(Illustrative image based on available imagery and promotional material. SOAR Ocean Club is not yet open and the finished venue may differ.)

Pattaya is about to have two floating beach clubs.

Sina Beach Club is already operating offshore from Bali Hai Pier, while the new SOAR Ocean Club is currently being fitted out near Ban Amphur and Bang Saray ahead of its planned November 2026 opening.

If you’ve seen the recent drone footage of SOAR, you may have wondered how it compares with Sina — and whether the two venues are actually offering the same experience.

They are both floating clubs on the water, but there are some fairly significant differences.

Sina vs SOAR at a glance

	Sina Beach Club	SOAR Ocean Club
Status	Open	Planned opening November 2026
Location	Offshore from Bali Hai Pier	Offshore near Ban Amphur / Bang Saray
Getting there	Complimentary shuttle boat from Bali Hai Pier	Speedboat transfer from Ocean Marina
Floating venue	3 decks	1,730 sqm
Capacity	—	600+ guests
Pool	24m infinity pool	Pool areas shown in promotional material; details TBC
Design	Multi-level floating beach club	Manta-ray-shaped ocean club
Music	DJs and live sets	DJs and music planned
Opening hours	Daily, 2pm–9:30pm	TBC
Booking	Available now	Not yet available
Day passes	Available	TBC

Sina Beach Club: The one you can visit now

Sina is anchored offshore from Bali Hai Pier in central Pattaya and is already operating [Read our original guide to Sina Beach Club]

The venue has three floating decks, a 24-metre infinity pool, beds, cabanas and lounges, with the club moving from a more relaxed daytime atmosphere into music and sunset sessions later in the day.

Getting there is relatively straightforward. You check in at Bali Hai Pier and take Sina’s complimentary shuttle boat out to the club. The last boat from Sina currently departs at 7pm, although the venue itself operates until 9:30pm.

Sina also offers day passes as well as reserved beds, lounges and larger private spaces. Its current website lists a general admission day pass at ฿3,500, including ฿2,000 of food and beverage credit.

The club remains anchored rather than cruising, so you’re going to Sina to spend time on the floating venue rather than taking a sightseeing cruise around Pattaya Bay.

SOAR Ocean Club: The new arrival

SOAR is considerably farther south, offshore near Ban Amphur and Bang Saray [Read our original SOAR Ocean Club article].

The venue arrived at its new location on September 12 after travelling from Bangkok in what the project calls The First Glide. It left Bangkok on September 11, travelled down the Chao Phraya River and then continued along Thailand’s eastern seaboard.

The purpose-built floating venue covers 1,730 square metres and is designed in the shape of a manta ray, with capacity for more than 600 guests.

SOAR describes the concept as “Playfully Luxurious”, combining design, dining, music and hospitality with a day-to-night experience on the water.

The club is currently planned to open in November 2026.

Once operational, guests are expected to check in at Ocean Marina and take a short speedboat transfer to SOAR. That makes the journey part of the experience, but it also means SOAR is less of a spontaneous hop-on-from-central-Pattaya proposition than Sina.

So what’s the actual difference?

The simplest way to look at it is that Sina is already an operating floating beach club in central Pattaya, while SOAR is being developed as a larger destination-style ocean club farther down the coast.

Location is probably the biggest practical difference.

Sina is convenient if you’re staying around central Pattaya or spending time around Walking Street and Bali Hai. You get to the pier and then take the shuttle boat.

SOAR will involve travelling south to Ocean Marina before transferring offshore. The venue itself is also substantially larger, with more than 600 guests planned across its 1,730-square-metre floating platform.

There is also a difference in the way the two venues are being presented.

Sina is already selling day passes, beds and private spaces, with regular music programming and sunset sessions.

SOAR is still in its final preparation phase, so there is much less information available about pricing, reservations, opening hours and exactly how the guest experience will work.

That will change as the November opening approaches.

What about the pool?

Sina has a confirmed 24-metre infinity pool overlooking the Gulf.

SOAR’s promotional material and renders show pool areas on the floating platform, but detailed information about the pools has not yet been released. We’d rather leave that as “to be confirmed” than assume that everything visible in promotional imagery will necessarily be available exactly as shown.

Can you take your own boat or jet ski to SOAR?

This is one of the questions we’ve already been asked since SOAR arrived off the coast.

We don’t know yet.

SOAR has announced that guests will travel from Ocean Marina by speedboat, but it has not yet published rules covering privately operated boats or jet skis approaching the venue.

For now, we’d expect guests to use the organised transfer service. We’ll update this page if SOAR announces that private vessels can approach or dock at the club.

Is SOAR the same as Sina Beach Club?

No.

They’re both floating beach clubs in the Pattaya area, but they’re separate venues in different locations.

Sina is already open off Bali Hai Pier, while SOAR is a new 1,730-square-metre floating ocean club being prepared offshore near Ban Amphur and Bang Saray.

If you’re looking for something you can visit now, Sina is the option. If you’re interested in the new venue that’s currently generating plenty of attention on social media, that’s SOAR.

When does SOAR Ocean Club open?

SOAR is currently planned to open in November 2026.

A specific public opening date, pricing and reservation details have not yet been announced.

We’ll update this page when they are.

Can you visit SOAR yet?

Not yet.

The floating venue is now in position offshore and final preparation work is underway, but it has not opened to the public.

For now, the best view is from the coast — or from the increasingly large number of drone videos and photographs appearing online.

What about Yona Beach Club?

If you’ve heard of Yona Beach Club in Phuket, you may recognise the idea.

Yona is another prominent floating beach club in Thailand and is an obvious comparison because of the floating format.

For visitors in Pattaya, however, Sina is the more direct comparison because it’s already operating in the same city.

SOAR is also a substantially different project in terms of its location, size and planned guest capacity.

The bottom line for now

There isn’t really a “winner” to pick yet — especially when one of the two venues hasn’t opened.

Sina is the established option: central location, straightforward shuttle access from Bali Hai, a 24-metre pool, day passes and a venue you can actually visit today.

SOAR is the new arrival: larger, farther south, manta-ray-shaped and still being prepared for its planned November opening.

And that’s probably why SOAR has generated so much curiosity.

For now, there are still plenty of unanswered questions — including prices, reservations, exact opening date and what you’ll actually be able to do once you arrive.

We’ll update this comparison as SOAR releases more information.

Sina vs SOAR – Pattaya’s Two Floating Beach Clubs Compared