HOTSPOT: PATTAYA
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PARTY VIBE
Pattaya has always attracted party people and there’s plenty of fun to be had in the nightlife areas, including a thriving gay clubbing scene and colourful ladyboy cabaret shows. If all that sounds too hectic, nearby island Koh Samet off ers beautiful quiet beaches and low-key nightlife.
LIFE'S A BEACH The resort’s hotels are typically large with good facilities, restaurants, pools and kids’ clubs. Daytime playtime is aided by plentiful watersports, particularly
RECENT THAILAND PATTAYA
attaya is popular for rest and relaxation and has a party vibe. However, the resort's location and great accessibility – just around an hour from Bangkok’s international airport – makes the resort a winner for nightlife lovers and families alike. Stopover visitors fi nd it handy for a few days by the sea while families appreciate the easy transfer that brings them to kid-savvy hotels, water parks and go-kart tracks. Golfers are spoilt for choice with over 20 courses to choose from. They can take a few days for a side-trip from Bangkok or stay and play for a week or more. Moreover, they all have Thailand’s great-value green fees.
TOP TIPS 1 Wreck-diving the US navy vessel HMS
Khram and German steamship Petchaburi is popular, and the white sands and
snorkelling draw day-trippers to Koh Larn. 2 For a leafy change, Silverlake outside of Pattaya has a scenic vineyard, windmill
and reservoir. 3 Jungle-clad Koh Chang has adventure activities and a few big-name resorts while Samet is a honeymoon hideaway. Both are reached from the
same coastline as Pattaya. 4 The Four Regions Floating market sells typical Thai goods with
eateries and a cultural show alongside. 5 The spring water-throwing festival of Songkran can be extended with extra festivities in Pattaya.
ADDITIONS SIAM@SIAM DESIGN HOTEL PATTAYA
This arty hotel has 268 rooms with avant- garde décor. Guests can drink in the ‘car bar’, which has fun features like vehicle seats, or in the open-air 24th fl oor Sky Bar. The outdoor pool is similarly lofty.
siamatpattaya.com
OZO PATTAYA Hot on the heels of Samui’s OZO, a Pattaya version also opened in
2014, 15 minutes from the main attractions. It boasts soft beds, a grab-and go-breakfast, iPad check-in and a rooftop pool.
ozohotels.com
MERCURE PATTAYA OCEAN RESORT Accor’s mid-scale Mercure brand landed in north Pattaya at the end of 2014. With easy access to the beach, The Mercure Pattaya Ocean Resort features 2010 contemporary rooms and a mini waterpark.
mecure.com
AWA RESORT KOH CHANG
This new resort at Chang island’s Kai Bae beach includes a spa, kids’ club, coff ee shop and library. Rooms have a light décor with a European accent.
awa.resortkohchang.com
CENTARA SAPPAYA Along the coast from Pattaya, this Centara has reopened after a refurbishment. It has 13 hillside units with private terraces. centarahotelsresorts. com/crr
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at Jomtien beach and there is a good array of large air-conditioned shopping malls primed for bargain-hunting too. Pattaya’s Central Festival is Asia’s largest beachfront shopping complex.
SOON MOVENPICK WHITESAND BEACH PATTAYA
This development, with tower and pool villas, is close to the Ocean Marina Yacht Club. A total of 264 guest rooms are promised plus a seafood
restaurant and karaoke lounge, with a likely 2015 opening date. whitesandbeach
pattaya.com
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