Jomtien vs Naklua vs Pratumnak pins
Three inland meet styles. Same listed baht, different lobby words.
These three names sit on one map but they are not one pin. Jomtien is the beach-road sois south of Walking Street. Naklua is the hotel strip north of Central Festival. Pratumnak is the hill and condo gates between them. A rider who is given only “Pattaya” has to guess which clock to start.
Jomtien: send a soi number or a building name inland of the sand. “Near the beach” is not a gate. If the hotel faces the water, the usual meet is the lobby or the soi behind the building, not the shoreline. Beach and pier pickups are not on this menu.
Naklua: hotel towers need a lobby or porte-cochère name. North Pattaya traffic is not the same as Walking Street. The 30-minute inland target still starts only after WhatsApp has the SKU and that lobby string.
Pratumnak: guards ask for a name on the bell. Hill roads add minutes if the gate is unnamed. Send the condo name that is printed on the barrier, not a viewpoint or a temple as a shortcut.
Cash is the same listed baht for the same SKU in all three places. The difference is the pin text, not a zone surcharge. If you move from Jomtien to Naklua after confirm, say so before the rider leaves.