Jomtien Beach
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Since the late 1990s, long after Pattaya had already become one of Southeast Asia's top beach resorts, Jomtien with its 6-km-long stretch of sandy beach has gained more and more popularity not only with family vacationers and domestic weekend tourists but also with 'traditional' Pattaya visitors seeking a more tranquil alternative to South Pattaya's traffic and noise.
Jomtien's ultimate bonus is that it provides all the features of a relaxed beach holiday in a quieter and less "touristy" environment, however, within immediate vicinity of South Pattaya and Walking Street, which can be reached by Baht-bus in less than 15 minutes.
Jomtien Beach, with an abundance of hotels, seaside resorts and inexpensive guesthouses, has thus become the perfect holiday destination for those tourists, who don't fancy a vacation right in the bustling centre of Pattaya's entertainment zones but still don't want to miss out on Pattaya's vibrant nightlife and immense shopping facilities, just a few kilometres north of Jomtien bay,
Pratamnak ("Big Buddha") hill, which topographically seperates Jomtien bay from South Pattaya, has itself become one of Pattaya's most booming residential areas - to the extent that Jomtien's northern areas actually merge with the southernmost parts of Pattaya.
Most tourist brochures describe Jomtien beach as some kind of Pattaya's little brother, with a bit less of everything that might be "too much" in Pattaya: less nightlife and "girlie bars", less noise, less traffic etc. In a way, this description is true.
It was not until the late 1980's that the first hotels and resorts were erected along Jomtien beach, while back in the 1970s, Jomtien bay could only be reached by a boat-trip around Pratamnak hill. It's also true that the atmosphere at Jomtien is less 'touristy' and the nightlife much more relaxed and laid-back. But somehow this approach fails to do justice to all aspects of life and holidays at Jomtien.
Jomtien in the 21st century has become not only a tourist destination in its own right, including a fair share of beer bars and nightspots, but one of Pattaya's most favourite residential areas - with new condominium projects and residential "villages" under construction all the time.
Jomtien Condo & House For Sale
However, Jomtien's major attraction has always been its 6km-long sandy beach. Despite excess supply of noise-polluting jet skis and motorboats, a disproportional number of beach vendors, and the fact that the water quality does not quite resemble what visitors might expect from a "tropical beach" either, Jomtien provides a much more relaxed environment for swimming, sunbathing, and enjoying the various water activities, than Pattaya's main beach.
Provided you avoid weekends and Thai public holidays when loads of Bangkokians in search of a 'tranquil retreat' overcrowd Jomtien's waterfront, you'll find a beach much more suitable for relaxed sunbathing and swimming than Pattaya's main beach.
Beach and water activities include banana boat and water scooter rides, windsurfing, parasailing, water skiing, scuba diving, snorkelling - and whatever you can think of. And in case you get tired of just hanging about on your deckchair, why not take a ferry to Pattaya's own 'Coral Island' (Koh Larn) with truly crystal-clear water and white sandy beaches?
Activities & Sports Tourist Attractions
Find Your Way Around Jomtien Beach
Jomtien Beach is situated in its own bay, just a few kilometres south of Pattaya. On average, it's just a 10-minutes Baht-bus ride to South Pattaya, Walking Street etc.
To find your way around Jomtien is extremely easy. At the moment, there's only one main North-
South connection: Jomtien Beach Road, including several side-streets ("Soi"), some of which are cul-de-sacs.
These Soi's are either numbered (e.g. Soi 5, 7), or have been given names of relevant buildings or hotels (e.g. Soi Whitehouse or Soi Welcome Jomtien Beach). Some are known both by numbers and names (Jomtien Soi 5 = Soi Post Office).
Jomtien Beach Road has only two main connections with Sukhumvit highway: Soi Wat Boon and Soi Chaiyapruek.
Baht-bus taxis drive up and down Jomtien Beach Road and connect Jomtien with South Pattaya. When you take a Baht-bus from anywhere along Jomtien Beach Road and and travel northwards, you can be sure that approx. 10 minutes later you'll end up across the hill in Pattaya. (Motorbike taxis can be found at virtually every street corner.)
When branching off the beachfront at Dongtan Police Station in Jomtien's North, Jomtien Beach Road changes its name to Thappraya Road (taxi route to Pattaya) that goes all the way to South Pattaya and merges into Pattaya Second Road. About one kilometre up Pratamnak hill, there's a junction with Thepprasit Road, which is the main link between Jomtien and Sukhumvit Road.
The new Jomtien Second Road, which will link Thappraya Road (junction at the Hanuman Statue) with the southern poarts of Jomtien one day, is currently still under construction.
