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= Pattaya =''Punting capital of the world?''

Pattaya is a large beach city on Thailand’s [[Guide_to_Punting_in_Thailand|Thailand]]’s eastern Gulf coast, . It is about 100 km kilometres (62 mi) southeast of Bangkok. Once It was a quiet fishing village, it’s as recently as the 1960s. It’s now a city of resortslined with resort hotels, high-rise condos, shopping malls, cabaret bars and 24-hour clubs. Nearby is the hillside Wat Phra Yai Temple with its 18features an 18m-metre tall golden Buddha. The area also features several designer golf courses, some with views of Pattaya Bay. It is popular for the escorts and night life on Walking Street and Soi 6. Other popular places are Soi Boomerang, Soi LK Metro and Treetown. One can get a taxi to Pattaya from Bangkok for about B1400 (£35).

It is popular for escorts relatively large and nightlife on Walking Street and Soi 6. Other busy areas include Soi Boomerang, Soi LK Metro and Treetown. A taxi walking from Bangkok costs about 1,400 baht (£35). Pattaya is large — walking the north to south takes can be 45 min+ minutes. The southern beach area on the South side (looking SW) is called Jomtien.

===[[Go Go bars, Music bars and Nightclubs|Overview of venues]]===Pattaya has perhaps 5000 places where you can meet girls for sex. They roughly divide into these groups:* Girl bars. These are bars where the staff is all girls, you buy them drinks, and take them for Short term (ST) or Long term (LT). You can chat and play pool or connect four for a while as long as you buy them drinks every so often. Some have rooms upstairs for ST (almost all on Soi 6 do). In Pattaya, many are outdoor bars.* [[Go Go bars, Music bars and Nightclubs| Go Go bars]] (a.k.a. Agogos). Like girl bars, but indoors and there is a pole dancing or exotic show. Some have 20 girls dancing. You can take girls ''to'' go go's -some like it. Every girl you see is an escort. * Gentleman's Clubs. Tend to have a more laid back approach -somewhat older girls although still some lookers. Most GCs have curtained off areas for sex or BJ for few hundred baht (maybe 1200 for sex) with escorts of your choosing. In some, you can have a blowjob on the couch with no curtain if you are not shy. Most have a couple of ST rooms upstairs. Popular in daytime -as the rest of town is still quiet. And clearly if you have a LT girl with you, you won't take her in here. You can spot them since they are closed door for privacy. https://www.gentsclubs.com/ Note this web site is managed by the owner of the first 10 listed, but is pretty accurate on the others too. He claims there are 72 in Pattaya (out of 5,000 bars) -10 of which are owned by him.* Nightclubs. Full on, with locals, freelancers and bar girls who are done their shift. Some older punters avoid these. Notable on Walking Street are Marine(Classic, Spacious), Lucifer(Infernal, Dual Energy), Insomnia(Modern, Polished), 808(Upscale, Loud), Myst(Hip-Hop, Spectacular), Republic(Luxurious, Energetic), and The Pier(huge, high-energy).* Beach road at night. Street walkers. Not sleazy - some are girls whose shift ended at bar or office.* Massage shops and soapies. Most of the girls will have sex with you for extra. In a soapy, sex is expected, so included in the price. Pure Massage on Soi Pothole named on this forum for great time and FS. Laong Massage on Soi Buakhao (opposite Rum Runner) for best value massage with BJ at 700B.Of course there is huge overlap, and each place may have its own quirks. [[Go Go bars, Music bars and Nightclubs]] for a page on this topic.* Freelance Bars. Not many - most girls lurking about are extended bar staff! One notable is Billabong on Soi LK Metro. Others possible are Triangle, Candy Bar, Bamboo and the Cocktail Car at entrance to Treetown. Strangely, in some places, they still might ask you to pay a barfine, so the difference is small.

