Patong Beach, unlike other beaches Phuket is considered the main tourist center of the island. However, until the mid-50s of the last century, it was a small fishing village. Her transformation into one of the centers of attraction world tourism began in July 1967, when the island with the mainland connected the bridge Sarasin, after which construction began the first hotels on the magnificent sandy beaches of the west coast least affected by tin mining.
Patong Beach is the most popular place to stay, where the most developed entertainment infrastructure. In addition to hotels, there are many Go-Go bars, shops, Thai salons massage The lush nightlife of the beach has won him notoriety – he considered the dirtiest place on the island. Patong Beach Hotels Beach on Phuket is for every taste. You can settle there and with very thick wallet, and having in his pocket only a couple of hundred “extra” baht. True, you will have to settle for not a gorgeous view of the sea, but modest room in the guest house.
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What is the beach Patong Beach
Patong Phuket is western coast of the island, its central part. Sandy surface drawn by a continuous strip of three kilometers, its width is not more than 30 meters, and a thin strip of palm trees separates it from the city, pedestrian walkway and highway with a rather lively movement.
This place can be compared with central Pattaya – the same a huge number of sun beds and scurrying nearby cars. Any Restaurants and shalmans, where food is tasty and inexpensive, are on the opposite side of the motorway. Plus Patong compared to Pattaya is that the beach here is more spacious, and the water much cleaner. We will not argue about the landscape, but he personally like more.
Interested in seeing Patong, waiting for disappointment. This is a place of entertainment. For all sorts of Interesting to drive a few kilometers south. For example, in Katu there is a museum of mining. During the rainy season is interesting Kathu waterfall (Thanon Namtokkathu street).
A set of beach activities is quite standard – jet skis, bananas. They cost dearly – from 500 to 2000 baht. Rent lounger with umbrella for the whole day will cost from 100 baht. Patong will have to to those who want to come off on a full night program. On Bangla Road street has everything that is described by the phrase “people for debauchery has gathered. “And if you crave at least some silence and solitude, you better ride Kata Beach or Karon Beach.
Entertainment in Patong
In the evening it is enough to come to the center of Patong to be on most crazy island get-together. Entertainment in Patong most diverse, but mostly 18+. Fills the Bangla street A road that runs perpendicular to the coastal freeway. Almost all she busy with beer bars under the tents, each with its own music. AT side streets there are discos, bars go-go, salons thai and intimate massage, go on the hunt “moths” (read More about Phuket prostitutes) and other establishments for carnal pleasures. Fun begins at six in the evening, at this time traffic is completely blocked. Just south of Bangla is the famous cabaret Simon, where the show is nightly transvestites.
Shops and markets Patong
Patong stores may well satisfy the most demanding shopping lovers. For example, in the Jungceylon shopping center, located at the intersection of Bangla Road and Ratutit, you can buy good jewelery, jewelery, thai cosmetics and perfumery, high-quality copies of audio and video recordings, practically original iPhones and iPads. This marketplace is represented Robinson department store and Big C hypermarket, as well as a couple of hundred small shops. There is also an entertainment area – cinema, bowling. It is the second largest on the island after Central Festival, located at the intersection of Chaloem Phra Kiat Rd and Wichit Songkhram Rd in Phuket Town.
Patong Beach markets in Phuket usually start with the arrival of the evening chill. The main one is the Royal Paradise Night Market, so named because of the nearby hotel. it almost a hundred small shops that occupy part of the street Rat-U-Thit and several nearby lanes. More democratic and fun market is located along the waterfront. There come local craftsmen. In an atmosphere of permanent chaos products come true leather, souvenirs, beachwear and counterfeit discs.
Next to the shopping center Jungceylon is the Banzaan grocery market. Market. There is European clean, you can buy meat, vegetables, flowers, candies. It is possible to try fresh juices from exotic fruit. And if you want to save, go to finished products department. The top floor of the building is busy large food court where they feed authentic Thai dishes.
Hotels in Patong Beach
Unfortunately, no one has direct access to the coast. Guesthouse and Patong Hotel, as they are located further than 1st lines. Therefore, to get to the beach, you will need to go through one or more carriageways.
Due to the fact that this area is not spread over one kilometer, to find housing itself is not difficult. In Phuket there are more than thousands of offers of various properties for living, a little less than half of which is located exactly on Patong. Prices designed for tourists with completely different thick wallets, you can find both cheap guesta for 450 baht per day, and fashionable ones hotels for 5000 and more expensive. Pick and book your favorite Hotel can be on the widget below.
Road to patong beach
Below we want to tell you how to get to Patong Beach in Phuket from popular tourist spots islands.
From Phuket Town
To get to Patong from Phuket Town is best at route municipal buses, most of which set off from the Down Town Market on Ranong Road. Flights sent at intervals of half an hour. You can leave the old bus station of the city, located on Phang Nga Road.
If you see a blue pickup labeled Patong instead familiar bus, you can be sure that this is exactly what need to. Size does not matter. The route passes by the shopping center Central Festival and Makro hypermarket. After that the bus turns off to the left, to the sea. Stop at each palm, pick each aboriginal. Therefore, you will reach the place in 40-45 minutes.
From airport
Phuket Airport is 25 kilometers north of Patong. km, if you take a straight line.
As soon as you exit the passenger terminal door, how to you are probably a local Thai taksi driver offer to ride on his minivan to any point of the island. Before Patong, he will take 150-200 baht, and if to the door of the hotel – even half a ruble. Consider that until 10-12 passengers are typed, taksta the gas pedal will not squeeze. He also will not take oversized baggage – put it nowhere. A friendly company makes sense to take a transfer. He will take you to the door of the hotel without delay. Trip price depends on your ability to bargain. Thais may well forget turn on the counter.
If you are more comfortable with an air-conditioned bus, then be lazy to turn left and walk 100 meters. Except public transportation there stops Phuket Airport Bus Express Ticket price from 120 baht. Salon, as a rule, half empty. WITH loading luggage problems will not arise.
Under its own power
If you have taken care of renting a bike in Phuket or cars, you can drive around the whole island. Orient on the island quite simple: from the Sarasin Bridge to the south, to Phuket Town itself, Thep Kasattri Road is connected to it by roads leading to the coastal road.
On the way from the airport to Patong, turn right at Xi. Sun Thon and Cheng Tha Le, go to the coastal highway and pass village Kom La. The landmark is a monument – a monument hero-sisters of Chan and Muk, and then the building of the service center Toyota.
From the southern beaches – Chalong and Rawai, where speed boats park – go to Patong along Patak Road (leads to Karon), Rurai or Wiset Road (first Kata Beach, then Karon Beach).
Go
If you are more comfortable with an air-conditioned bus, then be lazy to turn left and walk 100 meters. Except public transportation there stops Phuket Airport Bus Express Ticket price from 120 baht. Salon, as a rule, half empty. WITH loading luggage problems will not arise.
Under its own power
If you have taken care of renting a bike in Phuket or cars, you can drive around the whole island. Orient on the island quite simple: from the Sarasin Bridge to the south, to Phuket Town itself, Thep Kasattri Road is connected to it by roads leading to the coastal road.
On the way from the airport to Patong, turn right at Xi. Sun Thon and Cheng Tha Le, go to the coastal highway and pass village Kom La. The landmark is a monument – a monument hero-sisters of Chan and Muk, and then the building of the service center Toyota.
From the southern beaches – Chalong and Rawai, where speed boats park – go to Patong along Patak Road (leads to Karon), Rurai or Wiset Road (first Kata Beach, then Karon Beach).
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