Budget Accommodation / Hotels in Pattaya

One thing I love about Pattaya and Thailand in general is the availability of cheap hotels for the budget traveller. They are nothing like the budget hotels in US for example which are pretty crappy to say the least. You can find a very decent and clean room for around 20-25 USD per day in Pattaya.

Something I used to do in my early days of travel to Thailand were to book hotels online (www.asiatravel.com or www.asiarooms.com) before I arrive, the rates are certainly cheaper than the walk in rates and you can get an idea about the hotel by reading the reviews of fellow travellers.

This is all good if your budget is over 30 USD per day as most hotels available for online booking are above that rate. In Pattaya there are tons of hotels that are around 18 - 25 USD (600 - 850 bhats) per day if you know where to look. I found several good hotels in this range between the second road (Sai Song) and the third road (Sai Sam).

I'm currently staying at the Intown Holiday Hotel which is in Soi 11 off second road for 700 bhats (USD 21) per day. The rooms are large and clean with AC, Cable TV etc... and there is a swimming pool on the top floor too.

I'll definitely stay in this hotel or one of the other smaller hotels around here whenever I come to Pattaya. I don't see any point in shelling out additional money for budget hotels in the beach road for example as second road is as convenient a location as the beach road.

In summary just rent a motorbike for the day when you get to Pattaya and spend few hours looking at smaller hotels in Sois (streets) between second road and third road, also you can ask the hotel staff to show you the rooms and they will accommodate you in most places. If you like the room you can take it or else just walk off.

Note: The above prices are based on rates in January - February months in 2008.