How much spending money for Pattaya?

[roamer]

It`s a very common and natural question to ask but almost impossible to answer because everyone`s
different.
What facilities do you want from your acommodation,
how much and where do you want to drink?
How many girls do you want to have and from where?
Home food or thai food,fancy restaurant or
street side stall?

Just some examples,not written in stone and with
variances.
Prices in thai baht (with the US$ price at 30baht
to 1$ dollar in brackets),much as I hate
working in anything other than the currency
of the country I`m in,might make it easier for some.


1st,getting fom Suvarnabhumi Airport to Pattaya.
Pre-arranged taxis range from maybe 1000bht($33) to 2000bht($66)
Or Bell Travel Bus is 150bht(($5),the government bus 112bht(($3.73).


Drinking in(open air) beer bars,anywhere from 35bht($1.16) a bottle of beer to 95 bht($3.16)
Coke anywhere from 20bht($0.66) to 60 bht($2.00)

Gogo bars,you`ll most likely be paying around
110 bht($3.66) for a beer,but anywhere from 60bht
($2.00) to 145bht($4.83)

Spirits prices,sorry haven`t a clue.

Then when you meet the girl of your dreams the fee
bf( bar fine)payable to "release her from her work duties" :
Beer bar,generally 300bht($10.00,can be 200bht($6.66) but also as much as 600bht($20.00)
That goes to the bar,with in most cases a small commission going to the girl.
She needs paying for her time spent with you.
There`s probably no other subject that causes
so many
flames on boards than the debate as to what to
pay,so it is "Up to You".

Most but not all beer bar girls will be happy enough
with 1000bht($33.33)LT(Long Time) to spend the night with you.
Some argue it should be 1500bht($50.00)

ST(short time(i.e. you come,girl goes) open to debate,still available at 500bht(($16.66) but others advocate 700 bht/1000bht.
I don`t agree with the latter figures but got better to do than argue the toss.

Gogos, the bf is generally 600bht($20) but some are 400bht($13.33) and anything in between up
to 1000bht($33.33) and more at times.
the girl will probably expect 1000bht st,anywhere
from 1500bht-2500 lt.
1500bht should be OK in most cases.

Somewhere to stay?
Depend what`s important to you.
Decent enough guesthouses at from about 400bht($13.33) to maybe 800bht($26.66)
Hotels from about 700bht($23.33) to 1500bht
($50).



There are of course higher(and to a lesser extent
lower figures than all those above)
Just a very rough guide but if you look at the variation in figures,at least you`ll understand why the question
of how much money to bring to Pattaya
is so difficult to answer.

Post too long as it is,I`ll have a go with food prices
another time.

[Bilbobaggins]

good questions Paul.
I normally stay middle end of hotels, around 12-1500 baht a night i.e. Flipper Lodge. Good location and swimming pool are all I ask, obviously clean rooms and bedding,plus air-con.
Half and half bargirls or go-go girls.....if I meet one Ilike, don't care where I met her.
Drinking.........maybe I had better not go there, I probably spend just as much if not more on drink than on girls.
For me short-time is 500 baht bargirl, 1000 go-go girl.
It was only 4 years ago that it was 300 ST and 500 LT.
I get thru stacks of cash when I am out there.
Probably why I am skint back home!

[nosehair]

Great subject roamer:cheers:...I think about this stuff often...especially with the down turn in the schekel....

Budget...for me...depends on the length of stay......sometimes.

Songkran was a 12 night trip 4 me and I tried to get the most out of it....with a short timez most days...soi 6 700b to 1000b (incredible service)...s/t room and beers not included...add additional 400b.....Welcome Inn...well they want 1000b..."Welcome girls are best in Pattaya"...bullshit.... but I had a good time anyway.

Beach Road s/t 500b with ROLAND'z and yusa'z girlfriend.

L/t'z....most I paid was 1500b...great service again....least I paid was 500b to a lesbian couple I picked up at a beer bar that weren't lesbianz....but most of us have been conned on this one b/4....sent them on their way in the morn with 500b and no complaints....they knew they didn't live up to their end of the deal.

Stayed at the Sandy and had a standard at 1300b...it was a big room with a sofa....

Drinking?....spent most afternoons and evenings drinking...probably need 2-2.5k for this.

In total....spent on average of 6-8k a day not including room.

Bell Travel Bus for 150b, including shuttle to hotel.

Over a 2 week stay....the only thing I change is the hotel for a better daily rate....everything else usually stays about the same.

it's the little things that add up...laundry, meals, ApCialis, glow in the dark hoop thingees, shoe shines, nazi helmets... etc.....

:cheers:

[mack]

Excellent information roamer :cheers: and any :patters: first-timer can plug themselves into the different categories you've outlined and be able to figure out about how much :rich: they need. Putting the $ figure after the amount in baht was really helpful too...saved me doing 'mental math'. :cuckoo:

P.S.- nose, on your last trip, did the Sandy Springs live up to what you've come to expect of it? Does it still get a :thumbsup: from you?

[Thebomb]

i just take as much as i can and blow the fuckin lot......

[nosehair]

P.S.- nose, on your last trip, did the Sandy Springs live up to what you've come to expect of it? Does it still get a :thumbsup: from you?

Hi mackdancing....they've always treated me very well at the Sandy. Never a problem with a bill and they are always watching out for me.

