Pattaya Hotels

I will be in Pattaya. 13 may and would appreciate. Any help in finding a decent room near beach road. Soi 13 up to Soi 7 maximum 900 baht per night thanks members.

[QUOTE=Broxy;1696633]I will be in Pattaya. 13 may and would appreciate. Any help in finding a decent room near beach road. Soi 13 up to Soi 7 maximum 900 baht per night thanks members.[/QUOTE]
Lek Hotel, I think still have a standard room for 800 b, but room is not so decent IMO.
You can find some nice hotel with a good price in soi Buakhao or guesthouse in soi LK Metro if is not too far for you.

A new guesthouse appears to have opened, above some Go-Go. The rooms look slightly bigger than ST rooms. Pricing seems reasonable.

[URL]http://walkingstreetguesthouse.com/rooms_type/rooms/[/URL]

If anyone stays here, do post a review.

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

I've visited Pattaya five times over the past 15 years. On each visit, I've stayed in different hotels. This is my first stay at the Areca Lodge. I stayed there for seven nights in mid-March 2015. I booked directly through their website and I was charged one-night stay to hold my reservation.

I booked a DELUXE room at an internet price of THB 1,900 (inclusive of VAT). When I arrived, the front desk offered me a one-year membership in their ACE Club for THB 890. The ACE Club benefits are 15% off all in-house services at their massage / spa, their hair lounge, and all food & non-alcoholic drinks. It also reduced my room rate for my DELUXE room to THB 1,650. Since I was staying for seven nights, the cost of the ACE Club membership was worthwhile since it saved me THB 1,750 for a seven-night stay (THB 13,300 vs. THB 11,550). If you're staying for less than four nights, joining the ACE Club is probably not worth it.

There are three towers: Areca, Corona, and Evergreen. The Evergreen Tower is the newest of the three and it has its own entry and front desk.

My DELUXE room was in the Areca Tower which is the oldest of the three. Although it's in the oldest tower, my DELUXE room did not disappoint me. It was not "worn-out" by age or use. Instead, I found my room large, modern, comfortable and well-maintained.

If location is important, the Areca Lodge is at the edge of the LK Metro bar zone. The Devil's Den is less than a minute walk away.

The hotel is GF friendly.

My room had a small room safe (too small for most laptops).

Small refrigerator.

Free WI-FI, but signal wasn't the strongest.

Free good buffet breakfast.

Hotel staff is friendly and helpful.

Large tour groups do NOT stay there.

It's popular with farang families and couples. I met one couple who planned on staying there for over a month.

The two fitness centers have old, but usable exercise equipment.

For those who like to sunbath, both swimming decks / pools have good sun exposure throughout the day. Unlike other Pattaya hotels that I've stayed at, the building heights do not cast a long or significant shadow over the pools.

My preferred method of exercise is swimming laps. In looking at the hotel photos, the Blue Ocean Pool appears to be larger / longer and more suitable for swimming laps, but I found the Cabana Pool to be the better of the two. I found more guests using the Blue Ocean Pool since its designed for socializing in the water. The kidney bean shaped Cabana Pool wasn't as crowded and it has 16-yard length (my wild guess on measurement) of swimmable water so it was my preferred pool. There's another 1 yard that's not swimmable since there are step benches for sitting and soaking at one end.

You can tell that the Areca Lodge takes great pride in their swimming pools. At home, I swim 3 to 4 times per week in an indoor pool and an outdoor pool during the summer. Outdoor pools are notoriously difficult to keep clean, but the Blue Ocean Pool and the Cabana Pool are two of the cleanest pools that I've ever used (cleaner than most indoor pools that I've used).

The only downside that I can give of the Areca Lodge is that if you're an early sleeper, the mind-numbing beat of techno music from the nearby beer bars can keep you awake. If that's the case for you, be sure to stay at the Evergreen Tower since it's further away from LK Metro bar zone or bring a set of Mack's silicone earplugs [URL]http://www.amazon.com/Macks-Pillow-Soft-Silicone-Earplugs/dp/B004RRGUCY/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1427248473&sr=8-7&keywords=mack[/URL]+ear+plugs+silicone.

I've always stayed at a different hotel every time I've visited Pattaya, but I'll probably break from that pattern and stay at the Areca Lodge on my next visit since my experience was very positive. My ACE Club membership is valid through March 10,2016 so hopefully I'll be back before then to take advantage of the ACE Club discounted room rates.

I'm not going to upload any photos that I took of the Areca Lodge to this review. Instead, if you search YouTube, you can find several videos that were uploaded by guests that'll give you a better visual on the Areca Lodge.

If you're looking for a hotel in US $50-$60 range, I would wholeheartedly recommend the Areca Lodge (at least for their DELUXE room).

[QUOTE=ActionOriented;1698468]A new guesthouse appears to have opened, above some Go-Go. The rooms look slightly bigger than ST rooms. Pricing seems reasonable.

