Also known as “Big C North”, Central Center Pattaya boasts over 130 stores and services other than the supermarket, including a five-screen cinema, an ‘IT Corner’ selling mobile phones and accessories.
There is also a very impressive array of restaurants and a range of boutiques, brand name shops and stalls.
Opening Hours: 09:00 – 23:00
Location: 78/54 Pattaya Second Road, North Pattaya Tel: +66 (0)3 300 3888
With a large mock aircraft half stuck into the building above the entrance and the yellow and white balloon rising above it, Royal Garden Plaza is one of the most distinctive buildings in Pattaya.
Shopping including the huge name of in fashion of Levi’s, Esprit, Von Dutch, Converse and Nautica.
Taking up a full block between Beach Road and Second Road, there is plenty of room also for shops selling souvenirs, jewellery, beachwear, food and drinks and electrical goods.
Opening Hours: 10:30 – 23:00
Location: 218 Beach Road, South Pattaya Tel: +66 (0)3 841 6972
The “Made in Thailand Night Market”, is a collection of permanent market stalls is open for most of the day as well.
Keeping cool under the purpose-built shelter is a selection of small stalls and stores , including tailors shops, clothing stalls, souvenir stands, luggage vendors and small electrical goods.
Haggling is always an option.
Opening Hours: 08:00 – 23:00
Location: Pattaya Second Road, South Pattaya
Central Festival is a combination of the social hang-out, culinary hotspot and shopper’s paradise .
Withl over 300 shops, many of them World brands, as well as a 10-screen cinema and 16-lane bowling alley and covering seven chic, airy and open floors.
There is a food court and supermarket, souvenir shops, an extensive collection of perfumeries, designer clothing brands like Calvin Klein, H&M, Zara and Marks & Spencer.
Opening Hours: 11:00 – 23:00
Location: 333/99 Beach Road, South Pattaya Tel: +66 (0)3 300 3999
Unlike Bangkok, Pattaya has no magical mystery hidden in aesthetic corners, and it makes no pretence of being anything more than what it is: – an unbeatable combination of essential, thoroughly satisfying holiday ingredients.
Looking closer, it is not hard to see why. Pattaya is comfortably accessible from Bangkok in just over 2 hours on an excellent highway, thus avoiding the added expense of air connections, as is the case with Phuket and Samui.
Even so, it has its own airport at Utapao, formerly built to handle B52’s during the Vietnam War, can accept wide-bodied long haul charter aircraft such as 747’s with ease.
It enjoys year-round sunshine, and suffers few of the extreme weather conditions that can ruin holidays elsewhere. The cost of comparable accommodation in Pattaya is generally less expensive than Phuket and Samui, which makes it excellent value for money.
Furthermore, it features almost every water and land-based sporting activity you can think of, boasts excellent restaurants, good entertainment, and countless leisure pursuits.
The bottom line is that nobody can possibly be bored in Pattaya. One last aspect perfects the appeal – numerous offshore islands with deserted beaches.
This makes it possible to combine ’Robinson Crusoe’ activities with all the fun of Asia’s premiere beach resort. Similarly, a short drive takes you into all the pleasures of the Thai countryside, and there are many worthwhile excursions to places of interest, including trips to Bangkok, which can be done comfortably in a day.
Everything you need to have the holiday of your life. 