A guide to Pattaya, researched and kept up to date
Pattaya is one of the most misunderstood cities in Thailand. Pattaya Pointer publishes a sourced version of the city.
Most online Pattaya content is either an outdated blog post from someone who spent a long weekend there, or a booking platform so focused on the transaction it forgets to give you any useful context. Neither helps when you're planning a trip.
Jules Ashby is the editor of Pointer Guides. Jules and the Pointer team research every guide from up-to-date sources (official venue info, recent traveller reviews, booking-site listings and local news), check prices and opening hours, and refresh pages when things change. The guides cover practical choices such as basing a family trip in Jomtien, seafood in Naklua, and the Sanctuary of Truth, and they say plainly when somewhere is not worth the time.
How we research
Checked sources
How we research: every guide is built from current, checked sources and updated regularly. Prices and hours change, so we show when each page was last checked. Some links are affiliate links; if you book through them we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate, not advertising
Some links earn a small commission when you book, at no extra cost to you. It never changes a ranking or a recommendation.
Updated, not abandoned
Prices, openings and closures change fast. Guides are re-checked and re-dated regularly rather than leaving stale info to mislead people.
The editor
Jules Ashby
Jules Ashby is the editor of Pointer Guides. Jules and the Pointer team research every guide from up-to-date sources (official venue info, recent traveller reviews, booking-site listings and local news), check prices and opening hours, and refresh pages when things change.
Get in touch
A tip, a correction, or a question about a trip? Messages are read, and most get a reply within a day or two.