What are the shopping centers of Pattaya? Why are they popular with tourists? We will answer these and other questions in the article. Thailand is a country where you can have a great time, visit picturesque places, learn a lot of curiosities, swim in the clear blue water, soak up the golden warm sand, eat exotic delicious food and much more. Every traveler arriving in Thailand will surely discover something new. All the charms of this country can not be counted, but today we will talk about shopping in Thailand, or rather - in Pattaya.
Famous centers
Arriving in Pattaya, you will definitely want to buy something for yourself and your family, as trade there is very well developed, and shops, retail outlets, markets and trays are found at almost every step. We will find out which shopping centers of Pattaya most often visited by tourists.
The most famous shopping centers here are:
- Central Festival.
- Royal Garden Plaza.
- Central Center Pattaya.
- Mike Shopping Mall.
Almost all of them are located on one street, and you can walk from one to another shopping center. The first, second and fourth centers are located between Beach road (beach street) and Second road (Second street), that is, you can get into them from one or another street.
Royal garden plaza
The most famous shopping center in Pattaya is the Royal Garden Plaza. This is an elite store with three floors. It is located near Walking Street. Its distinguishing feature is the plane sticking out of the wall. He points to the outstanding Pattaya Museum "Believe it or not," located here.
In addition, you can see a balloon over a commercial complex - a new fun for tourists. If there is an opportunity and desire, you can try it in practice. Tourists say that this pleasure is worth 1000 baht from the soul.
The first two floors of the Royal Garden Plaza sell accessories, luxury branded clothing, watches, shoes and other amenities. The third floor is entirely occupied by fun, so you can safely come here with the kids. Tourists are delighted with the local 4D cinema, the room of fear, the maze, the Believe it or Not museum and other entertainments.
Mike shopping mall
What is the Pattaya Mike Shopping Mall? This is a huge shop, mainly with Thai products, somewhat reminiscent of a hidden market. Outwardly, it is unremarkable - a gray-white building with several floors.
Near the commercial center there is a small row of trading stalls with lots of fruits, also here traders make delicious fruit necks. Gold goods, shoes, cosmetics, suitcases, bags, souvenirs can be seen on the ground floor. Clothing from a Thai manufacturer at excellent prices and pretty good quality is mainly sold on the second and third floors.
A feature of this commercial center is that here you can bargain with Thais and purchase great things at low prices.
Central festival
Pattaya Festival Shopping Center is enormously popular. This is a huge commercial entertainment center, which began operating in 2009 and is considered the best in the region. It occupies six floors.
Tourists say that they are happy to buy clothes from famous designers, cosmetics, bags, shoes, perfumes, children's and sports goods, electronics and other products, they can visit Thai specialty stores.
In addition, there are banks, a 4D cinema with a gaming area, massage rooms and elite beauty salons, restaurants and cafes with various types of cuisine. Walking around this commercial center can take a whole day, so at the exit there are aquariums with fish that perform a wonderful foot massage. This is where tired tourists can relax.
Central center pattaya
Consider a major shopping center in Pattaya, Central Center Pattaya. It is located north of the previous commercial center, near the Alcazar show. Its base point is the huge inscription of the Big C shop, which is located in it on two floors. In this center, tourists can buy clothes, shoes, watches, a variety of jewelry and other goods.
Travelers enthusiastically recall the decent sale of clothing, which is often held on the ground floor. It has a fairly large area, sometimes various exhibitions and events are organized here. On the fourth floor there is a cinema, which mainly shows Thai films. On the ground floor there are cafes and restaurants in which, according to tourists, you can relax perfectly.
Shopping
Tourists claim that the four commercial centers listed by us are the best shopping centers in Pattaya, often visited, with an impressive assortment and are easy to find. In them, you can easily get everything that the soul desires.
Harbor Pattaya
It is known that in 2016, on April 1, a new shopping center was opened in Pattaya - Harbor Pattaya. The modern structure of this shopping and entertainment complex has an area of 2500 square meters. m. and it costs about 2 billion baht, which LT Group invested in it. First of all, it is an entertainment complex, not a commercial one. There are a lot of interesting things for kids: carousels, all kinds of slot machines, slides and Kidzoona, where, playing, kids can learn any profession.
But what about shopping? Harbor Pattaya is good only in terms of computers, electronics and telephones. There are few shops for clothes, souvenirs and shoes - it is better to go to the Central Festival and other shopping centers in Pattaya for such goods.
Also on the ground floor there is a supermarket (prices are more expensive than in Tesco Lotus, Big Sea and Macro), and on one of the upper floors there is a food court (reasonable prices).
Entertainment in the shopping center "Harbor"
Why do many tourists tend to visit the city of Pattaya (Thailand)? Harbor Shopping Center, which is located here, is the best place where both children and adults can have fun. Here is what is available here:
- Habor Land. Here, kids can be in the role of a doctor, a seller in a sushi bar or a fast food dealer.
- Harbor Mario Land.
- Baby Poll. Non-hazardous pool for babies.
- Kidzoona & Molly Fantasy. Actual attractions for children.
- Jump XL Jump Park.
- Climbing wall. Deep Climbing Gym.
How to get there
It is known that Harbor Pattaya is not very conveniently located in comparison with other shopping centers that are located in the center of Pattaya and widely accessible. Nevertheless, you can get to this commercial center on the songteo, which go along Central Street. The cost of this trip is 10 baht. Also in 6-8 minutes you can walk from Sukhumvit.
The complex is located on Centralnaya Street, a minute's walk from Foodland Supermarket. If you go from the sea, it will be on the left. Thirty minutes have to walk from the coast. It can be reached by car, as there is a large parking lot.
Reviews
What are the reviews of Pattaya shopping centers? Many tourists like Tesko-Lotus, because there they can buy many beautiful dresses for girls, shoes and inexpensive fruits. There are summer women's dresses in large sizes. Near the shopping center you can buy good suitcases, and dogs at the pet shop located on the right side of the street.
Some are delighted with the Central Festival. They enthusiastically say that here you can watch films in Thai and English and listen to the kingdom's anthem, which plays before each session.
Tourists also like the new Golden Choice shopping center, which has a huge selection of souvenirs from all over Thailand. It also sells products and handmade, and factory. Travelers like to buy fridge magnets, Thai silk linens, briefcases or bags made of stingray leather, snakes or crocodiles in this shopping center.
Travelers often write that they like Lotus Tesco North. They claim that here you can taste delicious dishes in fast food restaurants, purchase goods at affordable prices.
Some tourists praise Carrefour - a large commercial center located on Central Street. They like the local large selection of food, children's goods, household appliances, sporting goods. They talk about the great Subway fast-food enterprise that feeds visitors to the mall with delicious sandwiches.
Others like Tops, a supermarket located at the intersection of Central Pattaya Road and Second Road. They write that there is a bakery with an amazing assortment of pastries and small souvenir shops. But most of all they liked the large bowling center located in this shopping center. Of course, in Pattaya a huge selection of commercial centers, and which one to go shopping, is up to you.