Nightlife in Kata Beach, Phuket, Thailand. Kata Night Bizarre

I booked this guest house on www.hostels.com which has turned out to be a great site with a network of hotels, apartments, & guest houses.  I should have done a little more homework on Southern Fried Rice (name of guest house)! I can not blame anyone but myself.

No worries its not the guest house that shook me up over this location.. it was the…

I am not here to discuss the actual guest house, because for the most part it was  nice, clean, hot showers, full maid service (daily), and excellent hospitality.. They advertise free internet (but the computers and connection are about as modern as a horse and buggy), aside from that the staff is very helpful and kind.. and the food was outstanding there!  I am not one for eating at guest houses or hotels but I will say the flavors were fantastic!

So headed out to do some wandering around Kata- and sure enough embarked upon the bar scene, but slightly deceiving as it is dressed up as the Kata Night Bizarre…

Looks innocent, right…

I knew that I needed to source a better location, as this was about 100 feet from the front of the guest house.  Not minding the music and crowds, but more that I constantly felt like a piece of meat every time I walked by!  Some would call it an ego trip, I would define it as nauseating!

I wanted to go to James Bond Island and see some of the islands a little bit further South, so I was going to have to put up with the location for 48 hours… I survived, but WOW, not my thing… and by the way those that are not familiar with the “girlie bar scene” here, I suggest you do some google searching… it is crazy, yet more importantly a very sad situation for the people.

Be smarter than I was and do your fair amount of research- guest houses are not rated on the “star system” but I think location is key, especially in foriegn lands!

Trust, do your homework!