Venture Bikes - Jomtien Beach

Venture Bikes is situated on Chaiyapruek 1 Road close to Jomtien Beach Road on the left hand side as you head down Chaiyapruek 1 towards the beach or on the right hand side as you head towards Sukhumvit Road.

The Venture Bike guys are real pros when it comes to bike sales, hire and repairs, with two full time mechanics in addition to the owners, husband and wife team Khun Suwipha and Ben from England who are both lovely.

The shop has a range of on and off-road bikes for rental with prices starting at 50 Baht a day through to 200 Baht a day depending on model and length of hire. This is easily the most civilised way to enjoy Jomtien for visitors. It gives the people who hire bicycles a real feel for the area and a sense of satisfaction at having taken a look around by their own steam. It's just not the same as exploring in a car, by motorbike or on a coach.

Rental Prices

I've never had to purchase or rent a bicycle at Venture Bikes yet, though there are strong reviews on TripAdvisor. My own experiences as a bike enthusiast are quick and inexpensive repairs for silly things like a puncture or a loose pedal. A recent report from a friend who collapsed his front pedal cog and required a new one fitted was very positive and in line with my own customer experience. Quick, friendly and professional.

Naturally there are a range of bikes for sale with selection of models chosen for balance of precision engineering and value for money. There's an online section of the website dealing with sales if you wish to take a look before visiting.

Top Jomtien Destinations - Choke-D Bar & Restaurant

Choke-D Bar Restaurant Sports Club is probably the best destination bar and restaurant on South Jomtien Beach or Naa Jomtien as it is sometimes slightly erroneously called. Situated next door to the 7-Eleven closest to the mouth of Soi 16, Choke D is famous as a Windsurfing and Kitesurfing club during the day with both local and international travellers, but during the evening is a more traditional bar and restaurant with some of the best music playing later in the night as Alek the owner is among other renaissance man skills, a talented DJ too. 

There are more esoteric sports such as horse jumping and cycling playing silently on the two screens in the bar area, though a new wooden, extended platform deck now extends down to the path and provides some of the most relaxing and reinvigorating dining experiences with fresh air, and waves literally lapping the shore from only yards away.

Choke-D has both open air and sheltered seating in the bar and restaurant. The food served is a combination of Thai recipes and international food such as burgers and fries. The business opens at 2pm each day and is invariably open till 2am or till the last customer returns home.

Kite Surfing Equipment

Choke-D is one of those places that is just as fine to take a book and read in a relaxing atmosphere or from time to time turns into the best impromptu party atmosphere later on in the nights and into the early hours of the morning.

Bike For Sale in Jomtien

New RX-2 21 speed F.Disc Hero Sprint bike.

3,000 Baht. 

Please call 0847334769 to arrange a time for viewing on Jomtien Beach Road Soi 1 or email justjomtien@gmail.com .

Dirty Jomtien Beach

Most of the time, and indeed most of the day Jomtien Beach is suitable for swimming in. But often in the morning, and particularly during the high season there's a foamy surface pollution to it that makes it unsuitable for swimming. 

These are tough days for the tourism business in Jomtien with up to 50% downturn in Russian tourists who are the bulk of the business on Jomtien. We suggest now is the right time to start thinking about this issue and plan ahead for the long term.

Dragon Beach Resort - Тайланд, Паттая

Most visitors to Jomtien end up on the more crowded Northern side of Jomtien beach where the larger hotels are, but in terms of value and proximity to the beach there's a handful of hotels towards the Southern end of Jomtien Beach Road that represent much better quality than the better known names. 

Dragon Beach Resort is one example of these desirable hotels. It has a front facing complex on Jomtien Beach Road and a secondary building on Soi 16 close by. Both are elegantly decorated in a modernist and hip manner with Chinese customers usually seen to be on the beach front side and Russia guests residing in the non beach facing side. Our guess is this is done by the travel agents so if you have a preference you may wish to book direct, though in our opinion the Soi 16 side is more chilled out than the hustle of the beach facing hotel front.

