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[Beeyee]

Hi all,

I have a flight to Bangkok on February 2nd for a weeks vacation.

I would like to stay at a beach resort and from what i hear, Pattaya is the place that would be most convenient. I don't care too much about an amazing beach, an average one will suffice. I hear the nightlife is pretty cool too.

Does anyone have any recommendations for hotels or other destinations?

Thanks in advance

[Matt_22]

the nightlife in pattaya is pretty cool if you like depraved sex with yaba'd out teenage prostitutes. not my cup of tea but i'm not here to judge.

i'd fly to an island if i were you and wanted to get in some beach time. air asia has some really cheap flights these days, and that'd be 1,000,000 times better than hanging out in pattaya, at least imo.

[Beeyee]

[who-rider9]

Beeyee,

I will also be taking a vacation to thailand for a week at the exact same time and was wondering how you went about getting your plane ticket, such as who did you go through (agent, whypaymore, etc.) and how much did you end up paying. Ive been reading on here and have noticed that everybody seems to be recommending different things and so I figured I would just ask somebody that has already done it to get some advice. Thanks

[crusher_of_heads]

[livinseoul]

I would recommend Pattaya as a must see. I went there for a planned week and left after 3 days. There was only so much of the beer and women I could take. It is 24 hour debauchery on steroids. You will get decent enough hotel/B&B in Pattaya for 500-600baht per night with A/C.

I would also recommend Koh Samet - a 90 minute bus ride to Rayong then a 20 minute tuk tuk to Ban Pae then a 20 minute ferry to Koh Samet.

http://www.kosamet.net/

The beaches are very clean in Koh Samet. Do not swim in the sea in Patters unless you want to catch something that you have not already caught.

Do not book a room on Samet until you get there. Around 800baht per night with A/C.

[Shimokitazawa]

I've never been to Pattaya. No desire to go, either.

Why go to Pattaya when you can go to Phuket or Samui where you not only can get nearly 24 hour debauchery but also pretty beaches?

[Beeyee]

[Shimokitazawa]

[Kevtron]

[dmbfan]

[mrsquirrel]

http://www.munnorkislandresort.com/360/index-eng.html

Stay here for a few days.

[BTSskytrain]

beeyee,

just food for thought as this recommended itinerary guaranties a kick ass good time.

fly into bangkok and have a taxi meter take you to the nana hotel (about 1000-1200 baht per night). mind you, the nana is a bit shabby but it's a real throwback from vietnam era, not to mention that it's right across the street from the nana entertainment plaza as well as several beer bars just outside the hotel.

stay at the nana for a couple of nights. spend your first night checking out the ladies at the nana entertainment plaza and your second night at soi cowboy, a very close taxi ride away.

for these first two days in bangkok i suggest that you spend the daytime hours checking out a couple of temples, khao san road, the chatuchak market (if open) and an evening strolling around chinatown.

on day three, take a taxi meter to the ekamai bus terminal. buy a ticket for an air con bus to pattaya (super cheap, maybe 125 baht). enjoy the 2 hour ride (never know who you just might meet on these bus rides, ha)

once you reach the pattaya bus terminal, offer a private baht bus driver 100 baht to take you to the penthouse hotel (soi pattayaland 2). stay at the penthouse hotel for 2 nights (about 1200 per night and the rooms are nice, only minutes from walking street too). this place is wicked cool. very reminiscent of an old 1950's german boutique brothel. check out their website and you'll see the other many perks offered at the penthouse. only stay at the penthouse for 2 nights and spend your daytime hours strolling beach road and 2nd road in search of a hotel closer to your price range. there are hundreds and the walk around pattaya as you look for a hotel is a great way to get familiar with pattaya's layout.

once you find your hotel for the duration of your stay in pattaya then just kick back and enjoy all that pattaya has to offer.BOOZE AND GIRLS!!!! trust me, you'll need nothing else but the chance to jet ski, parasail, go deep sea fishing, play golf, scuba dive are all at your fingertips.

your three main areas of pattaya are beach road, walking street, and naklua. may i recommend that you check out pattayasecrets.com as there is a lot of good info there to help make your trip go smoothly.

this itinerary was my itinerary on my first trip to thailand and it was unforgettable. have a blast brother!!!

skytrain

[mrsquirrel]

^ Stuff busses just take a taxi to Pattaya. Cheap enough.

[Beeyee]