Central Pattaya is the strip between Pattaya Beach and Second Road, from North Pattaya down to Walking Street. Beach Road runs along the sand past Central Festival Pattaya Beach and Royal Garden Plaza, and baht buses loop along Beach Road and Second Road all day.
It is the easiest base for a first visit: restaurants, nightlife, shopping and the beach are all within walking distance. It is also the busiest and noisiest part of Pattaya, so the choice of hotel, and of room, matters.
Hotels here range from large beachfront resorts to simple rooms on the sois, so there is a wider spread of budgets than anywhere else in the city. The verified hotels below are between 500 m and 3.2 km from Walking Street.