== Overview =Threads about Pattaya on UKP===* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=440563 A week in Pattaya] Oct 2025* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=436453. First Solo Trip to Pattaya – Advice Needed] Aug 2025* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=420768.0 Pattaya - FAQ, reviews and questions] Map of Venues Soi 6* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=425330 Nine days in Pattaya plus UKP road trip meetups.] March 2025* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=404671.0 Pattaya recent visit info required] June 2024. Mentions prices.* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=404059.0 48 hours in Pattaya] May 2024* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=401010.0 Eight days in Pattaya plus Songkran] Apr 2024* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=399607 Pattaya 14 nights March 2024]* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=395356 Pattaya for beginners] Jan 2024* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=389583 Pattaya Oct/Nov 2023]* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=385984 Sept 2023]* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=380360 July 2023] Spring fcking Break in Bangkok (less said the better) and Pattaya (the place* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=366280 Jan 2023] Pattaya Field Report – January 2023* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=354380 Sept 2022]

Pattaya has perhaps 5===Streets in parts of town==='''North'''* Soi 6: A crazy street of bars and Gogos on the northern end. Some are owned by Nightwish group, NWG(e.g. Roxys, Eutopia, Playpen,000 venues where Where Angels Play). NWG is a bit more pricy. Indies include Fire Bar and Red Point Bar (One report said to sit in sandcastle and watch redpoint girls). Smoke and Kisses. Almost like a FKK club in that you can meet take all girls to a room upstairs for ST sex. They roughly divide into these groups Only there are 1000 girls, rather than 50. Avoid the Japanese focused ones like Love Missile. The 3 GoGos are Dolls, Panda(upstairs) and MJ.* Soi 7, 8:beer bars. '''Central''': These 6 streets are all near each other making up the central RLD.* LK Metro Alley :Kink, Queen Club, Fcuk bar, Paradise, Lady Love, Angels and 25 more.* Soi Buakhao. Lots of beer bars. Girls to pick up rather than GoGo where younger girls dance. Play Girlz. Red Hot and Blue (gents club)* Soi Honey (aka Soi 12 between 2nd road and Buakhao): more beer bars.* Soi Chaiyapoon (aka Soi Pothole). Bars: Maggie May(GC), Buzzin (GC), Excite, Beyond, Backyard, Green Lantern, MILF bar.* Soi Boomerang. Heaven Above (gogo downstairs, more private upstairs), Club Fate (a GC), 10 more.* Treetown/Soi 'Made in thailand' ending at Myth Night market. Lot's more girl bars. About 50.* There are other beer bars all over the place e.g. Soi 13.1 (aka Soi Yamato) and Soi 13.2 (aka Soi Post Office), Soi 13.4 (formally Pattayaland 2).Currently, Soi LK Metro has 18 gogo bars and 21 beer bar style bars. Not Walking Street, but enough choice for many.

=== Girl Bars ==='''South'''Bars * Walking Street. A famous punting street! A street of bars, Top-end agogos and nightclubs with all-female stafflive music near the beach at the southern end of the city. Also walk up Soi Diamond and Soi 15. Go gos: Moderate: Fahrenheit, Skyfall, Lighthouse, Chick. Top end Pin Up, XS, where you buy drinks Sapphire (for hottest spinners) and can take girls Windmill 1 & 2 (for short-term hands on). Also Baccara (Two floors), Peppermint, Airport,Iron Club (STGood shows) or long-term . Lots of touts. Most touristy, most expensive (LTcan be 2+ times the price of Soi 6)- many expat punters avoid now. Worth a visit at least once...maybe only once. Also Sensations, and Sapphire.Other areas* Jomtien is the beach to the South. A bit more family. But still Pattaya so there is still more sex to be had than most RLD! Some have rooms upstairs for ST — almost all Gents clubs here, such as CatFlaps.* Darkside is the area to the East of highway 3. Cheap accommodation. There are some Gent's clubs here - laid back and good value. There is a small cluster on Khao Talo. Get a bolt or bike / scooter boy to take you, too far to walk.* Soi Bong Koch is the far side of 3rd rd, but not as far as Darkside. You can walk from the end of Soi 6 doPothole. Eight GC's here. Juicy Lucy, Club Sin, Club 007 and a five others. Good in the afternoon. Many are openThese have a doorbell to press for entrance -air barsdon't let that put you off. Go for it.

=== Go-Go Bars (Agogos) ===Like girl * Myth Night Bar Complex* Tree town - 50+ barsand restaraunts - not many gogos. Still, but indoors all the girls are available for take out!* Las Vegas (opposite Soi Boomerang) on Soi Diana. About 10 bars in a shared open space with pole dancing or exotic showslive music. Often 20 + girls dancing Go to the back near the band - new punters tend to sit at the entrance and so it is harder to get a girl. Every girl * Kink, as soon as you see is available; enter turn left and go up the stairs, don’t waste time downstairs. Soi LK Metro. Fully naked (fake) lesbian show.* Heaven above. As full on as Kink.* Angels. As soon as you can take girls to goin, go up the stairs in the back. Full on.* The [https://www.the-castle-gos — some enjoy itpattaya.com/ Castle]. A BDSM club.* Tahaitan Queen on Beach Rd near Soi 13. 40 plus girls, decent music and not too loud. Reasonable prices.

