I have not been to Pattaya in nearly 20 years. Tell me what I should do when I visit next month.

[Adumbration]

I have not been to Pattaya in nearly 20 years.

 

I am planning a trip there in the coming months.

 

I am thinking of it as my last big hurrah before prostate surgery.

 

I am going for the girls, the nightlife, and the food.  Nothing else.

 

I do not drink but will go to bars and clubs.

 

I want to be right in the thick of it and not interested in anything promoted as 5 star.

 

What hotel should I stay at?

 

What bars and other venues should I visit?

 

What restaurants should I eat at?

 

 

[Trippy]

Stay at Areca lodge. The great bars, go-go's, gentlemens clubs, great restaurants and massage is all within a 2-10 minute walk. 

[bignok]

Honest posting. Not there for golf or culture.

[Adumbration]

17 minutes ago, Trippy said:

Stay at Areca lodge. The great bars, go-go's, gentlemens clubs, great restaurants and massage is all within a 2-10 minute walk. 

What is the breakfast like there?

[Trippy]

8 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

What is the breakfast like there?

Typical breakfast buffet, nothing special, but not bad either. There is at least 3 restaurants open for breakfast a 5 minute walk away if you don't like it.

The upgraded rooms are very nice, newer, clean and spacious. Get a pool view and there is no noise from the bars so easy to get to sleep early. 

[KhunBENQ]

20 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

before prostate surgery.

What kind of? Not all prostate surgery marks the end of male functions.

(speaking from experience).

 

4 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

What is the breakfast like there?

 

It's a few years that I experienced their buffet breakfast.

(I was there during Covid and that was poor).

If you don't like it, it's a three minute walk to a place like "Kung's" with homemade sausages etc. I am not expert in English breakfast but I liked it and it's very popular.
Of course tons of other options in short distance.

Casa Pascal now restarted it's opulent breakfast buffet six times a week. Not cheap.
 

[Adumbration]

2 minutes ago, Trippy said:

Typical breakfast buffet, nothing special, but not bad either. There is at least 5 restaurants open for breakfast a 5 minute walk away if you don't like it.

The upgraded rooms are very nice, newer, clean and spacious. Get a pool view and there is no noise from the bars so easy to get to sleep early. 

I don't plan on doing much sleeping.

[KhunBENQ]

About breakfast and restaurants: where you come from, what are your preferences?

Pattaya has something for almost all tastes (not all near bye).

[Keep Right]

There must be better places to go and see than Pattaya before a potential life altering surgery procedure such as this.

[Trippy]

4 minutes ago, Keep Right said:

There must be better places to go and see than Pattaya before a potential life altering surgery procedure such as this.

Can you name one?

[2baht]

38 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

I do not drink but will go to bars and clubs.

 

Beach Road after midnight, many friendly types, for some reason they have deep voices, light fingers and hunt in pairs!

[Woof999]

10 minutes ago, Keep Right said:

There must be better places to go and see than Pattaya before a potential life altering surgery procedure such as this.

Perhaps Stonehenge or La Traviata?

 

OP says he's coming for the girls, nightlife and food. Pattaya ticks all 3 better than most other places on Earth.

[KhunBENQ]

8 minutes ago, 2baht said:

Beach Road after midnight, many friendly types, for some reason they have deep voices, light fingers and hunt in pairs!

Beach rd and Walking Street at night. Both a miss for me.

WS has gone through the roof with inflated prices and whorehouse like practices (prepay to mamasan, girl be back in 2 hours even with barfine etc.).

[TimeMachine]

I can tell you those golden days of twenty ago are gone.  You will be dissapointed. Nonetheless I'm sure you'll get your socks off. 

[bkk6060]

Areca would work fine.  So many bars, massage others take 2 or 3 girls to your room and enjoy. 

[Adumbration]

24 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

About breakfast and restaurants: where you come from, what are your preferences?

Pattaya has something for almost all tastes (not all near bye).

I am from Oz.  But I have traveled my whole life and been to 65 countries.

 

I will eat any food that is fresh well cooked and well presented.

 

I personally like no name type restaurants that are always busy not because of location or decor but because they serve good food at reasonable prices.

 

Happy for any restaurant suggestions in Patts.

[Adumbration]

13 minutes ago, Woof999 said:

Perhaps Stonehenge or La Traviata?

 

OP says he's coming for the girls, nightlife and food. Pattaya ticks all 3 better than most other places on Earth.

I should make it clear I am not coming to Thailand.  I already live here full time and have done so since my last visit to Patts.

 

I am not a two week millionaire.  And I speak pretty good Thai.  

 

[foreverlomsak]

50 minutes ago, bignok said:

Honest posting. Not there for golf or culture.

I thought girls and drinking establishments are Pattaya culture

[pgrahmm]

58 minutes ago, bignok said:

Honest posting. Not there for golf or culture.

Going for the elusive hole in one....

 

Fore....

[Adumbration]

2 minutes ago, pgrahmm said:

Going for the elusive hole in one....

 

Fore....

Several times per day if possible.

[Woof999]

55 minutes ago, Adumbration said:

I should make it clear I am not coming to Thailand.  I already live here full time and have done so since my last visit to Patts.

 

I am not a two week millionaire.  And I speak pretty good Thai.  

Whatever your circumstances, here's hoping you have a great time.

 

Plenty of chance of you being able to repeat it after the op too maybe...

[patman30]

1 hour ago, Adumbration said:

I am not a two week millionaire.  And I speak pretty good Thai.  

do not let the girls know this
pretend you are on holiday and dont let them know you speak a word of Thai
expect dissapointment compared to 20 years ago
expect everything and everyone to be expensive
might aswell stay the Queen Victoria on Soi 6

[StayinThailand2much]

2 hours ago, Keep Right said:

There must be better places to go and see than Pattaya before a potential life altering surgery procedure such as this.

Sadly, in Pattaya, the 'Beach Promenade' is a construction site, a good number of former bars on Walking Street are boarded up, and the prettier girls offer their services online. I personally find Pattaya way less appealing now than it was 15 years ago.

[StayinThailand2much]

14 minutes ago, patman30 said:

do not let the girls know this
pretend you are on holiday and dont let them know you speak a word of Thai

Things have really changed. 20 years ago, a couple of Thai words or phrases would get applause from Thai girls, but nowadays, tell them you can speak Thai and/or live here, and they will instantaneously lose interest in you...

[Shop mak]

Girls. Nightlife. Food. No 5 star. Got you.

 

Huge changes last 20 years. Traffic is horrible even now in low season.

Ladies are way chubbier than 20 years ago.

St and lt was B500 then, you lucky if you find B1,000 for st now, unless you walk on beach road.

LT was the norm 20 years ago, today most only go ST, unless you offer 2,5k+. Massage shops and weed shops has replaced many 7-11.

 

Good dinner restaurants behind Kiss restaurant, across from Mike shopping mall, second rd and soi Diana.

Budget mode: Kiss restaurant B100-200.

Food lover: all other restaurant behind Kiss restaurant, typically 500-1000. Beefeather Steakhouse #1, check reviews. 4 star $$$$ though. Worth it.

You speak thai, eat cheap thai breakfast less than B100 sold most places soi Buakhao. Or the many proper restaurants same soi B100-150.

 

Meeting ladies daytime are mostly online, beach road are mostly a miss daytime until dark. 7pm until 3am peak time for action there.

Dating site like Thaifriendly for daytime meetings. Inflation also online, st 1200++ but quality can be very good. Book very early.

Soi Honey off soi Buakhao, can be good for a pop-in quickie any time they're open.

 

Stay in the thick of it:

Any hotel near Soi Buakhao area, also for girls and nightlife, Tree Town area across from McDonalds.

Like slim girls? Choose early, after 7-9pm mostly only chubby 65kilo++ available.

Like mature women 40+ with a extra padding?

They are in majority, all bars full of older big ladies.

Like it hardcore? Sure you still remember soi 6, laidback afternoons, really get going by sunset 7pm.

All expences 2,500+ per day, budget hotel, 3 meals, st lady, excluding alcohol and transportation. Want to shrink this budget? find a B400 day guesthouse.

 

Welcome back.

[Artisi]

3 hours ago, Adumbration said:

What is the breakfast like there?

will you have time or the strength for breakfast?

[scottiejohn]

I suggest you erase your mind of past memories and arrive with a fresh outlook as if you have never been there before!

[Adumbration]

1 hour ago, Artisi said:

will you have time or the strength for breakfast?

I hope not.

[blackshadow]

5 hours ago, Adumbration said:

What is the breakfast like there?

good buffet brekkie has good swim pools too

[Adumbration]

2 hours ago, Shop mak said:

Girls. Nightlife. Food. No 5 star. Got you.

 

Huge changes last 20 years. Traffic is horrible even now in low season.

Ladies are way chubbier than 20 years ago.

St and lt was B500 then, you lucky if you find B1,000 for st now, unless you walk on beach road.

LT was the norm 20 years ago, today most only go ST, unless you offer 2,5k+. Massage shops and weed shops has replaced many 7-11.

 

Good dinner restaurants behind Kiss restaurant, across from Mike shopping mall, second rd and soi Diana.

Budget mode: Kiss restaurant B100-200.

Food lover: all other restaurant behind Kiss restaurant, typically 500-1000. Beefeather Steakhouse #1, check reviews. 4 star $$$$ though. Worth it.

You speak thai, eat cheap thai breakfast less than B100 sold most places soi Buakhao. Or the many proper restaurants same soi B100-150.

 

Meeting ladies daytime are mostly online, beach road are mostly a miss daytime until dark. 7pm until 3am peak time for action there.

Dating site like Thaifriendly for daytime meetings. Inflation also online, st 1200++ but quality can be very good. Book very early.

Soi Honey off soi Buakhao, can be good for a pop-in quickie any time they're open.

 

Stay in the thick of it:

Any hotel near Soi Buakhao area, also for girls and nightlife, Tree Town area across from McDonalds.

Like slim girls? Choose early, after 7-9pm mostly only chubby 65kilo++ available.

Like mature women 40+ with a extra padding?

They are in majority, all bars full of older big ladies.

Like it hardcore? Sure you still remember soi 6, laidback afternoons, really get going by sunset 7pm.

All expences 2,500+ per day, budget hotel, 3 meals, st lady, excluding alcohol and transportation. Want to shrink this budget? find a B400 day guesthouse.

Welcome back.

Thanks for your good humored post.  I still visit friends in Phuket from time to time and so I have my finger on the pulse regarding costs for P4P.  But I have never been back to Patts.

 

Back then I remember one venue that at about 7 or 8pm would parade all the girls (dozens of them) out in congo line fashion.  I was very drunk at the time and was taken there by a Dutch guy that I met at my hotel and was drinking with.  It was kind of a timber open air venue I think.  And it must of been within walking distance of soi Bukao because I remember my hotel was somewhere there abouts.  Does anyone know what bar that would have been and if there is anything still like it operating nowadays.

 

The girls in the congo line where beating drums and other instruments like savages.......