Jomtien's own gay beach area ("Dongtan Beach") is situated north of the Dongtan police station at the junction of Jomtien Beach and Thrappraya Road.
Pattaya Immigration (that's where you can extend your visa etc.) can be found on Jomtien Soi 5.
Map Of Jomtien Beach
What To Do At Jomtien Beach?
While in the early days of touristic development (1980's and 90's), holidays at Jomtien beach had been focused mainly on beach activities, Jomtien in the 21st century has not only become one of Pattaya's most popular residential areas, but has also developed its own infrastructure - including entertainment zones with dozens of restaurants, bars and pubs, and even a poular GoGo bar.
Along Jomtien Beach road and its numerous sidestreets (sois) you'll find an ever growing number of Thai, seafood and international restaurants, money exchange booths, travel agencies, souvenir shops and "minimarts", traditional massage parlours and real estate agents, as well as a number of pharmacies, dental clinics and opticians.
Though shopping facilities at Jomtien beach, with most shops being rather small and specialized in souvenirs or beach clothing, can't compare to the shopping paradises of Pattaya or Bangkok, Jomtien still satisfies most of your tourist shopping expectations.
For example, Thepprasit Nightmarket, held every weekend from Friday to Sunday, is well worth a visit and is known as one of Pattaya's largest and most interesting markets - not only for tourists (Thepprasit Road, Sukhumvit Road end). Just around the corner, a large Tesco Lotus branch and an "Outlet Mall" (featuring brand-name clothing at discount prices) are awaiting you.
Near the junction of Thappraya and Thepprasit Road, you'll find a large international supermarket ('Foodmart' in front of the View Talay 1 Condominium) that caters for the culinary everyday needs of tourist and expats alike.
And if all that should still not be enough to satisfy your shopping needs, then Pattaya city is just a 10-minutes taxi ride away (which should not cost you more than 20 Baht).
Shopping In Pattaya
Beach and water activities include banana boat and water scooter rides, windsurfing, parasailing, scuba diving and snorkelling, or whatever you can think of. Other popular attractions and daytime pastimes include Bungy Jumping, a visit to Pattaya Water Park, Underwater World on Sukhumvit Road and the popular Jomtien Fishing Park, or a day trip to Koh Larn.
Tourist Attractions In Pattaya Activities & Sports In Pattaya
Jomtien Nightlife Areas, Bars & Pubs
While only a decade ago, holidays at Jomtien were all about beach and water activities, with only little entertainment options for revelers too lazy for a Baht-bus ride to South Pattaya, Jomtien has established quite a remarkable bar scene of its own in recent years, with an ever-growing number of family-friendly bars and pubs, traditional "girlie" bars catering to single male tourists - and even its own little AGoGo bar. Roughly estimated, Jomtien has around 100 beer bars in the year 2009, and that number is continuously rising.
If you find South Pattaya and Walking Street too noisy, crowded and 'touristy', but still don't want to miss out on all the varieties of nightlife which Pattaya has become notorious for - then Jomtien Beach is probably the perfect choice for your holiday.
Jomtien's most prominent entertainment areas include "Jomtien Complex", Thappraya Road, Soi Whitehouse and Soi 7, where most bars can be found. Jomtien Soi 5 also has a number of bars, while Soi Welcome is currently the southernmost (and last) Soi with a noteworthy nightlife and a dozen of bars, restaurants and guesthouses. Jomtien's only GoGo bar ('We Are No.1 AGoGo') is located near the Dongtan police box on Thappraya Road, opposite Country Road III bar.
Drinking prices, lady drinks, bar fines etc. are roughly the same as in Pattaya. Expect to pay bar fines of around 300 Baht, plus usually 1,000 Baht for the girl (long-time). While the official closing time seems to be around midnight, most bars close between 12am and 3am in the morning.
After bars have closed, you can always find some beach hookers, and usually loads of ladyboys, along Jomtien Beach Road, mostly in the areas in front of Soi 5, Soi 7 and Soi Whitehouse.
Though most bars are "girlie" bars and cater to straight revelers, quite a few gay bars and clubs, catering to tourists with an "alternative" lifestyle, have opened up in the Jomtien Complex.
Pattaya Nightlife Pattaya Beer Bars Pattaya Gogo Bars Pattaya Bar Girls Pattaya Gay Scene
Links: Jomtien Bars, Pubs, Guesthouses etc.
The directory below lists a number of bars, guesthouses and other tourism-related businesses at Jomtien Beach, which have their own websites. To list your bar, guesthouse etc. on this page, or to recommend a link, please contact us for details.
