Gay / Lesbian Phuket

The Phuket Gay scene is centered around the main resort town on Patong Beach, specifically, the Paradise Complex on Rat-U-Thit road. In this area, you'll find many bars, clubs and shops catering to gay men. It's a bit less commercial than Pattaya, but the night life is still predominately made up of host and go-go bars.

Resources for Gay Travelers

Reflecting the rather liberal attitude described above, there are a wealth of businesses and information resources catering to the Gay traveler. Here's our picks for the best of these:

General Phuket Information for Gay Travelers

Gay Phuket

Site specializing in all things gay in Phuket. Also hosts up to date information on Phuket's Pride Festival.

Dreaded Ned's

A comprehensive site with information and additional links for everything from nightspots to personals, covering all of Thailand.

Utopia

Award-winning web site with lots of information for Thailand and the rest of Asia.

PLU Guide

"People Like Us" is a Singaporean based company publishing free maps to several Southeast Asia destinations, including Phuket. You can view the current guide online, and also get it mailed to you for only the cost of postage.

Gay Travel Services

Purple Dragon

The guys at Purple Dragon specialize in personalized travel throughout Southeast Asia. Choose from a variety of base packages that you can add special side trips to for a one of a kind vacation experience. They have a branch office in Phuket's Paradise Complex.

Guide Books

Utopia Guide to Thailand: the Gay and Lesbian Scene in 18 Cities Including Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Pattaya & Phuket
	by John Goss Cover Price: $22.75 Our Price: $22.75 Availability: In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. Binding: Paperback Publication Date: 2005-12-17 Publisher: Lulu.com More...

Phuket Pride Festival

For the latest information on the Phuket Gay Festival, usually held around February each year, check out the Phuket Gay web site.

Gay-Friendly Phuket Hotels

There are a number of gay run and gay friendly accommodations on Phuket. Most of them are small establishments that have only limited advance booking capabilities, usually by email only. The following hotel(s) can be booked through on normal online partner:
 

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