The first minus is a deposit of 1000 baht upon check-in, and it must be left exactly in baht. Well, if you arrive between 10 and 10, there will be an opportunity to go to the exchange office, it is not far from the hotel. But, if the settlement is expected at another time, it is better to change money (50 or 100 bucks) at the airport (although the exchange rate is not profitable).
Plus, on account of the deposit, you can order drinks and food at the hotel bar, that is, you don’t have to think about where I will put 1000 baht on the day of departure. There is duty free at Bangkok airport (you can buy something).
Check-in: many formalities were not required, the paperwork was filled out quickly, we received a receipt for the deposit, the room was already ready (we arrived at 15:00). 1 key and coupons for breakfast are issued. The room, if memory serves 2225, is located on the second floor of building B. In the hotel: the main building (where the reception and the breakfast restaurant are located), as well as buildings A and B. B - standards. There are three floors in building B. There is an elevator.
The room is spacious. What I liked: a clean shower room, fresh cosmetic repairs and clean tiles, no hint of mold, there are such unscrupulous hotels in Thailand, alas. The water must first be drained so that it is warm. Which way is hot, which is cold is not indicated, but five minutes of training and you're done.
It’s bad that only 1 large towel is allocated for each, there are no face towels (but, if it’s important, you can buy it here later, I don’t see the point in taking it). Bath accessories, as elsewhere in threes. Everything seems to be fine, but then, we found that it was leaking under the sink (it wasn’t leaking much, so we decided to just substitute a garbage bin with a plastic bag there). In the hope that the maid would notice and call the plumber, honestly, we just didn’t want to bother about it.
The room has a large balcony, but there is no clothes dryer, no chairs on the balcony, and... the floors are not washed there, so your heels will instantly turn gray. There is no ashtray on the balcony, a view of the neighboring thickets - on the one hand, it’s good, there are no prying eyes, on the other hand, don’t leave the balcony door open, let in mosquitoes. You will have a sea view if you book a delax in the main building. The air conditioner on the balcony is noisy and old.
The cleanliness of the room (namely the room, because there are no questions about the bathroom) is three, the floors are not very clean, a cobweb hung behind the TV. What I liked was that the beach towels were in the room (no need to go after them, write them down), took it and went.
Towels are clean, beach towels are satisfactory, slightly washed (dirty orange). The room has free water and a paid bar (chips, nuts), we did not touch anything.
Internet - only at the reception, in the room does not catch, it's bad. You don’t always want to go to another building, the mobile Thai Internet can solve the problem. The hotel has Russian channels, though there was not much time to watch and desire too).
Audibility in the room - there is such a thing, the walls are thin, you'll be lucky if the neighbors are calm. Moreover, the connection number was. You can hear from behind the door and how they walk along the corridor and the music from the pool bar, sometimes it was turned on very loudly.
Safe - it is not in the room, you have to go to the reception, documents and money were left at the reception. The camera and the tablet were kept in a suitcase with a combination lock, because, alas, I read that the maids can clean up everything that is badly in their hands.
There is no hair dryer in the room, you can take your own, it's more convenient than taking every time at the reception. Also, a thermos is given at the reception, there is hot water in the boiler. Breakfasts are very good, pastries, hot, cutting vegetables, rice, eggs, sausages, tea, coffee. As an everywhere. They never left hungry, they ate for hours until 4 in the afternoon. Fine for taking food out of the restaurant (500 baht), warning label.
The room has a "living area", that is, two armchairs and a table. So you can eat in your room. Often they took food at the night market, ate either right at the market at the tables or went to the beach, when they were very tired, they took it to the room. Just take out all the food waste immediately, otherwise you will attract ants! Alcohol was bought in Seven stores (rest - you can relax a little). Basically - rum and beer, there are carbonated wine drinks, cocktails. There is truth and vodka, whiskey, wine - but a little expensive. There are many cafes along the embankment, they are more expensive than in the market, but the service and presentation are different.
The hotel has a cafe, not cheap. Average bill 500 baht without alcohol. Although the service is good, the portions are large. There is also ice cream, drinks, pizza. There are happy hours: two drinks for the price of one.
The bar is located near the pool, all in the hotel there are two pools. Both are good. Surrounded by greenery, there are swings, sunbeds around. You can’t go to the pool with your own food and drinks, but you can go to the hotel room, so the real food begins around. Then they would have forbidden to eat at the pool at all.
There are many Russians in the hotel, fewer Asians. Met, sorry for my French, "tagil" - the Thais walked and looked askance at them, the Russians made a drinking bout in the gazebo by the small pool. It is clear why they do not smile at us now, we behave like a herd.
The hotel has a massage parlor, there is a queue right there, but to be honest, massage is not much different from other salons, the same thing. I didn't get into it. Unless you have nowhere to go.