Find Your Way Around Jomtien Things To Do At Jomtien Jomtien Nightlife Areas Links
Since the late 1990s, long after Pattaya had already become one of Southeast Asia's top beach resorts, Jomtien with its 6-km-long stretch of sandy beach has gained more and more popularity not only with family vacationers and domestic weekend tourists but also with 'traditional' Pattaya visitors seeking a more tranquil alternative to South Pattaya's traffic and noise.
Jomtien's ultimate bonus is that it provides all the features of a relaxed beach holiday in a quieter and less "touristy" environment, however, within immediate vicinity of South Pattaya and Walking Street, which can be reached by Baht-bus in less than 15 minutes.
Jomtien Beach, with an abundance of hotels, seaside resorts and inexpensive guesthouses, has thus become the perfect holiday destination for those tourists, who don't fancy a vacation right in the bustling centre of Pattaya's entertainment zones but still don't want to miss out on Pattaya's vibrant nightlife and immense shopping facilities, just a few kilometres north of Jomtien bay,
Pratamnak ("Big Buddha") hill, which topographically seperates Jomtien bay from South Pattaya, has itself become one of Pattaya's most booming residential areas - to the extent that Jomtien's northern areas actually merge with the southernmost parts of Pattaya.
Most tourist brochures describe Jomtien beach as some kind of Pattaya's little brother, with a bit less of everything that might be "too much" in Pattaya: less nightlife and "girlie bars", less noise, less traffic etc. In a way, this description is true.
It was not until the late 1980's that the first hotels and resorts were erected along Jomtien beach, while back in the 1970s, Jomtien bay could only be reached by a boat-trip around Pratamnak hill. It's also true that the atmosphere at Jomtien is less 'touristy' and the nightlife much more relaxed and laid-back. But somehow this approach fails to do justice to all aspects of life and holidays at Jomtien.
Jomtien in the 21st century has become not only a tourist destination in its own right, including a fair share of beer bars and nightspots, but one of Pattaya's most favourite residential areas - with new condominium projects and residential "villages" under construction all the time.
Jomtien Condo & House For Sale
However, Jomtien's major attraction has always been its 6km-long sandy beach. Despite excess supply of noise-polluting jet skis and motorboats, a disproportional number of beach vendors, and the fact that the water quality does not quite resemble what visitors might expect from a "tropical beach" either, Jomtien provides a much more relaxed environment for swimming, sunbathing, and enjoying the various water activities, than Pattaya's main beach.
Provided you avoid weekends and Thai public holidays when loads of Bangkokians in search of a 'tranquil retreat' overcrowd Jomtien's waterfront, you'll find a beach much more suitable for relaxed sunbathing and swimming than Pattaya's main beach.
Beach and water activities include banana boat and water scooter rides, windsurfing, parasailing, water skiing, scuba diving, snorkelling - and whatever you can think of. And in case you get tired of just hanging about on your deckchair, why not take a ferry to Pattaya's own 'Coral Island' (Koh Larn) with truly crystal-clear water and white sandy beaches?
Activities & Sports Tourist Attractions
Find Your Way Around Jomtien Beach
Jomtien Beach is situated in its own bay, just a few kilometres south of Pattaya. On average, it's just a 10-minutes Baht-bus ride to South Pattaya, Walking Street etc.
To find your way around Jomtien is extremely easy. At the moment, there's only one main North-
South connection: Jomtien Beach Road, including several side-streets ("Soi"), some of which are cul-de-sacs.
These Soi's are either numbered (e.g. Soi 5, 7), or have been given names of relevant buildings or hotels (e.g. Soi Whitehouse or Soi Welcome Jomtien Beach). Some are known both by numbers and names (Jomtien Soi 5 = Soi Post Office).
Jomtien Beach Road has only two main connections with Sukhumvit highway: Soi Wat Boon and Soi Chaiyapruek.
Baht-bus taxis drive up and down Jomtien Beach Road and connect Jomtien with South Pattaya. When you take a Baht-bus from anywhere along Jomtien Beach Road and and travel northwards, you can be sure that approx. 10 minutes later you'll end up across the hill in Pattaya. (Motorbike taxis can be found at virtually every street corner.)
When branching off the beachfront at Dongtan Police Station in Jomtien's North, Jomtien Beach Road changes its name to Thappraya Road (taxi route to Pattaya) that goes all the way to South Pattaya and merges into Pattaya Second Road. About one kilometre up Pratamnak hill, there's a junction with Thepprasit Road, which is the main link between Jomtien and Sukhumvit Road.
The new Jomtien Second Road, which will link Thappraya Road (junction at the Hanuman Statue) with the southern poarts of Jomtien one day, is currently still under construction.
Jomtien's own gay beach area ("Dongtan Beach") is situated north of the Dongtan police station at the junction of Jomtien Beach and Thrappraya Road.
