Patong Beach located at the west coast of Phuket. It is the main tourist resort in Phuket. It also contains an important center of Phuket’s nightlife and is the center of inexpensive shopping on the island. The beach became popular with Western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late 1980s. Numerous large hotels and chain hotels are located there.

Patong is an ideal place to party and play. By night the town has a bustling nighlife which includes literally hundreds of restaurant, chic lounge bars, beer bars and of course discos. The nightlife is centred around Soi Bangla (Bangla Road) however there are quiet parts of town