What Happened To The Water At Patong Beach

[MisterMan]

I had to drive to Patong today and as I was on the beach road I saw the brown green waves crashing on the littered white sand ..

YUK! The water was so disgusting!!! Hardly a tropical island scene.. I know they have their issues with algae but I never knew it was this bad..

Is it like that every season? Patong is just so disgusting with way to many slices of corporate America to add to the mess. Just a big mess! 2 BK 2 Starbuck 2 Subway.. Hard rock cafe

how can anyone promote Patong as a destination??

[samuibeachcomber]

And yet its always busy!

[LivinginKata]

Have you ever walked down the very south end of Patong beach at low tide where the klong comes out under the road bridge. Phew ... what a smell. I would never ever go in the water at Patong Beach, especially as there are so many other nicer, cleaner beaches around the Island.

[Sir Burr]

how can anyone promote Patong as a destination??

Easy. Patong is not about the beach anymore, it's about the nightlife.

[katasyd]

It's horrible,the water is brown.

I also drove into Bangla rd and there is another Mcdonalds up there.

I did not know that as i never go up there.

Thats 3 within maybe 500m of each other

Put one in Kata at least.

[LivinginKata]

Put one in Kata at least.

Oohh .. no. Not in Kata so soon... is there no hope. Now a Burger King might be a lot better..

[MisterMan]

It's horrible,the water is brown.

I also drove into Bangla rd and there is another Mcdonalds up there.

I did not know that as i never go up there.

Thats 3 within maybe 500m of each other

Put one in Kata at least.

OH NO! Then I will feel like corporate america is chasing me!! McDonald's ads nothing!!!

Didn't you see Super Size Me?

[thaiwanderer]

It's horrible,the water is brown.

I also drove into Bangla rd and there is another Mcdonalds up there.

I did not know that as i never go up there.

Thats 3 within maybe 500m of each other

Put one in Kata at least.

OH NO! Then I will feel like corporate america is chasing me!! McDonald's ads nothing!!!

Didn't you see Super Size Me?

waiting for the 'i last visited x number of years ago when it was all bungalows and everything was free, now look at it......'

its a dirty beach (and has been for a long time) but nearby many hotels so is of use to those visitors who don't leave patong during their stay - good luck to them

and at least ronald wais

[geriatrickid]

how can anyone promote Patong as a destination??

Easy. Patong is not about the beach anymore, it's about the nightlife.

And my promotional commentary of Bangla Rd, right?

We had this same discussion last year and the year before. Patong Beach seems to attract the world's filthiest tourists, and others have quite rightly pointed out the raw sewage in the bay. I don't think much else can be said. Interesting though that down the road, Karon is still a wondeful beach to visit.

Maybe there is a new tourist promotion in there? You know, something along the lines of you can swim with the dolphins in Florida but here in Patong we offer you the chance to taste the world as you swim with turds from around the world.

[huggybear]

how can anyone promote Patong as a destination??

Easy. Patong is not about the beach anymore, it's about the nightlife.

Maybe there is a new tourist promotion in there? You know, something along the lines of you can swim with the dolphins in Florida but here in Patong ..............

.............you can swim with blind mullets

[Zpete]

Haven't been to Patong in last 4 visits to Phuket

Nai Harn for swimming.

Chalong for food and bars.