Some write that the staff is rude, nothing like that, we did not meet any negativity. The girls at the front desk are amazing. You are not in Rixos or Sheraton, so that you bow at your feet, you come to the budget three, they will not lick you here.
In general, the atmosphere in the hotel is conducive to relaxation. Jomtien area is good. I liked the long beach, many shops, the movement is calmer than in the center. The beach is average, household garbage is found. The sea is across the road from the hotel. Sunbeds are paid, you can sit on your own towels or bedding. Swimming areas are fenced with buoys, as there are many motor boats and scooters. The sea is cleaner on the islands. And the outer islands are a paradise.
We went to the island of Koh Chang, were on Samet and rode a lot on other excursions.
I advise you not to sit in Pattaya, but to drive, drive and drive, the only way to understand Thailand as a whole, Pattaya is very different from other cities and the city sea, and the landscapes cannot be compared with the atmosphere of the island. For 10 days, we visited 6 excursions, two of which took two days. It was an unforgettable experience. We returned to the hotel tired, without hind legs, but there were a lot of emotions and impressions.
everything in the rooms is old
not cleaned
cockroaches lizards in the room constantly
at night, incomprehensible living creatures rustle under the bed and cornice
quiet horror
There was no such nightmare even in provincial Egypt.
On the third day of our stay, after cleaning, beach towels disappeared from the room along with the bag in which they lay (the bag was provided by the hotel).
We began to understand, we were accused of stealing towels.
The bottom line is, it seems like they agreed with the managers, they gave the towels for temporary use.
The next day, the same story happened with bath towels (they were really of terrible quality, so it’s not a pity).
With the wording - since you steal those, we will not give you these.
We fought, fought, looked at the cameras, that we didn’t even go with a hotel bag... It seems that the towels were returned. But they didn't apologize.
The next day we arrive - the bed is made, the trash cans are not taken out, but one is rummaged. I remember exactly how everything was there, because. she herself packed there things that she planned to throw away on vacation.
I lift the top layer, and there is a hotel bag... The second one... Suddenly ended up in the trash. Magic.
But when we left there was that epic - we were accused of breaking a glass - then the manager was shown that he served as a vase for a bouquet of roses...
Then we ate everything from the mini-bar - and we didn’t touch it at all - in the end: a cloud of nerves spent on disassembly, the angst of the staff... And no apologies, except for a deposit carelessly thrown in the face.
The food is quite tolerable, but if you want peace, look for another hotel!
This year, the rainy season started early, so we had rain every night, and sometimes during the day, but this did not interfere with our rest. On the contrary, we were pleased that at least at night we could open the balcony and sleep without air conditioning, because. before the trip, the child fell ill with bronchitis, we tried to use the air conditioner less. In addition, the air conditioner is noisy at night. It’s hard for anyone who has a light sleep to fall asleep. They settled us very quickly, the porter helped bring the bags to the room, and frankly asked for a tip, they didn’t give a hundred rubles for small ones, of course it’s a lot (they take any money). There are no complaints about the hotel, everything was fine. The hotel is very cozy, there are not many people, there are two pools, there is enough space for everyone, there are compartments for children in both pools. there is absolutely nothing for children in the area. By the way, not far from the hotel on the right side there is a cafe and a hotel (I don’t remember the name) where we found a playground with swings, a slide and a carousel, we went there almost every day, you can get there on foot.
Our room was standard, on the 4th floor 2224, the view from the window to the household. yard, we didn’t spend time on the balcony. The room was double, and there were three of us, they asked for a pillow on millet rice, they said that it would cost 50 baht per day. The room had bath accessories, a bar. Room cleaning every day, not very good, some tourists left tips, did not help. But I personally did not care, towels were changed every day, towels were gray, but clean, the furniture in the room was old, but not falling apart. I don’t feel like dwelling on such trifles at all (it just might be important for someone), because we didn’t come to look at furniture, but at the country, animals, plants, sea, sand, enjoy the sun, good weather, and this is enough in Thailand.
Of course, it’s hard with a small child in Thailand, we didn’t go on excursions that we would like to (River Kwai, Bangkok), but we were in the Nong Nooch garden, the Zoo, the Oceanarium, the child and we are delighted. We didn’t ride elephants, In the garden, the cost per person is 800 baht, on the river Kwai 50 baht, or even free.
Be sure to visit some island, we were on Koh Samet (by car 1.5 hours plus by boat about 20 minutes) We took a ticket to Oleg-Tour on the street, there are no complaints, everything is very well organized, very pleasant Russian-speaking guides. I don’t know it seems you can talk about the trip endlessly, and it's all impossible to put into words, you just need to go and see. Good luck to everyone who is going to fly! I hope the photos somehow convey the atmosphere of this benevolent country.