Pattaya Hotels

[Christian G]

Hey fellow mongers!

I will be traveling to pattaya next week and I just had a question before I make my living arrangements.

How safe are condos??

Last time I was in Pattaya (2019 pre-covid a. K. a good times).

I stayed in a hotel. A modest hotel, but clean and near a lot of things. It was not too expensive. Unfortunately, that place has shut down now due to losses in Covid.

Anyhoo, I am thinking of taking a condo instead of a hotel this time. Grass Serviced Suites seem tempting. I am just concerned about how safe are these?

I mean do they have a safe in the rooms to keep my camera and other stuff safe if I have company coming over for the night?

Also, are condos better in terms of girl friendly? Do I have to check the girl in?

Condos are super safe, there is 24 HR security and CCTV everywhere. Some condos will ask your girls to sign the visitor book and take their IDs, some condos don't give a fuck about who you take back to your room.

Condos are super GF, you can take as many girls as you want to your room and nobody blink an eye, just don't make noise.

Some apartments have safetybox and some not. Just ask your host. If the apartment don't have safetybox use your luggage as safetybox.

[Christian G]

Just ask any Western or East Asian girl if she's traveling alone in India. Everyone, poor or rich, young or old will hit on them thinking they are easy lay as they are alone and come from western countries where casual sex is normal. Guys will molest them or stalk them even to their hotel rooms. The girls will be lucky if they don't get raped.

I met a Thaigirl in Pattaya who told me that she been in India for 6 months for working in a massage shop (she said only HJ but who know if this is true or not), she said that she was scared as fuck to walk alone in the street in day time, as you said everybody stalked her. She said will never come back to India.

[Ge148]

Thank you so much. I will check it today. It's beauty of Pattaya that I don't need to worry about gals unlike other places that's why trying to fix this damn smoking room issue 😀.

The Dynasty Inn in Soi 13 allows smoking on the balconies. And the Whitehouse Condotel, that is next to it, as well I believe. But I'm not sure.

[Mogwai]

Seems many hotels turned into non smoking even with balconies. It's painful to come out for smoke in between or in night. Checked LK impress, Mercure, Baywalk all said no smoking in room. Any suggestions please.

The Dynasty Inn in Soi 13 allows smoking on the balconies. And the Whitehouse Condotel, that is next to it, as well I believe. But I'm not sure.

[Ge148]

Even I prefer and always try to book with Balcony for smoking but recently one of my friend was charged 2000 bhat for smoking in Balcony as property was no smoking. I called around 7-8 hotels and all said no smoking. What about hard rock cafe? Sunshine hotel & residence is green with smoking policy and have balcony but rooms are average which I don't want to compromise

I always prefer hotel rooms with balconies. Why can't you smoke on the balcony in Pattaya? I been visiting Brazil lately since Covid and my SP girls and I smoke reefer on my hotel balcony all the time. NO problem. No one gives a shit. I don't know, but it may one more nail in the coffin like still wearing face masks in public as far as LOS and I are concerned.

Shit, after 25 years of visiting Thailand I think the thrill may be gone. 555.

[Axel Heyst]

Seems many hotels turned into non smoking even with balconies. It's painful to come out for smoke in between or in night. Checked LK impress, Mercure, Baywalk all said no smoking in room. Any suggestions please.

I always prefer hotel rooms with balconies. Why can't you smoke on the balcony in Pattaya? I been visiting Brazil lately since Covid and my SP girls and I smoke reefer on my hotel balcony all the time. NO problem. No one gives a shit. I don't know, but it may one more nail in the coffin like still wearing face masks in public as far as LOS and I are concerned.

Shit, after 25 years of visiting Thailand I think the thrill may be gone. 555.

[Ge148]

Seems many hotels turned into non smoking even with balconies. It's painful to come out for smoke in between or in night. Checked LK impress, Mercure, Baywalk all said no smoking in room. Any suggestions please.

[Member #4753]

I have been coming to Pattaya since 2005, and the price has always been 10 baht. For everyone.

But of course this price is not for an unlimited number of kilometers. For example: it's 10 baht from the crossing of South Pattaya Road / Second Road up to the Dolphin Circle (the roundabout next to Terminal 21). It's also 10 baht from the Dolphin Circle up to the crossing of South Pattaya Road / Second Road. So this means when you hop on at the crossing of Second Road / Soi 6 for example, and you hop off at Central festival on Beach Road, you will have to pay 20 baht.
Same if you hop on at the end of Beach Road, close to Walking Street, and you hop off somewhere on Second Road, you will have to pay 20 baht.
At least that is how I have understood it a long time ago, probably in 2005. Nowadays I never take a baht bus anymore on Beach Road when I want to hop off on Second Road. In that case I walk to Second Road first, through one of the soi's, and take a bus there.

