visiting pattaya 1st time any recommendations??

[Oliver]

It depends on how much you are prepared to pay for your hotel. I stay at the Ambiance because I like being in the centre of the action.The best rooms are of reasonable quality and not that expensive. Copa's are nice too but that is more of an apartment block than a hotel.
However, next time we are also staying for a few days at The Agate in Jomtien. I looked at the hotel a few weeks ago and was most impressed. i was told that direct booking (as opposed to Agoda et al) gets you a better price.
Of course, another issue is whether you want a gay hotel.....Ambiance and Copa are certainly that!

[Moses]

I stay at the Ambiance because I like being in the centre of the action.

It is exactly in the center of action, but name for that action now is "water pipes and roads renovation".

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[Asia Traveler]

A couple of notes on Agate and Copa. At Copa if you book a top floor suite be aware you are going to hear everything going on in your neighbors bedroom (and they yours) as the sound insulation is very poor. I don’t think the older lower floor rooms have this problem. Agate is quite nosiy as well due to poor insulation both room to room and room to street. If you party late Street noise will be gone when you get home but if you want to sleep before bars close ask for a room that faces the interior court yard.

[Jellybean]

A couple of notes on Agate and Copa . . .

A respectable, helpful and informative post, Asia Traveler.

Let me be the first to give you a ‘like’. Hopefully, it will be the first of many.

And, am I correct in guessing you are from North America, as you spell traveller with one ‘l’?

[Asia Traveler]

Thank you Jellybean and yes from North America.

[poshglasgow]

It is exactly in the center of action, but name for that action now is "water pipes and roads renovation".

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Never again will the young man in the blue shirt order 'scotch on the rocks'!