Не без минусов, но жить можно Not without cons, but you can live

Let me start by saying that initially we did not expect a miracle from the hotel. Azur flew to U-topao. For tour operators, he was on the list of the most affordable. In Anex, it is positioned as 3 *.
The Jomtien area was taken deliberately. Our children rested in Pattaya, they lived in the center, but for us they recommended Jomtien. The city center is noisy, there are discos and bars, there are more youth hangouts. And we lived in the most popular hotel area.
The track nearby is very calm, although there is no concept of letting a pedestrian pass, whoever had time, he drove or passed. There are tuks going to the city center past the hotel. The first time we wandered around the city for a long time (in the center the main streets are one-way) and there are many lanes between them. I advise everyone to connect the Internet to a SIM card from a tour operator (they give a printout of how to do this, everything is very accessible and understandable). You will always be in touch with the map.

Eurostar is a small hotel, which seems to consist of two buildings: one is newer, the second is older (International). Between them is a pool. We lived in Eurostar Jomtien, which is newer, more modern or something. This building has a small swimming pool on the 4th floor. Now I read that in the summer there was a renovation by the pool, which is good, because in the spring, when we rested, there were no stairs in the pool.
The rooms are generally not bad, spacious, modern TV, a bar (which is better to check before checking in according to the list), a safe (to keep valuables in it), but cosmetic repairs are required, the plumbing is already on the verge, it flows here, it drips. The cleaning is useless, they tried once again not to litter, not to carry sand on their feet in the room, because the floors are not washed, and the bed is not changed, but only refueled. The staff does not speak Russian, we do not know much English. Therefore, they could not communicate with them, except with gestures. Breakfasts are served in the restaurant, it is located separately from the buildings, almost near the beach. I didn't really like the breakfasts, they are more Thai style. Sometimes we missed them. We bought some yogurt or muffin in the store or had fruit for breakfast.
There will be no problems with food at other times. There are many good cafes in the area, and in the evening we went to the night market, back from the market we walked along the embankment.
The sea is quite decent, in the morning the water is cleaner, it has not yet been stirred up. We swam, there are specially fenced areas. To the sea 50 meters. The sand is warm, located in the shade right on the towels on the sand, sunbeds are paid. We went to Koh Lan once, unfortunately, I am severely motion sick. Sea transport is not for me, it was tiring. Then we went to the Military Beach with an excursion. 300 baht per person and Dancing Girl Beach 450 baht per person. Pick up from the hotel and back. Of the excursions, we visited Nong Nooch - an incredibly beautiful park, a zoo - although I thought, well, what I didn’t see at the zoo, it turns out a lot of things, fed a giraffe, held a rhinoceros by the horn, saw a tapir, orangutans, koala and other animals that you won’t see in regular zoo. There was also a show with animals at the zoo. The excursion to Bangkok was not easy for us, but then, when the impressions subsided, we realized that we had not gone in vain. I really liked the Mystery of Siam tour, the group was small, quiet tour, visited interesting temples, got acquainted with traditions, places where we were non-tourist.

We didn’t get it right right away with the hotel guide, we studied the price list at home on the excursion (we took Alexei from the i-tour company, ordered the tour by phone, he himself came to our hotel, trips on a small prepayment). There is a travel agency nearby, but they are more expensive than where we took it. The hotel also offers, but expensive, at the first meeting they marinate for 2 hours, the goal is to sell excursions. We became enemy number 1, because we did not buy excursions from him. It would be better if we didn’t go there at all, so as not to catch sidelong glances when we meet.
But the attitude of the tour operator did not spoil the rest, the impressions of the trip, that these little things and shortcomings of the hotel are simply forgotten. If the budget allows, stay in a hotel of a higher category, do not think, settle. If the goal is to save on accommodation and spend more on impressions, then Eurostar rooms are quite possible to spend the night. The photos of the hotel on the Anex website do not correspond to reality at all. Deposit upon check-in 100 dollars per room.