Pattaya Hotels

[Applecoc]

http://www.precisionreservations.com/hoteldatabase/images/MapPhotos/Continent2/Country106/City8584.htm

Good place to start finding a hotel.

[Bun Biter]

Hi guys,

Going to Thailand in mid-November and unfortunately my wife will be with me this trip. 2-3 days in Pattaya/Jomtien to hook up with my old diving buddies at Mermaid's Dive shop. Since I'm not alone this trip I want to get a more up-scale hotel and am particularly interested in the Royal Cliff hotels. Anyone know how one might book aroom there without having to pay the full rack-rate? I can't seem to find anything less than $103/night without breakfast...!

Any help and suggestions for getting a better deal at one of the Royal Cliff establishments will be highly appreciated.

Peace.

Bunbiter

[Big Nana]

I'm heading out to PATTAYA AUG 18 lookin for *** to **** hotel on or next to beach very GF with pool and ammeniities.

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[Aardvark]

Try the Residence Gardens. If you book through http://www.pattayapages.com you can get it for 1350 baht. All of the rooms are minisuites, they have in room safes, there is a pool, and a good restaurant. The walk to walking street is about 500 meters.

[Joe Dick]

Looking for something right in Walking Street. Any info appreaciated.

I.e: something like soi daimond but a decent place not a shit hole like Diamond Hotel.

[Joe Dick]

JuiceSpike,

Eastiny Place is on Soi 8. Also next door is a newer place Sunshine is also nice and good for the hooby.

[Gwailo]

<<The flippers have been described in the Pattaya section before. Tend to be N O I S Y!! (or so it has been reported) if on the lower floors IIRC (but great access to the beer bars on Soi 7/8)>>

I stayed at Flipper House this year and in 2002 and never had a problem. Decent hotel for @ 800B in the new wing. Old wing is kind of well, old.
Good service, guest friendly, and a pool. And I never had a problem with noise, inside the hotel, kind of noisy outside.

Gwailo

[Alistair]

Thanks to both for the tips, as regards international calls (I'm talking about Europe in my case) I found that the best solution by far is take your mobile and buy a prepaid one-2-call sim card, very cheap fares and great reception everywhere.

[JuiceSpike]

A good value hotel in Pattaya is the Estiny Place Hotel on Soi 3. My friend and I each got a suit (large room with a separate living room, large bedroom, large bathroom and a nice balcony with a view to the sea) priced at 2,500bt/night but we negotiated down to 1,800bt/night with 2 breakfast. Good value for the money. The hotel has a a nice swiming pool.

The hotel is in located on a Soi with many beer bars which can get a little noise but its OK if you go to sleep late...

I had to make some calls to the USA and when I checked out the phone bill was way out of hand... I told them I would not pay 100bt a minute because it was over charging so they cut the bill in half. In any hotel ask how much they charge a minute to make calls overseas because they will charge you whatever they want. Negotiate before you make calls.

juice

[Dinghy]

Allistair - can only address some

Ice Inn is OK but can be a bit of a hike UP since no lift. at Soi 11 on 2nd Road

Sawasdee Seaview is really NOT on 2nd - on Soi 10 between Beach and 2nd. They were running specials in June when I was there. Soi 10 is OK but maybe a "bit of a walk" from action (depending on what exactly you want). No lift

Siam Sawasdee is north of 2nd on soi Diana. IIRC

The Sawasdee with a lift is on Diana and I think the big one on the corner of Diana and Soi Bokeauw has a lift, too. It CAN get tiring climbing to "chung ha" or higher. They were offering "buy a week, get 2 days free".

The flippers have been described in the Pattaya section before. Tend to be N O I S Y!! (or so it has been reported) if on the lower floors IIRC (but great access to the beer bars on Soi 7/8)

Your best discos will probably on walking Street (and a bit of a hike or a 5 baht bus ride from these lodgings)

Check out the hotels on Soi Bukeauw (the soi north of 2nd road in between 2nd and 3rd) Some reasonable prices and easy access to the beer bars as well. (but a bit of a hike from low prices on Beach - c'est la vie)

IF you want to go down in the room cost, get a fan room - maybe 200B/night. BUT - Sawaasdee Court? (IIRC) on Soi 10 NORTH of 2nd (turn right onto dirt soi in traffic direction) had A/C for 300B ("chung ha" though) - 5th floor (European) 6th (US) Definetely get in shape climbing those stairs. Relatively reasonable action on 2nd at the beer bars (but stay away from the ladyboys in the bar at the end of soi 10 (dirt) and 2nd.)

my 2 baht anyway

[English Dan]

Jtownjoe,

Thanks for the info on the hotel and offer of transport. I arrive Aug 7 so will already be there. I appreciate thought the gracious offer.

