Hotel Central Pattaya situated not far from the pier and entry to Walking Street also near. Better book room with view to the court yard because there is disco near another side of the hotel. Disco working until 3:00 AM. Most of tourists in the hotel is indians and chineses and also russians. Hotel Central Pattaya mainly accepting tourist groups. Rooms are old and dirty with many lacks. All pluses and minuses in details below.

Address: 514/10 Moo 10 Tap-Praya Road, South Pattaya, Pattaya 20260, Thailand

Pluses:
1. Good location, in the center near new pier
2. average breakfast

Minuses:
1. guest fee is 300 baht
2. cockroaches in rooms
3. bathroom is awful
4. view from windows is on road or on construction work
5. Light in the lift is sparking
6. there is dampness smell in the room and in the lift
7. Bed clothes are dirty or worned out
8. Air condition is leaking
9. It is unsafe to put money in safety box at receiption because money can be stealed by hotel staff
10. no signs "do not disturb" and "clean up the room" so waitresses can enter room without warning
11. repair at 1st and 5th floor (18 november 2008)
12. all the time near water pool parked big cars which making big noise and smoke
13. carpet in the room is dirty
14. there is bugs in some rooms
15. indians and chineses eating all breakfast
16. air condition working at maximum perfomance
17. rooms smells with indian aroma sticks
18. water pool very small

Because of this information there is the only conclusion - this hotel needed to be skipped. There is nothing good except location in this hotel. Even sleeping in hotel Central Pattaya is only with troubles because there is bugs and bad smell in the rooms. So i suggest you select another hotel for your budget.