Pattaya Central or Pattaya Beach

Start from North Pattaya Rd. to South Pattaya Rd., surrounded by all the conveniences, the downtown area offers a wide range of residence and commercial.

Pattaya Beach Road is a mixture of strolling along the beach, shopping, eating and night life. Quite in the north end. Beach Road follows Pattaya Bay. On one side are businesses and the other is Pattaya Beach with a sidewalk for your walking pleasure.

A curving 4 kilometre beach on the Gulf of Thailand, Pattaya can be split into three main areas. South Pattaya is the hub of Pattaya’s nightlife with shops, department stores, boutiques, beauty salons, supermarkets, bars, discotheques, restaurants and nightclubs and general action.

As you progress northwards, the tree-lined promenade lined by hotels, shops, department stores, restaurants, discotheques, bars and nightclubs, gradually gives way to a less developed more tranquil area. Accommodation can be found along all areas of the beach.

Pattaya East

Eastward of Sukhumvit Rd. toward Lake Maprachan, there are countries development of all types. Land Price is more affordable ideal for families. East accrss to golf course & international schools.

Pattaya North

Starting from North Pattaya Rd. toward Naklua (Pattaya old town) and Wong Amat Beach, this area attracts more and more high end condo developments. The beaches are less crowded.

Naklua Beach In Naklua, the northern part of Pattaya where also a lot of Thai-families spending their holidays, live is much more quiet than on other beaches. The former fishing village is now the commercial center of Pattaya featuring a lot of Condominiums, apartment houses stores and markets, where the local population are going shopping. In even some Sois, live is rural.

Naklua

Naklua means “salt fields”, after the main occupation of the area before the rise of tourism and industry. There is still the air of an ancient village to Naklua today, for here you will see old wooden houses and narrow streets, traditional noodle shops and working fishing boats. The old houses over the creek are especially picturesque, and a walk through the streets will reveal plenty of little shops selling handicrafts and domestic goods. The Dolphin Roundabout and the beginning of Beach Road mark the junction with North Pattaya, and the surroundings change dramatically.

This is the classy end of the resort, with upmarket hotel and restaurants facing out over the beach. Here too you can begin a pleasant walk along the bayfront, for a recently built promenade will take you along the shore under the palm trees right up to through to the back part of Pattaya, known as Second Road. There are more major hotels here, along with shopping areas, bars, clubs, and a Tourist Police office.

Pattaya South

Covering Tappaya Rd., Pratamnak Hill, Dong Tan Beach, this area becomes more sought after; hip & trendy with fine restuarants and wine bar girl, entertainment area and nighlight Pattaya in neighborhood.

South Pattaya Road curves sharply off from Beach Road, taking the traffic away from this busy district which is now known as Walking Street. A relatively recent development, this pedestrians only zone is welcome relief, allowing visitors to browse amongst the endless little shops offering fast tailoring services, sports goods, jewelry and souvenirs. Here too the bars are almost endless, as are the big seafood restaurants, several of them built out over the ocean and offering pleasant surroundings to enjoy you meal.

South Pattaya tends to be older, brasher and busier than the remainder of the city. You can walk uninterrupted all the way through to the Siam Bayshore Hotel and Arthachinda Road, which effectively marks the boundary of South Pattaya. Take any of the sois, no matter how tiny they may seem, to make you way through to Pratamnak Road, the back part of Pattaya which links up with Second Road.

Jomtien Beach

As is so often the case in Thailand, you will see several different spellings of “Jomtien”. This district, with its 6km beach, is divided off form the rest of Pattaya by the hill which rises to the back of South Pattaya. Drive over the hill, past the big Buddha and the Royal Cliff Hotel, and down into the relatively quiet Jomtien. The beach is popular with windsurfs and water sports enthusiasts, largely because the area enjoys brisk and fresh breezes sweeping inland from the Thai Gulf, and because the seas are less congested with boats than in Pattaya Bay.

This is also the place to relax for a suntan, of go for long early morning or sunset walks along the oceanfront. There is little in the way of shopping or beer – bars at Jomtien, which is essentially a residential area with beachside hotels, bungalow complexes, condominiums and restaurants.

Jomtien has its own very distinctive gay beach, accessed by turning right at the bottom of the hill; for all other attractions, turn left.

Jomtien East

Eastward of Sukhumvit Rd., starting from Soi Khao Talo to Bang Saray, this vast area offers residences ranging from vert affordable & cozy homes up to luxuries & grade villas.

Jomtien South

Starting from Soi Chaiyapruek, over 10 km. stretch southward of Jomtien Beach to Bang Saray Beach, this area attracts new high end developments of private villas and condos.

Jomtien Central

A long stretch, jomtien Beach Rd. is full high rise condos with stunning sea views, surrounded by shops, restaurents. More low rise condos and villas are under development and many are finished now.