Kata Beach is the biggest of two beaches called Kata: Kata Noi and Kata Yai (Noi means small, Yai means big).

Nightlife is now quite active in Kata Center, a large choice of restaurants and bars open their doors all day, but it looks more
lively at night. Choice of food is large, from Scandinavian, Indian, Pizzerias or English, but of course seafood and Thai food
restaurants as well. Many bars are still in the old "phuket way", with girls calling you when you walk down the street, but lately
some more original bars opened with a friendly cozy style, like the "Cafe del Mar". Shop till you drop with hundred of souvenir
shops, tailors and dive shops opened till late. Kata is a small village, half way between the hyper active nights of patong beach
and some other remote beaches.

The Club Med Complex dominates this scenic beach, but it is open to the public, serving every evening a different buffet and a
show performed by the staff. One of the most popular hotel in Kata, further down the street, is the Boathouse, consisting of two
sections: the main hotel with a renown restaurant, and the amazing Mom Tris Villa Royale. Newly open and already popular is
the Jiva Resort an excellent value for money, just opposite of Club Med.

This is the beach of choice if you are swimming with small children because it remains shallow for about thirty meters from the
shoreline. Koh Poo (crab Island, maybe because its shape), the small island off the north end, has a lively coral reef that is
excellent for swimming and snorkeling. Mask and fins can be rented on the beach for about 100 baht. If you stroll to either end of
the beach you will find many little places that offer tasty Thai food.