Are five nights enough for a first time visit?
Hello fellers,
I'm excited about my potential first trip to Pattaya next month, and before I pull the trigger I was wondering. Are 5 nights good enough for a first-time visit. I'm pretty sure I could make it 3 times a day.
I'll be landing at 8 am on Thursday, so I could reasonably expect to be at Pattaya around 10 am. Anybody have a favorite place to go at that time of day?
Flying Emirates from Chicago, staying at Amari Nova Suites. Planing to get my combo Hep A /B immunization as soon as I finalize my itinerary.
Will be in Pattaya in October
Oct 27th to 30th, that is, and looking for friends for beer and mongering, preferably both. Staying in Eastiny Inn.
Amari Nova Suites info for early arrivals
[QUOTE=BrandonKelly;1609784] Arriving around 10 am ... Anybody have a favorite place to go at that time of day?
... (I'm) staying at Amari Nova Suites.[/QUOTE]First, grab a bunch of Amari Nova Suites business cards from the front desk. You'll need them to give to every Pattaya taxi bike you meet, because no one knows where Nova Suites are, or they confuse it with the big Amari Nova hotel on Beach Road. You can show them the map on the back of the business card, hope they bother to actually look, assuring yourself that you can get back to home base day or night.
Next, either turn right outside the Amari Nova Suite's lobby door and keep on walking until you reach Soi Six, or better yet get the hotel staff to run you (for free) to Soi Six on their hotel golf cart. Get off at the end of the road, cross Second, and you are at the start of the infamous Soi Six. And may God have mercy on your soul.
Want something more upscale than a cat house? OK, head up Second (you are now on Second), following the flow of traffic, and on your left you will come across Lisa Bar. It's early but you could score an early-shift hottie from the 24-hour Lisa Bar. They'll be the ones dancing behind the bar, or checking out the size of your wallet, as you walk on by. Or, if you see nothing you like, keep on going, and you will find a big Soapie right there, on the left, with a sign so big even your jet-lagged eyes can't miss it. In you go, find yourself a nice seat to view the fishbowl, and welcome to Thailand. Don't slip on the soapie tub during your exit, like some punters do.
By the way, the hospital is right next door, in case you need it during your stay. Is always good to know where the medics are, when you are going into any combat situation.
Enjoy,
- Gunga Din.