Jomtien Beach by Pegas Touristik

Pegas Touristik are probably one of the largest tour operators in the Jomtien Beach destination for the inbound Russian market in Thailand. Their coaches can be seen 24/7 during the peak season, and from time to time during low season around the Pattaya and Jomtien area. 

Their video above is a recently posted promotional scene of Jomtien Beach that they published on their Twitter Account. 

It's not bad and we'd like to get to know them even just to say hello.

TVillas.com - Thailand Holiday Villa Rental - Based in Jomtien

One of the most successful businesses in Jomtien is an online luxury villa rental business for holiday makers run by a friend of ours T Fernandes. 

TVillas.com have the largest selection of luxury villas across Thailand in all the major destinations including Phuket, Pattaya, Koh Samii, Hua Hin, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Krabi.

TVillas' customers come from all over the world including Hong Kong, United States, Taiwan, Russia, China, India, Europe and Australia. They book online and usually travel in groups such as family or friends. The cost of renting a luxury villa has a competitive edge over hotels, as the price per person diminishes the more people that book together. 

Couple this price value with the private pool that comes with 90% of the villas, the daily maid service and the optional kitchen chef as well as hired car, and a luxury villa starts to look a little more private and exclusive than some of the top and leading hotels you care to mention. In addition to the website deals TVillas also have some offsite  specials for extra discerning customers. The property below is an exclusive Phuket deal so if you wish to contact T, please do so directly as the property is not listed on TVillas.com

Phuket Villa Rental Kata Rocks by TVillasFernandes

Jomtien Beach Snapshots

 

 

It's still low season here on Jomtien Beach so the weekends are mainly full of Thais making a break from Bangkok or Chonburi the province where Jomtien is located. A small trickle of Russians are beginning to take their holidays here and the first smattering of foreign tourists are on the beach in the morning trying to catch the suns rays. 

Most of the day the tide is out unlike during in high season when for some reason the water laps close to the beach road.

The weather is currently windy and cool. The fishermen aren't always out in their boats like during the peak periods and so the kiteboarders and windsurfers take advantage of the consistently excellent gales, particularly in the late afternoon to exploit the power of nature on the sea.

Choke-D Windsurfing and Kiteboarding

Tucked down towards the southern end of Jomtien beach road near Soi 16 is Choke-D, one of the most independent-spirited enterprises that like to harness the power of the nautical wind during the day, before settling in for an evening of food, music and refreshment in the evening.

Choke-D Windsurfing and Kiteboarding is an ideal water sports destination for both the beginner and the experienced enthusiast or practitioner. 

The costs for Kiteboarding and Windsurfing are published on both their web site and clearly at the location's entrance, so the newcomer can appreciate the competitive pricing in a completely transparent and fixed manner.

One of the greatest attractions of Choke-D is their proximity to Jomtien beach which is less than 15 metres from their business frontage. In addition to this convenient beach-access, the night time atmosphere of the bar and restaurant is one of the best on South Jomtien with a surprisingly sophisticated choice of chill out music ranging from electronica (IDM) to classic soothing vocal tracks. 

The restaurant menu always attracts groups of water sporting enthusiasts and passers by, but there's a distinctive feel of a family bonded to the wind and the sea in this delightful destination that is authentic about both sports and relaxation.

The owner Alec pictured below, can be contacted directly by both email or by phone.

Jomtien Beach Aerial Shot by SAYAMA Travel

 

 

Unusually good aerial shot of Jomtien Beach, possibly taken by someone parasailing in a speedboat towing a parachute. SAYAMA travel have made an honest promotional video of Jomtien Beach during high season. It's much quieter now but during the peak season it really does look this bright, sunny, hot and popular on Jomtien Beach.

 

SAYAMA Travel also have a Twitter account.

Kamala Sukosol - Pattaya

Not a bad promotional video of Pattaya at all. 

The photography starts off great and there's a jaunty little song by Kamala Sukosol the Jazz Singer and head of Sukosol Group that runs Siam Hotels & Resorts.

There's a cutaway scene to Jomtien beach, written as Chomtien Beach about half way through in the video but the parasols didn't seem the same colour as this year though that might be a memory failure on our part.