Pattaya Hotels

sean_double,

thanks for the additional info.
Will have a look at it during my next trip or might even give it a try.

Nasty,

You will have to search and search hard! Been there, done that...
Prepare for a cheap room rather than an expensive one.
Expensive ones are full for sure.

Nasty - and what you will find is walk-up on the 5th floor (6th to US types - 5th to Europeans)

So I have been staying at the Roof Garden Inn here in Pattaya.

The rooms are clean and spotless, the staff here are great. I love the bathroom, Still got to get a girl back there tho!

They are girlfriend friendly and the one time I did bring a girl back, they took the ID which was a nice touch. Also the safe was nice and strong.

You do have to catch a bus to get to the action, but I dont mind.

Highly Recommend it, also very popular as its always full.

Good price. Check it out.

Can somebody please confirm this: That the Areca Lodge hotel is girl friendly BUT I have read that you cannot bring back two at a time. Is this true? Are there any other upper-class hotels close by that I should look at. I'm in need of that double fun!

[QUOTE=The Traveler]Phantomtiger,

I rather guess they are cheap charlies. A 30 Watts bulb will use less power than a 100 Watts one, which will bring down the electricity bill.[/QUOTE]

Lucky to even have a light bulb in the room and not have to bring your own lighting---ha ha

PT

Hi to you all.

last year when i was staying at the Sawasdee Sea View at Soi 10. Next to it they where building a new Hotel. I think it is from the same branch of eastiny. i think that the hotel is finished now. I was looking for information about that hotel but i could not find anything on the internet. Does anybody know if they have a internet site. or how much it cost. also on the same Soi near second road. there is a guesthouse with swimmingpool does anybody have information about that too. Because trouble finding it on the Internet.

Another quistion are there hotels on soi 9 if so do you have any information about it.

Thanks

Gray

p.s. Sorry of my clumsy English.

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[QUOTE=Ostevo]Can somebody please confirm this: That the Areca Lodge hotel is girl friendly BUT I have read that you cannot bring back two at a time. Is this true? Are there any other upper-class hotels close by that I should look at. I'm in need of that double fun![/QUOTE]
Ostevo,

during my last trip I had a look at their rooms and also asked them about their guest policy. Rooms are decent and they are guest-friendly but I wasn't asking if they will charge you for a second "guest". Usually guest friendly means as many as you can bear.

Why not ask them directly ?

Tel. +66(0) 3841 0123,
+66(0) 3841 5549,
+66(0) 3842 4801
Fax. +66(0) 3841 5550

[url]http://www.arecalodge.com/[/url]

Can anyone give me some first hand dealings with these two hotels in Pattaya? I'm looking for location and being able to walk to bars and the beach. I think both is no problem with bringing back guest to the rooms.

Thanks so much for your help here.

When I stayed there last year I had a couple of girls up to the room on several occasions and never had any problem.

FWIW arrived this week at the Sawasdee Seaview. Had a confirmed reservation for a large room in the new wing. They only had a small room in the old wing at an inflated price over the Internet price and no hope of getting into the new wing.

I checked out the next day and moved to the Eastiny closest to Beach Road on Soi 8. Actually worked out well. I walk out of the lobby of the Eastiny and I'm in the middle for the beer bars on Soi 8 :-).

Oh, and there is very little sea view from the Seaview.

RMW

Hello,

I am thinking about renting a moped when I will be in pattaya next month (one week stay ...). Should allow me to visit a little bit better the city and its surroundings for the daylight activities.

My question though is about parking the moped at night. I assume that it will be cheaper to rent for the whole week but where do you park safely the moped at night ? Last time I stayed at the Dynasty Inn and they had a roped area to park the moped, this time, I am planning to try the Diamond Beach or the Vault ...

Any advices?

Thanx

Gypsie King

[QUOTE=RockyMtnWay]FWIW arrived this week at the Sawasdee Seaview. Had a confirmed reservation for a large room in the new wing. They only had a small room in the old wing at an inflated price over the Internet price and no hope of getting into the new wing.

I checked out the next day and moved to the Eastiny closest to Beach Road on Soi 8. Actually worked out well. I walk out of the lobby of the Eastiny and I'm in the middle for the beer bars on Soi 8 :-).

Oh, and there is very little sea view from the Seaview.

RMW[/QUOTE]I had stayed at Eastiny at Soi 8 before and I like the location.

BTW, what is the room rate at present movement?

Gypsie,

Most hotels have parking spaces for motobikes.
The general advice on renting motobikes/mopeds in Pattaya is: DON'T!
Let me just point out a few reasons for that:
Scams, accidents, fines and bahtbuses provide cheap transport throughout the city and into Naklua and Jomtien.

Freeler,

agree, but you forgot to mention rain.
It can be a huge pain in the ass to have to ride back to your hotel in a thunderstorm.

I also heard that some people who rent out motorbikes will "steal" them to collect some extra income. They have the keys and that stolen motorbike can easily be sold upcountry where many bikes are driven without a licence. It's also no big deal to change the number at the frame and engine block.

Many people also never drove a motorbike and even if it's a small 150cc, the traffic is the same. And those who aren't used to drive at the "wrong side" (British and Singaporean, you too :D) are definitely looking for trouble.

There is absolutely no need to rent a motorbike in Pattaya, except for the purpose of moving out of town. I own one there, but often use the taxis because they are more convienient. Think about it.