I'm not sure if it's the done thing to recommend other travel forums but you'll get a better response to your KP question on the Lonely Planet or Backpacker Thailand forums.
Re Royal Paradise: there used to be a joke in Patong circles that the Royal Paradise was the best place to stay in because then you didn't have to look at the bloody ugly thing. By the way, the entertainment section connected to Paradise is mainly a gay area.
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