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[QUOTE=Bunky;3067375]If you're visiting for the first time, go to this web site:
[URL]https://www.calcmaps.com/map-radius/[/URL]
Search for "Pattaya Central Festival Mall. " Set the radius to 0.4 miles and click "draw circle. " Book a hotel in this area.
[/QUOTE]What a useful website! Thanks for posting the link.
[QUOTE=SubCmdr;3067056]Answer: [B]View Talay 6[/B] or the [U]Hilton in Central Mall[/U].
Question: Where to stay in Pattaya?
Alex,
Things that have already been covered in the [B]Pattaya Hotels[/B] thread for 100.[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Bunky;3067375]Khun Pokler:
People visit Pattaya from all over the world, bringing all manner of currencies. Here in the forum we quote everything in Thai Baht. At 32/USD your budget is 8,000 to 9,600 Baht per night. That is *EXTREMELY* generous in Pattaya.
If you're visiting for the first time, go to this web site:
[URL]https://www.calcmaps.com/map-radius/[/URL]
Search for "Pattaya Central Festival Mall. " Set the radius to 0.4 miles and click "draw circle. " Book a hotel in this area..[/QUOTE]Thanks for feedback but what do you think about these hotels in this vid? What I am concerned about is the possible noise due too location being close to night life. I'll be going August so would love to hear your thoughts on noise factor.
[URL]https://youtu.be/tsdbohRiYfQ?si=a7sSPNRe4WD1rIGh[/URL]
[QUOTE=Pokler;3067751]Thanks for feedback but what do you think about these hotels in this vid? What I am concerned about is the possible noise due too location being close to night life. I'll be going August so would love to hear your thoughts on noise factor.
[URL]https://youtu.be/tsdbohRiYfQ?si=a7sSPNRe4WD1rIGh[/URL][/QUOTE]You can't have your cake and eat it. If you are close to the night-life, and this includes most of central Pattaya, you must be prepared to sleep with ear plugs. You'd better test which ear plugs suit you and buy them before coming to Thailand because they can be hard to find in Thailand. Sometimes the noise is from within the hotel itself. Quite a few hotels have a "bar" or "coffee shop" attached to them, and instead of instructing these places to go easy on the sound, they'll welcome booming and blaring that make your room walls tremble until 5 in the morning.
During the day traffic noise is often only a small part of the equation. Question: how far are you from the nearest building site? Answer: never far away in Pattaya. Jack-hammering, grinding of metal or concrete is going on everywhere all the time. Baraquda for example is fine, except where they're tearing up 2nd road nearby.
The average duration of a shop or restaurant in Pattaya is 3 months, so every 3 months they're demolishing and / or rebuilding. They will also be tearing up Sois or parts of Beach Road or 2nd Road for no apparent purpose except filling the pockets of city officials.
[QUOTE=Pokler;3067751]Thanks for feedback but what do you think about these hotels in this vid? What I am concerned about is the possible noise due too location being close to night life. I'll be going August so would love to hear your thoughts on noise factor.
[URL]https://youtu.be/tsdbohRiYfQ?si=a7sSPNRe4WD1rIGh[/URL][/QUOTE]Like XXL already said, it's hard to find a quiet hotel in Pattaya near the nightlife. Therefore I'm always checking the most recent reviews on Tripadvisor, by searching for words like 'noise' and 'noisy'.
Combined with what I know about the location and surroundings of these hotels (as a long time visitor to Pattaya), I can tell you this about the 5 hotels that are promoted in the vid, even though I have never stayed there myself:
Hotel Amber. Is in a quiet location, very close to the nightlife on Soi Buakhao. Maybe not ideal if you like to find your girls in the agogo's on Walking Street, but it's doable.
Intimate Hotel. There are noisy bars at the backside of this hotel. The front side is quieter, but not 100% quiet I think.
Hotel Baraquda. Right next to very busy Second Road (Pattaya Sai Song Road), and Avenue Mall. And there are some beer bars on the other side of the road, at the corners of Soi 13/1 and Soi 13/2.
I wouldn't want to stay there, even though quite a lot of board members here love it.
