Pattaya Hotels

[QUOTE=Happytimes]Dear All:

Sorry for asking before I post, but I will be arriving in Pattaya Mid August for a small trip and was wondering if anyone can recommend a hotel for me?

Most have:

1. Girl friendly, no trouble with any guest I bring back

2. Cheap but cozy, limited budget so I am hoping for less then 1000 Baht a night (don't want the place to be crawling with bugs or smell raunchy)

3. Safety, is it safe to leave valuable inside? Cash, passports, electronics, so on. (Don't want to bring everything with me at all times)

And if possible:

4. Can chill out with an ocean view (or should I just hit a bar near the beach for that? )

5. Near action/convenience? (Have not been Pattaya before, not sure where is a good place to be living)

And importantly, would it be better to book in advance or would it be okay to walk in and get a room?

Would there be a price difference?

Please all help would be appreciated

While I am waiting I will continue to RTFF!

PS:

1. To get to Pattaya what is the best way? Fly to Bangkok and take taxi? Or find a shuttle bus?

2. I'm planning to head to Chiang-Mai afterward, buses up are easy to find? Or would I have to go back to Bangkok for that?[/QUOTE]

Ok time tio give a little back to the forum.

I recently stayed the Queen Victoria in Soi 6 which has really decent rooms with free wi-fi for 600B. No seaview though but you may have to pay a lot more for that. Is close to the action in Soi 6. It may be better to book in advance as they seemed quite busy at times.

They are totally girl friendly and best of all after the bar downstairs closes at about 8 you can use the more discreet fire staircase entrance and wake up the sleepy security guard instead of having to endure the walk of shame in front of the entire lobby which is a big plus.

However get a room on the soi 6/1 side since they set up dueling karaoke machines almost directly below my window and the girls love to scream and sing into the night.

Refer to the airport transport sheet for options and they are still relevant.

Don't take a bus to Chiang Mai, get the train (check seat61.com) for about 700bht for a second class sleeper bed. Its too long a journey and sleeping in buses always fucks up my next day.

Hope this helps.

HappyTimes,

Scroll down this thread and most of your questions will be answer or at least you can get a head start.

Then go to the General Thread, and there should be some information a few pages back as to your question regarding the taxi.


LBM

[QUOTE=Pointy Stick]They are totally girl friendly and best of all after the bar downstairs closes at about 8 you can use the more discreet fire staircase entrance and wake up the sleepy security guard instead of having to endure the walk of shame in front of the entire lobby which is a big plus.[/QUOTE]I don't get it :-) You stay at a hotel where every single male guest brings back a different girl (or two) each night... The reception staff have seen it all before and they are neither bothered nor interested. Just not sure where the shame is, unless the girl is a hunchback with buck teeth and a broken nose?

Seriously, I'm not the most up-front of people, but I just smile and have a joke with the staff while the girl is presenting her ID. Everyone relaxes and there is no embarrassment.

[QUOTE=Happytimes]2. I'm planning to head to Chiang-Mai afterward, buses up are easy to find? Or would I have to go back to Bangkok for that?[/QUOTE]You can flight to Chiang Mai with airasia its only 1 hour flight 1200BTH one way.

Although the Pattaya branch of Bangkok's Dynasty Grande Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 6 is generally a fine hotel (if you know to ride a motorcycle), the current construction noise from three (!) condo sites surrounding the hotel makes it currently a no-no choice, at least for the hearing-enabled.

The jackhammering, sawing, grinding typically starts at 9 a.m. and sometimes continues well into the 10 p.m. or later hours. Affected are especially the (otherwise very nice and recommendable) Thai bungalows. Sorry. IMHO, it should be over in a five months.

The daily rate is currently Bt. 1,200, VAT incl., for this kind of money you have plenty of choices at the moment.

[QUOTE=Mouse1]I don't get it :-) You stay at a hotel where every single male guest brings back a different girl (or two) each night... The reception staff have seen it all before and they are neither bothered nor interested. Just not sure where the shame is, unless the girl is a hunchback with buck teeth and a broken nose?

Seriously, I'm not the most up-front of people, but I just smile and have a joke with the staff while the girl is presenting her ID. Everyone relaxes and there is no embarrassment.[/QUOTE]

Each to their own, for some its an issue and for others its not. All that's important is that the option exists.

Rats. Really? I was hoping to stay at the Dynasty Grande in BKK and utilize the free van to the Dynasty in Pattayabend of October.

Any other suggestions for how to get from the D Grande in BKK and where to stay strategically located and similar mid type hotel close to the action? Will the construction be done by then?

[QUOTE=Frankfurter]Although the Pattaya branch of Bangkok's Dynasty Grande Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 6 is generally a fine hotel (if you know to ride a motorcycle), the current construction noise from three (!) condo sites surrounding the hotel makes it currently a no-no choice, at least for the hearing-enabled.

