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Introduction

• Caveat
• This Site
• Visitors to this Site
• Perceptions of Hat Yai
• Feedback
• Orientation - Map of Hat Yai
• GPS Coordinates
• Street Names and Transliteration
• Alternative Place Names
• Photos
• Hat Yai
• Old Hat Yai
• What Hat Yai Isn't
• People
• Weather
• When To Go
• The 2005 Farang Invasion of Hat Yai
• The 2006 Malaysian Invasion of Hat Yai
• The 2007 Demise of Hat Yai
• 2007 Engineering Works
• January 2008 Update
• May 2010 Update
• December 2011 Update

Accommodation Page 1

• Introduction
• Busy Periods
• Travel Agent Discounts
• Booking Accommodation
• Long Stay Accommodation
• Short Stay Accommodation
• Disclaimer
• Feedback and Requests
• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • Ambassador Hotel
  • Asian Hotel
  • Baan Tidtaa Apartment

Accommodation Page 2

• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • BP Grand Suite
  • BP Grand Tower
  • Be My Guest
  • Cathay Guest House
  • Center Mansion
  • Chaiyong Garden Home
  • Chaophaya Mansion
  • Chudchada Place
  • City Park Hotel
  • Cosy Place
  • Crystal Hotel
  • Daiichi Hotel

Accommodation Page 3

• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • Diamond Plaza Hotel
  • Dusit Hotel
  • Emperor Hotel
  • Florida Hotel
  • Garden Home Hotel
  • Genting Hotel
  • Golden Crown Hotel
  • Golden Crown Plaza Hotel
  • Golden House Resort
  • Grand Plaza Hotel
  • Great Home Mansion

Accommodation Page 4

• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • The Great Hotel
  • Green View Hotel
  • Haad Kaew Resort
  • Hansa Venetian Hotel
  • Hat Yai Central Hotel
  • Hatyai Holiday Hotel
  • Indra Hotel
  • International (Inter) Hotel
  • In Town
  • JB Hotel

Accommodation Page 5

• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • King's Hotel
  • Kosit Hotel
  • Ladda Guest House
  • Laem Thong Hotel
  • Lee Gardens Hotel
  • Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel
  • LK Hotel (NOW CLOSED)
  • Louise Guest House
  • Marina Hotel
  • Mayflower Grande Hotel

Accommodation Page 6

• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • Hat Yai Merlin Hotel
  • Merridian Hotel
  • Metro Hotel
  • Muang Thong Mansion
  • Nana Resort
  • Napalai Place
  • Neo Hotel
  • New Season Hotel
  • New World Hotel (NOW CLOSED)
  • Novotel Central Sukhonta
  • Num Huat Guest House

Accommodation Page 7

• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • Oraput Apartment
  • Hat Yai Paradise Hotel and Resort (Kate 8)
  • Park Hotel
  • Pathomtip Mansion
  • Pearl Place Hotel
  • Pink Lady Hotel
  • Pink Resort
  • President Hotel
  • Racha Hotel
  • Rado Hotel
  • Hat Yai Rama Hotel

Accommodation Page 8

• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • Regency Hotel
  • River Inn Hotel
  • Sakol Hotel
  • Sakura Grand View Hotel
  • SC Heritage Hotel
  • Siam Centre Hotel
  • Silom Palace Hotel
  • Singapore Hotel
  • Sing Golden Place Hotel
  • Supasarn Condominium
  • Taipei Hotel
  • Tanaphat Hatyai Hotel
  • TD Resident
  • Terrace View Residence

Accommodation Page 9

• Hat Yai Accommodation Listings
  • Thai Hotel
  • The House
  • Thungsao Mansion
  • Tune Hotel - Hat Yai
  • VC Apartment
  • V.L. Hotel
  • Visa Hotel
  • Wanthana Mansion
  • Weenee Place Serviced Apartment
  • Wiangpin Hotel
  • Winstar Hotel
  • Wungnoy Hotel
  • Yee Fah Grand City Hotel
  • Yongdee Hotel

