I live here in Thailand, and have been for almost two years. Many of my friends in America are always asking me questions like what to do and where should I stay. Let me see if I can help a bit '. After thinking about this need, I will have more than one post. So here is the first.
All centers more or less if you are single or traveling with his family. There are some places in Thailand where it is more or less, that this is nottake your family. I would suggest that Pattaya is not a place to take your family. Pattaya is almost but not quite, a singles haven. Lots of adult oriented entertainment, ie; go-go bars featuring topless dancers and sometimes nude dancers, and a plethora of prostitutes. "Although the government of Thailand says there are no prostitutes." :-) I have to put in a word here, that there are family's vacationing in Pattaya. There are some family entertainment here, sailing, fishing, wave riders, para-sailing, etc., but by and large, it's mostly adult oriented.
I would suggest the best family area's are, Phuket, Chiang Mai, and Bangkok. These places are geared more for family. Concerning hotels. When you google up hotel suggestions, you pretty much see the top end hotel ranges. Try googleing, "cheap hotels". It's my opinion, the Suhkumvit area of Bangkok has more reasonable priced hotels, and it's easier to get around from that part of town. Especially near the Nana and Asoke area. These two areas have easy access to the Skytrain overhead and underground stations. There are a lot of shopping malls, restaurants and internet cafes. There are far too many tourists in this area, but sometimes a good thing, because there is virtually no crime in that area, the police frown on tourists arriving in Thailand, and English is spoken quite well here.
As for May Chiang, try a hotel near the centerthe large central square. There you will be near everything; shopping, night market, pubs, restaurants, travel guides, etc.
I'm not that familiar with Phuket, but would suggest you stay in central Phuket near the beaches.
The weather here in Thailand is always nice, if not always a little warm, although depending on the time of year, it can get a little cool in the evening. Wear light clothes. Walking shorts, short sleeve shirts, comfortable walking sandals. You will probably do a lot of walking, so bring your favorite, comfortable footwear. Bring a light sweater or jacket for some evenings. Don't worry about not bringing enough, you can find anything you want here, which goes also with toilet articles. Don't over pack, you can find soap, shampoo, toothpaste, toothbrushes, razors, umbrella's, in fact, almost everything. So don't over pack. There are bookstores galore in the Suhkumvit area, so you can find all your maps and travel guides there.
I have probably left something out, but will try to work on in my next post.
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