PA2

Pattaya Beer Garden provides good food and great ambiance at a fair price. One thing I really like is how friendly the service staff is; that's important to me. That said, PBG is not a place for goumet food and the price level need to support gourmet food. 135 baht pitchers of Tiger with an ocean beeze compare quite favorably with the sweaty beer bars near the PBG entrance. I'm a low budget expat who mostly eats delicious 30 baht meals from ma and pop street stalls. But PBG is a great splurge for me that won't break the bank.

Yes, there are places in the 5K range. But the nicer ones are somewhat out of the way so you'd have to add in a motobike rental. Up 2 Apartments also have cheaper fan rooms too. Generally all booked up. My main input is don't rent any place for longer than a month. There are many reasons why u might want to change locations after a month.