Pattaya Hotels

Agreed GentleBoner. Apparently he's not even visited Pattaya so a first-hand review of any establishment here is impossible. I've questioned the worth of these postings and my integrity has been questioned and postings deleted as being argumentative. I repeat.

1. Pattaya is a small city which makes google maps irrelevant.

2. Simply forwarding reviews, composed by ISG members 2 or 3 years ago, are inappropriate. Owners, management and staff at these establishments could have changed. The building, common areas and rooms could have dropped well below the standard they were 1, 2 or even 3 years ago.

3. If he is not careful he will be including an establisment that has closed.

As GentleBoner sasys. This stuff is not helpful.

[QUOTE=Xfactors; 1256981]Dynasty Inn on Soi 13 seems to have nice rooms for about 1300 baht.

[url]http://www.dynastyinn.com/Pattaya/Dynasty-pattaya-map.html[/url]

[url]http://wikimapia.org/#lat=12.9299074&lon=100.880574&z=16&l=0&m=h[/url][/QUOTE]Stayed here for nearly two weeks nice clean hotel good rooms and service

A few of the receptionists can be in a stroppy mood but one of them is always jolly.

Rooms are 1200 bht. 1300bht per night rooms are top notch and hotel is only 5-10 min away from walking street.

They did f$% up my request by not booking me into there Bangkok branch even though they assured me it been done

But over would recommend them.

They even let my buddy get two chicks into his room without having to pay extra room charge (lucky be"£$%$the)

[QUOTE=Xfactors;1256997]I won't post anymore in this thread. I think I've posted enough here, to put it mildly. Mongers here can use my post if they wish, or they can put me on their ignore list. One thing I've learned about hotels in Pattaya, is there are a gazillion hotels in this town. If you end up at a hotel you don't like, just ask around, and you should be able to find something you like.[/QUOTE]I don't think there is anything wrong with what you are doing if you like spending the day like this" it's your time? As you mentioned there are gazillions of hotels and apartment type resort in town. One thing for sure and I have done a lot of research in the pass for members and that you can't just go by the price and picture on the website. The majority and I say majority are all old pictures and seldom are updated. It's hard if not impossible to know what each monger like in a room. Some like it cheap but expect a 5 star experience? It's not easy to RTFF through this thread but it's still the best indicator to actually get a first hand experience from someone who actually stayed at the place. Unless you are staying at a 4 or 5 star hotel a picture from a website isn't going to be indicative of what you might get when you arrive. It's a start with a big question mark?

LBM

[QUOTE=LittleBigMan;1257054]I don't think there is anything wrong with what you are doing if you like spending the day like this" it's your time? LBM[/QUOTE]It was not my intention to screw up the thread here. I may have gone a little overboard with my postings. I won't post anymore here. Yes, just reviewing the hotel website doesn't give a complete picture. You can't tell how friendly the hotel staff is, etc.

[QUOTE=Xfactors;1257073]It was not my intention to screw up the thread here. I may have gone a little overboard with my postings. I won't post anymore here. Yes, just reviewing the hotel website doesn't give a complete picture. You can't tell how friendly the hotel staff is, etc.[/QUOTE]Your right! Overboard I'm not sure since there isn't much action on this thread? The pictures are old and as you noted there are so many others things to consider that a picture won't give you? When you are talking about budget type places that is exactly what they are going to spend to take care of the place? Sure there are diamonds in the rough that truely understand what customer service means and actually how to clean the place. Take example a place called Baywalk, great location, and the brochure and website site gives a great impression. I located and visited this place 2 years ago for a member and although there have been a few good reports mostly they have been bad which is a shame because of the location. Reports of Staff being rude or non-existence, sheets smell or too hard, hot water issue or lack of pressure etc.

Remember be helpful not misleading? Actual visits / reports are still the best way to go? But regardless in the end everyone got to make their own choice in selecting?

LBM

I am staying at [url]http://www.thecottagepattaya.com/rooms_rates.html[/url] Because I like the garden and the swimming pools, also the open air restaurant is not bad and not expensive. It is next to the Central Plaza Big C in North Pattaya. The bungalows at 1000 Baht are old and worn, but clean, some have noisy ac, tend to be booked most of the time, because we Germans like to have our own little house at least on our vacation. The 2 new wings are a bit overpriced. Mostly German guests, plenty of frriendly and helpful staff around. As far as I know. 2 of the Chinese receptionists are the owners, girlfriendly, but that is nothing special in Pattaya. German people like to hang around the pools all day long, getting a tan on their beer bellies. If you don't like that, look for another hotel. Thanks for all the good advice on the Pattaya thread.

[quote=xfactors;1257073]it was not my intention to screw up the thread here. i may have gone a little overboard with my postings. i won't post anymore here. yes, just reviewing the hotel website doesn't give a complete picture. you can't tell how friendly the hotel staff is, etc.[/quote]just so you don't think that time was wasted, let me tell you about last night. first of all, i'm new to this forum, as i've spent most of my mongering time in dr and brazil, so now i'm giving thailand a shot. last night, my mission was to find a hotel. i spent about 6 hours totally baffled concerning what hotel to stay at. i was all over the place. checking old forum messages here, going to other websites, checking out some other websites' supposed list of gf hotels where the links were no longer good. i was getting frustrated all over the place because i would go to a website, get excited, then see that the price is too high or the place is further away than where i want to stay or it's missing something like wifi in the room.

