Who would have thought that Patong would have ever closed ...

I can remember around 2004 myself and my then girlfriend were staying in an apartment off Nanai 2. It was kind of cool because you could get to the town in a couple of minutes through a tip without going the long way around. There was a kind of shanty town next door where all the workers building Jung Ceylon stayed and at night they would sit around and have a beer.

Those were the days when Ocean Plaza was king - in some ways Patong seemed more fun without the big shopping centre.

My girlfriend arrived in Australia on the morning of 26 January 2004 - same time the tsunami hit Patong. 

I would think Jung Ceylon will bounce back - not like they're going to knock it down.

 

It was always very expensive and catered only to big spending tourists. A lot of restaurants and clothes etc, way more expensive than Australia. 

If there were a few shops and restaurants catering to your average Thai or average tourist, it would probably still be open.

2 hours ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

My girlfriend arrived in Australia on the morning of 26 January 2004 - same time the tsunami hit Patong. 

 

2 hours ago, Fat is a type of crazy said:

I guess you meant December 26. 2004

 

the restaurants, ( except for the food court) were no more expensive there than any other mall, used to eat there often<
also shopping at Big C was easy  
the 3rd floor of tech gear was same price as anywhere

the sports store was good as well.

 

Ocean plaza was always a S@#T hole for shopping

 

Its CLOSED for renovations, I expect it will open by Oct 
 

 

5 hours ago, zzzzz said:

the restaurants, ( except for the food court) were no more expensive there than any other mall, used to eat there often<
also shopping at Big C was easy  
the 3rd floor of tech gear was same price as anywhere

the sports store was good as well.

 

Ocean plaza was always a S@#T hole for shopping

 

Its CLOSED for renovations, I expect it will open by Oct 
 

 

The prices at KFC in Jungceylon were consistently higher than those at the KFC at Tesco/Lotus at Samkong.

5 hours ago, DrDave said:

The prices at KFC in Jungceylon were consistently higher than those at the KFC at Tesco/Lotus at Samkong.

Correct, also the MK at JC was quite a bit  more expensive than the others.

21 minutes ago, beechbum said:

Correct, also the MK at JC was quite a bit  more expensive than the others.

never ate at KFC:
the MK is a super ( or golden?)  MK , ie not the same as the one in central or tesco
Found out that the hard way once  LOL
we ate at the wine connection, fuji's,  the buffet Japanese place

pizza hut, subway

15 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

Who would have thought that Patong would have ever closed ...

And Karon and Kata too...a bit of life in Chalong/Rawai area, where I'm currently based.

12 minutes ago, Pattaya Spotter said:

And Karon and Kata too...a bit of life in Chalong/Rawai area, where I'm currently based.

Similar to Bukow u mean!haha????

On 3/26/2021 at 2:45 AM, DrDave said:

The prices at KFC in Jungceylon were consistently higher than those at the KFC at Tesco/Lotus at Samkong.

 

I noticed that a few years ago (3 or 4) when I used to go there. 

On 3/26/2021 at 2:45 AM, DrDave said:

The prices at KFC in Jungceylon were consistently higher than those at the KFC at Tesco/Lotus at Samkong.

 

Same with McD prices. And BK.

1 hour ago, LivinginKata said:

 

Same with McD prices. And BK.

And Starbuck prices..........cheaper in T Lotus.

I would expect higher prices from tenants at a high end shopping mall situated in one of the busiest tourist precincts in the world. Rent must be astronomical.

Of course even the biggest and best crash when the customer base almost completely disappears overnight.