Koh Chang has a lot more to offer than beautiful beaches and tropical rainforest. All the action in Koh Chang after sunset is going on in the beach towns of the west coast.
The first thing you will notice when going up and down the main road from beach to beach on the west coast is how many beer bars there are. Almost every town or village has at least a couple of those Farang-oriented bars with mostly young Isaan girls waiting for guys to hang out with them, buy them drinks and go home together in exchange for paying the bar fine and some pocket money.
White Sand Beach Hat Sai Khao , the most developed beach on the island, has by far the highest concentration of girly bars on Koh Chang. Look at the map below for the exact locations of those beer bar hubs. I have marked only the areas where there is a high concentration with at least ten or more girly bars. Believe it or not, there is no proper indoor nightclub on Koh Chang. There is no cover charge and it gets busy from around midnight till late.
They even have a pool table there which is great to meet other people. Another nightlife hotspot is the backpacker mecca at Lonely Beach. You can compare it somewhat with Khaosan Road in Bangkok; parties here start in the late afternoon and end somewhere around dawn. Needless to say that a lot of local Thai girls with ordinary day jobs like hotel reception or spa head there to hook up with Farang guys after they finished work.
Apart from all these beer bars, night clubs and backpacker spots there are obviously countless of beachside restaurants that make great party spots at night too. Handsome man! Massage one hour! If you want some break from the increasingly expensive food in the restaurants in town or just crave some authentic Thai street food, sweets and drinks , make sure to visit the atmospheric night market right on the main street from about 6pm to 10pm.
