Shopping

Surat Thani has three large shopping centres. Lotus, Big C and Makro. The Lotus, for example, offers nearly everything required in terms of food items and electronics. In addition, you will find fast-food restaurants and clothing shops.

The biggest shopping centre for clothing is the Sahathai, located in the centre of town. On offer is a large variety of internationally known brands.

Smaller items for everyday requirements can be purchased in one of the many Seven-Eleven-Shops.

Restaurants and Nightlife

You will find a large variety of restaurants in Surat Thani (Bandon). There are countless roadside restaurants and a great many number of good Thai restuarants, such as the Circa, Casa and Popeyes as well as seafood restaurants. The new steakhouse and the Italian restaurant Milanos on the pier are also popular. You will also be able to visit franchise restaurants of the well-known fast-food chains.

Prices in the roadside restaurants are favourable. 30-50 Baht will buy you a well tasting main course, such as fried rice with chicken, pork, fish or vegetable.

Thai meals in good restaurants are also favourable at between 60-150 Baht per person, as, for example, for the Tom Yam Gung or Tom Kha Gai, the well tasting Thai soups. Western food is also available for ca. 150-300 Baht.

Bandon has many street traders dealing in exotic fruits, such as rambuttan, mangos and durian as well as the fruits known to us from home like oranges, bananas, pineapple and apples.

The biggest disco in Surat Thani is the O 2. Favourite destination of the Thai students is the Pool Bar. In the centre of town you will find the GM Bar and the favourite haunt of English teachers, Big´s Place. The Lamoon is headed by a very nice Thai, who spent some considerable time in Switzerland. The Earthzone is also popular as pub and restaurant.

Fitness and Spa

Training with weights can be carried out in our gym or in the stadium (Donnok Street). Behind the stadium you will find 2 training rooms which you can exercise for 10 Baht. Opening hours are from 4.30 pm to 7 pm. The stadium also features a nice swimming pool, which can be visited for a small fee.

You can jog around the stadium or inside the track. Jogging is also popular on the small island in the centre of town in the morning or afternoon. Early in the morning you will see many of the natives jogging near City Hall, which is close to our Gym.

Fitness can aslo be trained in the bigger hotels, such as the Diamond. In addition, the Diamond has a nice swimming pool.

Surat Thani also offers many opportunities at low cost for a Thai massage (nuat), as for example the Haddach-Massage (Donnok Street 8-1).