With its extensive resources, Pattaya is an ideal business events destination that is a 90-minute drive from Suvarnabhumi Airport.
LUXURY PROPERTIES
Dusit Thani offers 457 guestrooms and extensive facilities for conference groups. There are 14 meeting rooms, a large foyer and a pillarless ballroom seating 2,500 people theatre style.
The hotel’s beachfront, grounds and poolside area are frequently used for teambuilding and gala dinners. Both
The Bay and
The Point restaurants can be booked for private events. For incentive groups, the spa’s nine treatment rooms all include private outdoor areas and ensuite facilities.
Marriott (298 guestrooms) has upgraded its accommodation with a complete makeover. The hotel features eight meeting rooms, leading to an outdoor lawn area seating 1,000 people. The presidential suite is a luxury venue for VIP cocktail parties of up to 30 people.
Sheraton (156) has a ballroom seating 200 in theatre style that can also split into three. Facilities include videoconferencing, WiFi access, LCD projectors and a hospitality desk. Its private beach is popular for events.
NEW OPENINGS
DusitD2 baraquda (72) opened 12 months ago and is the city’s most stylish choice for incentive groups. The hotel’s design-driven venues can host meetings for up to 150 people, or 200 for events at the split-level
Deep Bar and the rooftop
Sunset Lounge.
Centara Grand Mirage (555) is a new, Lost World-themed hotel with a 230m private beach. The hotel is popular for three-day meeting and incentive events.
The beachfront
Pullman Pattaya Aisawan (353) opened in January and a new Holiday Inn (367) opened last October.
Hilton will soon open a 300-room property as part of the
Central Festival Pattaya Beach complex.
OFF-SITE ACTIVITIES
Island hopping is a popular option and boats can be chartered locally for the 15-minute trip to the white sandy beaches of
Koh Larn (Coral Island). Hotels will provide catering and teambuilding activities can also be organised. Pattaya also offers the
Ocean Marina Yacht Club,
Under Water World,
botanic gardens and two
polo clubs.
LARGE CONVENTIONS
Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall (PEACH) is a world-class venue for large meetings, which recently hosted events for Yamaha, Isuzu and KIA. The facility is capable of hosting 8,000 delegates and features two helipads, a culinary school, recently upgraded grounds and four five-star hotels with a total of 1,090 guestrooms. The Lions’ Club OSEAL conference in November attracted 7,000 delegates.