I have been looking at the Sunshine Vista serviced apartments on various hotel websites. This place looks very nice for the money. Anyone stayed there? Any joiner fees?
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I have been looking at the Sunshine Vista serviced apartments on various hotel websites. This place looks very nice for the money. Anyone stayed there? Any joiner fees?
[QUOTE=Capt JB]I have been looking at the Sunshine Vista serviced apartments on various hotel websites. This place looks very nice for the money. Anyone stayed there? Any joiner fees?.[/QUOTE]
Capt JB,
I have stayed there a couple of times and even posted a report about a year ago with pics. Make a forum search in this section. The rooms are neither small nor big, just ok, bathrooms are extremely small, separate shower and bathtub and in between the toilet but all very clean. Rooms have a small electronic safe, mini bar, tv and balcony, some have a microwave and some basic kitchen stuff.
On the roof there is an ok pool and you got enough space for a sunbath.
It's definately girl-friendly, brought sometimes two or even threee girls with me, absolutely hassle free, they even offered me some more towels.
Only downturn was the annoying noise from the construction nearby, that's why I left. They also have quite thin walls.
Most (longtime) guests are japanese who work at Laem Chabang and around Pattaya. They are silent and cause no trouble, but a few farangs got no manners and are quit loud sometimes.
BTW, some rooms have a really nasty attribute. The automatic switch which starts and stops the compressor of the AC automatically depending on room temperature makes an extremely loud noise which could wake up a dead body. It sounds like something is hitting the ceiling very hard. I complained about it, but they were not able or willing to fix it.
All in all good value for money IF the construction nearby is finished and IF you get a room with a silent AC relay. If you are deaf you might like it anyway, otherwise stay away.
With limited time reamining to make a reservation and nearly all of the hotels that seemed good already booked, I was at the last minute able to get a room at Sunbeam Hotel. Overall, I think it was a good hotel, but I am sure many others are better. If I remember correctly, the price was about $45 USD per night. I think this is a bit too expensive considering the competition in the area, but it was nicer than many in the area and I prefer a nicer place.
PROS
The room was clean and the maids were friendly and even gave extra towels and bottled water free for the asking. The shower was great and hot water was never a problem. The room had a in-room electronic safe, which was perfect for keeping the cash safe. They have a very nice free breakfast downstairs (including American and other breakfast foods). I've attached pictures of the room, pool, and front desk staff. The hotel is in a great location. It is close to countless bars. You can walk to more bars and see more girls than you will have time to see in a week. Bringing back any number of girls at a time is no problem. The Thai men that work at the pool bar (yes there is a bar IN the pool) are friendly and seem excited to hear of our adventures. They seemed to take great pleasure in hearing about my adventures in Pattaya although they were more interested in Japanese girls than any Thai girl. It just goes to show that we all want what we can't or don't have at home.
CONS
300 baht joiner fee. Since I enjoyed everything else about the hotel, I tried to overlook it, but it still got under my skin. It is the principle more than the money.
I'd recommend this hotel if the other hot hotels are booked or if paying the joiner fee doesn't bother you.
Anyone have a suggestion for me for another hotel in Pattaya for April? I want a place with all the good things that Sunbeam has, but without the joiner fee and about the same or cheaper price.
Nefarious,
There are B800 ($20 your money) rooms available that look a lot like your room.
Next time, just book a room for 1 or 2 nights and go scouting. Start aroud 10.30 am and keep on going till 2 pm or so, so around check out time. Check out any place that looks like a hotel. And look at every room you can.
Even in Pattaya prices start at B200 for a night. You never know how low you can go:).
Joiner fee B300? Short time rooms start at B150....
I am planning to stay in one of these places when I arrive in Pattaya.
Any idea how this is? Is it GF?
Please reccomend? Also is Jomtien futher away from Pattaya or close by? Any experiences?
Boy Toy
Capt - 2 schools of thought on remaining in BKK for the night vs going to P'ya - true, the flight DOES get in late, but IF you find someone to share the cab with to P'ya you are there and don't have to spend a short night and a bus ride later. Depending, rooms are less expensive in P'ya so it's a toss up.
Thing is, you will arrive too late into P'ya to get much except left overs anyway (beer bars are still open pretty much, tho). Personally, I go there because I usually have things to do in the AM the next day so I sort of don't want to spend the 2 hours on the bus in the AM after a short night sleep
IF you do decide to stay in BKK, there is an airport bus that makes the run to Suk for 100B (last bus goes at 1am or so) - out the doors to where the taxi kiosk is but turn left and there is a bus kiosk as well. Not much additional time, cheaper than a taxi but IF you go to Suk, you will get off on the nORTH side of the road (don't remember whether odd or even soi - the only way across is to take either the pedestrian bridge (with bags, a bit tiring) or up and over thru the skytrain entry. You can take the skytrain to the Ekkamai stop and go to the bus terminal from there - get express bus or spend an extra hour on the milk run.
