Pattaya Hotels

[QUOTE=Wildhawk;1147835]Anyone had any experience at the Furama Jomtien? Agoda did have a guest review by a fellow from India who said it was not guest-friendly, but who knows whether he booked for two guests or used the right approach. I find it hard to believe a hotel in patts can survive not being gf. This hotel is new and has great rates on agoda, though is apparently a 15 ride from the action.[/QUOTE]I haven't been there yet myself, but a reliable friend of mine stayed at this hotel in April 2009 and he did not pay any joiner fee.

[QUOTE=Pro Fesseur;1147868]I haven't been there yet myself, but a reliable friend of mine stayed at this hotel in April 2009 and he did not pay any joiner fee.[/QUOTE]Thanks, Pro. That's good. I thought the hotel was only recently opened, but perhaps they are fudging a bit in their promotional materials. Cheers!

[QUOTE=BigClive225;1147849]Well, they probably don't give a fuck about being GF as they are a Thai hotel set up to supply Thai families with a few farang familes thrown in for good measure. Don't waste your time and why consider the 15 minute ride to the action? This might be a lot longer if they havn't fixed the road yet.[/QUOTE]You offer sound advice, too. This hotel chain is reliably 4+ star and w / breakfast included would be much less than half the price of a comparable place, so the ride might be worth it. If I get any warnings on the GF issue, though, all bets are off. I know ISGers have many different ideas on the issue of accomodations. I like nicer places, and the girls who give the GFE like a better hotel, too. Last trip to patts I stayed at the Hard Rock, which has a great pool area. It was GF despite uptight guards and a "family" atmosphere. Now it just appears to cost double the price of Furama. Adds up over six nights. Thanks again.

Hi all,

Visiting in early October and wondered where to stay. I'd like to be in a quiet hotel, pretty close to the action, with a tub for under 2k baht per night with free internet.

Any thoughts?

Peter

[url]http://page10hotel.com/[/url]

This is a new hotel that opened in the fall of 2010.

It's located on the north side of Soi 10, just west of Second Road. That's a pretty good location in central Pattaya, with easy access to Beach Road and a short walk to the scene on Soi Diana and Soi LK. You could also walk to the beer bars on Sois 7 and 8. And Soi 6 could be reached via the baht bus in minutes.

Not many photos of the rooms on the hotel web site. But what they do show looks nice. The reviews on the Tripadvisor web site are mixed. Some say it's a nice place and a decent value. Others say it's poorly constructed and the noise from nearby bars makes it tough to sleep.

Do any of you guys have an opinion on this place? I'm particularly interested in the top floor suite, which they bill as "Suite 808." I'm a sucker for a nice suite in a high rise location, and Suite 808 seems to fit the bill with lots of room to spread out and a terrace. If anybody's stayed in Suite 808 I'd appreciate a report.

Bunky

[QUOTE=Mouse1;1143809]Beats me. I've had two overnights with no mention of a fee, and another one planned for tonight. I have booked a room for 2 people so would take strong exception to being charged a joiner fee. I check out tomorrow so I'll let you know if the issue arises.[/QUOTE]No joiner fee charged.

There is one entrance door which is some way from the reception desk, so you can just stroll through with your girl straight to the lift and not be noticed if you want to. Alternatively you can go through the main door if you want the girl to leave her ID.

(I wish Jackson would fix this ID : I'd correction)

[QUOTE=Bunky; 1148458][url]http://page10hotel.com/[/url]

Do any of you guys have an opinion on this place? I'm particularly interested in the top floor suite, which they bill as "Suite 808." I'm a sucker for a nice suite in a high rise location, and Suite 808 seems to fit the bill with lots of room to spread out and a terrace. If anybody's stayed in Suite 808 I'd appreciate a report. Bunky[/QUOTE]I stayed there for a couple of nights (in a deluxe room). While the hotel looks good, overall I thought it sucked. Maybe they fixed a few of the glaring problems, for example:

- AC did not work right. No thermostat. Either too hot or too cold. My GF got sick. They could not fix it.

- Construction appears to be done by blind illegal workers from Easter Island. The worst I've seen in a new Thai hotel.

- Staff was unresponsive to most requests.

The bed was nice, though. Good luck.

[QUOTE=Mouse1; 1149409]No joiner fee charged.

There is one entrance door which is some way from the reception desk, so you can just stroll through with your girl straight to the lift and not be noticed if you want to. Alternatively you can go through the main door if you want the girl to leave her I'd.

