Jomtien blows. Take it from someone who has lived there for 17 years. Boring, bar infested nothing. Beach water ain't clean, either. No mall, one supermarket. Most things you need you have to go in to pattaya for. If you don't
drive, that means public transportation.
That means hot sweaty overcrowded.Baht busses that take thirty to forty five minutes to get into pattaya.
I try and spend as much time as possible away from there.