiffany Show. |
| And now the voting starts for next year’s awards! Remember you can vote in every category, every month. |
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