Siam Bayshore Resort. A bit far from the action, all the way down Walking Street, close to Bali Hai Pier. Unless, again, you like to find your girls on Walking Street.
Mixed reviews regarding noise: some say it's noisy, some say it's quiet.
Hilton. Excellent central location, but there are many bars on the north side, in Soi 7 and Soi 8. So a room on the south side might be better. However, sometimes there are festivals and concerts on Beach Road, or in front of the mall (Central Pattaya, a.k.a. Central Festival) that is right under the hotel.
In April 2026 I stayed at:
Pintree Serviced Apartments, off South Pattaya Road. B799. Spacious, kitchen, decent safe. 5 minutes' walk to the excellent Friendship supermarket.
Tycoon Place Hotel. B900. Chinese-owned. Pool. Same soi as Pintree.
Jomtien Longstay Hotel. B1,000. Jomtien. Misleading name as it takes short stays too. Balcony. Pool.
Aiyaree Hotel. B1,000 ('discounted' entering hot/low season). Jomtien. Popular with Europeans. Pool. Big room with safe, kitchen corner and balcony. Good buffet breakfast until 10 am. Hot water to big bathtub a bit tricky to control. Next to Jomtien Longstay.
In Saphankwai, Bangkok, a new gem is the Aesthetic Hotel, offering 3/4 star quality for B900, on Suthisarn-Winitchai road. Electric toilet, curtains and shower-blind. 48" TV. Need a Bolt or Grab taxi to Sukhumvit but nearby are girlie bars such as RCA and DED99, eateries, a 7/11 every few steps, and the motorbike-taxi guys can take you to nearby 'ladyhouses' for outcall.
I have heard Penthouse and Baraquda have mirrors but these places are not to my liking. Penthouse looks especially seedy.
Any suggestions? I would prefer mirrors near the bedside. Ceiling mirrors are nice to have but not mandatory.
[QUOTE=Pokler;3067751]What do you think about these hotels in this video? What I am concerned about is the possible noise due too location being close to night life.[/QUOTE]HOTEL AMBER: Halfway between Soi Buakhao and Third Road on Chaloem Phrakiat 21 Alley. South side the alley, set back a bit. Closest noisy bar would be the Candy Club, at least 100 meters away.
INTIMATE HOTEL: North side of Soi 14 Alley, about 75 meters east of Second Road. That soi is a dead end and doesn't get much through traffic. The hotel is pretty deep into the soi. Almost no nightlife on that soi. So probably pretty quiet.
HOTEL BARAQUDA: Next door to The Avenue shopping complex. Fronts on Second Road, which has traffic 24/7. But I know from personal experience that the rooms in the back overlooking the pool are quiet. Beware that The Avenue hosts a night market that includes outdoor dining and drinking and amplified music.
SIAM BAYSHORE: This is at the SOUTH end of Walking Street, near the Bali Hai Pier. Some ginormous night clubs down there that stay open until dawn. The video claims the place offers a "peaceful retreat." I have no personal knowledge, but I'm skeptical. Also: Walking Street during the daytime is a bit sad.
HILTON: Next door to the Central Festival Mall, towering over the beach. If your budget permits, the rooms with a balcony looking out to sea are spectacular. Up on the higher floors noise won't be a factor.
FINALLY, AN OBSERVATION: Pattaya is a beach resort that caters to travelers on holiday. It is RAMMED with amplified music of every form and fashion. Tiny beer bars have YouTube music videos playing with the sound on. Complexes like Myth Night have a DJ and a high tech sound system. There are also multiple clubs with live performers. It's just part of the party vibe.
If you stay in the central part of town (and you should on your first trip) you're almost certain to hear some nightlife noise while inside your hotel. Of the four possibilities pimped on YouTube, I think the Amber Hotel would probably be the quietest, mostly because it's a bit off the beaten path.
[QUOTE=Bunky;3067855]HOTEL AMBER: Halfway between Soi Buakhao and Third Road on Chaloem Phrakiat 21 Alley. South side the alley, set back a bit. Closest noisy bar would be the Candy Club, at least 100 meters away.
