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Resorts in Pattaya and Jomtien hotels information and travel guide to beaches and beer bars.
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PATTAYA
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Just less than two hours from Bangkok, Pattaya is a full-on city.
Most famous for the thousands of bars with Thai girls offering services to tourists.
The beach is not great and the roads can be very busy.
But at least it does have a holiday feel and can be a good break from smelly Bangkok.
Pattaya City, Thailand
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Getting Around:
Hundreds of "Baht Buses" (pick-up truck taxis) cruise the main streets all day and night.
The idea is you just flag it down and get in the back without asking where it goes.
Press the button inside to stop where you want to get off.
Then pay the driver, usually B10, for a short trip.
Be careful! If the Baht Bus is empty and you ask the driver if he goes to "X", he will say yes and treat it as a private hire, then charge you a lot more when you get there.

Also the ususal thousands of Motorbike Taxis are everywhere.
Always negotiate the price first.

Car Taxis. There are now regular car taxis around.
They have meters but will not use them. They will try to charge you an exorbitant amount.
Avoid using them as much as possible.

Motorbike Rental. About B150-200 per day for a small motorbike.
Negotiate for a weekly rental price.
Always wear a helmet.
And be very careful in the crazy traffic.

Theprasit Rd. has been under repair for about 99 years.
What to do:
Windsurf, water ski, swim, sunbath, snorkel, sail.
Rent water scooters to explore Pattaya bay, and motorcycles and jeeps to explore neighbouring beaches such as the increasingly popular Hat Chom Thien (Jomtien Beach) just south of Pattaya, where accommodation is also available.
Play Tennis enthusiasts can enjoy themselves at leadings hotel's courts.
Trips to offshore islands (where bungalows allow overnight stays) by ferry, hydrofoil or hired boat.
Koh Lan is popular for a day trip. Ferries go from the Bali Hai Pier frequently.
Accomodation is also available on Koh Lan.

GOLF
Pattaya is Thailand's most popular base for playing golf.
About 15 bars provide an all-in golf day.
These are listed in the local weekly paper Pattaya Mail.
You can pick and choose so you can play any day of the week with a choice of courses.
Usually it costs around B1200-2000 for the day, made up of competition entry fee B200-300, transport B200-300, Green Fee B700-1000, caddy fee B200-300.
You might have to join one of the two controlling bodies (B500).
Also , if you go to play independantly you find Green Fees are much higher,
good discounts can be had by getting a Pattaya Sports Club card (B500).
See the Pattaya Golf Map for course locations and descriptions.
See the Pattaya Bars Map for Golf Bars locations and details.
Restaurants:
Pattaya offers some of Thailand's choicest seafood in several specialty restaurants. Steak houses and fast-food outlets provide attractives alternatives and gourmets and gourmands alike find satisfaction in restaurants featuring French, Italian, Swiss, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian, English, Indian, Moslem, Japanese, Chinese and Thai Cuisines.
Entertainment:
Bowling alleys, snooker halls, shooting galleries and archery offer further entertainment.
Tiffany and Alcazar Cabarets offer fascinating night shows with beautiful transvestites.
South Pattaya resembles Patpong in Bangkok.
Hundreds of open air bars, A-Go-Go bars and Discos.
Bars usually close at 2-3am, some discos stay open until 5-6am.
Walking Street is quite famous for its hundreds of beer bars, A-Go-Go bars and discos.
Be careful of the many aggressive "Ladyboys" (transvestites) on the street.
Theft is not uncommon. Just stay clear of them.
Warnings:
Though generally a safe place, if you get mixed up with the wrong people especially in the sex trade or business it can be dangerous, quite a number of foreigners are killed each year or "die of natural causes" as the police report often says.
Its a city based on taking as much money from tourists as possible.
Thousands of girls from the poor North-East (Isaan) go to Pattaya to capture a foreign man for his money, they become very good at it!.
Pattaya had a reputation as a centre for child prostitution, but this has been largely eliminated. Offenders are given severe prison terms when caught.
The Police are corrupt! No surprise, this is Thailand.
Local News / Forums
Pattaya Mail
Pattaya Daily News
Pattaya Addicts Forum
Pattaya Secrets Forum
Pattaya Talk Forum
Bar girls Pattaya Walking Street Pattaya
Bar Spruikers Walking Street - South Pattaya
Main road Pattaya Pattaya beach
Second Road with Baht Bus North Beach looking South
Accomodation:
Pattaya boasts an incredible choice of accommodation to suit every pocket. Facilities range from airconditioned opulence to basic simplicity.
Essentially, the visitor has the choice of luxury hotels with private beaches, bayside hotels and economy-class hotels and guest houses.
B500 would get an aircon room in an older basic hotel or guest house.
Jomtien Beach (Chom Tien): Over the hill and around the corner is a quieter area.
Local law forbids go-go bars. So there is only one on Theprasit Rd.
Though there are a lot of beer bars with girls to entertain you.
Quite a nice beach with some shade trees. Cheaper roooms also.
Jomtien Beach is very popular with Thai people for a day at the beach on weekends and holidays.
60km further down the road there is a funky little beach below Ban Chang.
Lovely shade trees and simple restaurants there make for a relaxing spot.
  FACTS.   
Telephone Info: Country code=66. Area Code=38. then the 6 digit phone no.
Geography:
Located 147 kilometres southeast of Bangkok or only about two hour drive, this easy access has made Pattaya is Thailand's busiest beach resort and annually attracts hundreds of thousands of pleasure seeking tourists from all over the world.
Coming & Going:
AIR: Bangkok Airways flies to/from Koh Samui from nearby U Taphao Airport. Check schedules, it can vary.

ROAD: from Bangkok Eastern Bus Terminal (Ekkamai on Sukhumvit Rd.
Get off the BTS Skytrain at Ekkamai Station and walk a bit up the road.) every half hour (B120).
Buses also go to Pattaya from the Northern Bus Station (Jatujak) in Bangkok.
The bus goes to the main Pattaya Bus Station on North Pattaya Rd. (Pattaya Nua)
There you find songthaews (Baht Buses, Taxi Trucks) that will go around Pattaya and Jomtien taking you to your hotel.
There are no car taxis here.
Many Minibuses also go to Pattaya from places like Khao San Rd. and Victory Monument or book through almost any Travel Agent.

From Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok) Airport.
B220 by Bus from the Airport Bus Terminal, or by a Taxi or Limousine, they will take you there from about 1200 baht, easily arranged on arrival.
Negotiate and tell them to drive slowly.
To Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok) Airport.
Taxis are readily available to go to the airport, about B800-1000.
Buses go frequently from the Bus Station.
Bell Bus Service is a private bus that goes every 2 hours from the Bus Station (10:00-16:00), they will also pick you up from your hotel and take you to your hotel if coming from the airport.
From Jomtien there is a private bus that goes 4 times a day (09:00, 13:00, 17:00, 19:30).
The office is in Chaiyaphreuk Rd. just 100 metres from Jomtien Beach Rd.

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