They do not do breaks on long term stay though. Good people and I consider the place my home away from home....I think woody has the same same viewpoint...as he always stays there as well.

[ferocious]

i'm budgeting for 8000b spending a day on this next trip not including hotels , paying 3500b a night in bkk for my hotel & 1300b a night in pattaya..!

being a cider drinker i pay double the price for my drinks usually 150b a bottle of strongbow or can of blackthorn say 3000b a day , couple of ST's on soi6 of an afternoon & maybe a bj at lolitas if i'm up near there throw in a couple of meals & it soon adds up

[tom]

i'm budgeting for 8000b spending a day on this next trip not including hotels , paying 3500b a night in bkk for my hotel & 1300b a night in pattaya..!



ferocious,

When are you in BKK and where are you staying? There are a huge number of new hotels going up around Sukhumvit and you can get a 4/5 star studio apartment for under 2k at the moment.

[ferocious]

ferocious,

When are you in BKK and where are you staying? There are a huge number of new hotels going up around Sukhumvit and you can get a 4/5 star studio apartment for under 2k at the moment.

majestic grande suk soi2 on june 12-14

[butterflyblonde]

i just take as much as i can and blow the fuckin lot......

Sounds like some unique places would welcome you with open arms. :thumbup:

[soi 2]

When I'm thinking about how to spend my money in Pattaya. I've come to the conclusion that its worth spending a bit more on accomodation and maybe sacrificing one night a week or so to do this. If you stay in the cheapest possible room its a false economy as you can't spend a night sitting in there and need to go out. I'm here for a few months and I need to have a night off sometimes. Down soi diana/lk metro/ buakhaow - nice rooms for 600 baht region.

Money for girls - I go for freelancers in the discos and JP Bar. I never mention price with them before I take them. I take it as a given that between 4 - 10 am its a 1000 baht LT. I will always give a decent tip (100 - 200 baht) if the performance has been good from the girl. But this trip I've really noticed girls pushing for more money. Not all of them but there are some real idiots out there. Who think because some dickhead newbie paid them 2,000 once they are now worth 2,000 everytime. Solly honey this low season nit noy falang.

All my major spending is at night. Daytimes I can sit on the beach for buttons, Tony Gym for 200 baht, internet cafe 30 baht an hour, eat at Kiss and get change from a 100 baht note.

Night time drinking is the big variable for me. Especially if you like hanging about discos you need to think about what drinks you buy. 205 baht for a Bacardi Breezer in the Marine, 165 for a Chang... a few drinks can get you through a 1000 baht in next to no time.

[Figjam]

How much is a baht/bath bus? :smilies-33399:

[butterflyblonde]

How much is a baht/bath bus? :smilies-33399:

Best just to ask them the price when the journey is complete. :hookah:

[mack]

Best just to ask them the price when the journey is complete. :hookah:

Good tip BB, plus the baht buses are a good place to break 1000 baht bills into smaller change. :rich:

[woodman2]

Hi mackdancing....they've always treated me very well at the Sandy. Never a problem with a bill and they are always watching out for me.

They do not do breaks on long term stay though. Good people and I consider the place my home away from home....I think woody has the same same viewpoint...as he always stays there as well.

I agree with you, good hotel in a great location, but so are most places on Soi 13. Its the staff that make the Sandy special for me. 6 weeks today I will be in there again.

Never any comments but a little twinkle in the eye and a knowing look after some of the states I get into.

I budget about 12,000 Baht a day on average all in. The 1st few days always start out way over that figure then I reach the stage where I don`t need to drink so much to get buzzing I just need to top up and my expenditure drops

[Bilbobaggins]

12,000???
You fucking joking? £200 a day?
You stay in the Hilton/Hard Rock?
I've never heard of anyone spending that amount and I know some serious drinkers/mongerers

[roamer]

Curious,how do you spend 12k a day, first few days above that?

[Mirkwood]

I reckon you have to look at it in 2 different scenarios.
If your out on the lash with the boys and doing Soi 6 in the daytimes there is no limit to money.

You can do 3-4 grand down there easy plus double that in Walking Street that night without too much trouble time you've paid BF and chucked a few drinks down her neck.

On the other hand, the days you have a girl LT should let your spending catch up. I've had 1 thousand baht all day spends plenty of times when I've had a girl and just sat on the beach all day and had a Thai meal in the evening.

I should know better but still spend about £100 a day when there.

I could do it cheaper if need be.

[woodman2]

OK maybe nearer 10,000.

1600 Sandy Deluxe Room
500 Daily massage + tip
300 Coffee@Black Canyon/Starbucks
1000 Afternoon session ie Soapy/Soi6/Belgian
1500 L/T inc BF
700 Main meal @Gregs or Patricks
1500 6 pints Guinness
1500 Other Drinks Bulmers/Breezers/Chang
500 LDs/Tips/Dice Game etc
800 Taxis/Shopping/Side Trips etc

[roamer]

easy to spend 12 grand
fuck bird and barfine from shitte 3-4 grand
drinks bill in shitte 5 grand
dinner in shittee 3 -4 grand inc drinks tea/coffe/coke
see easy peasy to sapend 12 grand in a few hours dancing

pissedme

You owe me half a beer,the keyboard copped it.
:kid: