Best Dive Resort Stays in Nong Prue

An Inland Base For Koh Larn Reefs

PF Resort keeps things simple for a diver on a budget: air-conditioned rooms with a balcony, free WiFi and a garden or terrace, 2.2 km from Pattaya Railway Station and close enough to Alcazar Cabaret Show and Mini Siam for a rest day. Scuba diving is listed as available in the surrounding area rather than on-site, so expect a short transfer to reach a dive shop or the boat pier before heading out to the reefs around Koh Larn each morning, tanks and gear loaded the night before by the front desk staff.

Three One East adds a restaurant serving Italian, Japanese and Thai cuisine and a bar alongside its year-round outdoor pool, a wider dining spread than PF Resort offers at a similar distance from Pattaya's attractions. Scuba diving is available in the surrounding area here too, and the property sits 4.1 km from Alcazar Cabaret Show and 6 km from Underwater World Pattaya, giving divers a non-diving day option without a long transfer back into central Pattaya for dinner or an evening out with the whole diving group once the boat is back at the pier.

Tonnam Pool Villa suits a diver who wants a private pool and a hot tub waiting at the end of a dive day rather than a shared pool deck. The five-star villa lists scuba diving available in its surroundings, alongside family rooms and a spa bath in-room, and sits 3.3 km from Underwater World Pattaya and 5 km from Alcazar Cabaret Show, close enough for an evening out once the tanks are cleaned and stowed for the next morning's early dive out toward the reefs off Koh Larn's rocky coastline.

Choosing between the three comes down to budget and how much comfort matters after a dive day: PF Resort keeps costs low for divers who spend most of the trip underwater anyway, Three One East adds a proper restaurant for a group that wants variety at dinner, and Tonnam Pool Villa is the clear pick for a diver who wants a private pool and spa bath to recover in rather than heading straight back out for the evening once the gear is rinsed and hung out to dry properly by the villa's own terrace.

This part of Nong Prue stays functional rather than scenic: budget rooms near the railway station for PF Resort, a slightly larger property at Three One East, and a five-star villa compound at Tonnam for divers who want comfort at the end of the day. None of it feels like a dedicated dive resort in the Similan Islands sense, it's Pattaya's inland accommodation adapted to a diver's schedule of early departures and pool-side afternoons once the tanks are empty.