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 1

• Introduction
• Farang Breakfast Food
• Local Breakfast Food
• Vegetarian Food
• Halal Food
• The Hat Yai Coffee Shop Bubble
• The Japanese Food Craze
• Ice Cream
• Restaurant Summary
• Transliteration of Thai names
  • B's Sweet
  • Baan Khun Bpu

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 2

• Hat Yai Restaurant Listings Page 2
  • Baan Lalit
  • Bakery Box
  • Bansuan Coffee
  • The Basil
  • The Basil @ Central
  • Beung Thong Seafood
  • Boat Bakery
  • Bon Khao Restaurant
  • Bor Bai Mai
  • Bpor Maalee Steak House
  • Bua Luang
  • By Nong (Halal)
  • Charlie's Steak
  • Chill Chill

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 3

• Hat Yai Restaurant Listings Page 3
  • Ching Sin (Vegetarian)
  • Ching Sin 2 (Vegetarian)
  • Chok Dee
  • Choladah
  • Chongkhao Seafoods
  • Coffee Break
  • Crown Bakery
  • Cup and Rest
  • Daothiam
  • Darbar Indian Restaurant
  • Daychaa Fried Chicken (Halal)

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 4

• Hat Yai Restaurant Listings Page 4
  • Dynasty Restaurant at JB Hotel
  • Ep's Bake House
  • Fuji
  • Futai Steak House
  • Gäp's Garten
  • Gobpii Guwan
  • Gun Eng
  • Hamid Restaurant (Halal)
  • Hia Kui (see Samila Seafood)
  • Hong Kong Roast Duck
  • Jae Lek

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 5

• Hat Yai Restaurant Listings Page 5
  • Jaelin (Vegetarian)
  • Jeffer Steak House
  • Jia Ping
  • Jibiramen
  • Kaopan Sushi
  • Khornang Dim Sum
  • Kiriko Japanese Restaurant
  • Klang Bak Kut Teh
  • Krua Peuan Sookapaap (Vegetarian)
  • Log Terrace Restaurant
  • Long Oey

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 6

• Hat Yai Restaurant Listings Page 6
  • Mariko Japanese Restaurant
  • McDonalds
  • Menu Steak House 39
  • Miang Bplaa
  • Nakorn Nai
  • Namaste
  • Nest Home
  • Num Heng (Vegetarian)
  • Ome Bake House
  • Pairin Steak House

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 7

• Hat Yai Restaurant Listings Page 7
  • Palm Court Restaurant at JB Hotel
  • Pee Lek
  • Pee Lek 59
  • Puhong Valley and Resort
  • Raan Kanom Jeen Pee Porn
  • Rim Taang
  • Ruanmai Punnagann
  • Rung Nok Siam
  • Salma (Halal)
  • Samila Seafood (used to be Hia Kui)
  • Samila Sea Sport

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 8

• Hat Yai Restaurant Listings Page 8
  • Saneha Restaurant at the Novotel
  • Santa Fe
  • Sawoei
  • Shabu Shabu & Sushi
  • Shabuji
  • Siam Pattavia
  • Sing Sing (Vegetarian)
  • Sizzler
  • Sky Buffet
  • Somtum Chaba
  • Sor Hueng

Food and Restaurant Listings Page 9

• Hat Yai Restaurant Listings Page 9
  • Steak Cafe
  • Steak Nai Suan
  • Sumatra (Halal)
  • 2gether (now closed)
  • Taaworn Ocha
  • Tai See Hee
  • Taste Add
  • Thale Thai
  • Tong Poon
  • Umami
  • Washington
  • Whisker Hat Yai
  • Yor Island Seafood Restaurants

Transport Page 1

• Introduction
• Car Hire
• Personal Drivers
• Driving a car into Thailand
• Disclaimer
• New Minivan Station
• Border Runs by Private Taxi
• Border Runs by Minivan
• Bus Station

