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Originally Posted by Jim Richards
Pattaya Beach was a fun liberty port for us sailors back in the mid-'70s. If it's like that now, I wouldn't think of taking my wife there.  |
It has changed a bunch, but there are still some "interesting" parts of town: I was last there in 2003. I stayed at the Royal Cliff Terrace Hotel.
Honestly, the drive from Bangkok to Pattaya is a bit of a hump. I'd stay in the city and enjoy the respite rather than drive: I'd rather land on the back of a Frigate in Sea State Five at night with no horizon than play dodge-car on the way to and from Pattaya again.
All the advice above makes sense to me. I did enjoy the street markets, however, at night.