INTIMATE HOTEL: North side of Soi 14 Alley, about 75 meters east of Second Road. That soi is a dead end and doesn't get much through traffic. The hotel is pretty deep into the soi. Almost no nightlife on that soi. So probably pretty quiet.
HOTEL BARAQUDA: Next door to The Avenue shopping complex. Fronts on Second Road, which has traffic 24/7. But I know from personal experience that the rooms in the back overlooking the pool are quiet. Beware that The Avenue hosts a night market that includes outdoor dining and drinking and amplified music.
SIAM BAYSHORE: This is at the SOUTH end of Walking Street, near the Bali Hai Pier. Some ginormous night clubs down there that stay open until dawn. The video claims the place offers a "peaceful retreat." I have no personal knowledge, but I'm skeptical. Also: Walking Street during the daytime is a bit sad.
HILTON: Next door to the Central Festival Mall, towering over the beach. If your budget permits, the rooms with a balcony looking out to sea are spectacular. Up on the higher floors noise won't be a factor..[/QUOTE]Great info thanks. Do you know if Amber is girl friendly? (I can't believe I even have to ask. You would think that as a adult I can take anyone ai want to my room).
[QUOTE=XXL;3067762]You can't have your cake and eat it. If you are close to the night-life, and this includes most of central Pattaya, you must be prepared to sleep with ear plugs. You'd better test which ear plugs suit you and buy them before coming to Thailand because they can be hard to find in Thailand. Sometimes the noise is from within the hotel itself. Quite a few hotels have a "bar" or "coffee shop" attached to them, and instead of instructing these places to go easy on the sound, they'll welcome booming and blaring that make your room walls tremble until 5 in the morning.
During the day traffic noise is often only a small part of the equation. Question: how far are you from the nearest building site? Answer: never far away in Pattaya. Jack-hammering, grinding of metal or concrete is going on everywhere all the time..[/QUOTE]Damn. Do you agree with the others that the Amber may be my best bet?
[QUOTE=Pokler;3067876]Great info thanks. Do you know if Amber is girl friendly? (I can't believe I even have to ask. You would think that as a adult I can take anyone ai want to my room).[/QUOTE]Did you watch the video? The whole premise of the video was 5 girl friendly no guest fee hotels. Of the hotels mentioned I've only stayed at the Hilton but I have also stayed at The Hardrock and Holiday Inn at the beginning of Beach road and I've never heard any outside noise in my room at night. Also never paid any fees or was denied having guests.
Wedged in between View Talay 6 and Siam Bayview Resort is this nifty art deco style boutique resort. Pool is limited but you can use the pool in Siam Bayview (same owner). Breakfast is ala carte and order all you want. Usually around 5000 baht.
Hard rock is good one to try for the novelty, I found it had worn off by my second stay. Some interesting memorabilia and a huge pool. A few snaps from my first stay.
[QUOTE=RhinoTusk;3067931]Wedged in between View Talay 6 and Siam Bayview Resort is this nifty art deco style boutique resort. Pool is limited but you can use the pool in Siam Bayview (same owner). Breakfast is ala carte and order all you want. Usually around 5000 baht.[/QUOTE]How easy is it to bring girls to Talay?
I also saw quite a few places around that area that called my attention.
-Central Pattaya Infinity Pool Condo View.
-Central Pattaya Sea View Pool Suite.
-Page 10 Hotel.
-Great Location Awesome Pool.
Looks like several are apartments within a same complex. (I saw them in [URL]hotels.com[/URL] as I have to book thru that platform for the bonus I get).
Anyone tried any of them? Girl friendly?
Thanks,
[QUOTE=RhinoTusk;3067933]Hard rock is good one to try for the novelty, I found it had worn off by my second stay. Some interesting memorabilia and a huge pool. A few snaps from my first stay.[/QUOTE]Thanks, and is Hard Rock ok with visitors?
Cheers.
Be.
[QUOTE=Fleaker29;3067956]How easy is it to bring girls to Talay?[/QUOTE]I had no issues. My friends have had no issues. Please note [B]View Talay 6[/B] is not a hotel. But for me and my friends it is a nice place to stay. No noise issues when I stayed there. My friends have not reported any noise issues.
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