Thog Sala town is island's capital, having banks, a supermarket, governmental esteblishments, the markets, shops and much more. Another and as here there is main sea gate Koh Phangan, where arrive high-speed catamarans and the passenger boats, connecting Thong Sala with continent, etc. islands.
Thong Sala, after Haad Rin, already long plays the second violin on Koh Phangan, as central party place though the majority of travellers regard this a port place as a simple reloading point, before a throw to a favourite beach. But for these years Thong Sala has enough developed, and now this city is filled with excellent shops, a remarkable choice of restaurants, alongside with daily colourful food market. The city is the main administrative and financial establishment of island, having post office, banks, hospital, schools, police branch and an other tinsel.
Some bars have jumped up so, that now here broadcast prime-ministers - leagues on football, and even is completely the English pub offering during all day, tasty breakfasts. To many basic beaches Koh Phangan concrete roads, well and if you prefer sea walks are laid, it is possible to rent a long-tail taxi, will deliver you to any coast on island.
In Thongsala there are some banks, five in the basic street and two on Post Office Rd; Cash dispensers АТМ are located practically at each corner. The hospital is in 4 km from city though in city is present private clinic, and some drugstores. The branch of police Koh Phangan is on Chaloklum Rd, in kilometer from Thong Sala.
There are many reasons, to remain here for a long time though very much the few and do it. Here full cheap habitation, it is especial if you have decided to winter on island, the meal too is very cheap and various, many shops and the Internet cafe, are present an opportunity to reach practically at any time up to any beach on island, it is a lot of entertainments, etc., etc. in the evening.
Variants of accomodation in downtown will consist mainly of the big hotels and several gesthouses. Even if at you the ferry early morning, is meaningful to remain for the night in Thong Sala.
Thong Sala is exact not paradise for gourmets, but this yown annually registers constantly growing number of average restaurants, boothes with meal, firm snackbars of a fast food and outlets offering simple dishes from the hen and rice. The good place, whence is possible to begin any culinary adventure in Thong Sala is a daily food market, that on a main road, in the middle of town...
Thong Sala really the center of trade on island. With supermarket Tesco Lotus, in the populous afternoon and in the evening, food market, the noisy central market and uncountable shops of souvenirs and handicrafts, at you the opportunity to be reserved almost all necessary will be local, at employment by shoppingin Thong Sala.
As against Haad Rin, Thong Sala does not draw to yourself crowd of admirers of parties of a full moon but if all of you have stopped there, you always will have opportunity to spend with friends good evening. Having several British pubs about grade TV and tables for a pool, the central city bars and even an amusing strip of pubs with girls, this area has enough to force to work tensely your imagination, and becomes enough active as soon as the sun starts to sink in the western part of gulf of Siam.
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