Gay / Lesbian

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

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 on-line, and also get it mailed to you for only the cost of postage.

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.