"PATTAYA 1960 - 2005" Top 5 Page for this destination Pattaya Travelogue by Pimilan

In 1960 it have only 3 hotels. The Nautical inn soi 11 is still open today.

Bar in nova lodge

Dating from 1964 the Nipa Lodge hotel, today Nova Lodge, offer the first bar in town.
Today near 2000 bars are avaible...

pool of Pattaya Palace

In 1970 the first quality hotel is build, Pattaya Palace offer great view from the room and it have slide windows, is located beach road soi 5. The interior is really nice thai design. It close in the mid 90. The first manager was Kurt Wachtveitl, today manager of Oriental in Bangkok.

Tropicana

Large hotel complex where build in the 70's. In beach road Tropicana, Amari Orchid (1974), Montien (1975), Merlin, today Hard Rock hotel , Siam Bayshore (1976).
In Jomtien Royal Cliff and Asia hotel (1974)

pool of Royal Wing

Open in 1986 this all suites hotel was considered the best resort in Asia until the end of the 90's. In 1986 the Sugar Hut bungalow. open in Jomtien beach. In 1980 about 500'000 tourists visit the city.

Pattaya center soi 12

In the 90's many tower are build in Naklua, Pattaya and Jomtien. Ambassador City Jomtien is the largest resort in the world. (1989 and 1993 for the Tower). About 2'000'000 tourist visit Pattaya in 1995.

The Tower

Ambassador city is the largest resort, maybe the largest hotel in the world . It have between 4800 to 5200 rooms ! The tower feature 1660 rooms.

Sheraton Pattaya

Today Pattaya is an international beach resort. About 3'000'000 tourist visit the city in 2002, and about 1'000'000 thais visit also the resort. In the 70's international group of hotel where already in Pattaya, Holiday Inn (for the today Hard Rock), in the 90's Novotel (for Tropicana) Ramada (for the today Hard Rock) Mercure (today Cholchan). In 2005 it have international chain like Marriott, Sheraton, Hard Rock, Mercure. With the opening in 2006 of the new airport of Bangkok it will take only 1 hour to reach this great beach resort.

Boat and bulding in Jomtien

Rap french star group "113" made part of the last clip "Marginal" in Pattaya