Best swimming pool in Pattaya - where is it?

[Baron Samedi]

Hello wonderful people of Pattaya !

I'm trying to figure out where I could find a decent swimming pool in this town.

I've spotted a nice little place earlier today not too far from the junction between soi Pothole and Thanon Chalermprakiat.

Some sort of beer garden I believe with a swimming pool in the middle.

Nice place but the pool was too small.

So anyway. Where can I find a swimming pool where I can actually... swim ????

Thanks

 

[jacko45k]

Most Hotels... Areca has 2. 

[Baron Samedi]

3 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Most Hotels... Areca has 2. 

Ok. So how does it work? I just present myself at the reception and ask if I can use the pool? How much is it usually? Thx

[jacko45k]

30 minutes ago, Baron Samedi said:

Ok. So how does it work? I just present myself at the reception and ask if I can use the pool? How much is it usually? Thx

No, they are usually free to residents. Some hotels allow 'guests' in for a payment. There used to be a public pool on the roof of the old Mike Shopping Mall, but no more. Would Pattaya Water Park work for you? https://goo.gl/maps/Sb1WNauTzHh5wKFAA

[JackGats]

Sabai Lodge (Soi 2) used to have one of the test pools in town. Big enough to swim, and warm enough during the colder months because of a good sun exposure and the fact that the pool is at ground level. 

[Baron Samedi]

1 hour ago, jacko45k said:

No, they are usually free to residents. Some hotels allow 'guests' in for a payment. There used to be a public pool on the roof of the old Mike Shopping Mall, but no more. Would Pattaya Water Park work for you? https://goo.gl/maps/Sb1WNauTzHh5wKFAA

I'm looking for non-resident friendly pools so to say ????

I'll have a look at Pattaya Water Park but I'm pretty sure it's expensive.

What I had in mind was more the kind of place where you pay 40THB or so to access the pool and thats it you know. Like a municipal swimming pool back in our countries you know.

 

1 hour ago, JackGats said:

Sabai Lodge (Soi 2) used to have one of the test pools in town. Big enough to swim, and warm enough during the colder months because of a good sun exposure and the fact that the pool is at ground level. 

Sounds cool. Can a non-resident pay a fee to use that pool ?

[thailand49]

Do you have transportation?

[fulhamster]

Soi Kao Noi is a big pool after last night's rains????

[AlQaholic]

[action]

Suan Palm Resort.

It's outside of town a bit, 150 THB per day.  Has jacuzzi and sauna etc.  

[CanadaSam]

My friend, just google largest swimming pools in Pattaya.

 

You will find most of them in Condo complexes like Dusit, or Atlantic, etc.

 

Walk in, in your swimming attire, noboby will stop you.

 

Free swimming for as long as you wish.

 

Pattaya is still foreigner-friendly, and you can use this "loophole" for as long as you wish.

 

A freebie would be the beautiful girls, that you could possibly chat up and meet afterwards.

[Peterw42]

OP, public pools dont really exist , most hotels, condo blocks, moobaans have pools for residents so there is no demand. Any place that is running a business charging for pool access wont be 40 baht, more like 100-200 baht. You may be able to find a condo block you can sneak into but usually involves paying the security guy. 99% of places wont just let you wander in, as others are saying.

Why not move somewhere that has a pool, it would ultimately be cheaper than paying for access/transport each day.

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, Baron Samedi said:

Nice place but the pool was too small.

So anyway. Where can I find a swimming pool where I can actually... swim ????

Thanks

Beach road, look for the wet side of the road.

[Bangkokhatter]

Sauna Bar, Pratumnak Soi 6, nice place but pool may not be as big as you want.

[aussiexpat]

The Beach House bar has a good pool, especially after a few drinks ????

 

[GaryPustynskiy]

3 hours ago, Peterw42 said:

OP, public pools dont really exist , most hotels, condo blocks, moobaans have pools for residents so there is no demand. Any place that is running a business charging for pool access wont be 40 baht, more like 100-200 baht. You may be able to find a condo block you can sneak into but usually involves paying the security guy. 99% of places wont just let you wander in, as others are saying.