Transport Page 2

• Motorbike Taxis
• Plane
  • Hat Yai Airport and General Comments
  • Destinations
  • Caveat
  • Budget Airlines
  • Thai Airways
  • One-Two-Go by Orient Thai Airways
  • Thai Air Asia
  • Nok Airways
  • Tiger Airways
  • Happy Air
• Sawng-Thaew
• Train
• Train Station Luggage Storage
• Tuk-Tuks

Transport Page 3

• Bangkok by Bus
• Islands in Satun Province by Minivan and Ferry
• Khao Lak by Bus
• Koh Samui, Koh Pha Ngan, Koh Tao
• Krabi by Bus
• Langkawi by Speed Boat
• Malaysia and Singapore by Private Coach
• Nakhon Si Thammarat by Minivan
• Nakhon Si Thammarat by Train
• Pedang Besar by Minivan
• Pedang Besar by Bus
• Penang by Minivan or Taxi
• Penang by Train
• Phattalung by Minivan
• Phattalung by Train
• Phuket by Bus
• Satun by Share Taxi
• Singapore by Train
• Songkhla by Bus
• Songkhla by Minivan
• Surat Thani by Minivan
• Trang by Minivan
• Yala by Minivan

Things To Do Page 1

• Introduction
• Markets
• Tourist Authority Of Thailand (TAT)
• Ballroom Dancing
• Birdwatching
• Bullfighting
• Cable Car
• Foot Massage
• Fresh Market
• Gim Yong Market
• Golf
  • Golf Courses in Hat Yai
• Greenway Market
• Hat Yai Lantern Festival
• Hat Yai Municipal Park
• Hat Yai Nai Sunday Market
• Hat Yai Sports Club
• Kao Seng
• Klong Hair Floating Market
• Klong Nga Saturday Market

Things To Do Page 2

• Ko Yo and the Institute for Southern Thai Studies
• Lampo
• Loy Gratong
• Meditation
• Merit Making Ceremony
• Night Market
• Observatory
• Scuba Diving
• Shooting Range
• Snake House Restaurant
• Songkhla
• Songkhla Aquarium
• Songkhla Sunday Market
• Songkhla Zoo
• Songkhla Zoo Waterpark

Things To Do Page 3

• Spa Treatments
  • Preuksa Spa
• Suntisuk Market
• Tennis
• Ten Pin Bowling
• Thai Boxing - Muay Thai
• Thai Boxing Training
• Thai Cookery Classes
• Thai Massage for Pleasure
• Thai Massage for Therapy
• Thale Noi
• Tinsulanonda Park
• Tone Nga Chang Waterfall
• Vegetarian Festival
• Wat Thaawon

Bullfighting

• Bullfighting

Thale Noi

• March 2010 Update
• April 2009 Update
• Thale Noi Introduction
• Private Accommodation

Nature

• Places of natural beauty around Hat Yai
  • Head for the hills
  • Songkhla Zoo
  • Songkhla
  • Tone Nga Chang Waterfall
  • Phattalung
  • Thale Noi
  • Nok Nam Khu Khut Park
  • Thale Ban National Park
  • Lum Pum

Shopping Page 1

• Introduction
• Sales and Discounts
• Electronic Equipment
• Fake, Pirated and Illegally Imported Goods
• Big Boys' Toys
• Camera Gear
• Glasses and Contact Lenses
• Shoes
• Cheap Furniture
• Superstores

Shopping Page 2

• Store and product listings
  • The 'As Seen On TV' Shop
  • Baan Chaa (Tea House)
  • Bicycles
  • Big C
  • Big C Extra (formerly Carrefour)
  • Casual Clothes
  • Central Department Store
  • Chanavadee Maithai
  • Dee Nair Non
  • Diana Department Store
  • F & C Aromatic
  • Gift & Golf
  • Gim Yong Market
  • Gold
  • Hatyai Fitting Golf
  • iBeat
  • Khlang Synn

