Eight years after
DD did a thread about this place, (Pattaya Park Beach - Jomtien)and being at a loose end this morning, me and the missus jumped in the car to go and have a look.
It's found by going down Pratumnak Rd, and pissing about a bit, having gone too far, doubling back on yourself, seeing what you think is a bus car park, driving around a bit more, then seeing the big sign saying "Pattaya Park" and realising that you could have, after all, driving through the coach park in the first place 10 minutes previously to enter from the side.
So anyway, the empty car park in front of us, we try to find some shade to park in. After all, it is roasting hot here right now, and the car turns into a japanese solitary confinement sweat box after about 2 minutes, but to no avail. With hopes suitable low, we decide to go up the tower first and see how bad the buffet is.
Farangs are charged 200 baht, and Thai's 100 baht. We both got in as Thai. I didn't have to black up or anything to get the Thai price. I simple sat on the back of a pick up truck, playing loud music, supping Leo beer shouting "hello .... you ... you" at any whities passing by and that seemed to do the trick (along with my Thai drivers license).
Luckily the restaurant was closed (sneaked a few pics though) and opens at 11.am. I assume that they need the extra time in the morning for all of the hot food to start to cool and give a suitable amount of time for the binary fission of the bacteria to start properly to ensure that by opening time, there is a buffet of differing contamination and food poisoning.
I see why the Russians like it - high class and the rotation device is high tech for them.
Up to the viewing room.
You get a free cup of crap coffee or crap tea with the entrance price.
The views are worth the admission though, despite the very dirty perspex glass mockering any attempt at decent pictures.
Towards Jomtiem
Towards Pattaya
Water Park
Cable car