Sung Sum Buckets and other Ko Samet, Thailand Nightlife Tips

Nightlife Spot: Most bars on Ko Samet

These are awesome, every night most of the bars have happy hour and the buckets go for 100 Baht per piece. Inside the bucket is Sang Sum Thai whisky, a little bottle of red bull, and the rest coke. I have heard and read that on other islands around thailand the buckets arent strong at all. Then i read that on Ko Samet they are much better, and after testing them out i agree, they really do poor quite a bit of booze into them. Two bukets was my limit after trying 3 the first night on the island. Normally if it is not happy hour the buckets go from 150-200 Baht depending on the bar.

You can also get other kind of buckets for a higher price, SangSum buckets are the cheapest. The buckets also come in all kinds of western type drinks for a little higher price, anywhere from 250-230 Baht.

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Theme: Other
Address: Most pubs/restaurants/bars on Ko Samet.

Nightlife Spot: Silversands

This bar usually gets busy around 9ish. They serve all kinds of drinks and buckets.....for cheap, and especially cheap during happy hour every night from 10pm-12pm. This place is super packed on weekends as all the thai's come during this period. Had one problem during a weekend here but ill get to that after.
You can lay down on the beach with a little table next to you, right on a big rug right in front of the fireshow. Or they have tables with chairs on hardground above the beach. Right next to that is the dance floor and the bar. Across from the bar you will also find a little shack that sells sausage, hotdogs, hamburgers, fries, and what not, it stays open as long as the bar does. Its the only place open with food after midnight. Except 7/11 which is quite far from silversands, especially after a bucket or two.

About that problem at silversands.....we met some english guys on the island and one of them went to the bathroom, they are kind of stalls outside, english guy turns around and a thai guy knocks him out. He got kicked 2 or 3 times and they walked away. No word about it after. This was on a weekend though and its packed with thai's. I preferred the weeknights at this place.

Happy Hour and Flip a Coin
From 10pm-12pm. You get buckets for much cheaper and the flip coin....bartender flips a coin you call it, if you get it, the drink is free if not then you pay. Drinks are from 100-200 Baht. The flip a coin does not work with the buckets.

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Theme: Nightclub
Dress Code: From a shirt and tie to beach bum clothes. You would look weird in a shirt and tie tho.
Address: Right at Silversands huts.
Directions: On Ao Phai Beach.

Nightlife Spot: Baywatch Bar

This was my favorite place on the island to hang out......they have their busy nights and the more calm nights. The best thing was the lay down seats....it was like a bamboon table but the legs half cut off, and on top of that a rug with big hard pillows. There is no dance floor here, just a lay down spot inside and on the beach are the lay down seats. In the busy season they run a bbq for dinners and serve all kinds of drinks. In the low season its just usually drinks. The owners are from england, good guys and will give you good service.
There is a big area to lay down inside by the bar....in that area is a tv where you can come and choose some movies during the day and watch a show. Enjoy a drink and what not.

Check out their website for more pics and info on the bar.

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Theme: Nightclub
Dress Code: I usually wore shorts and a cut off, but you can wear whatever you like.
Address: Wong Duan beach
Directions: There are about 20 bars/restaurants on this beach....its towards the south end of the beach, it does take a whole 2 mins to walk across the beach so u should be okay with finding this place.
Website: http://www.baywatchbar.com/

Nightlife Spot: Random Beach Bars

On all the beaches there are small little beach bars that look something like this. They are usually open all day and most of the evening. Serving cold drinks and what not. Some of these also offer little beach chairs next to the bars with music playing, a good way to spend an afternoon or an evening on the island.

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Theme: Adult Spot
Dress Code: From Half naked to a suit i guess.
Directions: Random Beaches. This place is on Ao Cho beach.

Nightlife Spot: Reggae and Karaoke Pub

THis place is very chilled out, Reggae music playing all the time. They have a little room where you can lay around with some low tables and hang out. They also have a bigger back room where there is alittle stage and they hold Karaoke. I was here in July and this bar was never busy, so dont expect big crowds, but its a good place to hang out and have a beer or 2.

For the herbal lovers, this is the place to go, but you will get ripped off compared to another place which is right next to the silversands bar. Just be really carefull with that anywhere on the island.

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Theme: Adult Spot
Directions: Hat Saw Kaew Beach