Bella express 3 * - looks better on the Internet

Written: 7 january 2011
Travel time: 7 — 18 december 2010
Who does the author recommend the hotel to?: For recreation with friends, for young people
Your rating of this hotel:
6.0
from 10
Hotel ratings by criteria:
Rooms: 6.0
Service: 7.0
Cleanliness: 7.0
Food: 9.0
Amenities: 5.0
I want to write a review about this hotel, because when we made our choice, there was very little information about it on the Internet.
My first impression of the hotel - shock surprise: "Where did we get? In the photographs, he looked much better! ". But, fortunately, everything was not so bad.
But let's start with the check-in: we arrived at about 10:00, and they check into the rooms only from 14:00. What to do? While sitting with a lost look and "scratching turnips" they brought us cold juice (already good). Then an insight came, they approached the attendants and asked them to put our things in the storage room, which they quickly did, while giving us a receipt. And we calmly poisoned ourselves to study the surroundings. And around 14:00 we safely settled in the room. And one more important nuance - they take a deposit of 500 baht per room for the entire period of rest, they return it upon departure, but you just need to keep the receipt that is handed to the reception.

When you check in, so that there are no problems when you leave, check everything in the room (working light bulbs, refrigerator, TV, hair dryer, etc. ). I was especially surprised by the hair dryer - the cord from it is bolted to the table with staples, it must be assumed that it is not stolen.
We had a standard room, and this was our big mistake, we must take a superior! There are no balconies in the standards and the windows overlook the backyard, with a WONDERFUL view from the window. But I drew the curtains, and decided not to pay attention to it.
The room has everything you need for life, and even an electronic safe. There are tea pairs, but the water is in the cooler in the hallway. It is one per floor, so it ended very quickly, but do not forget that the hotel has five floors...
The hotel is not new at all, and during the time that has elapsed since the last renovation, I managed to cover everything. Everything is shabby, corridor, elevators, rooms. As we learned later from one of the Thais, this is one of the very first hotels in Pattaya and it used to be called "Little Duck".
The territory is small, the pool too, but it is there and, if desired, you can swim.
There are a lot of Indians in the hotel. Once we returned from an excursion, and the entire lobby was packed with Indians, 35 people stopped by, if not more. But they didn't bother us.
The audibility inside the hotel is amazing, you can hear everything that is done in the corridor and partly in the neighboring rooms. But this is the problem with most hotels in Thailand.
There is internet, it costs 10 baht min, and their keyboard is funny, the font is English or Thai. You can type in Russian, but the letters must be typed from memory. It was fun.
There is also free wi-fi, but we didn't have a laptop with us.
The staff does not speak Russian.

But! ! ! ! The hotel has undeniable advantages:
1) - breakfasts, they are very edible and satisfying. There have always been seafood (as it turned out, from a conversation with tourists from other hotels, seafood is far from everywhere). Of the fruits were pineapples and watermelons, always in sufficient quantities.

I won’t say for dinner, so I never went (although they were going to). We always ate in the city, in different places. But we especially liked the Shabushi restaurant on the 6th floor of the Central Festival - pay 290 baht and for 1 hour 15 minutes you can eat everything that is presented there, it is especially funny that there is an individual saucepan with boiling water on the table, and raw food is moving along the moving belt. And you cook whatever you want. This time is enough to eat from the belly.
2) - the location of the hotel.
It is located on Central Street, but in the courtyard, so you don't hear street noise.
- And everything is within walking distance. You can walk almost anywhere. Near supermarket TOPS, Central Festival, Alcazar show. The last time we took a walk on our own in one of their evenings.
I want to somewhat rehabilitate the city beach of Pattaya.
We swam in the sea on the city beach. It is 10 minutes straight from the hotel. The water in the sea, well, no dirtier than ours in Sochi or Anapa.
The sea is deep, the bottom is sandy. Sun loungers are paid 50 baht from the nose, but you can sit on a towel next to it for free, no one drives. (Beach towels at the hotel are issued at the reception, no problem)
Nearby were fenced-off places for boats and, of course, no one swam there.
Of course, we went to the islands of Koh Lan and Koh Samet. It's definitely better there. But! You have to go there. And this is the time. And, this is especially important for Samet, money. And you can walk to the city beach.
3) - There are no animals in the hotel in the form of cockroaches and bedbugs.
4) - Cleaned every day. Towels were also changed daily.
And finally, a few words about the hotel guide Ali. This is not a guide - this is some kind of miracle Yudo. He is either very tired and he needs a vacation, or he is tired of everything to hell. He constantly forgets everything, and what is very sad, does not keep his promises. So be careful with him.
And summing up everything written above: the hotel has more global pluses than minuses. Well, what is shabby, so 3 *
Have a good holiday everyone!
Translated automatically from Russian. View original