The Good, The Bad & The Ugly – A Travel Guide To Patong Beach, Phuket

Patong is Phuket’s most popular and famous beach holiday destination with its long white sandy beach lined with restaurants, cafes, and bars. Patong has a well-earned reputation as a party town with a notorious raunchy nightlife. Here you will find hundreds of beer bars, go-go bars, strip- and dance clubs, massage places, discotheques, night clubs, and cabaret shows.

It seems that almost anything can be bought for the right price in Patong. And awhile it is not my thing, Patong has a certain honesty about it. It does not try to hide its sleazy side. It is all out there in the open, and you can either join in, and party from dusk till dawn or avoid this side of Patong Beach altogether.

Patong is notorious for its nightlife, and you will find most of the action in Bangla Street

Patong is where the tourism boom in Phuket started, and the beach itself must have been stunning back in the day. Today, its popularity is also its biggest problem. Packed with charter tourists, jetskis, and…