Pratumnak Hill is the hill that separates Pattaya from Jomtien and can be reached by either driving on Thappraya Road or Pratumnak Road.
Once owned by the King of Thailand the hill is often referred to as Royal Hill or Pattaya Hill and sometimes spelt slightly different to the way I spell it: Phratamnak.
The north west side of Pratumnak Hill is referred to as Cosy Beach (Cozy Beach).
Properties on Pratumnak Hill vary from single houses, luxury pool villas, low-rise condominiums through to high-rise condominiums.
With the land prices on Pratumnak being high property prices are generally more than the average in Pattaya.
Pratumnak Hill is very popular with Ex-Pat workers; both off-shore and ones working on the Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate, as well as long-term residents who expect that higher standard of life.
Pratumnak Hill benefits from bordering several sandy beaches; Dong Tarn (Dong Tan) beach, U-Thong beach, Rachavaroon beach and Cosy Beach.
Building regulation are strictly zonal on Pratumnak Hill as are entertainment licenses.
You will not find loud music bars on Pratumnak Hill.
But one thing you will find is nice restaurants with the emphasis on fine dining.
Actually on Pratumnak Hill you have Au Bon Coin, Rufino Restaurant & Lounge and the various restaurants at the Sheraton Hotel and Royal Cliff Hotel.
For a more relaxed meal there is O’Gara’s Bar & Grill in the lobby of Tara Court Condominium.
On Thappraya Road you have the “strip” of restaurants often jokingly referred to as Beverly Hills with such restaurants as Mata Hari, Fredi Schaub’s Bruno’s Restaurant, Gians, Indian By Nature and News Steaks & Grill with Aquapazza to relocate here in the not too distant future. Directly above News is Froggy Fraser’s new pub Frasers.
Convenience stores such as 7/11 and Family Mart are now in the area. For larger food shopping the 24 –hours FOODMART is on Thappraya Road.
There are no banks yet on Pratumnak Hill, the closest being on Thappraya Road, but most stores mentioned above have ATM machines.