Phuket is    (w.a.f.l.  – local league)

Pattaya is a.f.l.        (super league)

Bangkok is the ultimate melting pot

summary of Thailand Regions which includes the above with a rating factor for toursim and hedonism

http://www.tt.austhai.biz/travel-ideas/useful-info/regions-and-places

to me Bangkok is hard to beat, it is not a typical major city (concrete jungle) it’s far more

• it’s all in place
• 2 to 5 star: food, Entertainment, Shopping (tailor made clothing),
• Recreational and all within 10km radius

Knowledge base

1. Bangkok zones: 
   on ONE (1) page see whats on offer in each zone (all within 10kms)
   http://www.thaibis.com/bangkok/tours/icon-ebooks/tour-icon-logistics

2. Bangkok tourism made easy: 
   summary of best links to find out more 
   http://www.thaibis.com/longdo-tourism-bangkok/all-search-engines

The key is planning

Best fly in / out times:

Typically fly up thurs arvo arrive 11.30pm and get into Friday and just keep going (hanover III)

And then fly home at night 10pm and walk off the plane at 8am fresh start to the day

See flight timetable: http://www.auswathai.com/Home/travel/tg-thai-airways-australia

Itinerary:

Here is my intro on “reward tours”, includes link to indicative tour prices samplecosts: groups 2, 8, 16 , which includes a link to a tour profiler page (helps people/groups define their priorities)... its like an needs and wants analysis 

http://www.thaibis.com/apac/aussie-exec-tours-bangkok