I can just imagine your average baht bus driver saying f**k it, dumb ass tourists are not going to know the intricacies of this pricing so they cop the 20 baht rate.

[Breadman]

No, they are not. I think 99% of the baht buses that circle over Beach Road and Second Road take the same route over and over again. Occasionally you see one driving through a soi from Beach Road to Second Road or v.v.

The baht buses running up second road have two directions, they either do a you turn and head back down Beach road and you can stay on that all the way until Walking Street or it keeps going straight up towards Nakula. Just ask the driver which route he's taking before jumping on.

Now I have seen baht buses drive straight after making the left turn past Walking Street. I would guess they travel up a bit and turn left to go towards LK Metro but I am not sure.

[Mogwai]

Aren't the routes they take random?

No, they are not. I think 99% of the baht buses that circle over Beach Road and Second Road take the same route over and over again. Occasionally you see one driving through a soi from Beach Road to Second Road or v.v.

[Mogwai]

I believe the standard pricing is 10 baht for locals which includes long term residents and 20 baht to short term tourists.

I have been coming to Pattaya since 2005, and the price has always been 10 baht. For everyone.

But of course this price is not for an unlimited number of kilometers. For example: it's 10 baht from the crossing of South Pattaya Road / Second Road up to the Dolphin Circle (the roundabout next to Terminal 21). It's also 10 baht from the Dolphin Circle up to the crossing of South Pattaya Road / Second Road. So this means when you hop on at the crossing of Second Road / Soi 6 for example, and you hop off at Central festival on Beach Road, you will have to pay 20 baht.
Same if you hop on at the end of Beach Road, close to Walking Street, and you hop off somewhere on Second Road, you will have to pay 20 baht.
At least that is how I have understood it a long time ago, probably in 2005. Nowadays I never take a baht bus anymore on Beach Road when I want to hop off on Second Road. In that case I walk to Second Road first, through one of the soi's, and take a bus there.

[Zman429]

It's 10 for everyone, not just Thais. 20 if you were going from Jomtien to Soi 6 maybe.

Don't talk to the driver, once you do they will try to class it as private hire and rip you off.

Yes it's 10 baht per ride, now sometimes you have to switch buses and it's another 10 baht like if you're going to Soi 6 and they cut it off short at Pattaya Klang search youtube for baht buses in Pattaya and their are explanations of the routes.

[SinfullyKorean]

Well then I guess they charge different prices for different people just like the ladies do (knowledge from Mr E). Because I've never been charged more than 10 baht and I've asked to be let off at Soi 6 many times.

I'm not trying to be argumentative but just reporting my experience of riding baht buses for many years. I've never asked a price or been quoted a price, I just jump on and hand them 10 baht when I get off.

Aren't the routes they take random? How do you know they're not driving all the way out to Jomtien or past Terminal 21? This is why I'd ask them if they're going to WS or Buakhaow if I'm getting on on 2nd St. But if I'm getting off on Soi 6, I'd just get on without asking and pay the 10 baht. Same thing if I get on on Beach Rd. I just get on and get off on WS.

[Member #4753]

Well then I guess they charge different prices for different people just like the ladies do (knowledge from Mr E). Because I've never been charged more than 10 baht and I've asked to be let off at Soi 6 many times.

I'm not trying to be argumentative but just reporting my experience of riding baht buses for many years. I've never asked a price or been quoted a price, I just jump on and hand them 10 baht when I get off.

I belive the standard pricing is 10 baht for locals which includes long term residents and 20 baht to short term tourists. During covid there were no short term residents so everyone just gave 10 baht and it kind of became the default price.

When tourist numbers pick up they will probably start asking for the dual pricing model again. Anyhow, that is how I understood it, I may be wrong too!

[SoberHans69]

One further tip. Just grab a Baht bus to walking st from the Hilton. The little blue pickup type tructs that you signal from the street. Just 10 baht for locals, 20 baht for tourists.

It's 10 for everyone, not just Thais. 20 if you were going from Jomtien to Soi 6 maybe.

Don't talk to the driver, once you do they will try to class it as private hire and rip you off.