Dinghy,
Bringing that up again confirms that you are no 'persona non gratta':D!
By the time I get to BKK I will have been on planes for about 20 hours so I think I will settle in there for the night before it is to late to find a nice looking lady. I know my way around BKK pretty well but have never been to Pattaya so I will probably get a cab there the next morning after a little rest.
Free - nah - it shows that I have a good memory :-) and no ^ without using a character map
Capt - might as well ride the bus from Ekkamai - about 1/20 of the price (80 versus about 1600B - maybe 1200) IF you get the express bus, it takes about the same amount of time - the only issue is that you will have to cab (actually baht bus or motosai) from the bus station to your chosen abode (maybe 40B tops). The bus station is AT THE BASE OF THE STEPS FROM Ekkamai BTS stop. The worst thing that might happen is that the bus would be full (reserved seats) and you would have to wait another 30 minutes. You WILL like P'ya (like the guy on TV - I GUARANTEE IT!)
Hi all,
I have the choice of Pattaya as following , need your advice for which one is good up to now.
Welcoem Plaza / Golden Beach / Century Pattaya / The Champ / Camelot / Sunbeam / Royal Palace / Markland / Royal Twin Palace / Siam Bayview / Long Beach Garden Hotel & Spa / Hard Rock / ........
Thanks a lot.
Hello everyone,
I'm Naughty, and I've been lurking for while--thought it was time I joined in the discussion.
I'll have more to add; I've travelled to LOS and much of Aisia for years and years, but for now I would just like to suggest to play1k that he probably ought to spend a little while reading the forum and maybe visiting a few of the hotel booking sites linked within to narrow his query (which is mirrored by one in the BKK hotels string) down some.
The answer is here somewhere, I just can't seem to remember where!!!!
So, what's the lowdown on the Hard Rock?
Any problems bringing in guests?
well i've just returned home and have the leaving los depression. after 2 weeks in thailand it is hard to adjust to normal life. i spent a week staying at the areca lodge, and after searching this and other forums i was very happy with my choice. located on soi dianna inn i found this to be one of the friendliest hotels i have ever stayed at, all staff were great. having worked in many hotels i am quite particular about service and cleanliness. at 1190bht a night, i know you can find cheaper places about but with 2 pools and a great breakfast i thought it was a bargain. totally girl friendly and in a great location, a 2 minute walk to [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord900][CodeWord900][/url] and just down the road from the kiss cafe and mikes shopping mall. about a fifteen minute walk to walking street but we just jumped on the back of a scotter for 20baht and were soon enjoting the sights. nice clean rooms overlooking the pool. you can get a standard room for a little less, maybe 900baht without the pool view. if anyone has any questions you can just pm me and i will be happy to respond.
In late January I was in Thailand for a short stopover and decided to stay in Pattaya for my brief visit. I had been in Pattaya 10 years ago and thought it was a shithole with only the girls making it ok. So I decided to stay at the Hard Rock hotel in the hope that it would make my stay better.
I stayed in a Kings Club room on the top floor. The room was very comfortable and Kings Club guests had access to a separate room on the 9th floor for breakfast and for coffee/tea throughout the day.
The pool was sensational, large and had a real sand beach at one end where the swim up bar was. I found myself spending most of my daytime hours at the pool.
I still think that Pattaya is a shithole but the Hard Rock hotel and the girls made my stay enjoyable to the point that I almost like Pattaya now.
To hopefully save hassles, I had booked my room for two persons. When I bought guests back to the hotel, security directed us to the reception desk to register my guest, who’s ID they kept. They seem to check two computer systems, so I guess they were checking if I had paid for two and perhaps they were also checking if my guest has caused trouble in the past?
When my guests left, the reception called to check it was ok for my guest to leave.
The hotel was a bit expensive, but well worth it for a short stopover.
DD
I've been to Pattaya twice and both times I stayed at Dynasty Inn on Soi 13. They offer free transportation from Bangkok if you stay two nights. The hotel is fairly new, rooms were clean and in good condition. The staff was friendly and no joiner fees. About 990 Baht a night. Definitely recommend.
Headed for Pattaya in May and thought I might try a different hotel. The Flipper group is offering a deal pay for 5 nights and get 2 free. I ran a search here but the last info is back in 2002. Does anyone have any current information on the hotel? Is it still girl friendly, have decent rooms, and good service? Is the lodge better than the house? Any negatives to staying there? Thanks for the help.