What does a gentleman's trip to Thailand look like?
You have a week, a free calendar and no wish to sit by a pool. Base yourself in Bangkok, then add a coast for golf or a yacht. The capital has the tailors, the Michelin tables, the members' clubs and the hotel bars. Pattaya and Hua Hin have the golf. Phuket has the yachts. One planner and one chauffeur hold the whole trip together.
Example plan, one week. Day one in Bangkok starts at the tailor. Day two is a health check, a barber and a long Michelin dinner, then a members' club. After four nights, the car takes you to the coast for three: two rounds near Pattaya, or a yacht day in Phuket.
Made-to-measure tailoring in Bangkok
A made-to-measure suit in Bangkok takes days, not weeks, and many tailors visit your hotel. You choose the cloth and the cut at the first meeting, and the tailor takes your measurements. A second fitting follows, often within a few days, then the finished suit is delivered to your hotel.
Book the first fitting on your first or second day, so there is time for a final adjustment before you fly. Bring a shirt or jacket that fits you well, as a guide for the cut. We introduce you to a tailor we trust and arrange the appointments around your plans.
Golf, polo and Muay Thai
Pattaya is the golf capital within easy reach of Bangkok, and Siam Country Club is its best-known name. The club charges visitors ฿5,700 on weekdays and ฿6,700 at weekends on its Rolling Hills course. Its Old Course charges visitors ฿6,500 on weekdays and ฿8,500 at weekends and on public holidays.
Caddies are required on the Old Course, at ฿500 each, and every golfer must take a cart, at ฿1,000, the club says. See our guide to golf in Pattaya for more courses.
The Thai Polo and Equestrian Club, in Pong, Banglamung, has three polo fields, two practice grounds and more than 250 horses. It offers beginner training, and the Thai Polo Open is held there every January. Read about polo and riding in Thailand.
Muay Thai was registered as Thai national intangible cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture on 30 July 2010. A private session with a trainer, early and before the heat, is the best start to a Bangkok morning.
Cigars, whisky and members' clubs
Bangkok's members' clubs keep firm doors, so plan access before you arrive. Soho House Bangkok admits non-members only with a member, and The Bangkok Club works by invitation. At the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, members may register guests for food, drink and functions. The Consul Club is the easiest to visit.
The Consul Club on Sukhumvit Soi 7 opens daily from 18:00 to 24:00, and its restaurant and bar are open to the public. For a classic hotel bar, The Bamboo Bar at the Mandarin Oriental has live jazz until 01:00, or 02:00 on Friday and Saturday. See our guide to private KTV and members' clubs.
Where you may smoke a cigar indoors depends on the venue and the law. A Ministry of Public Health notice (Royal Gazette, 5 November 2018) covers air-conditioned restaurants and bars, karaoke venues and licensed entertainment venues. It makes them smoke-free in every area, with no smoking zone. In hotels, the same notice makes the lobby, shared rooms and corridors smoke-free.
Gentlemen's clubs: what the term means in Thailand
In Thailand, a gentlemen's club is a high-end private party club with VIP and KTV rooms, live bands, DJs and stage dancers. There is no nudity and no sale of sex. It is not the same as a strip club in other countries. Hosts use these clubs for private parties and business entertaining, often in a private room.
Klub25 and Elite Thonglor 13 in Thonglor, and Sherbet in Ekkamai, are examples. Read our guide to gentlemen's clubs in Bangkok.
A yacht day, a supercar and a chauffeur
For a day at sea, we charter a crewed yacht by size and style; in Phuket that might be a Princess 65. A captain and crew run the boat, and lunch is served on deck. In Bangkok and on the coast, a chauffeur waits wherever you go. We arrange supercars through our partner fleet.
If you want to drive yourself, bring an International Driving Permit under the 1949 Geneva Convention, or a licence from another ASEAN country. Thailand drives on the left. See our supercar rental service for the cars we can arrange.
Health checks and grooming
Bangkok's private hospitals offer advanced health checks that fit into one morning. Bumrungrad offers Biological Age Testing, and Samitivej offers an In-depth Longevity and Brain Health Check-up, the hospitals say. Pair a check with a barber and a massage the same day.
Our guide to longevity and medical wellness explains the options and how to book.
Where to stay
Bangkok has three hotels with Three MICHELIN Keys in the 2026 guide: Capella Bangkok, Mandarin Oriental Bangkok and The Siam. All three sit on the Chao Phraya River. Our verdict: each is the right base for a gentleman's trip, with fine bars, spas and riverside suites.
Ask for a river-view suite and a car from the hotel to your first fitting. We book the room and brief the hotel on your plans.
Plan it with Tanner
Tell us what you enjoy, and Tanner builds the week around it: the tailor, the tee times, the club doors and the boat. You get one plan, one chauffeur and one invoice for the whole week. We plan for one guest or a group of 30 or more. Our Thai team works in every main town on your route. Some clubs are not worth the door, and we keep you away from them.
A guest's own bodyguards from abroad cannot legally work as guards in Thailand. Any security during your stay must come from a licensed Thai company. We book licensed close protection with about 2 hours' notice.
