new year in patts help please

[henryski 6]

hi chaps some help please thinking off having my hols for a change around the 27th off december ,,just need help and advice on how busy it is,,, hotels are they easy to book or more pricey this time off year and new years eve is it celebrated in a big way ..or is it just a normal wild night,,,many thanks

[jacko 8,822]

hi chaps some help please thinking off having my hols for a change around the 27th off december ,,just need help and advice on how busy it is,,, hotels are they easy to book or more pricey this time off year and new years eve is it celebrated in a big way ..or is it just a normal wild night,,,many thanks

Yes it is busy. Hotels are well booked up, well priced up and often include an obligatory gala dinner for NYE.

It is celebrated in a very big way with spectacular fireworks and quite wild, much more so than an average evening in August!

You will enjoy yourself but book early.

[BigDUSA 71]

Yes it is busy. Hotels are well booked up, well priced up and often include an obligatory gala dinner for NYE.

It is celebrated in a very big way with spectacular fireworks and quite wild, much more so than an average evening in August!

You will enjoy yourself but book early.

 

 

I agree with jacko book early. There are places that don't hit you up for the 'Gala New Years Dinner'.

[LocalYokul 217]

the Thais are opportunistic by nature, so they will take the piss with their pricing that time of the year

I was in Pattaya for New Year's Eve once, & I'll never do it again

[blacknight 5]

New Year in Pattaya is probably better than in most countries, however like already said above you can get stung for anything between 1000 & 4000 baht extra for the gala dinner on the 31st.

 

Sometimes these events can be an ok start to the evening but they are certainly overpriced.

[LocalYokul 217]

what's so great about the place on NYE ?

 

it was too crowded & too mad

 

crazy mugs letting off fireworks ON people in Soi 7 & 8

 

the only place with any sanity was Soi 6

[Big_Brian 179]

I'm 02, 03 & 04 I was there over Christmas/New Year. The atmosphere was great, IMO easily the best time of year for that.

 

The only reason I changed from then was the cost. EVERYTHING - UK transport, flights, hotels, barfines, girl "tips", etc, etc. goes up, and not by a little. I don't mind paying a small premium for the busy season, but it all adds up to just too much for me. I did work it out one year and, for the cost of a a 4 week trip then, I could have had 6 weeks around October or February. That was the last high season for me.

 

If cost isn't a factor, go then, it's fun. If you are going, then book everything you can as soon as you can, Pattaya fills up.

[paul230 24]

Was supposed to come home last Dec 28th but was very ill so stayed over the new year, managed to go out new years eve ut just sat in the corner all night feeling like shit, all I remember was I've never seen a place so busy, took us about 1 hour to get back to the hotel.

[LeoTex 29]

New Year in Pattaya is probably better than in most countries, however like already said above you can get stung for anything between 1000 & 4000 baht extra for the gala dinner on the 31st.

 

Sometimes these events can be an ok start to the evening but they are certainly overpriced.

 

 

Yes, the hotels fill up fast and a lot of them charge more. I know the Sandy Spring adds a 500 baht extra charge for the last week in Dec and first week in Jan. Extra high season.

 

I have stayed a few of the hotels that charge for the 'gala dinner' for both Christmas Eve and New Years Eve, the only problem I had with that, they didn't even have a dinning room. BTW, the places that actualy had dinners, you had to pay even if you didn't want to or go to the dinner, like in no choice.

 

 

LeoTex

[ThaiLearner 18]

hi chaps some help please thinking off having my hols for a change around the 27th off december ,,just need help and advice on how busy it is,,, hotels are they easy to book or more pricey this time off year and new years eve is it celebrated in a big way ..or is it just a normal wild night,,,many thanks

 

 

I arrive 30th December I got my flight with Eva £540 now its £200 more.

 

I have booked a guest house on Soi lk they don't sting you for the Gala dinner.

 

I sorted it all back in May.

 

See you there

[texasfarang 202]

what's so great about the place on NYE ?

 

it was too crowded & too mad

 

crazy mugs letting off fireworks ON people in Soi 7 & 8

 

the only place with any sanity was Soi 6

 

Yeah I remember that NYE with LY. My favorite memory of that night was some idiot taking a bar table into the middle of the Soi and putting this big ass Roman Candle on top of the table. This fool lights the damn thing and the force from the thing knocks over the table and it shot into a group of vendors, watching them scramble was a hoot.

