If you’re searching for a true Pattaya beach hotel, meaning a hotel or resort that sits right on the sand with direct beach access, you’re in the right place.
Although many hotels in Pattaya call themselves beachfront hotels, including some hotels on Beach Road, they are all except for one, actually across the street from the beach.
This article lists genuine beachfront hotels in Pattaya—places where you can step out of your room and walk straight onto the sand just like you can at the islands near Pattaya, and some where you only have to cross a minor road or footpath or reach the beach.
List of Hotels on the Beach in Pattaya
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Use the map (see below) of beaches in Pattaya for reference.
Pattaya Beach Hotels
The Dusit Thani Hotel is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.6/10 and low-season rates of around 82 USD.
Besides being the only hotel on and with direct access to Pattaya Beach, the hotel also ovelooks and has access to the more secluded Naklua Beach.
If you’re looking for the best hotel in Pattaya by location, this might be it. It’s quiet, on the beach, and has access to Beach Road which is on the main baht bus (songthaew) route.
With magnificent views of Pattaya Beach, this is an excellent hotel from which to watch the sunset, enjoy romantic sundowners, and watch the International and New Year fireworks displays.
Naklua Beach Hotels
What’s commonly called Naklua Beach is just beyond the Dusit Thani Hotel and the northern end of Pattaya Beach and continues on to Wongamat Beach. It’s a pretty beach that’s rocky in places but also has some areas that are popular with bathers and swimmers.
The beach here also offers some basic little beach bars and has chairs and loungers for rent beneath shady trees.
The beach is around 800 meters long, so finding a nice little bar you like, somewhere to swim, or a nice place to sit and chill out is only a short walk away.
LK Emerald Beach is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.9/10 and low-season rates of around 47 USD.
Cape Dara Resort is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.7/10 and low-season rates of around 106 USD.
Wongamat Beach Hotels
The main crescent-shaped length of Wongamat Beach is around 1.14 kilometers. Beyond that is another small westerly-facing bay, followed by approximately 1 kilometer of smaller northerly-facing beaches and bays, finishing about 400 meters past the Sanctuary of Truth.
There are numerous beachfront hotels and resorts on the popular main length of Wongamat and the smaller beaches beyond, including some of the most popular family-friendly hotels in Pattaya.
Along the beach are a number of beachfront restaurants, deck chairs and loungers for hire, and safe swimming enclosures.
Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.6/10 and low-season rates of around 132 USD.
Pullman Pattaya G is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.3/10 and low season rates of around 81 USD.
Longbeach Garden Hotel is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.0/10 and low-season rates of around 50 USD.
Golden Tulip Beach Resort is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.5/10 and low-season rates of around 56 USD.
Garden Cliff Resort and Spa is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.1/10 and low season rates of around 35 USD.
Pattaya Modus Beachfront Resort is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 7.6/10 and low-season rates of around 52 USD.
Garden Sea View Resort is a 4-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 7.9/10 and low-season rates of around 28 USD.
Cosy Beach Hotels
Cosy Beach in the Pratumnak area is one of the most beautiful beaches in Pattaya. The beach is overlooked by the Cosy Beach Hotel and several popular restaurants located on the steep hill above the beach.
The Cosy Beach Hotel is a 4-star hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.6/10 and low-season rates of around 68 USD.
There are 2 buildings, one has the Sky Gallery restaurant at the front which overlooks the beach, and from where you access the beach via steps.
Bordering, and just north of Cosy Beach are the Intercontinental Pattaya Resort and the hotels of the Royal Cliff Group.
The InterContinental Pattaya Resort is a 5-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.8/10 and low-season rates of around 150 USD. Although this resort is right on the waterfront, the natural shoreline is rocky, and so the only usable beach here is a man-made beach, rather like a raised decking area for sunbathing.
The Royal Cliff is often proclaimed the very best 5-star luxury hotel in Pattaya, but there are actually 4 hotels known collectively as the Royal Cliff Hotels Group within one huge complex.
Being luxury hotels on the beach and having facilities and service that include personal butler service, they are certainly not the cheapest beach hotels in Pattaya.
The hotels of the Royal Cliff Group are as follows:
The hotels share many facilities, including the beachfront. Like at the Interconinental, there is a man-made beach, but the natural beach beyond that is sandy, and suitable for bathing along most of its length.
Asia Beach (Hu Kwang Bay) Hotels
A beautiful secluded beach nestled in a bay at the bottom of a steep hillside in the Pratumank area of Pattaya, it is used almost exclusively by guests of the Asia Hotel and the Birds and Bees Resort.
Birds and Bees Resort is a 3-star beachfront hotel in Pattaya with a review rating of 8.5/10 and low-season rates of around 38 USD.
Birds and Bees Resort sits on the hill overlooking the beach and bay. Access to the beach from the hotel is via steps from the hotel’s terraced restaurant.
The Asia Pattaya Hotel is a 4-star hotel in Pattaya with a review rating 8.1/10 and low season prices of around 32 USD. The Asia is is quite uniquely a hotel near the beach in Pattaya with its own 9-hole golf gourse.
Like the Birds and Bees Resort opposite, the hotel sits high above and overlooking the beach. Access to the beach is from the hotel grounds, via steps and pathway that zigzag down the hillside.
Virtual Pattaya Beachfront Hotels
It’s worth mentioning some hotels that are not true beachfront hotels, given their quiet locations and the fact that there is only a minor road or footpath between them and the nearby beach, they are almost as good as.
Dongtan Beach
Dongtan Beach is only a short walk from Pratumnak and Jomtien. It’s a quiet location with only a minor road between the hotels and the beach. A few restaurants, bars, and conveniences are along the road, and there is an entrance to Pattaya Park water amusement park.
Dongtan Beach is a family-friendly beach and is also popular with the gay community.
Avalon Beach Resort is a 4-star hotel with a review rating of 8.4/10 and low-season rates of around 45 USD.
The Heritage Pattaya Beach Resort is a 4-star hotel with a review rating of 8.3/10 and low-season rates of around 51 USD.
Rabbit Resort is a 4-star hotel with a review rating of 8.8/10 and low-season rates of around 82 USD.
Krating Lai Beach
Krating Lai Beach is about 4.5 kilometers north of North Pattaya Road, north of Wongamat and Naklua beaches. You can use the white baht buses, ride booking apps like Bolt, or the hotel’s shuttle services to commute to Pattaya.
Krating Lai Beach is a picturesque beach with a popular exercise park, a footpath, and some beachfront restaurants.
One thing to note is that although the sand is golden and fine, the seabed is rather muddy and not ideal for bathing.
Bella Villa Cabana is a 4-star hotel with a review rating of 7.9/10 and low-season rates of around 36 USD.
Cholchan Pattaya Resort is a 5-star hotel with a review rating of 7.8/10 and low-season rates of around 34 USD.
The impressive Baan Sukhawadee is nearby, and the temple over the sea is well worth a visit.