Originally Posted by spmur
... but honestly the town at Patong can be pretty sleazy and depending on what you're looking for you'll be glad not to be staying right in the middle of it.
There's that word "sleazy" again.
For some reason I used to think that gays and lesbians were a bit more worldly when they travel. Hasn't anyone else ever been to Bourbon Street or Amsterdam? My Aunt Jane might find Patong "sleazy", but I sure as hell don't. Pattaya - probably; Patpong - perhaps; Patong - unh uh. At times Patong can be raucous, noisy and a bit too touristy, but I wouldn't want it any other way.
That said, staying in the middle of Patong may not be the best idea for those who are early to bed, early to rise types.