=== Gentlemen’s Clubs Don'ts===Laid-back daytime venues, typically with slightly older girls* Russian bars on Walking Street. Avoid. Many have curtained or private areas for BJ or sex (≈ 1,200 baht), plus rooms upstairs5 times the price. Look for closed doors (for privacy)And no ST or LT. Aimed at rich Japanese or Arabs?Most are around Boomerang, Soi Pothole (Chaiyapoon), and Bong Koch; * Follow touts to a few in Jomtien and the Darksideping pong show. [https://wwwThese will cost more than e.gentsclubsg.com GentsClubs.com] lists around 70Windmill, though about 10 are owned by its creatorwith worse looking girls.

=== Nightclubs Hotels===Full-on venues with locals, freelancers and bar girls after shiftsMost UKP reviewer believe that all hotels (other than the big chains) are very punter friendly. Notable spotsThese are some places mentioned in UKP threads: Marine, Lucifer, Insomnia, 808, Myst, Republic and The Pier — all on Walking Street.

=== Massage & Soapies ===* [https://www.theclassroompattaya.com/ The Classroom] Has its own resident escorts!* [https://www.page10hotel.com/ Page 10] Quite central, near the beach.* Inn House hotel.* Flipper House. Soi 7 near beach.* Just off Soi Buakhao ... Adelphi, AmberHundreds of massage parlours; many offer “special massage” (happy ending or full sex)* Areca Lodge, Soi Diana. 4 Star, 2 pools, but still girl friendly.Soapies * [https://www.sandyspringhotel.com/ Sandy Spring] Soi 13, near beach. Very punting friendly - the doorman and front desk are upscalehelpful.* Have a look at [https: pick a girl from a fishbowl//amethyst.com-pattaya.com/ Amethyst], Somerset, Bayview, The Edge Hotel, then enjoy full body-The Stay Hotel as to what 4.5* to 4* hotels are like.* SeeMe Spring Too hotel on Soi 10 near beach. Next to-body service SeeMe Spring and sex upstairsSeeMe Spring Tree. One, too, tree. Popular namesHere is a list of other (non UKP) punter's [https: Honey 1–3, Sabai Dees//www.pattayaunlimited.com/girl-guest-friendly-central-pattaya-hotels/ escort friendly hotels].Updated Sept 2025!

=== Street Walkers Soapies===These are more upmarket. Choose one of usually 30 to 60 girls from a 'fish bowl'. Then in a posh room upstairs, have body on body nuru, then full sex. Must try once. * Honey1 (Soi Honey) (Is the street named after this place?). Honey2: Soi 3 Beach Road at night. Many are freelancers or girls whose shift has endedHoney 3: south end of Soi Buakhao. All similar but Honey 3 biggest (8 story hotel) and glossiest (would fit-in in Vegas)* Sabai Dees: Soi 2 Beach Road

===Massage===There are hundreds and hundreds of massage places. Most offer happy ending and many offer full sex. The sexier the girls dress , the greater the chance. But just ask -they are used to it. Many call a massage with HE a 'Special massage'. For sex, ask for full 'boom boom'. But consider a manicure or pedicure too ---why not? Punter wisdom is that Soi Honey and and Soi Pothole are the most certain locations for boom boom massage.Here are some named in recent UKP reviews.* Super Thai, Soi Buakhao* Laung Massage, Soi Buakhao* Sweets massage, Soi honey (1000 for FS). Also Paradise Massage and UpToYou Massage on Soi Honey.

== Threads about Pattaya on UKP =Taxi===About 1200 Baht from BKK to Paradise.* [https://www.namstaxiladydrivers.com/ Girl Driver Taxi]* [https://mikepattayataxi.com/ Mike's Taxi]* [https://www.flintstonespattaya.com/ Flintstones Taxi]

