Patong Beach is a beach on Phuket's west coast, and to the town adjoining it. The main tourist resort in Phuket, it is an important center of Phuket's nightlife, as well as the favorite shopping area on the island. The beach became popular with western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late 1980s. Numerous large hotels and chain hotels are located in Patong.

Enjoying the sunset on Patong Beach is a must for everyone touring the island. The sunset is stunning, parasailing at this very hour couldn't get any better. The beach is filled with people as they jog, chitchat over a can of beer, or just walk across the sand.

Patong is the party capital of Phuket, with a sex-drugs-booze-saturated nightlife and a great beach. Mostly made up of hotels, restaurants, nightclubs and various tourist attractions, there's a thriving nightlife, with numerous "entertainment complexes" and countless bars clustered together in and around Bangla Road, and female, transgender and male prostitutes to cater to every taste. Massage parlors of the erotic as well the therapeutic (Nuad Thai) genre provide less alcohol/drug infested venues for punters and wellness seekers. One can even find masseuses practicing this medical art atop bamboo mats on the beach sands (100 baht and up).

Prices are higher than in Phuket Town, but there's more budget accommodation here than at the more southerly beaches. This may not be a good destination for the average backpacker, except in the rainy season when prices are far lower.

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