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but a particularly good hunting ground is along Th Supasarnrangsan. Meals here cost
between 25B to 80B.
Tune Hotel
( 0 2613 5888;
www.tunehotels.com
;
152-156 Th Niphat Utit 2; r from 800B; )
In a great, central
location, Air Asia's cookie cutter hotel chain works well in Hat Yai, with its affordable,
extremely clean and slick rooms. Hopefully you like red and white. Prices change a lot
depending on how far in advance you book and/or promotions and you save if you book
a room with an Air Asia flight.
HOTEL
$
Night Market
(Th Montri 1)
The night market boasts heaps of local eats including several stalls selling the
famous Hat Yai-style deep-fried chicken and
kà·nŏm jeen
(fresh rice noodles served with
curry), as well as a couple of stalls peddling grilled seafood.
MARKET
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Information
Immigration Office
(Th Phetkasem)
Near the railway bridge, it handles visa extensions.
Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT; tatsgkhla@tat.or.th; 1/1 Soi 2, Th Niphat Uthit 3; 8.30am-4.30pm)
The
very helpful staff here speak excellent English and have loads of info on the entire re-
gion.
24hr)
Near the TAT office.
Tourist Police
(Th Niphat Uthit 3;
Getting There & Away
AIR
Air Asia
(
www.airasia.com
)
Daily flights from Hat Yai to Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.
Nok Air
(
www.nokair.com
)
Daily flights between Hat Yai and Bangkok's Don Muang Airport.
Thai Airways International
(THAI; 182 Th Niphat Uthit 1)
Operates several flights daily between Hat
Yai and Bangkok.
Nearly all of the low-cost airlines now operate flights to and from Bangkok:
BUS
Most interprovincial buses and southbound minivans leave from the bus terminal 2km
southeast of the town centre, while most northbound minivans now leave from a minivan
