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A quick Google search comes up with: White Lotus Beer Bar is located in 33/69 Moo 10 Soi Buakhao, Pattaya, Bang Lamung, Pattaya, Chonburi, 20150, Thailand.

A long time ago, there was a puppet theatre, cocktail bar, and restaurant there, but I don't know if they were responsible for the the stalagmites and stalactites.

Great. Thanks.

Thanks. What documents, apart from your passport, did the agent want, please?

I live in the UK but have a condo in Pattaya, and this latest development is unsettling. If I do a side-trip to, say, Vietnam, or spend a weekend in Bangkok, or spend a night in a hotel in Pattaya for convenience, I now have to go to Immigration and file a report when I get back. I can only hope that Immigration is overwhelmed with paperwork that they drop this silly idea PDQ. I think there is an Immigration website on which hotels can register to provide notification of their guests. Does anyone know if an individual can register on this, and provide notification of themsel

Thanks. Very interesting. Just hope it's wrong!

Something good might have come out of the Soi 15 fiasco! When Soi 15 was inaccessible at both ends, the sub-soi that runs between Soi Buakhao and Soi 15 was being used a lot. (Many of us refer to it as Soi Casino, for what are now only historical reasons!) Soi Casino is mostly a dirt track with bad potholes, except where it runs from Soi 15 up to between the Whisper and Kokotel hotels, which has been concreted. I notice today that it has been blocked off where the concrete ends, and it looks like the concreting is being extended.

Closed all this week for renovation. Re-opening on the 10th -

More likely a troll who can hide with anonymity.

That is a persistent problem with this board with the 'reactions" being anonymous, except to the mods/admin.

The concreting of the Second Road end Soi 15 appears to be complete. Not only that, but road markings are being done. The bad news is that the concrete feels very undulating when walking over it, so be prepared for wet feet after some rain if you are a pedestrian. I'm not entirely sure of the status of Second Road at that intersection. It might be regarded as complete, but I hope not as there are a lot of improvements which could be made e.g. see the drain cover in this picture:

I have noticed today that new seating, looking very similar to what they had before, is being installed along the new Beach Road pavement:

Spotted on Beach Road this afternoon. Maybe a new variety of freelancer?

I hope you are wrong!

There is no sign of re-opening happening, and isn't the story I've heard.

Yes, but it isn't open.

@jacko "Is it the only place to go now....Walking St no longer suits the Expat. Except maybe the 3 Windmills....." 3 Windmills? There are 2 Windmills, and each has 2 floors.

...... and pricing, and attitude!

Unfortunately, Steve is having problems accessing the forum (mods: are you able to assist, please?), but I've made him aware of your post and he will email you.

Thanks very much, RT. Very useful. Unfortunately, I think that nothing you have said persuades me that a visit to PP is warranted on my next visit to LOS.

Thanks again.

Thanks, Regyai. That seems to make sense. So, as far as someone looking to rent a property is concerned, it doesn't really matter if a property is a condo or an apartment as it affects only to whom they pay rent.

Thanks, but I don't think that that is a commonly accepted definition. Thanks. So if someone buys a condo and rents it out, does it then become an apartment?

Apologies for going OT, but can someone help me out here, please. What is the difference between an apartment and a condo?