Dragonfly Naturist Village, Pattaya Thailand

Dragonfly Naturist Village was established awhile ago which I have yet the opportunity to visit because of COVID-19 travel ban. Taking the opportunity of long weekend, I finally visited this place at Christmas.
蜻蜓天體村成立不久，由於 COVID-19 旅行禁令，我還沒有機會去參觀。 趁著長週末的機會，終於在聖誕節的時候來到了這個地方。

Resort has many facilities including a restaurant, swimming pool, game room, gym and covered warm water swimming pools (Onsen).
度假村擁有許多設施，包括餐廳、游泳池、遊戲室、健身房和有頂棚的溫水游泳池（溫泉）。

Hong Kong Citizen Using e-Payment in Thailand 香港居民在泰國使用電子支付

Recently, e-payment platforms in Hong Kong and Thailand join hands to implement e-payment in Thailand for Hong Kong citizen. I tried and is almost as easy as in Hong Kong. Do not even mention the formal e-payment name "Prompt Pay" because most Thai have no idea what that is.
近日，香港與泰國電子支付平台攜手合作，為香港市民在泰國實現電子支付。 嘗試過放發現在泰國使用電子付款幾乎和在香港使用一樣簡單。 只是需注意不要使用正式的電子支付名稱 “Prompt Pay”，因為大多數泰國人不知道那是什麼。

To use e-payment 使用電子支付：

1. Say "Scan" to the staff and he/she will show you a printed QR code. 對工作人員說 “Scan”，他/她就會向您展示印刷的二維碼。
2. Use your payment application to scan the QR code to confirm payment. I used Octopus Wallet but you are free to choose your own. 使用您的付款應用程式掃描二維碼並確​​認付款。 我使用八達通錢包，但你可以自由選擇慣用的電子錢包。
3. Show the "payment success" message to the staff. This is especially important if you are away from the cashier (as in most café / restaurants). For some reason, payment process is not fully automatic, merchants need to confirm payment receive on their console. 您需要向工作人員展示「支付成功」訊息。這一點很重要，特別是當您遠離收銀台時（就像在大多數咖啡店 / 餐廳）。不知為何，付款過程不是全自動化，而是須要店員在店舖端另行確認。

How to get there 到那裡怎麼走

The easiest way is to use resort airport transfer. I drove from Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport and took about 1.5 hour. If you enter "Dragonfly Naturist Village" into Google Map, it will most probably lead you to the back of the resort -- which happened to me :( I was able to call the staff and she was kind enough to came out and rode with me, leading me to the front entrance.
最簡單的方法是使用度假村機場接送服務。 我從曼谷素萬那普機場開車過來，大約需要1.5小時。 如果你在谷歌地圖中輸入"Dragonfly Naturist Village"，它很可能會帶你到度假村的後門 -- 這便發生在我身上 :( 我給工作人員打電話，她很友善地出來和我一起騎行，帶我到正門。

I would suggest you search for "Riva Waree Onsen" instead and it should lead you to the front entrance. In case you are using other GPS system, you can enter the coordinate to the front entrance is 12.98073, 100.97057 directly.
我建議您搜尋 “Riva Waree Onsen”，這應該會帶您到正門。 如果您使用其他導航系統，可直接輸入正門的座標 12.98073, 100.97057。

The road leading to the front entrance is quite difficult to notice and the resort sign you'll be looking for is rather small. When approaching destination, you have to pay attention and try to find the sign and turn off main road accordingly.
通往正門的道路很難注意到，而且您要尋找的度假村標誌也相當小。 當接近目的地時，您必須注意並嘗試找到標誌並相應地關閉主幹道。

Layout of the Naturist Village 天體村的佈局

Rooms were basically layout around the swimming pool, with majority of which clustered near gym room. There is also a large pond with a path you can take for a morning walk.
房間基本上圍繞著游泳池佈置，大部分集中在健身房附近。 還有一個大池塘，有一條小路，您可以在早晨散步。

Several rooms were on the 2nd floor above onsen pools. Depending on the orientation of your room, some rooms may have virtually no view at all.
一些位於溫泉池上方二樓的房間，根據朝向，可能幾乎看不到任何風景。

Food & Beverages 食品和飲料

Breakfast is not included in room rate and it will cost you ฿180. This is more expensive than you would have to pay if you dine outside but not "resort" expensive also. There are a few local diner and a 7-11 nearby for your breakfast need just 3 minutes' drive away.
早餐不包含在房價內，費用為 ฿180。 這比您在外面用餐時要支付的費用要貴，卻比其他“度假村價”公道。附近有幾家當地食店和 7-11 便利商店，只需 3 分鐘車程便可到達。

Coffee, Ovaltine and biscuits are available for free. In fact, it is common for guests bringing food from outside and drinking their coffee.
度假村提供免費咖啡、阿華田和餅乾。 事實上，客人從外面帶來食物並喝咖啡是很常見的。 

 

Swimming Pool 游泳池

Dragonfly has a regular sized swimming pool which you can really swim in and not worrying about bumping into the side after a few strokes.
蜻蜓天體村有一個普通大游泳池，你可以真正在裡面游泳，不用擔心游幾下就撞到邊邊。

Overall Experience 整體體驗

I had a good stay and recommend it to naturist traveling to the region. My only regret is the location is outside Pattaya city limit and is not service by usual online shopping services such as Grab, Shopee and Lazada. This is only an inconvenience since you can travel to all major market and malls in Northern Pattaya city in about 30 minutes. Having said that, I tried for 3 days and still cannot find a place to buy Thai triangle cushion :( Sometimes, online shopping is just easlier.
我住得很愉快，並向前往該地區的自然主義者推薦它。 唯一的遺憾是該地點位於芭堤雅市區之外，所以不在 Grab、Shopee 和 Lazada 等常見線上購物服務的送貨範圍。這只是一個不便，因為您可以開車大約 30 分鐘，便可到達北芭堤雅市的所有主要市場和購物中心。話雖如此，但我找了3天，還是找不到買泰國三角墊的地方 :( 有時候，網購就是更容易。

2023-12