If I extend my trip for a week and stay in Patong for that week I will be there to meet and greet a real person.
Due to the wonderful response on most of my questions I'll be saying good by to the distant (I'm told) Amari and will book via latestays into the Patong Bay Garden. I'm really torn between putting down roots for two weeks and going to some other resorts. It appears that there are two party towns Patong and Pattaya. Both locals have their devoted
followers. From what I see Patong is more of a tropical paradise and Pattaya is a much bigger sin-city mini Bangkok kinda place. This trip I've won is something about a big push from the Thai Toutist Board and payed into by many providers but highly focused on Phuket! I have some pre paid Island tourst and activities like shooting, which is a joke for me since my P/U has a gun rack, ya carry a snake gun on off trail walking and I bagged my deer for the season sitting on my proch with a hand gun. Shooting, the only bullets I'll be shooting are natural rounds and the only game will be two legged brown hair feline locals.

What do people think about staying on some of these island resorts. Forget about spelling but some near Phuket and some you must use an airline to reach? There is so much stuff online that I already feel I'm missing many things in what seems to be a place of passion for many.

I just rented the movie "The Beach" and saw the clip from that Bond movie. Both are very nice and if reachable from Phuket I'd love to go!