Phuket Holiday

If you're ever in Bangkok's sex district?on a budget and consider things there as expensive then head on over to Pattaya. When it comes to sleeping, eating and meeting ladies of the night, Pattaya is definitely a more affordable place for tourists on a shoe string budget.
Cheapest Way to Get to Pattaya
Pattaya is easy to get to. In Bangkok, head over to?Eastern Terminal?bus station in Ekkamai. A fare cost 113 baht and buses depart every 30 - 40 minutes starting at 5am to 11pm. The bus from Bangkok will drop you off at the Pattaya bus terminal?and from there on you'll find plenty of taxis to take you to where ever you're staying at. This is the cheapest way. A taxi will cost you around B2,000.
Cheap places to find ladies of the night
Men come from all over the world to meet ladies in Pattaya. You can meet them in go go bars. But you have to buy overpriced drinks for yourself and the bar girl. Then you have to pay a bar fine before you can take her back to your hotel. Total those all together and you're already paying 800 baht. But that's not all, you still have to pay the lady for her time to roll in bed with you. For short time (1 hour) it's 1,500 baht. Long time (overnight) it's around 2,500 baht to 5,000 baht depending on the time of night or how good looking she is. So what's your best option?
Take a stroll through Walking Street which leads into Beach road. These streets are easy to find.?They run along Pattaya beach. You'll find Thai freelancers all along these places, standing around either in groups or alone. You'll also find ladyboys scattered around there too. Best thing of all it's free to watch these girls and you won't have to buy a beer like in a go go bar. And even if you want one, just head over to a 7 Eleven store and pick yourself up a 2 liter Heineken beer?for 45 baht.
And when you find one you like you won't even have to pay a bar fine which can cost 500 baht.
Most Thai freelancers charge around 1,000 baht for short time and around 3,000 baht to 4,000 baht for long time. But if you're not too picky on looks you can convince a freelancer to go with you for 400 baht for short time.
Cheap Hotels to Stay in Pattaya
There are many cheap budget hotels in Pattaya that are right in the sex district. You'll find many for around 500 baht per night for a basic room. But it's really important that you stay in a hotel that has a guest friendly policy. This just means the hotel doesn't have a policy of charging their guests a fee for taking a lady back to their rooms. A non-guest friendly hotel would typically charge you 300 baht to 500 baht.
Staying in a guest friendly hotel is key to saving money and makes total sense. It's a better alternative to taking a bar girl or freelancer to a short time hotel. A room there will cost you 300 baht for the hour. So why pay extra when your own hotel room is perfectly fine for what you've come to Pattaya to do.
Cheap eats in Pattaya
Who doesn't like a breakfast buffet? The Lek Hotel on Pattaya 2nd Road between soi 12 and soi 13 offers a breakfast buffet for 95 baht. You don't have to be a hotel guest.?It starts at 7am and ends at 1pm (yes 1pm, it's not a mistake). Dinner is 160 baht and starts at 6pm to 10:30pm. Eating at the Lek Hotel is very popular and the food is decent with plenty of Thai and international cuisine.
And of course there are plenty of street side restaurants with plates of chicken and rice for only 30 baht or barbecue chicken or?pork skewers for 10 baht to keep your belly full.
Pattaya is certainly a dream come true for budget travelers and if you know where to stay, eat and have fun, the money in your bank account can really go a long way.