Patong Tower

... massage while Russ went to a bar, then we retired to our terrace with some San Miguel Light, to watch the sun go down over Patong Beach. San Mig is not a light beer as in low alcohol, but a lower calorie beer (allegedly).   Headed out quite ...

Helloooo!   My first day in Thailand was spent in Patong -  didn't arrive till late afternoon so after a shower etc it was time for dinner...we meet up with two girls (Lucy & Becky) who jon was traveling with and went for some food ...

... off to check out some of the other places to stay that we had looked at on the internet, but we think we did alright with the Patong Tower. It is more expensive than many places, but cheaper than a lot of the hotels, and being one of only a couple of ...

... nbsp; 08 January Bangkok-Phuket : Morning flight to Phuket where we caught a minibus to Patong Beach. Found the Patong Tower after the bus driver dropped us several blocks away. Nice apartment with the obligatory building sites over the road. No wifi ...

... Usual drinks on the terrace, picked up the laundry, then stayed local for dinner. There is a street arcade directly in front of Patong Tower with lots of restaurants. We did look at the famous Henry's that is advertised all over town but it was expensive ...

... are higher than in all the island. As a curiosity, I will remark that here also lies the tallest skycraper of Ko Puhket, the Patong Tower, which is an high standing condominium. The town has its main street in front and along the bay. Only there is a ...

... by the beach and hotel pool as the temperatures hit the mid 30’s. That evening we had dinner at a cheap restaurant near Patong Tower before going to see a show. Hollie has experienced the shows before but couldn’t remember the price being so ...

... cool and dark at night. And to top it off, there are green spotlights on the terrace which you can see from all over Patong Beach (we didn't turn those on!). Actually the worst aspect was the toilet not functioning properly as neither of us are used to ...

... people, not to mention expensive beer. Funny how all the advertising posters ashore show a deserted beach!   Got back to Patong Beach after six, went for a massage then the usual evening beers and dinner at a Mexican.   20-21 ...

... my own king bed, mini-fridge, AIR-CONDITIONING! No hot water, but none is needed in this weather, each building has a mini water tower on the roof, which heats rapidly through-out the day and stays warm through-out the night. I am not sure when the room ...

... .We arrived at Phuket Town Bus Terminal at 8.45p.m local time.Another trip with tuk-tuk costing 400 Bahts to our place Patong Tower Condominium at Patong Beach. We found our unit to be very cozy and tidy,starving as we are,we gobbled down our MCD teriyaki ...

Were picked up at 0800 and just had a short drive to quay. All very disorganised and after a rough ride in the speedboat out to the island it was still not clear what the plan was. The beach we went to had perfect white sand and beautiful clear blue ...

28 January Both had headaches this morning but were not sure if it was due to the Singha beer on the boat tour or the cocktails last night. Probably a combination! We stayed in the airconditioning all day to recover, and both actually did some work. ...

Early start again with a 0800 pickup. Full bus again and we couldn't even sit together. We got to the marina and there were vans and boats and people everywhere, all going to the same place as we soon saw. Quite amazing how each of the tours has appeared ...

23-26 January Found a bar that is quite entertaining, watching a very odd mix of Aussies and Poms touting a nightclub. They have 50 Baht beers during happy hour so it is another place to start the evenings.   Had our first experiences of ...

0630 alarm for the 0730 pickup - ouch! A very long drive in a minivan down lots of bumpy backroads to pick people up all over the island. Stopped for coffee at a nice place overlooking Khao Lak which was the hardest hit area on Phuket by the tsunami. ...

13 January Usual walk, vege in the apartment with the internet, beach, with a massage on the way. NZ$12.50 for an hour is pretty good! Came back to bar balcony until 7pm which was the pickup time for the Simon Cabaret. Simon Cabaret was a great ...

... we decided to hit the swimming pool for some exercise and went for dinner that day at Sweet Restaurant just in front of Patong Tower  Condominium.We ordered Thai fried rice,Chicken with basil and Thai omellette which cost about 290 Bahts.Alas,the ...