点评:Had to go once just to see if all the criticisms were true. Spoiler -yes, they are.
Yes it's crowded and there are pickpockets (fortunately not a victim of one).
It's at the far southern end of the island and it's a hassle to get there and back unless you stay nearby... but that comes with its own problems like room break-ins and not getting to sleep. I wisely chose a place that's a 10 minute walk away, which is the best compromise.
Fly-by-night alcohol vendors are a bit dangerous, but one can mitigate the risk by buying from established places. Everything is on the pricey side of course. Buying other substances is even more of a risk, so I didn't try it. They are known to work with the cops and you don't even know what you'll get.
Bars charge 40 Baht to use the toilet, so people are cheap and use the ocean as their toilet.
Wore good shoes so didn't get cut on broken glass, but I did see it happen to at least one person.
All this can be forgiven if the music was good, but that was the biggest crime of all -so many stages, and almost all of them playing banal, lowest common denominator garbage! Rihanna and the Village People? Seriously? Ok, I kind of like Rihanna, but not at a rave! And all these stages are so close together, seemed like each one was at war with each other. And of course they turned the volume up so loud I had to bring out earplugs.
I really wanted to like this thing, and I'm glad I experienced it once. But the expats who live here all told me the same thing -even if you're into the party scene, there are better parties to be had on the island. And they're right.
翻译:不得不去一次,看看所有批评是否属实。剧透一下——是的,确实如此。
没错,那里人很多,而且有扒手(幸好我没有遇到过)。
它位于岛屿的最南端,除非你住在附近,否则往返都很麻烦……但这也带来了一些问题,比如房间被盗和睡不着觉。我明智地选择了一个步行10分钟就能到的地方,这是最好的折衷方案。
不靠谱的酒贩有点危险,但你可以从正规的地方购买来降低风险。当然,所有东西都价格不菲。购买其他物品的风险更大,所以我没去。他们和警察合作,你甚至不知道会买到什么。
酒吧的厕所收费40泰铢,所以人们为了省钱,都把海边当厕所。
我穿了好鞋,所以没被碎玻璃划伤,不过我确实看到至少有一人被划伤。
如果音乐好听,这些都可以原谅,但最大的罪过就是——那么多舞台,几乎所有舞台播放的都是平庸之作,都是些低俗的垃圾!蕾哈娜和乡村乐队?真的吗?好吧,我有点喜欢蕾哈娜,但不喜欢在锐舞派对上!而且这些舞台彼此之间距离很近,感觉就像在互相厮杀。当然,他们把音量开得太大,我不得不戴上耳塞。
我真的很想喜欢这种感觉,很高兴我体验过一次。但住在这里的外国人都告诉我同样的话——即使你喜欢派对,岛上还有更好的派对。他们是对的。