Shopping Page 3

• Store and product listings
  • Makro
  • Muslim Panich
  • Nora Plaza
  • Ocean Shopping Town
  • Odean Department Store
  • Opticians
  • Robinson Department Store
  • Sahapan Store
  • Sanguan Square
  • Siam Nakarin
  • Suntisuk Market
  • Sweet Home Furniture
  • Tailors
  • Tesco Lotus
  • Thaihouse Honey
  • Thai Lee Seng Products
  • Vespiario
  • Vichusin Centre

Nightlife

• Warning!
• Introduction
• The Cleaning Up of Hat Yai
• Bars
• Live Music
• Cinema
• Commercial Sex
• Kate 8 (Thai: Kate Bpairt)
• Patpong-style Sex Shows
• Highbrow Culture
  • Hansa Plaza Katoey Cabaret
  • Kiss Channel
  • Pink Lady Complex
  • Post Laser Disc
  • Sakura Hotel Hostess Café
  • The Pubb
  • The Star

Hazards and Annoyances

• Introduction
  • Blocked Pavements (Sidewalks)
  • Diseases Of The Night
  • Mosquito Borne Diseases
  • Motorbikes
  • Muggings and Burglaries
  • Natural Dangers
  • Noise
  • Parking
  • Rip Offs and Scams
  • Road Accidents
  • Terrorism and Muslim Insurgency
  • Wildlife

Miscellaneous Information Page 1

• Aerobics
• ATMs
• Book Shops
• Changing Money
• Chinese Doctor
• Chinese New Year
• Clinics
• Couriers
• Dental Work

Miscellaneous Information Page 2

• Electricity
• Fresh Orange Juice
• Hat Yai Baptist Church
• Hospitals
• Immigration Office
• Internet and E-mail
• Laundry
• Libraries
• Mail
• Phone Calls
• Photo Processing

Miscellaneous Information Page 3

• Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery
• Politics
• Prince of Songkla University/Hospital
• Shoe Doctor
• Songkhla Baby Home
• Teaching English
• Tourist Police
• Translation Services
• Travel Agents
• Working Out and Swimming

Songkran 2005

• Photos and comments

Penang Visa Run

• What is a Visa Run?
• Transportation from Hat Yai to Penang
• Immigration and Customs
• Arriving in Penang
• Finding Accommodation
• Lying and Cheating
• Annoyances
• Taxis
• Georgetown
• Penang Island
• Things To Do
• Shopping
• The Thai Consulate
• Visa Agents
• Returning to Thailand

The 2005 Flood

• Photos and comments

The 2010 Flood

• Photos and comments

Images of Hat Yai Page 1

• Abandoned Cinema
• Baby Pigs
• Chestnuts
• Chulalongkorn Memorial Day
• Clock Tower
• Drinks at the Floating Market
• Durian Vendor at the Fresh Market
• Dusk
• Flowers
• Free Gym
• Fruity Hat
• Garbage
• Hat Yai Lantern Festival 2005

Images of Hat Yai Page 2

• Jiranakorn Sports Stadium 2005
• Jiranakorn Sports Stadium 2008
• Juice Bar on Suphasarnrangsan Road
• Kao Seng Muslim Fishing Village
• Lotions and Potions
• Lovely Girls
• Merit Making
• Monkey on a Motorbike
• Mother and Daughter
• Natural Hat Yai
• Old Buildings
• Old Buildings after a coat of paint
• Old Houses
• Old Way Of Life
• Ornamental Fish

Images of Hat Yai Page 3

• Prai Pattano
• Railway Station
• Roadside Seamstresses
• Skyline
• Smog
• Staying Dry
• Taking Care Of The Deceased
• Thai Buddhist Monks Chanting
• Thamnoon Vithee Road
• Tuk-tuks
• Urban Elephants
• Wat Cheo Chang
• Wat Hat Yai Nai