 

However, that particular NYE was the week after the Tsunami hit Phuket so allot of travellers had to divert to Pattaya. I think it was more crowded than normal.

 

The big pisser is the girls could not go BF that nite, they had to work the bar unil the early morning hours. This was not so on Soi 6, but most of the bars had this policy. Get your barfine lined up early or the day before, thinking you might grab something that night might be a problem.

 

Last year I did Angeles City as I had planned BKK but the Airport fiasco made me change my plans. I'm planning on doing BKK for NYE. It'll be fun.

[aussiechic 209]

If you don't mind 24 hours of fire works and paying extra for the enjoyment then go for it.

[Myrrh 0]

If you don't mind 24 hours of fire works and paying extra for the enjoyment then go for it.

Yep, be prepared for only being able to get some obscure seat in the corner of your favourite go go bar because it is so packed and stumbling over lit fireworks that have been left in the middle of the sidewalk.

[JohnnyK 28]

They take the piss in the west, too.

Crap dinner and funny hats $100+/person. Drinks extra. 15% "gratuity" even if service is piss poor.

[joekicker 53]

I agree with jacko book early. There are places that don't hit you up for the 'Gala New Years Dinner'.

 

I bet you could name one.

[Kev 178]

Come on Joe he doesn't need any encouragement

[Brown1950 67]

They take the piss in the west, too.

Crap dinner and funny hats $100+/person. Drinks extra. 15% "gratuity" even if service is piss poor.

 

 

Try the Lake District in UK. Was quoted 4* hotel last Christmas 55,000bht for 3 nights incl Christmas dinner !

[jacko 8,822]

Try the Lake District in UK. Was quoted 4* hotel last Christmas 55,000bht for 3 nights incl Christmas dinner !

Stuffing included?

[DirtyHarryD 0]

Stuffing included?

 

LOL

 

Will be there for New Years myself too. Going to be great.

 

DH

[BigDUSA 71]

Come on Joe he doesn't need any encouragement

 

Since you twisted my arm. Check out Tropical Bert's on soi 6/1. Good value for the Baht.

[Soi6devient 0]

I think it all depends what you want out your new years eve and also what age group you are in.

 

I spent last new year in pattaya with 2 of my friends.all of us in our early 30's and can say we had one of if not the best night of our lives.it was brilliant.we started off around soi 7 and 8 and then headed upto walking street about 22.30.we went to hot tuna(the large open fronted one in the centre of WS).we grabbed a table right on the street and just drank.sang and danced away and basically just had a great time.excellent spot for watchin all the people walking up and down.then after midnight just went to the usual bars we go to and carried on partying.

 

As for hotels.we did book before we arrived.we stayed in eastiny soi 7.no gala dinner or any extras like that.room prices had gone up by maybe 400 baht a night from when we've previously stayed there.but in my eyes 400 baht extra a night over this busy period is not too bad.considering this new year is being spent in las Vegas and the hotels prices have trebled.

 

I've spent new year in pattaya.samui and Phuket and they were all differant but all brilliant nights.

[axunjaxn 0]

I think it all depends what you want out your new years eve and also what age group you are in.

 

I spent last new year in pattaya with 2 of my friends.all of us in our early 30's and can say we had one of if not the best night of our lives.it was brilliant.we started off around soi 7 and 8 and then headed upto walking street about 22.30.we went to hot tuna(the large open fronted one in the centre of WS).we grabbed a table right on the street and just drank.sang and danced away and basically just had a great time.excellent spot for watchin all the people walking up and down.then after midnight just went to the usual bars we go to and carried on partying.

 

As for hotels.we did book before we arrived.we stayed in eastiny soi 7.no gala dinner or any extras like that.room prices had gone up by maybe 400 baht a night from when we've previously stayed there.but in my eyes 400 baht extra a night over this busy period is not too bad.considering this new year is being spent in las Vegas and the hotels prices have trebled.

 

I've spent new year in pattaya.samui and Phuket and they were all differant but all brilliant nights.

 

I have spent the last 7 NYEs here and I would not consider anywhere else. Complete insanity. Fireworks everywhere interspersed with laughing beautiful Thai girls. Do I need a 5 star dinner? No. In front of Royal Garden is perfect followed by Walking St. after midnight.

Jack

[roadpeople 0]

don't expect u can hv a room by walking in w/o advance booking