[URL]http://walkingstreetguesthouse.com/rooms_type/rooms/[/URL]

If anyone stays here, do post a review.[/QUOTE]It's my guest house so can't really review it but 14 reviews on Agoda so far and mostly positive, [URL]http://www.agoda.com/walking-street-guest-house/hotel/pattaya-th.html#HotelReviewHeader[/URL].

My first trip to Thailand is coming up. I was wondering if anyone had any hotel recommendations for Pattaya. Within walking distance to walking street with a decent pool and gym. Price around 1200-1500 Baht.

Thanks

[QUOTE=Deore27;1701855]My first trip to Thailand is coming up. I was wondering if anyone had any hotel recommendations for Pattaya. Within walking distance to walking street with a decent pool and gym. Price around 1200-1500 Baht.

Thanks[/QUOTE]Have you read anything in this forum? We're pretty friendly here and happy to help newbies. That is, newbies who at least make some effort to help themselves. Doesn't look like you've done that at all.

SW4.

[QUOTE=Deore27;1701855]My first trip to Thailand is coming up. I was wondering if anyone had any hotel recommendations for Pattaya. Within walking distance to walking street with a decent pool and gym. Price around 1200-1500 Baht.

Thanks[/QUOTE]Hi,

Just from my bookmarks [URL]http://gfbooking.com/pattaya/[/URL].

List of girl friendly hotels.

From my research, the only two hotels in the medium price range that have non-smoking rooms are the Arica and Dynasty. Both seem to be in good area, but wondering if anyone knows of other restricted-smoking hotels. And did I read there was a non-smoking gogo bar or something in Pattaya? If so, that would certainly be my preferred place to visit.

[QUOTE=FLHawk;1708510]From my research, the only two hotels in the medium price range that have non-smoking rooms are the Arica and Dynasty. Both seem to be in good area, but wondering if anyone knows of other restricted-smoking hotels. And did I read there was a non-smoking gogo bar or something in Pattaya? If so, that would certainly be my preferred place to visit.[/QUOTE]You could also try Inn House on soi 13 (or soi 10). Since all rooms have balconies attached smoking is not permitted inside the rooms. I smoke and found the balcony setup quite convenient. Didn't notice any smoke odour lingering in the hall way.

I know Bacarra in BKK does not allow smoking inside, but not sure if the same is followed in Pattaya. Tim's Bar may be worth peeking inside, I think they are non-smoking as well. If FL's are your thing, check out Red Car, the only non-smoking club (not a Go-Go).

[QUOTE=ActionOriented;1708613]
I know Bacarra in BKK does not allow smoking inside, but not sure if the same is followed in Pattaya.[/QUOTE]There is definitely smoking in the Pattaya Baccara. Pretty sure I've seen it in the BKK one as well, but perhaps only on the second (or first, depending on where you are from) floor.

Well well, stayed at the sandy springs hotel in Pattaya during early fall last year. Amazing service, as can be expected in any hotel in Thailand, I guess.

Amazing service from concierge to room service to payment terms to actual payment LOL. Also, provided a discount card (25% off) in subsequent visits.

Extremely helpful with girls. The usual, yes, take ID etc and call before the girl leaves.

Overall, a friendly, economical and quite satisfying hotel.

Would be happy to answer any specific questions!

Page 10 hotel: located on soy 10, close to central mall. Soy 10 is a narrow street with no sidewalk, so one has to be careful walking up or down. It rained yesterday, and a pool formed at the street entrance from 2nd road, very annoying.

Pros: fairly new, nice breakfast, very close to central mall, decently priced, close to LK metro, AC does not blow on your face, very convenient for FL hunting.

Cons: not too clean, no end tables by the bed, not enough closet space, strange shower layout, the water overflows from the shower into the hall. When I went into my bed, I realized that the sheet were not changed. Upon further inspection, I found some stains. I called them, and they quickly changed the bed sheets.

Hey there friends!

Coming for the 1st time in Pattaya next week. I have been told that it's best to get accommodation on the Walking Street, rather the the Beach Road. Any advice on guest friendly and good price to value ration for accommodation in there? Looking to pay up to 40/ night tops. Most of what I have found was above that price, even double. I would also very much fancy having a safe box in the room.

Thanks!

[QUOTE=KevinSBo;1711946]Hey there friends!

Coming for the 1st time in Pattaya next week. I have been told that it's best to get accommodation on the Walking Street, rather the the Beach Road. Any advice on guest friendly and good price to value ration for accommodation in there? Looking to pay up to 40/ night tops. Most of what I have found was above that price, even double. I would also very much fancy having a safe box in the room.

Thanks![/QUOTE]If you like being in a noisy, busy, tourist-infested area, then Walking Street and even Beach Road are excellent locations. Otherwise, search for lodgings in the Sois (streets) connecting Beach Road and Second Road. You are much more likely to find a beter deal. And remember, all the action in Pattaya is only a walk or short songthaew taxi ride (costing you all of 10 baht) away. [url]www.booking.com[/url] has scores of hotels that will fit your price level.