Hi Geri and Kimbo (sorry to hijack your thread Jax),

I keep hearing about the Rabbit Resort as well as all the positive feedback about Pattaya and it's got me intrigued (no, It's not just the cheap Viagra). My question is, What is the beach like at the Rabbit resort ? Is it similar to the beach at Hua-hin...better/worse? It sounds like a good place to stay at to get in some shopping,have a few games of golf and take the kids to some theme parks on route to Koh Chang or Koh Samet but if the beach is not respectable I would struggle to convince Kerry that it was a good idea.

Also, is the main street/market shopping isolated from the main bar area or is it all lumped in together. At least in Patong there is plenty of places where you dont have to subject the kids to the seedier elements. My impression of Pattaya has always been that it was like Nana Plaza on a larger scale with a really lousy beach, hence why we have never had it on the Family holiday Itinery, but reading all the recent comments have made me re-think. Is the Rabbit resort accessible via the Baht buses? If not, are there a few local restaraunts and bars in the immediate vacinity?

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