Отличный отель, очень хороший отдых Great hotel, very nice stay

Good day everyone!
Recently arrived from this hotel and decided to write a review. First of all: do not read the previous review called "Disappointment", and if you read, do not believe a single word. Most likely, this is written by a competitor from some neighboring hotels in order to lure customers to him. Because Avalon is beyond competition. And all sorts of false reviews from the type of clients will not spoil the reputation of the hotel.
Now in order.
I chose the hotel based on reviews, including on this resource, only here for some reason there are few of them. I want to correct this omission and add my positive and truthful review. After reading more numerous and detailed reviews on other resources, I looked at the photos, I decided: we are going to Avalon! And did not regret.

But first about the sad. It's true that the hotel is located next to two hefty condominiums that gay men from all over the world come to and rent rooms there for a month or more. In fact, there are a lot of gays in Pattaya, but there are especially many of them in this area. Therefore, if you are not sure that you can regularly observe a couple of elderly homosexuals around the hotel, walking in an embrace with each other or with Thai boys, then you better choose another hotel. By the way, there are not so many Russian-speaking homos there, but they are also found.
We flew to Bangkok in the morning by plane of the miracle company Aeroflot, it took about two hours to complete the documents. Immediately practical advice: whoever has a visa on arrival (who flies for less than two weeks), take 3x4 photos with you or as a passport and change 200 bucks, well, 100 at least in the nearest exchanger. They have a visa on arrival for 1000 baht per person, if you do not want to stand in line, then 1200.
They met us without any problems, after 15 minutes they put us in the car and took us to Pattaya, despite the fact that we had a group transfer. The two of us were also taken back by car.
The hotel put us in a room on the second floor in the right wing (if you stand facing the sea), in the first room from the elevator. Everything would be fine, but in the room I found a door to the next room, and then I also saw a common balcony for two rooms. Despite the fatigue (thanks to Aeroflot! ) I came to the reception and told the girl everything I think about this: I booked a room back in September, why were we put in a double room? She said that there were no other free rooms, but tomorrow a room would be vacant and we would be moved to. And sure enough, the next day, before we just arrived from the tour, they were already waiting for us and asked to move to room 210. I examined it first. The room was located directly above the massage tent and was bigger and better than the previous room, although the previous one was not bad at all. The girl at the reception was very happy about 200 baht of gratitude from my side.

As far as I understand, they have such a trick: they accommodate newcomers in these double rooms, and if people are not indignant, then they live there all the time. Why do I think so. Our neighbors in a double room were a couple from St. Petersburg, they arrived a day earlier than us, we talked with them on the common balcony. Then we moved and they stayed. Three days later, I met them in the evening by the pool, told them that we had moved. The next morning, they asked the reception for another number, and they immediately gave it. Gratitude to the girl on their part was also 200 baht. That same evening, sitting on the balcony, I noticed that the light was on in one of the double rooms and people were already living there, although I know that there were free normal rooms in the hotel. So if you arrive in Avalon and in the room offered to you you see one more door besides the front door, the door to the toilet and the balcony, do not check in there, but boldly knock on the table with your fist and demand that you be given a full room.
So I wrote and thought: someone else would have made a whole tragedy out of this trifle and shed tears about how he was deceived in this hotel. And this "incident" did not cause any negative emotions in us, well, like, anything happens in life.
Now about the hotel itself and the rooms. The territory of the hotel is very beautiful and well-groomed. Large beautiful pool, trees, bushes, flowers. The neighboring hotels also have swimming pools, but I did not notice such beauty there. The staff is constantly cleaning something, washes, cleans. Before a couple of leaves from the tree fall into the pool, people immediately come and catch them with a net. Despite the fact that we rested in the high season and the hotel was almost full, there were always empty sunbeds by the pool. No, well, it’s really awesome relaxation: you lie under the sun or in the shade of a tree, quietly, calmly, light music plays, birds sing... I wanted to dive into the pool, I wanted to go to the beach. Great!
The hotel does not have its own beach, probably, like all hotels located along Jomtien. But the public beach is located two dozen meters from the hotel gate, you just need to cross the footpath, and you are on the beach. The entire beach is lined with sunbeds and umbrellas, so you can't lie down on the sand. I don’t know how much a sun lounger costs, we always lay near the pool, and swam either in the pool or went to the beach. It was absolutely not stressful.
Now the answer to everyone who says that the beach is dirty and the sea is dirty is nothing like that! Yes, the water there is not clear, but it is not dirty. At least, I didn’t see any plastic bags, bottles, cigarette butts, or any other shit either in the water or on the sand. I'm not sure that in Odessa the sea and beaches are cleaner during the season. So I did not feel any discomfort from the lack of a private beach at the hotel.

