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Well,
OK (for me) Kata Centre is 'busi-er'. Kata Beach bit further on (2 ins by car - 20 walking) quieter, but good place to take a break. Few good bars. Mee Bar, excellent host, good company, tends to be young local expat crowd working in Phuket.
Best time to visit definately during Kings Cup. Early December as all the yacht crews and associated corporate & local groupies decend - good parties and BIG late nites. Some very good cheap accomodation and every type of food from excellent Thai to full-on Italian wood oven Pizzas.
Kevan & Chantal at Phuket Scuba (opposite Ma's BoatHouse) run excellent dive school and have answers to any Q's you mignt have. Patong is 15 mins and 300/500 Bhat away, so can be best of both worlds.
Easy Rider (Kata Centre) is a good nite out in high season with pretty decent band that will play most any request you like - mainly down to cheers or boos when you shout what you want to hear next. Kata Centre has more bars and is sort of in-between when it comes to late nites, bars but no clubs.
Only draw back (for me) is easy to get very comfy/well accepted locally, then can be a bit parochical and when on holiday Ii don't really have time for other people's problems/local issues or their opinions on what you (or others) may or may not be spending your time doing. But that said it's no big deal just don't offer an opinion when the local-*****n starts and keep your own plans 'your own' (if that makes any sense). All in all its a pretty good place to stay for relaxing, chillin out and planning trips to local Islands, diving & beach is pretty good. Home from home sort of place bit like the bar in 'Cheers' I guess.
That's about it. Hope it helps?? Col
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