expat mates during my last tour. We hit one "upscale" hostess bar--I wasn't impressed at all and it wasn't cheap. Then we hit to nightclubs: Timber Hut and another one, the name of which I've forgotten.
I liked Timber, actually. Good fun and good atmosphere. Farang vocalist sang that night and frankly, he was very talented. As for girl hunting, OTOH, I couldn't recommend it; better to bring a date there...Girl-guy ration nearly as bad as most places in Farangland.
The second place was loud. I mean loud, as in bang your eardrums L-O-U-D! Couldn't stand it so hung about outside chatting was Thai police...