What are the best bus options and hotel recommendations for Pattaya from Bangkok?

Sabai Inn or Sabai lodge on Soi 2 both fairly inexpensive and 2 minutes to beach road or for something a little more upmarket Hotel Vista on Soi 4. Booking and Agoda have many listing for central Pattaya. Good luck.

Bell bus , they pick up and from off at your hotel , try vt6

Next to central shopping mall and the heart of Pattaya .

Bell bus is in line booking .

@Dave *****

, for accommodation in Pattaya , I stayed in an Airbnb property in central Pattaya right next to the beach road. Best area to stay in Pattaya.

I got the entire 2BR luxury property with Seaview from the balcony and had access to the gym, Wi-Fi, infinity pool located on the rooftop where you can get an entire 360° view of the Pattaya city.

Got this at a cheaper price btw 80-85 USD for the entire property.

Feel free to read about this property experience to know more, this might be helpful for you to plan your accommodation,

how many days to get a GOOD feel of Pattaya? Maybe less than a minute.

Sutrus court 1 hotel

@Dave *****

Eastern terminal from Ekamai prices start around ฿134 baht and leave regularly

As mentioned in other posts, the public bus is only 130 baht (or whatever), its usually pretty quick, drops you at the North Pattaya bus station.

A couple of days to see all Pattaya has to offer. Its actually a small place.

Most anything on beach road will be loud. I have never stayed at the fancy hotels (Hilton or similar) so I couldn't say if they are better.

Tourists go to Soi 6 (Pattay Beach Road), walking street, beach road. Locals go to Soi Bakhao. I would google those places and find where you want to stay in relation to those locations... The closer you are the louder it will be.

Large a/c bus from Ekkamai 131฿ or you can book a taxi which is approximately 1200-1500฿ and takes about the same amount of time, 2-2.5 hours depending on traffic.

I suggest you use Agoda for looking at or booking a hotel. You can use the filter option to pick and choose what options you want/require. I’d say you won’t have to worry about the hot water as almost every rental there will have it.

If you haven’t been there before, I would say 5-7 days to get the feel of the whole of Pattaya. If you’re going to party and drink only, a couple of days would do. If you get bored, jump on a boat over to Koh Larn for the day or stay a hour there.

I use the Rung Rueang Bus (Ekkamai BTS) to Pattaya for 160 baht. It leaves every hour from Ekkamai.