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Pro
Small enough to manuveur but large enough to entertain
Con
Concrete jungle on speed
In a nutshell
All the good things about a Thai city without the madness of Bangkok
5 Reviews For Sayuri Ancient Massage in Sakura Hotel, you can purchase a massage voucher and get the same treatment for only 200BHT. A savings of 40 BHT!!! Get your vouchers from Sintavee Tour. Its is located just beside Sakura Hotel. Face the main entrance of Sakura Hotel. Take your right and you will reach...
6 Reviews This temple house the 3rd largest reclining buddha in Thailand. It is the largest in southern Thailand. To be honest, if you have been to Wat Pho in Bangkok, you might get disappointed here. Wat Hat Yai Nai is a temple without walls. The temple that house the reclining buddha is like a huge pavilion...
Novotel Central Sukhontha Haty
3 Reviews and 197 Opinions Novotel Centara is located in the heart of downtown Hatyai. It is on the same building as Central...
1 Review and 2 Opinions After trying to find the Metro which we had been told was near Cathay Guesthouse, we came across...
28 Reviews along soi prasaneha 4 just infront Pink Lady and Lee Garden Plaza,,,,,many muslim street hawker sell mee, kue teow, cha kue, teh tarik, pulut mangga, ayam goreng and udang ,,,,all delicious food,,,u must try especially malaysian
1 Review I don't believe I am writing this. Back home I only eat at fast food places in extremely desperate times. So why suggest a western fast food joint in Thailand when there is excellent, cheap, freshly-cooked local food everywhere? Having a western stomach I get cravings for western food occasionally...
8 Reviews Have tried this place a couple of times now, and although a jug of Chang draft is 120 baht in happy hour, the food needs a lot of attention. I ordered the chicken kiev, and asked for it to be hot (it was cold last time) sure enough the kiev & fries were hot, but the veg was stone bonk cold. Portions...
3 Reviews Up to date review of The Pubb. Great friendly staff, especially the boss lady!! Aircon & no smoking inside, with a live band starting around 2100hrs. Pavement seating outside with a guitarist/singer, he plays some good Shadows instrumentals. Draft Chang at 100 baht a litre jug!!!! No noticible dress...
9 Reviews The prices have changed some what. In Feb 2012 the mini vans from George Town, Penang to Hat Yai are 30 to 35 Malaysian Ringgits. The cheapest being from near the bus station in George Town, the more expensive Chulia Street. But still a great way to make the journey.
5 Reviews It seems that most travellers end up passing through the place at sometime if they are heading towards Malaysia. It is unfortunate that the trains heading to Penang are only twice daily, and the first one leaves at a ridiculously early time in the morning. Heading the other way south (on the...
11 Reviews There is no public city bus in Hatyai. Tuk-tuk is the main public transportation in Hatyai. It functions like a taxi cab but without the comfort and cool air-conditioner. It can get a bit cramped at the back. Tuk-tuk in Hatyai is different from those in Bangkok. In Hatyai, it is bigger and almost...
10 Reviews Three streets away from Lee Garden Hotel (from the front entrance), you will find a Malay woman hawker who sells the usual dry titbits Malaysians love to buy home-cashew nuts, pistachios, durian cakes. The best thing about her is her honesty. At the first look, you may complain of prices of her...
5 Reviews It is a popular place for the locals to shop. Don't expect it to be big like those in Bangkok. It is enough to serve the local shoppers and Malaysian and Singaporean tourists. Pretty much anything from clothes (Polo, Abercrombie & Fitch, etc), sport shoes, electrical appliances, DVD/ CDs (of course...
4 Reviews Generally, Central Department Store sells higher end merchandise than its counterparts in Hatyai. However, I like to hangout at B2S on the 4th floor. There is an English books section that you may find something to read on your journey. They also have reasonable selection of travel guide and picture...
1 Review Apparantly Hat Yai is one of the main centre for Bullfighting in Thailand. Many local people seem to have no problem with a variety of 'sports' that enable humans to use dumb defenceless animals for the questionable pleasure of being able to lay a bet or two. If you read on you will see it is very...
1 Review At various shops around the place you will see orange buckets loaded with food and toiletries. These are passed to monks as part of their daily 'alms-collecting'. Monks are supposed to have very few possessions - but being Thailand the austere monastary rules are to put it politely - 'a bit...
1 Review This is not dangerous or anything, just a warning that if you walk around Hat Yai you will get a lot of attention from the massage places in town. There are lots of them and every one has many employees. A foot massage costs 250 Baht an hour. I actually think this is quite expensive when you...
Transliteration & Language Difficulties
1 Review Thai script gets translated into the roman alphabet in a number of interesting ways. I think Hat Yai is the correct name but Haad Yai also appears and I ended up calling it Hat Yat, Yai Hat, Hatty Jaques, Yat Hai, Hai Yai, Had Yat, Yat Hat, Hat the hat, and God knows what else. It's not too much...
3 Reviews Wats (Thai buddhist temples) are oblivious buildings around Hat Yai in part due to the majority of Thais who embrace Buddhism. We visited several Wats between hat yai and Songkla (a neighbouring town). These holy places are pretty much the same and we could even get a view of a large golden buddha...
1 Review For reasons of taste (in both senses of the word) I did not put this tip in the restaurant section! I had seen this spectacle on TV a few times but had not witnessed the real thing. There is a place on Ngu (Snake) Street that has cages full of live snakes ready for human consumption. I have not got...
14 Reviews In our usual morning walk thru the city, we came across this aerobic session in the open spaces in front of the Robinson Department Store in the vicinity of the Hatyai raiway station... The music was lively as the the people exercise in rhythm with the music and the leader who is on a raised...
7 Reviews The way that meat is stored and sold in Asia has always made me feel a little uneasy. In the hot weather there is no sign of ice or refrigeration and flies are common on the produce. However, it doesn't seem to cause health problems. Perhaps we are too cautious in the west?
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Q: Hi All, My wife and I wanted to fly from Bangkok to Penang next week, unfortunately all flights to Penang are sold out. We...
A: The minivan bus station is by the railway station. As for getting a minivan from the airport or taxi I think you will have to ask around for how much it will be but I am...
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Hat Yai gets overlooked by the guidebooks but I thought it was a great place. Maybe it was because I had no expectations? This is often the case with travelling and life in general. It has all the......
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Hatyai is the center of business and communication for the South. It is only 30 kilometers away from Songkla town and only 60 kilometers away from Thai-Malaysian border. Hatyai acts as the gateway to...
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Hat Yai - Gateway to Southern Thailand
Hatyai is the biggest city in southern Thailand. Unlike the other Thai cities, Hatyai has no long history as a city. It has no ancient temples or old palaces. However, Hatyai is the commercial and...
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It has to be said that Hai yat is not the prettiest of cities. There is not a great deal to do unless you are a malaysian / singaporean looking for some cheap legover. Despite this handicap and the...
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This is actually my first travel to Thailand... I wanted to visit Thailand very long ago after hearing many of the nice things about Thailand from friends and family. Well it was quite a long holiday...
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