Hatyai can consider food and shopping paradise for most Malaysian & Singaporean.

Just after you stamp your Passport at Sadao Immigration, you can have a lots of fun. From food, massage, shopping, and many more.

Dannok :
my recommendation is Water View Lake Side Restaurant (but abit pricey) .. just about environment than food.. hehehe...
Meanwhile for shopping, not much you can get at dannok. Tesco Lotus somewhere after KPK Hotel. Other than that is on your way back from Hatyai, you can drop by Dannok Market. Opposite the market you can bought those Thai's Product like noodle, rice, peanuts, medicated oil and so on. All on MYR. Meanwhile for hotel, I prefer Siamthana Hotel and Satit Grandview Hotel, both are below MYR100. And massage at Satit Grand View also not bad around MYR30 for 1hr45m Thai Massage.

Hatyai & Songkhla :
on your way from dannok, you will pass by a temple on your left hand side. It call Wat Thanon. With huge Buddha Statues. can stop and pray, take photo there. driving from dannok to hatyai takes around 45 min (bored journey, as not much things to do along the journey). but there is a nice Chicken Rice stall (Khao Mahn Gai) along the journey, somewhere around the first railway gate.
Upon reaching Hatyai, you wil found a huge Home Decor Complex call (HOMEPRO) on your left hand side, you should pay a visit there. Concept like IKEA, but nicer.

Shopping :
- Lee Garden, Diana Shopping Centre, Central, Robinson
- road side stall
- Talad Kim Yoong (Kim Yoong Market)
- Purt Thai Night Market (nearby Hatyai Bus Station), a lots of cheap stuff there
- Khlong Hae Floating Market (during weekend only) start  4:30pm onwards
* remember to bargain for best price, if you are clever, u can get a very nice price..enjoy..

Food :
- Sky buffet at Lee Garden (make sure go early, otherwise very pack)
- Shabushi Buffet Steamboat & Sushi @ Lee Garden
- Rurn Pert Moo-Ka-Ta (BBQ Pork & Steamboat) - 89baht/pax excluding drinks (somewhere around the road to Paragon, BIX, Sotus Pub)
- Beef Noodle  (beside New Season Hotel)
- Wan Tan Mee (at see kim yoong nearby daiiichi hotel) at night, operated a chinese-thai, very famous and nice...(must try)
- Samila beach @ Songkhla.. a lots of seafood reastaurant there..dine on the beach..
- Ama Dim Sum
- Chok Dee Dim Sum
- Deep Fried Kuey Teow with Steam fish (located at Thung Sao) ->> must try very nice
Interesting Place :
- Hatyai Municipal Park
- Ice Dome
- Hatyai Chang Puak Camp (Elephant Farm)
- Songkhla Aquarium
- Songkhla Zoo
- Samila Beach (Mermaid, Mouse & Cat, etc)
- Wat Hatyai Nai
- Siang Thng Temple (Phra Phom - 4 Face Buddha & donate coffin for needed)
- Wat Pak Khor (on the way to Phattalung)
*if you go with a group of 8-10 pax, you can get a luxury VIP with driver for 2000-2500bath, no need worry about driving and lost.

Entertainment :
- Kiss Channel (singer performance, sexy show, clubbing) - popular among Malaysian & Singaporean
- Kiss Lounge - karaoke (located at Garden Home Chic Hotel) -- abit pricey but VIP la..hehehe
- Paragon Disco (loud-music lover) , beside Sotus Pub, Barberry, BIX
- Fuji Karaoke (2nd Floor Sakura Grand View Hotel) - karaoke with PR
- Sugarbeat (chilling with friend)
and there is alots of those liveband concept also. but standby some small change for tips (20baths)

Accomodation :
there is a lots of choice (Hotel, Apartment/Mansion, Resort)
- Golden Crown Plaza (Hatyai Town) - ard 1000bt
- Sakura Grand View - ard 1000bt
- Lee Garden Hotel (Hatyai Town)
- Grand Plaza Hotel (Hatyai Town)
- Centara Hotel (Hatyai Town)
- New Seasons Hotel (Hatyai Town)
- Mayflower Hotel (Hatyai Town)
- Regency Hotel (Hatyai Town)
- Garden Home Chic Hotel
- Be My Guest (budget motel)
- Sakol Hotel (budget)
- Chudchada Place, Thung Sao (abit far from Town) but cheap at 490bt .. also available for long stay at around 6500bt per month include electricity/water
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* so guys, please take note on this matter.

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stimix bro, i wonder how many times u travel per annum??? Haha...*thumbs*

The food in Hatyai nothing great and infact If u are M'sian fior sure prepare to be slaughtered! RM10 for fried rice is usual there!! & sharkfin RM50/ small wok for 2!! I can get similar portion in Bangkok Chinatown for RM25 only!! ..Normal wantan mee or noodle is ~THB50 or RM5 ..that's more expensive than KL!!

The prices of items no longer cheaper in Hatyai compare to 15yrs ago....Abit dissapointed fo rthe past 5 years as I hv been to Hatyai almost every CNY except this Year...! ..Even their foot massage is more expensive than KL or Bangkok at RM25 when u can get RM20 in KL & RM12-RM15 in BKK 

But going thru the many shopping alleys in Hatyai is no doubt interesting especially most of activities happening at side lane & back lanes...similar to Bangkok Chinatown   

perhaps u r not the regular customer?

my uncles aunties went Hatyai twice a year...sometimes more  than that....
they got whole body massage for only rm 26 or rm30.
definitely u can get nice food, if u know where. 

i jz went there once...

Try to take a body massage at pink lady and thai girl show.

Pink Lady is a big no-no for me ... How about getting a massage in Aladdin ?

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Added on March 4, 2008, 10:08 pmThanks for a the inputs ... Been 5 years since I step my foot on Hatyai.

I am still looking for a nice temple to pray

Hatyai except for chicks ... there is no more tourist attractions ?

As what i know, Bangkok has a IT shopping center, got many kind of stuff there plus quite cheap. I'll try to find out the name of the place.

Yeap nothing much ecept the five foot way & backlane shoppings..On temples, there are few...1 is the gigantic Laughing Buddha not far from Tesco (Behind Tesco)...There is a sleeping Buddha & etc..but not to my interest after seeing those 700-900 years old temples at Chieng Mai..

U can also drive to Songkla which is one quiet village town wth leftover walled city + the mermaid statue & cat & mouse island...nothing much actually.

BTW, forgotten to add....in order to avoid kena slaughter by those eateries shops, u can actually drive to nearby Tesco & eat there..cheaper. food prices start from thb25 only...try the fried oyster (~thb50)..delicious...+ on TESCO, I always like to buy the followings which are cheaper than Malaysia:

1) Siam fragrant Rice as cheap as thb80/5kg or thb160/10kg (Max 10kg per pax to Malaysia) - I always import in 30Kg 
2) Pork or chicken meat!! - It's cheap there..Pork - 1kg only RM8
3) Sundries such as shampoos & etc...since most of M'sian sundries imported from Thailand..

For clothing almost similar to M'sia..sometime KL cheaper! - electronics is a no-no too pricey!

How far is the temple from haytai town ?
Guess this is going to be a boring trip.

Any pubs to recommend ?