The hotel room surprised me first of all with its size. I don't know if it has 50 squares (I didn't bring a tape measure with me : ))), but it's really big. The antediluvian TV, about which the spiteful critics are crucifying, so what? I personally don't care if this TV or flat-screen - did I come here to watch TV? Moreover, it does not stand on the bedside table and does not take up vital space. In the room: refrigerator, electric kettle (water, tea, coffee - free of charge), safe, two bathrobes, two pairs of slippers, hairdryer, large bath, table and two chairs on the balcony, clothes dryer, free internet. It seems to me that the range is quite strong. I have to travel often for work, I stayed in different hotels, expensive and cheap. Bathrobe and slippers in my memory were only in the Hilton.
Cleaning was done regularly and very high quality. I wouldn't talk about it if I didn't see it with my own eyes. Once I was lying by the pool just opposite my room, I noticed how the girl was cleaning the balcony. After cleaning the room is clean, even dust is nowhere to be seen. Clean linen (in no case washed to holes! ) And towels. What sand, what dirt on the floor? There was nothing like that! Twenty daily tip.
Of the minuses of the room, I would note the noisy air conditioning and the lack of a bidet in the bathroom. Although, there is no bidet, well, okay. But the condo is really noisy.
The location of the hotel is very good. It is not located in a noisy center, but everything you need for relaxation and entertainment is within a 5-10 minute walk. Near the beach. There are cafes a stone's throw away where you can eat well. The closest deli is on the corner. 10 minutes walk to the evening market. On one tuk you can get to Volkin and shopping centers in 10-15 minutes. On another tuk 5 minutes to the big night bazaar and Lotus with Outlet. The best exchanger: exit through the back gate, go left to the intersection, turn left again, go to the right side, go to the store with bags and shoes. There you will see an exchanger. The best course in the area. Work until 10 pm.
If you need to go to the center: come to the reception, ask for a ride in an electric car. They bring you to the road, stop any tuk there or take a mopedist, they are constantly on duty there.

True, this location has a minus (if you can call it that). On all excursions, you will usually be picked up first. So that you understand: they call for you at 7 in the morning, and then for another half an hour or an hour you ride and collect people from other hotels. As, for example, it was with us on a trip to Samet: they came for us at 7.30, and at 8.40 they took the last people from Botany. Then another hour on the road, then another 20 minutes on the boat. And back also. These are the sacrifices you have to make to swim in clear water; ))
Nutrition. The hotel only includes breakfast. Probably, these breakfasts do not pull on a 4-star hotel. BUT! Quality is good, quantity is sufficient, variety is present. From what is always present there are two types of sausages and ham. Everything else changes regularly. Vegetables, herbs, fruits - everything is present. And do not believe the one who says that apart from those sausages there is nothing else to eat there. There is plenty to choose from and delicious too. In short, I have no complaints about nutrition.
The answer to that dissatisfied from the previous review. You see, they showed him which table to sit at, and he did not like it. So that's why it's done there: two people will come - they will be invited to a double table, four will come - they will be invited to a four-seater. Anyway, if you want to sit at another table, no one will say a word to you. And enough about that.
As a rule, after breakfast and in the evening the restaurant is almost empty, 1-2 tables are occupied. This is eaten by newcomers who do not have the strength to go somewhere else. On the first day they have lunch and/or dinner in a restaurant, then they switch to "outdoor dining".
Prices in the restaurant are slightly overpriced, although it depends on what to compare. On the day of arrival, I didn’t even have the strength to go to a restaurant, so I ordered food in the room. Order: two soups, two bowls of squid, two bowls of seafood rice, three large beers. The price with a tip is about 50 bucks. There is really a lot of food, one portion of rice was not even eaten. For Europe, such a price for such an order is nothing at all, for Thailand it is considered expensive. The next day we dined at Misha's, his prices are not much cheaper.

How to eat. For lunch, exit through the back gate and turn right. Almost immediately one cafe, another 3 minutes later another. They work during the day, there are a lot of ordinary people and homosexuals, but for 500-600 baht you can eat for two. But no beer. All cafes do takeaway food, so you can take it with you and dine in your room with a beer bought in advance on 7/11. By the way, you can bring food to the hotel (except durian), no one will tell you a word, everyone understands everything; )
Dinner. Exit through the back gate, turn right, go to the crossroads, do not turn anywhere, continue straight ahead. Behind the crossroads cafes, bars and restaurants begin, and a little further away is the joy of budget tourists under the local name of macaroni. They look beautiful and smell delicious. And they will even fry in front of you. Well, how to get past such an exotic? We also took a chance a couple of times, first we took seafood there, then chicken, then some other meat. It was delicious, but after that I had to be tied to the toilet for a long time. Well, at least they took the medicine with them. Therefore, when buying food from macarons, be careful. And in general, in restaurants their prices are quite democratic, at the entrance, as a rule, they lay out the menu, you can look through it, if you don’t like it, move on. And having dinner in a room on a balcony overlooking the pool with local beer and rum is just right. True, mosquitoes bite there in the evening, so in addition to sunscreen, take repellant with you. By the way, you can buy it at 7/11.
The best local rum Song Som with a white label, I really liked it, the beer is Chang, Chang Draft, Leo. Lowest prices I found: Exit the back gate, go left, get to the crossroads, turn left again, go through 7/11 and continue on to the grocery store with the red sign. Rum there costs 125 a small bottle and 245 a large one. Beer is a couple baht cheaper than at 7/11. By the way, there is even bread in that store, it’s not cheap, really.
And I also found Asahi Japanese beer in Lotus. The price is about 70 baht for a large bottle. If there are lovers, buy it, it's not expensive.
Well, that's it, that's all, the main thing was told. If I remember anything else, I'll add it later.
Conclusion: If you decide to go to Pattaya, choose Avalon and do not believe the negative reviews. It's all the competitors write out of envy; ) But don't forget about homos either - they are everywhere; ))