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Pool bars, aren't they widely known for where everyone sits there all day in the pool drinking alcohol while pissing in the pools rather than leaving the pool to go to the toilet?

Came across his Facebook page and looking at his posts, seems he's been back since end of 2023 in his condo, which looks to be View Talay 6.

Actually, it looks like the gangster Tim "Sharky" Ward lives in View Talay 6. Saw some videos of him taken from his room and it seems to be from this building. Looks like this condo building is an avoid for me.

Talking about condos with good security, which condos in Central Pattaya have keycard access that you need to swipe/tap at the lifts which will only go to the floor you stay on?

Sorry, yes. View Talay 6 right next to Central.

Can't, I'm not currently in Thailand.

View Talay 8, right next to Central - how is this condo for renting between 6 to 9 months? Are there any downsides to living there? How much should I expect to pay per month for a 6 to 9 month contract? Roughly what sizes are these studios, are they around 48 sqm? Are the lifts to the floors with keycard access only, so nobody can go to your floor if they don't live there? What type of facilities does this building have? Big pool, good gym, etc?

Surely there must be something required as the last few back pages of a rental contract to prove that the owner is actually the owner? At least the following two documents? 1. Thai ID card or Passport for a foreigner 2. House Book showing address of the property

Why are tourists buying or renting cars in the first place and why would a tourist even be driving in the middle of the morning on the other side of Sukhumvit on the "dark side"? Usually tourists stay in Central Pattaya and have no need to venture over past Sukhumvit themselves.

There's been news about scams in renting to foreigners in the past. When looking at renting in a condo, what MUST be included as part of the lease agreement by the landlord and how are you able to tell that the "agent" actually has been contracted by the landlord to act on their behalf and enter into lease agreements? In Pattaya, there's many "agents" sharing keys among other "agents" and showing properties and letting them out even when they are not the ones that have contracted with the landlord. Thai ID Card or Passport, if a foreigner is the landlord. What else?

Just applied for a DTV. A heads up, even though the fee is AUD$600 with the only payment methods being accepted are Visa or Mastercard, even though you get charged in your home currency Australian Dollars, it's done by Kasikorn Bank in Hong Kong, so your Australian credit card company wacks you with an extra 3.5% fee even though the payment is charged in Australian Dollars. That's an extra $21 as a transaction fee on top.

There's been news about scams in renting to foreigners in the past. When looking at renting in a condo, what MUST be included as part of the lease agreement by the landlord and how are you able to tell that the "agent" actually has been contracted by the landlord to act on their behalf and enter into lease agreements? In Pattaya, there's many "agents" sharing keys among other "agents" and showing properties and letting them out even when they are not the ones that have contracted with the landlord. Thai ID Card or Passport, if a foreigner is the landlord. What else?

Have you received your DTV approved yet from the Canberra Embassy? Did they ask for any extra documents or questions?

Seems like someone got a 5 year licence on a DTV, but they originally had a 5 year licence prior to renewal and this was the Nan provincial office. . Anyone here on a DTV have experience in the Pattaya office if they also do 5 year for DTV holders?

There's an Emsphere in Pattaya now?

Condos usually have extremely limited equipment and light dumbbells.

Didn't see it advertised anywhere in Thailand, so thought I would ask just in case they did offer it.

Coming in on a DTV, will a Thai licence be renewable for only 2 years or 5 years? Also, if a temporary 2 year licence is up for renewal in Jan 2025 but your birth month is July 2025, if you renew your licence before the Jan 2025 expiry and you only get an extra 2 years, will the new licence expire in Jan 2027 or July 2027?

Wondering if there any gyms with free trials in Pattaya just like we have in Western countries usually for a 3 or 7 day period of time to see if the gym is the right fit for the person?

Always wondered why they give a better rate for large bills of USD and Euro? And why not other major currencies like Australian Dollar, British Pound, Japanese Yen, etc.

Pattaya is full of Boomers. "OK boomer"

Minimum wage of $24.10 in Australia is a joke. Singapore has no minimum wage and they do just fine as a country without that crap.

Vegemite tastes like sheeeeet. This is coming from an Aussie who doesn't want that rubbish.

Is that an agency that takes a big cut of the pie and only pays their maid employees maybe 60% after taking their cut of the fees charged? The Base has a huge amount of cleaners working there every day, as they have to prepare it for the next illegal short-term AirBNB renters coming to stay for a few days, which would include a full deep clean and change of bedsheets, towels, toilet paper, etc. 500 baht would make sense for something like that if all that was included, and that's probably the price the AirBNB'ers gets charged as a cleaning fee after they've trashed the place.

Wow. Has inflation gone up that much in the past couple of years since 2022? I used to get mine done for 300 baht each time in Central Pattaya for a small 1 bedroom in a condo. A condo that unfortunately is full of many AirBnB type of renters, but all condos are the same in Pattaya. Considering that being a cleaner is not a high level job and most people in similar unskilled jobs gets paid slightly over the minimum wage of 330 baht per day, paying a cleaner 600-800 baht for an hour or two of cleaning is insane. I wonder how much do cleaners at all these millions of hotels (I mean actual hotels, not condos) in Pattaya get paid per day? Doubt they'd be making anywhere near 600-800 baht per hour or two.