Pattaya Beach

[Tengotodo 52]

It occured to me that during my "recharging" periods, I may enjoy laying on the beach rather than poolside. I have seen many pics of the beach in Jomiten, but very few of Pattaya beach. What I have seen of Pattaya beach is many boats and other crafts. So now I'm wondering, does Pattaya have a nice beach to lay on or is the beach and water polluted and congested? I'm staying at the Areca Lodge and I understand it's not far from the beach. Is the Beach in Pattaya a nice/clean place to chill out?

[MM 6,562]

Here's Pattaya Beach today...not a lot of room to lay down due to the high tide during the day. Of course, the tides change and some days there is lots of beach. By the way, this picture was taken about 4pm.

[Tengotodo 52]

Thanks for the post -that really helps! It does not seem like such a great place to chill out. If one is permitted to drink on the beach, I imagine there must be many drunken, floating dead farangs as well? Why so many umbrellas? what ever happened to laying out in the sun?

[Daveuk 28]

The water quality at Pattaya beach has a very poor reputation, but during my recent trip I went for a swim, in common with a few others, and saw no undesirable objects and have suffered no after effects - but maybe I am lucky.

I find the beach quite pleasant - you can sit down, read and chat to friends and your girl. A selection of drinks and food is always available from both the proprietor of your beach section and from vendors who are moving up and down. A whole variety of goods and services are on offer - clothing, watches, wooden elephants, ice cream, massage, temporary tatoes. A chair is only about 20 baht all day. The unbrellas are needed because of the fierce tropical sun - you never see Thais lying in the sun - only farangs with not much sense.

Incidentally the beach seems to be disappearing - there seems much less of it compared with when I first visited Pattaya 4 years ago.

You dont see drunk farangs (dead or alive)- they are still in bed during the day !.

The beach is about a 15 minute walk from the Areca Lodge.

[Mescalito 19]

I do like lounging on the beach as well; some mornings that's all I can manage depending on the extent of the previous night's adventures. There is something inherently rewarding about vegging out on a lounge chair, buying the occasional snack or beverage or perhaps a massage from a passing vendor. I'll often have my CD player with me, listening to some classical music over the headphones to drown out any noise from other tourists, the Beach Road traffic, and the powerboats running out to the islands. For me, a very, very relaxing way to while away a few hours.

 

As far as the water goes, I've waded in it waist-deep but I'm reluctant to do anything more than that. Swallowing any of that nasty effluent-tainted stuff is bound to cause trouble, particularly for us poor farang who haven't developed any natural immunity to the strains of bacteria that are bound to be there.

[Guest Winston_Churchill]

i have been to pattaya many times! Where the fuck is the beach???

[rkt 0]

I like to spend the day on the beach, I prefare the stretch at the bottom of Soi 9 near the police station.

 

The beach in 1987.

The beach 2005.

 

[lustyles 1]

churchill

[sinbinjack 251]

Hi Tengotodo you might get in touch with Emil and go with him on one of his regular trips to Koh Lahrn an island just 40 mins away and only 20 baht each way

the beaches on the far side of the island are fabulous and when I went not too crowded. Lamae (think thats right)beach is the best and the food is good and cheap as is the jet ski so you should have a great time on your own or with company (i did both)so PM emil he is I believe in town at the moment and is good company and he introduced me to the Blues factory a place I may never have found if not for him and for that alone I am in his debt

PS if you meet tell him I said hi

[rb 20]

the beachs on the islands are nicer, but the water has just as my plastic bags and stuff floating around.

nothing wrong with the beach in pattaya, granted it's not bora bora, but for just longing around and soaking up a few rays, ok, can even rent a jet ski for 5-600bt for half hour to cool down or go out to the parasail platform if you so desire.

pattaya beach has to be about 5-7k's long so you can fins a spot

[BigDUSA 71]

i have been to pattaya many times! Where the fuck is the beach???

I'm stunned also. Beach what beach.

