Along with Soi Cowboy and Patpong, Nana Plaza is one of Bangkok's three most concentrated red-light districts.

[citation needed] By the mid-1980s around twenty go-go bars had opened in the three-level court, taking advantage of the expansion of tourist hotels in the area.

[6] In 2012 Nana Plaza was sold to a Thai JVC company Nana Partners Co Ltd., co-owned by Fico corporation and Panthera Group (formally known as Eclipse group) – one of Thailand's largest bar and nightclub operators[7] – for a rumored US$25,000,000 after the land was inherited by seven sisters who wanted nothing to do with a red-light area.

[citation needed] Panthera Group renovated the complex, becoming the landlord and providing the management and security services.

Short-time hotels rent out rooms by the hour or more to patrons to take a bargirl for sex.