Songkhla

• Brief Introduction
• People
• Seafood
• Things To Do
• Accommodation

Dannok

• Pronunciation and Spelling
• What is Dannok?
• Fast Growth
• People
• Shopping
• Border Runs
• Transport
• Dannok Accommodation
  • Caesar Palace
  • Ever Green Mansion
  • F4 Mansion
  • First World Hotel
  • Hi Class Village
  • Hollywood Palace Hotel
  • JK House
  • Lanna Mansion
  • Marina Inn
  • Oliver Hotel
  • Satit Hotel
  • Siam Inn
  • SP Palace Hotel

Clinics in Hat Yai Page 1

• Introduction
• What to do if you have a health problem in Hat Yai
• Language
• List of clinics in Hat Yai
  • Beauty - Nitipon Clinic, Lee Gardens
  • Beauty - Pewsuay
  • Beauty - Pongsak Clinic, Diana
  • Beauty - Pongsak Clinic, Lee Gardens
  • Beauty - Rajdhevee Clinic, Lee Gardens
  • Beauty - Wuttisak Clinic, Diana
  • Blood Analysis - Clinic MT Lab
  • Bones and Throat - Dr Umnaat Meesutatum
  • Drug Addiction and General - Dr Prachaya
  • Ear, Nose, Throat and Allergy - Dr Gowit
  • Eye - Dr Chakri
  • Eye - Dr Wichai
  • General - Roengsak Polyclinic
  • Heart - Dr Umnaat Ukarawinek
  • Obstetrics - Dr Chutbpawit
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology - Dr Roengsak Leetanaporn
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology - Dr Somsuk
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology - Dr Surachuy
  • Pediatric - Pornsuk Clinic
  • Pediatric - Dr Wutichai

Clinics in Hat Yai Page 2

• List of clinics in Hat Yai
  • Plastic Surgery - Dr Nara
  • Plastic Surgery - Phi Beauty
  • Skin - Dr Tawutchuy
  • Skin - Dr Virat
  • STDs - Hat Yai VD & AIDS Control Unit
  • Ultrasound 4D - Dr Somneuk

Dental Clinics in Hat Yai

• Introduction
• Language
• List of dental clinics in Hat Yai
  • Dr Banchong Thavornton
  • Dr Bunleu
  • City Dental Center - Branch 1
  • City Dental Center - Branch 2
  • Dental Kingdom
  • Dentalland
  • Dentist's Home
  • Khanchit Dental Clinic
  • Dr Korn
  • Prince of Songkla Dental Hospital
  • Smile Dental Clinic
  • Songchai Dental Clinic
  • Dr Thongtip
  • Toranin Dental Clinic
  • Witchuda Dental Clinic
  • Whutthicha Dental Clinic

Places of Worship

• Introduction
  • Temples
    • Introduction
      • Bodhisattva Kuan Im
      • Bottle Temple (Wat Kuat)
      • Bpaak Naam Temple
      • Hat Yai Nai Temple
      • Hongbpradit Temple
      • Klong Bplay Temple
      • Koke Naaw Temple
      • Mahapanya Vidayalai
      • Plukkhla Temple
      • Prataat Jedi
  • Mosques
    • Introduction
      • Khuan Lang Mosque
      • Majjamoh Hatyai Mosque
      • Pakistani Mosque
      • Songkhla Province Central Mosque
  • Churches
    • Introduction
      • Catholic Church
      • Haadyai Christian Church
      • Haadyai City Church
      • Hatyai Baptist Church
      • The House of the Lord Church

Insurgency in Hat Yai

• Brief background
• Hat Yai
• Saturday 16th September 2006
• Sunday 17th September 2006
• What now?
• The solution
• 2011 update

Feedback

• Some e-mail comments I have received

My Thailand blog

• A bigger view than just Hat Yai