It wasn’t that sort of club but I don’t know a word to describe it. It’s called a resort and it’s just a bar where old expats hang out. Not like a Thai bar more like a pub.
Did your accommodation in Chiang Mai file a TM30 (they are supposed to)? If so, that is the last place the immigration know you are residing at. I think a new TM30 is required.
We are seeing on these pages, more and more cases of entry being denied or the entrant being requested to buy an exit ticket for a date within the next 60 days.
So, basically, it’s not a guaranteed method of staying in Thailand. Far better to get the correct visa that suits your situation.
I can’t understand it myself. I went to a club full of old expats. Some had their wives with them. But none of them looked happy! Aren’t they ‘living the dream’?