Checkinn99

Chris Catto-Smith, Co-owner

BANGKOK’S oldest operating nightclub steakhouse and bar originally opened in 1957. Three years ago – just hours before its scheduled demolition – it was saved by current owner and entrepreneur Chris Catto-Smith and his wife Mook, who, with no prior experience running bars and restaurants, took on unknown spiraling losses to successfully turn the business around. Steeped in history and with a colourful past, Checkinn 99 now hosts one of Bangkok’s most progressive live music programs (60 hours a week of live entertainment including cabaret, jazz and theatre entertainment) and has a unique profit share arrangement with staff and its resident band, Music of the Heart.

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