Discover Pattaya by Hire Car
The Thai seaside resort of Pattaya is located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 160 km from Bangkok, and is an internationally renowned tourist destination.
The climate is tropical, and the best time to visit is from December to January.
During this period, the temperatures are moderate, between 20 and 30 degrees Celsius and the humidity is more bearable, being only 50%.
Pattaya is a tourist stronghold, visited by more than a million people a year and has more than 30,000 beds and rising.
General information about Pattaya
The city is divided into three major areas.
North Pattaya and Na Kluea are the quieter outlying areas, where high-priced hotels and restaurants line the main Beach Road. Like the southern area, Jomtien Beach, they are family-oriented and quieter.
Separated from the center, Pattaya Beach by a hill, Jomtien Beach has nice residential and apartment complexes and beach hotels.
Asia’s largest resort, the 56-story Pattaya Park Tower is located here, as is the 4000-room Ambassador City Jomtien hotel.
Leisure activities in Pattaya
Pattaya Beach is right in front of the center with hotels, big shopping malls, bars and lots of entertainment. Here the beach is often crowded.
With a hire car you can reach very well the numerous theme parks and golf courses in the area.
Pattaya is considered the center of golf and offers good conditions for diving.
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