The jackhammering, sawing, grinding typically starts at 9 a.m. and sometimes continues well into the 10 p.m. or later hours. Affected are especially the (otherwise very nice and recommendable) Thai bungalows. Sorry. IMHO, it should be over in a five months.

The daily rate is currently Bt. 1,200, VAT incl., for this kind of money you have plenty of choices at the moment.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Redfield10]Rats. Really? I was hoping to stay at the Dynasty Grande in BKK and utilize the free van to the Dynasty in Pattayabend of October.

Any other suggestions for how to get from the D Grande in BKK and where to stay strategically located and similar mid type hotel close to the action? Will the construction be done by then?[/QUOTE]

As you know there is no real free lunch. If you use the DG "Free Shuttle" you will be charged Bt. 2,900 for the first two nights at the resort in Pattaya which otherwise would be Bt. 1,200/day. Go figure.

In terms of the construction: It's hard to say whether they are done in October, looking at their current progress they might not.

Getting from DG to Pattaya is simple: Hire a limo driver and go. Cost: Bt. approx. 1,000, or if you are a masochist, go by minibus: Bt. 800. Or, if you have wisely limited your baggage take the Skytrain from Nana to Ekamai (Bt. 40), hop on a white-blue AC coach with seat reservation and travel comfortably: Bt. 113. Hard to beat. You will arrive on Pattaya Nua Rd. take a taxi from there to your destination.

[QUOTE=Ny Desiman]LBM, I think you are right, it was Eastiny Plaza. I will check baansila pattaya.

I heard great reviews about Nova Platinum. Although it is slightly above my price range, isn't it a bit far from the beach road anyway?[/QUOTE]When I walk from Nova Platinum to Walking Street I can be there within 6-8 minutes depending when I turn. If I walk to the Walking Street sign aka Beach Road, it takes me 12 minutes.

I just tried to reserve a room at the Pattay Bay Resort. They said they're full. 1 room available on the 11th for 4 nights, 1 room availabe on the 13th for 1 week.

Which Dynasty in Pattaya are you talking about that has the construction...the hotel downtown or the resort that's not downtown. I guess you are talking about the resort...

Last time I did get a free lunch as the van from the Dynasty in Bkk to the Dynasty downtown in Pattaya was free and the room booked online was cheap...

[QUOTE=Frankfurter]As you know there is no real free lunch. If you use the DG "Free Shuttle" you will be charged Bt. 2,900 for the first two nights at the resort in Pattaya which otherwise would be Bt. 1,200/day. Go figure.

In terms of the construction: It's hard to say whether they are done in October, looking at their current progress they might not.

Getting from DG to Pattaya is simple: Hire a limo driver and go. Cost: Bt. approx. 1,000, or if you are a masochist, go by minibus: Bt. 800. Or, if you have wisely limited your baggage take the Skytrain from Nana to Ekamai (Bt. 40), hop on a white-blue AC coach with seat reservation and travel comfortably: Bt. 113. Hard to beat. You will arrive on Pattaya Nua Rd. take a taxi from there to your destination.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=Redfield10] Last time I did get a free lunch as the van from the Dynasty in Bkk to the Dynasty downtown in Pattaya was free and the room booked online was cheap...[/QUOTE]

That's what I did as well. The front desk at Dynasty Inn Grande phoned their Pattaya hotel to confirm I had the reservation, then handed me the voucher no probs. I did have to pay for the first two nights before getting the voucher but they didn't try to change the rate or anything.

So, upon my return to BKK from Pattaya, if I again stay at the Dynasty Grande, is it also a free ride back to BKK from Dynasty- Pattaya?

Thanks for the info.

[QUOTE=Fun And Sun]That's what I did as well. The front desk at Dynasty Inn Grande phoned their Pattaya hotel to confirm I had the reservation, then handed me the voucher no probs. I did have to pay for the first two nights before getting the voucher but they didn't try to change the rate or anything.[/QUOTE]

Has anyone heard of a hotel called the Balitaya? It looks to be right next to the Pattaya Bay Resort. A friend told me about it, but did not have any details. I've never heard of it and did not see it when I was there in Feb. I've searched this thread but have not pulled up anything. I am assuming it is new. If anyone has any info, it would be greatly appreciated.

[QUOTE=Redfield10]So, upon my return to BKK from Pattaya, if I again stay at the Dynasty Grande, is it also a free ride back to BKK from Dynasty- Pattaya?

Thanks for the info.[/QUOTE]

I haven't tried going the other way, but the Dynasty Inn Pattaya has posters advertising the free shuttle to BKK if you stay at their BKK hotel for two nights, so I think so. (They have the same posters in BKK, advertising the free shuttle to Pattaya.)