* [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=XXXX ''First Solo Trip to Pattaya – Advice Needed''] – Aug 2025 * [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=XXXX ''Pattaya FAQ, reviews and questions''] – includes Soi 6 map * [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=XXXX ''Pattaya recent visit info required''] – June 2024, prices * [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topicOther Tips===XXXX ''48 hours in Pattaya''] – May 2024 * [https://wwwGet a hotel with a balcony.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=XXXX ''Eight days in Pattaya plus Songkran''] – Apr 2024 * [https://wwwThai girls all smoke.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=XXXX ''Pattaya 14 nights''] – Mar 2024 * [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=XXXX ''Pattaya You want them outside for beginners''] – Jan 2024 * [https://wwwit.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=XXXX ''Pattaya Oct/Nov 2023''] * [https://wwwOnly terrible wine is available in e.ukpuntingg.comlocal 7/index11.php?topic=XXXX ''Sept 2023''] * [https://wwwFind a wine shop.ukpunting(e.com/indexg.php?topic=XXXX ''July 2023 – Spring F***ing Break in Bangkok (and PattayaWine Connection, The Avenue, nr Robin Hood)''] * [https://www.ukpunting.com/index.php?topic=XXXX ''Jan 2023 – Pattaya Field Report'']

== Key Streets and Areas =Non Punting===* [http://www.tigerpark.com/home-pattaya Tiger Park]* [https://ripleysthailand.com/ Ripley's Believe it or Not.]* Wat Phra Yai. Hilltop religious site with a 18 meter Buddha statue & a staircase flanked by huge dragons.* Glass house restaurant. On the Beach in Jomtien.* 25 degree burger bar. Restaurant on the beach in Jomtien.* Ferry to the island (Ko Lan or sometimes called Ko Larn). 60 min trip: 30 baht. Only 4 km long yet has 8 beaches! (If you get the last ferry back at 5:30, you get a great sunset)* Ladyboy cabaret show. Non punters go there from hotels. Look for 'Tiffany's Show Pattaya'* Mild sexy show. Again, non punters go. 69 79 89 99 shows. https://thethaitourism.com/pattaya/everything-about-adult-shows-pattaya/

=== North Pattaya Cost===This is like trying to say what escorts cost in London. Impossible. Nonetheless, here is what some punters who have reviewed their trip in 2023 and 2024 report:* Return Flight: cheapest (1 stop) £599, direct £749, Premium economy £2200* '''Soi 6Hotel:''' Wild mix £50 to £100 / night. Cheaper/More expensive available of bars and gocourse -gosthis is what punters on UKP normally pay. Owned mainly by Nightwish Group (NWG)* Girls: Roxys, Eutopia, PlaypenST 1500-2000 Baht, Where Angels PlayLT 3500 Baht. Indies include Fire Bar Prices are all over, Red Point, Smoke and Kisses. Avoid Japanese-focused bars like Love Missileso assume bar fine is in these costs. * Girls/day. Some punters try to increase their total 'girl spending'(including lady drinks and their beer) to a target of £240/day (10k baht/day) to make sure they don't 'Soi 7 & 8waste' all the other costs. Aiming for a min spends prevent one being cheapo charlie.Total for a week:£750 + £525 + £1600 = £3000. (rounding, clearly). Some spend double this, some much less.===No Alcohol Days===Other than elections, there are 5 'no alcohol days'' Clusters of beer . Even if you are not a drinker, this is annoying since girls barsetc are shut. Get some beers in advance and book a girl from TF! The days move around based on the lunar cycle. In 2026 Makha Bucha Day is 3rd March, Visakha Bucha Day is 1 May, Asahna Bucha Day is 29th July, Khao Phansa (start Buddhist lent) is 30th July, and Awk Phansa (end Buddhist lent) is 24th October.

=== Central Pattaya ===The main red-light zone with several adjacent streets: * And note '''LK Metro:''' KinkSongkran in 2026 is 13-15 April, Queen Club, Fcuk Bar, Paradise, Lady Love, Angels and but in Pattaya more. * ''like 11th to 19th!'Soi Buakhao:''' Dozens of beer bars (Play Girlz, Red Hot and Blue GC). * '''Soi Honey (Soi 12):''' Massage and beer bars. * '''Soi Chaiyapoon (Soi Pothole):''' Maggie May (GC), Buzzin (GC), Excite, Backyard, Green Lantern, MILF Bar. * '''Soi Boomerang:''' Heaven Above, Club Fate (GC) and about ten more. * '''Treetown / Soi Made in Thailand:''' 50 + girl bars plus Myth Night Market. * Other spots include Soi 13.1.

