1) While at Lamai, I saw banners everywhere advertising 500B/night almost everywhere. So I stayed at Pizzaria Mansion. Are there still 500B hotels or mansions available or did they all go back up? If so, best place to stay for under 1000B/night? (needs to be a friendly!!!)
Gone back up and you're coming middle of high season. Those banners were because of slump after tsunami. There will still be places under 1000 a night in January though. Regent 2000 Hotel on RatUThit road is usually 800 a night round that time.
Regent 2002 Guest House - Guesthouse Hotel Patong Beach, Phuket Thailand Tell me where Pizzaria Mansion is I can check it out for you.
2) I recall there were places for motorbikes for 100B+ but could get them for 50 to 75 per day... still available?
Reckon on 150 a day. Best I know of is on Nanai Road near the Patong Market next to the Ayudha (yellow) bank, there's an internet shop hiring bikes 800 for a week.
3) Average price for Singha was 60-80B.
SAME SAME
4) Food prices were from 60-150B
SAME SAME
Off the roadside carts or where Thais eat, Chicken Rice with a soup or Bowl of Noodle soup is still only 30baht.
5) Taxi from airport was like 500B to Bangla
SAME SAME that's for Airport Limo...go out to top left corner of carpark, Meter Taxis 50 - 100 baht cheaper.
6) Average BG was 300B barfine and 1000B long time on Soi Sea Dragon.
SAME SAME...plenty of good looking 1000 baht LongTimers still about...not just in Seadragon!
7) Fantasea was about $800B each from 'vendors'.
Don't know....still haven't been!
8) Chalong Bay all day fishing trip was 2000B.
Don't know.