Novotel nightlife

[buksida]

Recently discovered a little village type place with a few bars and shops behind the Novotel (Tipviman), before you get to Cha-am. Now when we went there it was dead but I imagine the place to be quite lively in high season.

Anyone know of it or been there? Seems that the whole setup is just to cater to the couple of large hotel and condo complexes there.

[STEVE G]

Buksida, is that the place with a couple of big open fronted restaurants and a small street of shops? If so I’ve been down there a couple of times in the day to eat but I don’t know what it’s like at night. There is a clean, small restaurant on the right run by a pleasant elderly Englishmen with his wife.

[DawnHRD]

If we're talking about the same place, that's J&K Restaurant, run by John, Steve. Cheshire Home (the home for physically disadvantaged people that I've posted about before) is in the same area.

[dan]

i live in the neighborhood........south of the Holiday Inn(previously known as the Regent Cha Am) and just north of the Tipvimon(previously known as the Golden Sands, then Novotel and rumor has it soon to be operated by Hilton)......the area is called Baan Kwai. There are more than a few good restaurants to dine at, the ubiquitous tailor shops(10 at last count) and of course your 7/11 all can be found on one little street. My favorite shop tho, which i'm certain has no name, is the one where I can go and get a puncture fixed on my bicycle tube, purchase one pineapple as well as a whole papaya and spend all of 50 baht. Talk about one stop shopping!!

[Diana Hind]

We own a villa at the back of the Springfield Beach hotel not far from this area,We have enjoyed many a night at the back of the Regent - Xmas expecially is buzzing, favourite places to eat - Tom Yung Gun, Madam Tao and the Family shop.

Will be back out at Xmas..

[migrant]

Was there when the wifes niece took her to a hair shop there. Her brother and I roamed around while waiting, saw many falang (especially Tom Yung restaurant). We stopped at bar of life for a couple beers, reggae music and Thai reggae music! nice little place, great owner.

[Bamboo Grove]

During the high season my job takes me there occasionally. Haven't tried that many places but Plaa Thoo on the beach is good and has nice athmosphere. On the other hand I've found the ones in the "village" to be ordinary and overpriced. This is day time in high season. I have no other experience there.

[dan]

Mr. Grove, I couldn't disagree more. I haven't eaten at Platoo in about 4 yrs as the service was always reprehensible and the food mediocre at best. On the other hand it it difficult to find a bad meal in the "village" and I eat there about 5 times a week!!

[darwinian]

I agree with Dan.
Platoo has the worst servive I have ever encountered in Thailand.
The other restaurants are fine.

[Bamboo Grove]

Like I said, I've eaten there only once, however, I had no complaints concerning the food or service. The other hand the couple of other places that I've tried (can't remember the names) the service was slow and food was much more expensive than in Hua Hin. Just my experience.

[berks]

How can about 10 tailors survive in this place, as when I have been you see the tumbleweed blow down the streets!

[steve/m]

lol rented a house there for a year,i know most about ,everyone Renee at family shop,John Bop/and wife Lucky restuarant etc Thaiwai owned by my friend .
He has just opened a new place next 2 Dicks office, and then you have peter from sweden.High season is best but when we were having all the closures in Huahin for Elections Bangwai (as pronounced on google earth) stayed open
Had some very good times there but unfortunately my ex wife lives there .
So anyone planning on spending some time there keep your eyes open for her and be careful She rides around on a purple phantom that i brought .

[Guess]

How can about 10 tailors survive in this place, as when I have been you see the tumbleweed blow down the streets!

When you are trawling back through ancient posts maybe you could check out the many already written on the topic of tailors.

What you achieve by dragging up old threads for no apparent reason is they are then placed on the top 15 list on the front page of the site. This means that a genuine current topic is relegated to oblivion.

I have seen that you got into the Night Crawlers topic asking for a reduction the number of relevant posts from 30 to 15 for residents.

I have also seen the "ask the ex pats" thread that you created on the "And the Expats" forum.

You were told that the number of posts should be increased for residents as they have more to say. In your case I think it should be increased to at least 1,000. I reckon it would be at least that long for anything you post to be relevant to anything at all, let alone the Night Crawlers Forum.

If the mods are reading this, IMHO this poster who joined just one month ago has been slowly dragging up old threads and posting the odd comment on current posts for the sole purpose of getting his 30 posts when he will of course apply top get into Night Crawlers.

Berk,

If you must drag up year plus old threads can you get them from the foo section so they don't screw up the top 15 list.

[BaaBaa.]

Recently discovered a little village type place with a few bars and shops behind.

I actually thought you were talking about Cha am.

[Guess]

I actually thought you were talking about Cha am.

So did I. I think Ban Kwai is just another name for Cha Am. Surely there can't be two places with tumbleweed and 10 tailors.