JCP108 2,049 #61 Posted August 7 Update: Made it to Kata. Ibis was indeed open and received us with extra temp checks and hand sanitizer. Looking at the hotel from the outside at night, looks like there is one other room populated other than ours. If you want to see Kata Beach as it would be after the apocalypse, come now. Dead. Zero restaurants open. Zero. Only businesses all the way up and down the beach road open (at 8:00 p.m.) are 7-11 and Family Mart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BritManToo 41,036 #62 Posted August 7 Just now, JCP108 said: Update: Made it to Kata. Ibis was indeed open and received us with extra temp checks and hand sanitizer. Looking at the hotel from the outside at night, looks like there is one other room populated other than ours. If you want to see Kata Beach as it would be after the apocalypse, come now. Dead. Zero restaurants open. Zero. Only businesses all the way up and down the beach road open (at 8:00 p.m.) are 7-11 and Family Mart. How about a few photos? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCP108 2,049 #63 Posted August 7 3 minutes ago, BritManToo said: How about a few photos? Left the phone in the hotel when we went out for our long walk to survey the area...will take it in the morning and post some. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevenl 26,554 #64 Posted August 7 8 minutes ago, JCP108 said: Update: Made it to Kata. Ibis was indeed open and received us with extra temp checks and hand sanitizer. Looking at the hotel from the outside at night, looks like there is one other room populated other than ours. If you want to see Kata Beach as it would be after the apocalypse, come now. Dead. Zero restaurants open. Zero. Only businesses all the way up and down the beach road open (at 8:00 p.m.) are 7-11 and Family Mart. During the day massage shops are open, and I'm in the shop as well sometimes. Yes, that road is dead. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCP108 2,049 #65 Posted August 7 21 minutes ago, stevenl said: During the day massage shops are open, and I'm in the shop as well sometimes. Yes, that road is dead. This is my wife's dream as she would ideally like to be on a deserted island with no other people. Me, on the other hand has historically come to Kata about 50% for the beautiful beach (with Thai food actually available) and the other 50% for the cute Russian girls in thongs on the beach. Oh well. At least one of us is happy. Now switching to the beer and pistachios diet for a few days until we return to BKK. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BritManToo 41,036 #66 Posted August 7 (edited) 10 minutes ago, JCP108 said: This is my wife's dream as she would ideally like to be on a deserted island with no other people. Me, on the other hand has historically come to Kata about 50% for the beautiful beach (with Thai food actually available) and the other 50% for the cute Russian girls in thongs on the beach. Oh well. At least one of us is happy. Now switching to the beer and pistachios diet for a few days until we return to BKK. Buy your misses a thong, and you can both be happy. Edited August 7 by BritManToo 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzzzz 331 #67 Posted August 8 12 hours ago, JCP108 said: Update: Made it to Kata. Ibis was indeed open and received us with extra temp checks and hand sanitizer. Looking at the hotel from the outside at night, looks like there is one other room populated other than ours. If you want to see Kata Beach as it would be after the apocalypse, come now. Dead. Zero restaurants open. Zero. Only businesses all the way up and down the beach road open (at 8:00 p.m.) are 7-11 and Family Mart. move to kamala, 80% of restaurants,shops, bars open..Great deals on the few hotels/resorts open 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JCP108 2,049 #68 Posted August 8 Taken at 17:00 today... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuarty 201 #69 Posted August 8 move to kamala as suggested or bangtao 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuarty 201 #70 Posted August 8 And while we are at it, put these cables underground <deleted>. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zzzzz 331 #71 Posted August 9 14 hours ago, stuarty said: move to kamala as suggested or bangtao other than a few 7/11's an massage places, nothing open in Bang Tao 90% of hotels/resorts closed I drove thru last thursday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LALes 394 #72 Posted August 9 Yeah, but everything is open in Laguna town just a mile in from Bang Tao beach. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuarty 201 #73 Posted August 9 (edited) Yeah when i said Bangtao that's what I meant (Laguna), for a hotel tourist. A good range of restaurants, Villa, Central, and the long beach Edited August 9 by stuarty 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChipButty 12,109 #74 Posted August 10 Rawai is quite busy I drove along the sea front around 5pm Sunday lots of people about and the market along the main road was busy 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stuandjulie 247 #75 Posted August 10 10 hours ago, ChipButty said: Rawai is quite busy I drove along the sea front around 5pm Sunday lots of people about and the market along the main road was busy Lot of expats in Rawai and not as touristy as say Kata/Karon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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