Why not move somewhere that has a pool, it would ultimately be cheaper than paying for access/transport each day.

One public swimming pool do actually exists in Pattaya:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nongprue+Swimming+Pool/@12.9448744,100.9317756,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3102bf36448de6eb:0x23263a950640dac5!8m2!3d12.9449935!4d100.9343334

30B per person last time I checked. Google Maps photos are outdated, there's a roof above the pool now:
 

[Baron Samedi]

4 hours ago, thailand49 said:

Do you have transportation?

Nope. I'm walking. Don't feel like driving in Pattaya.

[Baron Samedi]

3 minutes ago, GaryPustynskiy said:

One public swimming pool do actually exists in Pattaya:
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Nongprue+Swimming+Pool/@12.9448744,100.9317756,17z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x3102bf36448de6eb:0x23263a950640dac5!8m2!3d12.9449935!4d100.9343334

30B per person last time I checked. Google Maps photos are outdated, there's a roof above the pool now:
 

Exactly what I was looking ????

Gonna try and figure an easy way to go there.

Thx man

[sscc]

Hotel pool for non-resident is not that cheap. 

Paid 200 B  in a  3.5* Hotel for using a long and narrow roof top ( very cold water ) great for lap swimming in Soi 4 area few years back. 

Also had swam in 4* Siam-By-Design/Siam-At-Siam roof top photo-perfect pool years ago,  the deal there was buying 500 B food/drink voucher. 

 

In the condo pool,   swam in View-Talay Six ( just beside Central-Hilton )  as a condo-rental guest almost 10 years ago.   It is of course a very old building and pool maintenance may be iffy.   The pool in View Talay Six is not too good or too bad for lap swim.  However,  you may be able to wander in  as security is very lax in that building. The pool is on ground level next to the high-rise. 

 

Best pool I have swam in Pattaya is The Base Condo ( soi 12 ).   Very big and exceptional view roof top pool.   Stayed there for few nights 4 years ago.  Recalled that one needs key card to use the elevator to get up.   

 

On Soi two Sabai Lodge,  stayed and swam there too.   Pool is a bit small for lap swim. ;

 

[thailand49]

27 minutes ago, Baron Samedi said:

Exactly what I was looking ????

Gonna try and figure an easy way to go there.

Thx man

Reason I ask this public Pool is what I was going to suggest.  It is largest public pool I know and it is covered. From town maybe 8-10 KM,  motorbike taxi maybe 120baht,  car 200 baht?  

[1FinickyOne]

6 hours ago, thailand49 said:

Do you have transportation?

do you think he swims everywhere? 

[eto1]

There's 2 big pools just off ban noen plubwan. Both are 50 thb to use both sell food and drinks. The one near the Bangkok bank is 30 metres.

Saichon pool is 25 metres both are really good for swimming and underused most of the time.

 

[Woof999]

12 hours ago, CanadaSam said:

Free swimming for as long as you wish.

Whatever the law might say I'd call that theft. Hopefully there are a few people here that would have more class than to do it.

[jacko45k]

17 hours ago, Baron Samedi said:

Exactly what I was looking ????

Gonna try and figure an easy way to go there.

Thx man

Motorcycle taxis are good for short trips....

[Sqoop]

The best pools that I have found for Lane swimming in pattaya are at the arcadia continental. One is 40m and another is approx 80m . 

[Henryford]

Pattaya Park, near Pratamnack. 100 baht to get in. Massive pool, and slides

[falkenbach]

Opened last year:
https://www.facebook.com/people/Caribbean-Pool-eakmongkol-Village-1-soi-Chaiyapruek-1/100068912903613/
At Jomtien https://www.pkresortpattaya.com/ and http://www.villa-navin.com/en/ used to accept visitors and https://goo.gl/maps/S9rd93SkFRqbxUVW6 I believe allow swimming with any order