Patong Tower

... 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 high- ...

... ; 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 was ...

... 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 for ...

... 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 early for ...

... 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 that ...