I'm planning a trip to Thailand in mid October or so for two weeks and hope someone can give me some advice. It will be my second trip, my first one being in about 1997, to Samui, Ko Tao, and a few other islands.
I have two weeks for this trip, and I am planning on spending them in Phuket. I'm basically looking for a nice relaxing experience, some time on the beach, some sightseeing, and some girls.
What I need some advice on is where would be a good place to stay during my time in Phuket. I have read a ton of the postings on here and other sites and have a general feeling of prices, location, etc but was hoping someone might have some advice for me.
Basically, I plan on spending about 2 weeks in Thailand. Ideally, I would like to meet a nice bar girl that I could spend most of my time there with, hopefully who can speak a fair amount of english, at least enough to spend that amount of time with. Hopefully I can find the girl on my own (although any particular advice would be appreciated, where to go, what to watch out for, etc), but I'm a bit unsure about a hotel for my stay. Is it possible to find a place that is friendly to companions, ie: they will be treated like any other guest, and don't have to avoid the pool, restaurant, etc? As well, when we are around the hotel, even if it is cool with the hotel, are there some hotels that are better than others in terms of the general types of guests that stay there? ie: I'd rather not have people looking down their nose at me while I'm trying to enjoy my vacation with one of the local girls. Also, it would be nice to have a place where the girl could bring a friend to hang out for the day (extra charge is fine) on the beach while I buy them drinks, massages, etc.
I don't have a terribly limited budget, I'm thinking around 2000 baht per night for the room, but would gladly pay more far a nicer room, as long as it is in the right environment....I'm thinking maybe I should look at getting a high end room in a place that has a broad range of rooms? I'm thinking if I got to a place thats too expensive, it might not be guest friendly?
Other things that I would like are, proximity to the beach, satellite tv, balcony off my room (with a view)!!??, room service!!, maybe a jacuzzi in the room, internet access.
By the way, I'm a 34 year old Canadian, pretty good looking, so I wouldn't think I'd be sticking out like a sore thumb too much if I had a gorgeous girl with me. Anyways, I know I've asked a ton of questions, but if anyone can shed any light on my situation at all, it would be very much appreciated!!