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( 0 7351 5041; narathiwat@imperialhotels.com; 260 Th Pichitbumrung; r 1000B; )
Not the most
exclusive hotel in town, but still a snip at the price and centrally located and secure.
Rooms are large and comfortable. There are a few Thai restaurants/bars close by.
MUSLIM-THAI
$
Jay Sani
(50/1 Th Sophaphisai; dishes 40-80B; 10am-9pm)
This is where locals go for excellent Thai-
Muslim food. Point to whatever curry or stir-fry looks good, but be sure not to miss the
sublime beef soup.
Ang Mo
(cnr Th Puphapugdee & Th Chamroonnara; dishes 50-150B; 10am-10pm)
This exceedingly popular
Chinese restaurant is both cheap and tasty, and has even fed members of the Thai royal
family.
CHINESE-THAI
$
Information
The
Tourism Authority of Thailand
(TAT; Narathiwat 0 7352 2411, nationwide call centre 1672)
is incon-
veniently located a few kilometres south of town, just across the bridge on the road to
Tak Bai.
Getting There & Around
Air Asia
( nationwide call centre 0 2515 9999;
www.airasia.com
; Narathiwat Airport)
flies daily to and
from Bangkok (from 2390B, 1½ hours).
Two buses daily travel to and from Bangkok's southern bus terminal (685B to 1369B,
15 to 17 hours). Narathiwat's
bus terminal
(
0 7351 1552)
is 2km south of town on Th
Rangae Munka.
Minivans heading to Hat Yai (160B, three hours), Pattani (100B, two hours), Songkhla
(150B, two hours), Sungai Kolok (80B, one hour) and Yala (100B, 1½ hours) leave on an
hourly basis from 5am to 5pm from the bus terminal.
Narathiwat is small enough to navigate by foot, although motorcycle taxis only charge
20B to 30B to get around.
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