 

About two years ago, Pattaya brought on line a sewage treatment plant but there are a few pipes dumping raw waste into the bay. If you want to swim go to Jomtiem and go far down the beach as possible and away from civilization.

[Tengotodo 52]

I'm not much of a swimmer, actually. But I enjoy basking on a hot, clean beach to watch the waves. The pics I have seen of Pattaya beach are full of speed boats, floating trash, etc.. Not at all what I would term "ideal". Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to Pattaya specifically for the beach, but just a nice place to recouperate between drunks and shags. BTW, do FL's or BGs walk the beach in search of customers?

 

Only 88 days to go!

[irishman 0]

About 6 months ago, I read a report in one of the local rags about the quality of the water at Pattaya beach compared to 5 years ago or before they came online with the water treatment plant. The conclusion was that the beach water at pattaya beach was much cleaner than before, was safe for swimming, and in fact, was cleaner than Jomtien Beach because Jomtien still dumped raw sewerage in the bay and was doing more so now because the population was growing.

 

Cheers

[ashboy 22]

The beach is about a 15 minute walk from the Areca Lodge.

Or about two hours.

 

Depends which soi you walk down.

[gs joe 1,776]

i have been to pattaya many times! Where the fuck is the beach???

And you go on about BD.USA not seeing

the building work on soi 6

Joe

[Guest Winston_Churchill]

The building work was easy to see, well for some of us

[gs joe 1,776]

The building work was easy to see, well for some of us

Just being a beach

Joe

[cash 0]

I'm not much of a swimmer, actually. But I enjoy basking on a hot, clean beach to watch the waves. The pics I have seen of Pattaya beach are full of speed boats, floating trash, etc.. Not at all what I would term "ideal". Don't get me wrong, I'm not going to Pattaya specifically for the beach, but just a nice place to recouperate between drunks and shags. BTW, do FL's or BGs walk the beach in search of customers?

 

Only 88 days to go!

 

I shagged a couple whilst cooling off, during my stay in march.

Never had any probs with the water.

[harrydash 0]

The water on Pattaya beach is filthy.

Jomtien is not much better. Better off spending the day at the Water park. At least there you can relax without somebody trying to sell you something every 30 seconds.

[The_Fat_Controller 25]

The back pool at the Areca Lodge is much nicer than any beach in Pattaya.

You also avoid the hassle of beach vendors, noisy and possibly rabid dogs, and a 10 minute walk in the blazing sun.

[Jollyblaze 0]

The back pool at the Areca Lodge is much nicer than any beach in Pattaya.

You also avoid the hassle of beach vendors, noisy and possibly rabid dogs, and a 10 minute walk in the blazing sun.

55 days to go for me, will be staying in the Areca Lodge and enjoy the pool too,

 

When I want a nice beach, I'll go to Koh Samui or the Krabi region.

[thechairman18 174]

About 6 months ago, I read a report in one of the local rags about the quality of the water at Pattaya beach compared to 5 years ago or before they came online with the water treatment plant.  The conclusion was that the beach water at pattaya beach was much cleaner than before, was safe for swimming, and in fact, was cleaner than Jomtien Beach because Jomtien still dumped raw sewerage in the bay and was doing more so now because the population was growing.

 

Cheers

Thats right, and they booked Bob Hope when he was a young man, to open the new Airport. He hung on as long as he could, but he gave up in the end.

Dont go in the water, fish fuck in it.

thechairman18

[Baxer 0]

The beach is about a 15 minute walk from the Areca Lodge.

 

What way do you walk?

I would say it's about 7 minutes if you walk thrue Mike's,and you get some aircon on the way.(And a look at all the pretty girls)

[Daveuk 28]

Baxer - Yes you are right - it would be more like 7 mins not 15. At 15 it would be about 1 Km for the average person and it is not that far. I was thinking more of from The Bakery (Soi Chiyapoon) where I often had breakfast , but the Areca is much closer.