then i came across your chain of emails and i quickly saw that these emails contained hotels that were in the price range that i was looking for. i was like damn, i went through hours and hours of hell and this guy xfactors has everything that i've been looking for right here. it calmed me down and i just clicked each one of your links. it was amazing that a lot of these places fit my needs, which involved wifi in the room, safe in the room, convenient to devil's den and [url=http://isgprohibitedwords.info?CodeWord=CodeWord900][CodeWord900][/url] but still close to walking street, and a price below 1200 baht per night since i'm staying 3 weeks.

i started at the beginning of your links, then i would click the link, check out the map (if location good, i look further. if not, i move to your next link). then i would check the amenities, then i would look for past reviews in isg for the hotel. also would read reviews in tripadvisor. com. isg held more weight, so if multiple negative reviews (such as what i saw for secrets- i was pumped for that place before i saw the reviews. lol) , it's crossed off the list.

i was in a zone, clicking your links and checking reviews until 3am this morning and i offically have 4 hotels that i feel good about. i'll be sending emails out to them today, so i can get some feedback on other questions. i just thought i would write this, so that you know how much of a major help you were to me, in narrowing down my hotel options, after being earlier so frustrated.

major kudos to you, my friend for the organization of those hotels and of course, thanks to all the members who took the time to put in their hotel room reviews.

more than likely, i'll be staying in the soi lk metro area, possibly either pasadena hotel, rockhouse hotel, or the metro apts.

later!

Has anyone staid at Citin Loft Pattaya, and if so is there a joiner fee. I tried to email them and not heard anything yet.

I know there are quite a few hotels mentioned by many of you, however I have a shortlist and wanted a quick pointer to your suggested one.

- Hotel Mercure.

- Hotel LK Metropole.

- Hotel Pattaya bay resort.

- Hotel Tim boutique.

My questions are. Are these hotels guest friendly? Do they apply any guest charge?

Thanks a bunch for your help.

Cheers.

Road

[QUOTE=Raw Deal; 1262915]I know there are quite a few hotels mentioned by many of you, however I have a shortlist and wanted a quick pointer to your suggested one.

- Hotel Mercure. Hotel LK Metropole. Hotel Pattaya bay resort. Hotel Tim boutique.

My questions are. Are these hotels guest friendly? Do they apply any guest charge?

Road[/QUOTE]On your short list, I have only stayed at Tim Boutique. It is very guest friendly and has a good location. Usually I stay at the much more expensive Marriott, but for $61 / night vs. $124 / night I am beginning to rethink my preference. The Marriott has a nicer pool and garden for sure, although Tim has a very nice rooftop pool. The Marriott has a much better buffet breakfast, but it is very expensive vs. Free breakfast at Tim. And I like the back entrance into the garden from Beach Road at the Marriott, but unless you upgrade to the significantly higher priced Terrace Suite ($200 plus) , the Tim Boutique is almost as good room for room.

Here is my review posted in Agoda:

"Tim Boutique is very good hotel. The rooms are large, well appointed, and immaculate. The rooftop pool is very nice and the staff went out of their way to be helpful.

I was very impressed with the Tim Boutique. This is a well run friendly hotel with amenities you would only expect in far more expensive hotels. I would recommend this hotel for anyone travelling to Pattaya. It is a great value. I will stay here again."

The Marriott by far is the best hotel in Pattaya. GF, direct access to BR, great pool, nice quiet rooms (which is rare in Pats). Especially if you are a Gold member like me. Free buffett breakfast with the best coffee in town. Free booze in the evening with a free food buffett.

Rooms were around $100 bucks when I booked.

[QUOTE=Natty Bumpo;1262923]On your short list, I have only stayed at Tim Boutique. It is very guest friendly and has a good location.the Tim Boutique is almost as good room for room[/QUOTE][QUOTE=Luvpuss;1262984]The Marriott by far is the best hotel in Pattaya.Rooms were around $100 bucks when I booked.[/QUOTE]Cheers guys for your suggestions. I may not stay at the Marriott because of the prices I am seeing through agoda and their website. My view is to rather spend the dough at the bars, so it will have to one of the shortlist I have. Tim Boutique and LK Metropole (based on adrenalinerush's recco) seem to be the front runners then.

Thanks a ton for your help though.

And if you guys are in Pattaya, then lets party!

[QUOTE=Bkgee;1259646]Has anyone staid at Citin Loft Pattaya, and if so is there a joiner fee. I tried to email them and not heard anything yet.[/QUOTE]Yes, in October last year it was gf. No joiner.

Anu comments on this place will be there in April.

Do they take joiner fee.

[QUOTE=Raw Deal; 1262915]I know there are quite a few hotels mentioned by many of you, however I have a shortlist and wanted a quick pointer to your suggested one.

- Hotel Mercure.

- Hotel LK Metropole.

- Hotel Pattaya bay resort.

- Hotel Tim boutique.

My questions are. Are these hotels guest friendly? Do they apply any guest charge?

Thanks a bunch for your help.

Cheers.

Road[/QUOTE]Mercure looks quite dissapointing and run down from trip advisor photos (though many reviews are positive), which is a pity as I am Accor Platinum, and they do give status upgrades (which they do not have to do as a non luxury/ upscale Accor property). They don't charge joiner if you book through their website / the Accor website (I sent them an email, as I do most places before I go). If you use a third party site they charge 500THB.

I am spending one night at the Pullman Aisawan, despite the fact it is well out of the town centre, and they charge 1000THB joiner, but the hotel, upgrades (for platinum), gifts and club lounge look lush enough for me to monger outside the hotel for that day (or possibly organise repeat LT from a FL I picked up last trip and get her to check-in as the second person in the room).

Since posting this, I have seen that OP has further narrowed down hotel choices, so Mercure info is for other punters considering the hotel.