Thumbs up

Thanks for all the great info. You really took the time to outline things for me and it is appreciated. That info should be quite helpful.

Thanks again,

Hank

[Alistair]

I need advice for a place to stay for about 10 days, I would rather save money on my staying and spend it on fake watches/clothes and real fucks.

I usually prefer guest houses to hotels, the personnel is more friendly and I am not comfortable with the tip policy in many hotels, I much prefer tipping a lady who has been particularly nice to me; unluckily I see that most of you just report about hotels in Pattaya, so I will settle for that.

My choice could be down to a few places, and since Pattaya is new territory for me, I need advice as regards the best location as well, possibly with more discos and less bar scene:

Charming Inn Hotel – beach road
Ice Inn Hotel – second road
Siam Sawasdee – second road
Roof Garden Inn – up in the hills?
Danish Hotel – Soi Sahasak
Sawasdee Sea View – second road
Flipper House – beach road
Flipper Lodge – beach road
Sunshine Hotel – beach road
Valentinos Guest House - Soi Lenkee

Please, feel free to suggest new ones because the might well look all the same-same to me.

Thanks

[Thumbs Up]

Hank,

As JtownJoe mentioned, the Residence Garden is a good place that is away from the “action” a bit. However, it’s not on the beach but it does have a nice pool and accommodations. From the brief description of your preferences I think a hotel in Jomtien (just south of Pattaya) would be good. It has a better beach than Pattaya as well. However, if I were going to the beach in the Pattaya area I would go to Koh Larn. You have to take a boat to get there (not too far) but it is a much better beach.

I have stayed at the Dynasty Resort (not Dynasty Inn) in Jomtien and was very happy with my accommodations. The Dynasty, like the Residence Garden, has an excellent pool but is not on the beach. It would also certainly qualify as a “quieter” hotel as well. Neither the Residence Garden nor the Dynasty Resort is a 5 star hotel but both are nice places at reasonable prices (not dumps). The Dynasty Resort also offers bungalows. They are both girl friendly.

If your plane arrives at 2 PM I would go directly to Pattaya from the airport. In the arrival terminal there is a service desk for the ThaiAir Limo Service. I know they used to offer a mini-van service directly to Pattaya from the airport. I am not sure if they still offer this service or if it is now only one-way to Pattaya from the airport. The mini-vans would go to Pattaya at 9 AM, noon, 3 PM, and 5 PM (I am estimating the times). At the time I used the service it cost 200 baht and you had to share the van with others.

If they still provide the service you can expect the driver to offer you some side “deals” as well. He may well offer to take you directly to your hotel for an extra 100 baht instead of his normal stop in Pattaya or he may offer to take you to Pattaya via the expressway (faster) for an extra 100 baht per person. He thinks you are stupid and will pay it. I offered him 30 baht to take me to my hotel in Jomtien. After some squawking he took it. Hell, you may well get it for cheaper than that (especially if your not in Jomtien).

Any time you take a taxi or mini-van to Pattaya or back (BKK) ask the service provider if you will be going via the expressway (toll road) and if the toll is included in the price (also, how much). Find out if the driver knows that as well. Many of the little rascals will try to get you to pay extra for the toll (on route) while they pocket the money. They don’t call them the taxi mafia for nothing.

[Havana Moon]

I haven't stayed at...but I've been told ...

What a valuble personally tips.

But I know that Sabai Lodge in Soi 2 is great hotel. Small buildings and close to the pool. A little bit too girlfriendly. They never aks for the ID´s.

[Rhino Tusk]

I haven't stayed at the Hard Rock, but I've been told the Marriott is bettter. Have been there for dinner and band twice, the band was OK but dinner was well overpriced for Thailand. They have a large pool, but are not known to be very guest friendly. Better book a double if you plan on guests, the hotel caters to Japanese families.