Pattaya Immigration (that's where you can extend your visa etc.) can be found on Jomtien Soi 5.
Map Of Jomtien Beach
What To Do At Jomtien Beach?
While in the early days of touristic development (1980's and 90's), holidays at Jomtien beach had been focused mainly on beach activities, Jomtien in the 21st century has not only become one of Pattaya's most popular residential areas, but has also developed its own infrastructure - including entertainment zones with dozens of restaurants, bars and pubs, and even a poular GoGo bar.
Along Jomtien Beach road and its numerous sidestreets (sois) you'll find an ever growing number of Thai, seafood and international restaurants, money exchange booths, travel agencies, souvenir shops and "minimarts", traditional massage parlours and real estate agents, as well as a number of pharmacies, dental clinics and opticians.
Though shopping facilities at Jomtien beach, with most shops being rather small and specialized in souvenirs or beach clothing, can't compare to the shopping paradises of Pattaya or Bangkok, Jomtien still satisfies most of your tourist shopping expectations.
For example, Thepprasit Nightmarket, held every weekend from Friday to Sunday, is well worth a visit and is known as one of Pattaya's largest and most interesting markets - not only for tourists (Thepprasit Road, Sukhumvit Road end). Just around the corner, a large Tesco Lotus branch and an "Outlet Mall" (featuring brand-name clothing at discount prices) are awaiting you.
Near the junction of Thappraya and Thepprasit Road, you'll find a large international supermarket ('Foodmart' in front of the View Talay 1 Condominium) that caters for the culinary everyday needs of tourist and expats alike.
And if all that should still not be enough to satisfy your shopping needs, then Pattaya city is just a 10-minutes taxi ride away (which should not cost you more than 20 Baht).
Shopping In Pattaya
Beach and water activities include banana boat and water scooter rides, windsurfing, parasailing, scuba diving and snorkelling, or whatever you can think of. Other popular attractions and daytime pastimes include Bungy Jumping, a visit to Pattaya Water Park, Underwater World on Sukhumvit Road and the popular Jomtien Fishing Park, or a day trip to Koh Larn.
Tourist Attractions In Pattaya Activities & Sports In Pattaya
Jomtien Nightlife Areas, Bars & Pubs
While only a decade ago, holidays at Jomtien were all about beach and water activities, with only little entertainment options for revelers too lazy for a Baht-bus ride to South Pattaya, Jomtien has established quite a remarkable bar scene of its own in recent years, with an ever-growing number of family-friendly bars and pubs, traditional "girlie" bars catering to single male tourists - and even its own little AGoGo bar. Roughly estimated, Jomtien has around 100 beer bars in the year 2009, and that number is continuously rising.
If you find South Pattaya and Walking Street too noisy, crowded and 'touristy', but still don't want to miss out on all the varieties of nightlife which Pattaya has become notorious for - then Jomtien Beach is probably the perfect choice for your holiday.
Jomtien's most prominent entertainment areas include "Jomtien Complex", Thappraya Road, Soi Whitehouse and Soi 7, where most bars can be found. Jomtien Soi 5 also has a number of bars, while Soi Welcome is currently the southernmost (and last) Soi with a noteworthy nightlife and a dozen of bars, restaurants and guesthouses. Jomtien's only GoGo bar ('We Are No.1 AGoGo') is located near the Dongtan police box on Thappraya Road, opposite Country Road III bar.
Drinking prices, lady drinks, bar fines etc. are roughly the same as in Pattaya. Expect to pay bar fines of around 300 Baht, plus usually 1,000 Baht for the girl (long-time). While the official closing time seems to be around midnight, most bars close between 12am and 3am in the morning.
After bars have closed, you can always find some beach hookers, and usually loads of ladyboys, along Jomtien Beach Road, mostly in the areas in front of Soi 5, Soi 7 and Soi Whitehouse.
Though most bars are "girlie" bars and cater to straight revelers, quite a few gay bars and clubs, catering to tourists with an "alternative" lifestyle, have opened up in the Jomtien Complex.
Pattaya Nightlife Pattaya Beer Bars Pattaya Gogo Bars Pattaya Bar Girls Pattaya Gay Scene
Links: Jomtien Bars, Pubs, Guesthouses etc.
The directory below lists a number of bars, guesthouses and other tourism-related businesses at Jomtien Beach, which have their own websites. To list your bar, guesthouse etc. on this page, or to recommend a link, please contact us for details.
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| Dor Shada Hotel **** Location: Jomtien Beach Rates from: $107 |
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| Ravindra Beach **** Location: Jomtien Beach Rates from: $68 |
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| White House Resort *** Location: Jomtien Beach Rates from: $27 |
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