(I wish Jackson would fix this I'd : I'd correction)[/QUOTE]So, that strikes this one off my list. My safety is too important and I don't want to worry about girls and whoever else sneaking up in the lift unsighted. Anything could happen as well as potential for setups. Good work Mouse.

Has anyone stayed at the Baywalk Residence lately. I will be there in 2 weeks and would like to hear your comments about this hotel.

Thanks Beaverhunter

[QUOTE=LukeSkyWanker; 1132180]Just stayed again at my normal hotel, everything OK apart from a major change, the forum is now blocked at the hotel on their Wifi message comes up "403 forbidden" every time you try and load the page. I also tried going through my company VPN and that was blocked also but not sure if our IT guys set that up.

One thing good about the LK when I had a regular girl they would let her up alone, however as soon as I started butterflying they spotted it and wouldn't let her up unless I okayed it.

May the force be with you. [/QUOTE]I had that problem while I was mongering in November, seems some of the Thai ISP's are blocking Sex sites that pertain to Thais. I use scoobynet. Com as a free proxy server to surf out. I have a list of paid subscription ones that are better but you pay. I will try my update list when I go back for holiday at the end of August.

Enjoy.

Tng71

[QUOTE=LukeSkyWanker;1132180]Just stayed again at my normal hotel, everything OK apart from a major change, the forum is now blocked at the hotel on their Wifi message comes up "403 forbidden" every time you try and load the page. I also tried going through my company VPN and that was blocked also but not sure if our IT guys set that up.[/QUOTE]I'm not surprised that you were blocked on many sites as this chain is owned by a prominent thai family who certainly hate sex tourism and sex tourists if they possibly can I mean they wouldn't mind making money out of us but in front of their other hiso friends we would just be filthy farangs.

[QUOTE=LukeSkyWanker; 1132180]One thing good about the LK when I had a regular girl they would let her up alone, however as soon as I started butterflying they spotted it and wouldn't let her up unless I okayed it.

May the force be with you.[/QUOTE]IMHO that's a black spot to the hotel unless you specifically asked them to allow her access because girlfriends do steal as well just as any other or such an unauthorised person could even steal from other guest rooms and then the whole crap breaks lose on your head this happened to one of my close friends while we were in Phuket.

Just be careful and safe.

[QUOTE=Beaverhunter; 1149844]Has anyone stayed at the Baywalk Residence lately. I will be there in 2 weeks and would like to hear your comments about this hotel.

Thanks Beaverhunter[/QUOTE]This is what I remember to as to what has been written the last two years. Although a great location the complaints I have heard that water flow isn't consistent, Sheets smell at times although changed might be the cleaning technique? And when it comes to service and the attitude of the staff it was written not good or responsive.

LBM

Got clued to Chada Thai from SkyWanker's post. I'm staying there now for a few days, and so far so good.

Hotel is family-run, and only a five months old according to the receptionist. Prolly true, most furnishing are new and quite solid by Thai standards. Clean room, all the basic amenities there.

Minibar (fridge) is there but empty, no biggie for me since I seldom use minibars. Great bathroom, even if it is smaller than I am used to at LK Renaissance, but since I'm paying 1370 a night compared to nearly double at LK, I think it is acceptable.

The most important part: Had a girl with me last night, and no problem at all. Just left her I'd at reception.

Area is quiet, since most bars are further up the street (Soi 14, off Second Road). Chada is at the end of the same road as Tim Boutique, and the surroundings are not the most glamorous, but I guess that is true of most of Pattaya.

Staff very friendly, got some fruit on arrival, and was offered a tour of town, but I can feel that they are trying a bit too hard. Can't blaim them though, they started recently and are naturally desperate to create a buzz / start things going.

So all in all: go for it, if you want a good budget option, that still has the new feel.

/D.

[QUOTE=LukeSkyWanker; 1134753]Hi David2,

The restaurant in the LK is very good, had room service a couple of times and it was very reasonable. I had a suite whilst I was there for a couple of nights then a deluxe room and finally a studio. The suites are too big, the deluxe rooms are nice but not worth the extra cost as opposed to a studio room. I would probably prefer a studio room irrespective of costs, I checked out some other hotels during my stay, found the Chada thai which is in the same area this looks good and much cheaper.

On the Bell travel bus from Bangkok got talking to a yank who always stays at the VM terrace on soi buckhao, he has been going there for years.

May the force be with you. [/QUOTE]

Just come across Grover's Hotel on Agoda.

Apparently it's on Beach Road on the seafront, with a sea facing balcony. For 750bt.

Sounds too good to be true, but can't find much in the way of reviews.

Anybody stayed here. Or even seen it?