Originally Posted by 2lovelife

You don't have to go into the madness. Unless you're going to a disco or want the sleeze, there's no reason to. As locals, we rarely go into Bangla... maybe a few times a year. The tourists think they have to visit Bangla Road. It's overpriced and sleezy.
Stay in the outskirts, or even further away.

Karon is a sleeper for nightlife. It's great for the generic holiday people. Some tourist priced restaurants. But, they close things up pretty early.

Surin sounds nice. It likely closes earlier. Someone else can comment.