Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the eastern gulf coast of Thailand, approximately 165 km southeast of Bangkok.
The city’s economy is largely based on tourism, which brings in about 59.3 billion Baht per year (as of 2007), of which 48.7 billion Baht come from foreign tourism.
The city has 357 hotels and hostels, with over 38,000 rooms (as of 2007) and hundreds of bars, clubs, and restaurants.