=== South Pattaya / Walking Street External Links===* [https://pattaya-addicts.com/ Pattaya Addicts] Go for the Forum = well liked by UKP readers. The famous strip of bars, gopages are mostly paid-gos and live musicfor adverts so not as trustworthy. * [https://www.pattayaunlimited.com/ Pattaya Unlimited]. Great for very basic background. Worth one visita read.* [https://pattayanewbie.com/ Pattaya Newbie] A bit dated but broadly accurate.* [https://www.gentsclubs.com/ Gents Clubs] Site owned by Maggie Mays (who owns 10), though prices can be double Soi 6but mentions 62 others with a map.* [https://kick. com/buzzinpattaya Buzzin Pattaya] YouTube videos by the Gents Club manager.* [https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/ Stickman]Go-Gos include* [https://davetheravebangkok.com/ Dave the Rave]* [https: Fahrenheit, Skyfall, //pattayaweathernow.com/ Pattaya Weather Now] Weather but also live street cams. Number 765 pointed at LighthouseGoGo. Careful, Pin Up, XS, Sapphire, Windmill 1 & 2, Baccara, Peppermint, Airport, Iron Club, Sensations. Touts abound — avoid Russian bars and ping-pong showsboys.

=== Other Areas ===See Also* '''Jomtien:''' Quieter beach area; still has GCs like CatFlaps. [[DoxyPEP]]* '''Darkside:''' East of Highway 3 — relaxed GCs[[Go Go bars, lower prices. * '''Soi Bong Koch:''' Near 3rd Road; eight GCs (Juicy Lucy, Club Sin, 007 etc.). Press the doorbell to enter!Music bars and Nightclubs]]

---- == Bars and Clubs ==* Myth Night Bar Complex * Tree Town – 50 + bars and restaurants * Las Vegas (opposite Soi Boomerang) – live band area * Kink (Soi LK Metro) – go upstairs * Heaven Above – similar intensity to Kink * Angels – upstairs full-on action * The Castle – BDSM club * Tahitian Queen (Beach Rd / Soi 13) – 40 + girls, decent music ---- == Hotels ==Most hotels (except big chains) are punter-friendly. Mentioned often: * The Classroom (has resident escorts!) * Page 10 * Inn House * Flipper House (Soi 7) * Adelphi, Amber (off Soi Buakhao) * Sandy Spring (Soi 13) * Amethyst, Somerset, Bayview, The Edge, The Stay * SeeMe Spring Too / SeeMe Spring / SeeMe Spring Tree Escort-friendly list (Sept 2025 update) available via UKP links. ---- == Taxi ==* Girl Driver Taxi * Mike’s Taxi  ---- == Other Tips ==* Choose a hotel with a balcony — Thai girls smoke. * Terrible wine at 7/11 — visit Wine Connection (The Avenue).  ---- == Live Music ==* The Stones House (Walking Street) * Matador (Soi Buakhao) * Comedy Hall (Darkside) * Lone Star Saloon (Jomtien) * Wonderful Bar (13.1 & 13 near Beach) * The Guitar Bar (Myth Night Market) * Las Vegas (opposite Soi LK) * Bistro (Walking Street) * The Cave & Metro Bar (Soi LK) * Juju Nightclub, Mayfair, Rock Factory, Curly Club, Paradise Bar (Soi Buakhao) * Thai Bars – local style: Garden 168 & Maha Nakhon (South Pattaya Rd near Hwy 3) ---- == Non-Punting Attractions ==* Tiger Park * Ripley’s Believe It or Not * Wat Phra Yai (Big Buddha) * Glass House Restaurant (Jomtien) * 25 Degree Burger Bar (Jomtien) * Ferry to Ko Lan (30 baht, last 5:30 pm = sunset view) * Tiffany’s Ladyboy Cabaret * 69 / 79 / 89 / 99 Sexy Shows – [https://thethaitourism.com/pattaya/everything-about-adult-shows-pattaya/ thethaitourism.com] ---- == Cost (Indicative 2023–24) ==* Flights: £599 (1-stop), £749 (direct), £2,200 (premium econ) * Hotels: £50–£100 per night typical * Girls: ST 1,500–2,000 ฿; LT 3,500 ฿ * Daily punting spend: ≈ 10,000 ฿ (£240) ---- == No-Alcohol Days ==Thailand bans alcohol sales on certain Buddhist holidays; check before big nights. ---- == External Links ==* [https://www.gentsclubs.com Gents Clubs Pattaya] * [https://www.puntingwiki.com/wiki/Under_Review Nightlife Review Project Page] * Related UKP threads listed above  ----{{Home}}[[Category:ThailandPunting Abroad]][[Category:PattayaGuides]]