After looking at the photos and reviews, they were not upset.
So, in order.
We arrived at the hotel at 4 pm There were three of us. The two share a room. One has its own. They asked us to settle on one floor - in response, they pretended that they did not understand anything (not in Russian, not in English) and continued to fill out documents, put two people in a room on the 3rd floor and one in a room on the 4th. To the question: "Can I get a higher number? ", They typed "3300" on the calculator and already verbally: "Baht". Here's the math : )
In the future, the girls at the reception were just as "amiable", sometimes they did not even say hello in response. Strange and incomprehensible attitude. Only the young man was responsive and more or less spoke Russian.
The room itself is nice, big and clean.
However, the housekeeping left a lot to be desired. The bed was not changed even once in 12 days. Towels were first changed daily, and at one point (namely, when we returned from a two-day excursion), we found that the towels had not been changed, the same ones were hanging - dirty. We went to the reception, asked to change (THREE TIMES! ), Changed only the next day when cleaning.
The floors were not washed often and it was noticeable, as soon as you walked around the room barefoot - your feet turned black...
There were also some interruptions in the water supply, but I think this is due to the heating baller. She ran either cold or hot. adjusting it to an average, comfortable temperature was almost impossible.
Breakfast pleased me twice: once they gave something like "carbonara", and the second time they also gave spaghetti, but more in their manner. The rest, I personally, could not eat. Therefore, for breakfast, I managed coffee and toast with butter and jam, fruit. Sometimes, but rarely, they fell on buns (at the same time, regardless of the time: we came early or at the end).
I think these are all the minuses, for someone, perhaps not significant, but for me personally, they are critical. I would not go to this hotel for the second time.
About the good:
The hotel is new, large and well maintained. The location, as they say, is quite convenient. Swimming pool - yes. I ran to him as soon as the opportunity arose, because the Pattaya Sea was not for me... : (
Only here they write that it is round-the-clock, but in front of us they posted an announcement that the pool is closed from 21 to 06. As they explained to us, it is cleaned and chlorinated at night, so the concentration of chlorine is very high, it is better to wait until the morning.
It's great that the hotel has its own small restaurant (prices are not the cheapest, but you can eat) and massage parlors. If it was raining from the pool area, we went to eat, and then enjoyed the massage!
Also, the laundry service was great! Really good prices for services. And it was nice to wash all the things for the road before the flight, after the previous flight. Including socks! : ) Then we received everything washed, ironed and neatly packed in a transparent bag!
If you are not particularly biased about what I wrote above, then this hotel is quite consistent with its price category. And given the fact that we only came to sleep in it, and then, because of the time difference, not for long, so generally a suitable option.
Have a good holiday everyone! There are a lot of things to do in Pattaya, so don't hang out at the hotel! ; )
We were presented with blue waterproof backpacks with the symbols of the tour operator, they had a folder for documents and a SIM card, though there were only 5 baht on the account, but later we easily and without problems topped up the balance in local shops within walking distance of Seven Eleven (7.11) As we understood, the name of the shops consisted of the mode of operation.
Our hotel was practically wall to wall with the Furama Hotel. The hotel is new, built in 2010. Three stars even somehow insulting to him. You can put a solid four. 30 floors, bright and beautiful. The rooms are spacious and bright. We got, however, with a view of the backyard. I didn’t want to pay extra at all, because we decided right away that we were only going to spend the night. The bathroom is ok, clean, everything is new. Towels and bed linen were changed daily, soap and rylyny also put new ones every day.
Despite the fact that I used them only once, they were consistently, as well as toilet paper, neatly placed on a table in the bathroom))) Balconies in all rooms, but now the global problem for us was the lack of a clothes dryer, equally, like the ropes. I had to hang it on the hanger on the air conditioner or in calm weather on the balcony railing, but these are, of course, trifles. There is an ashtray in the room, a tea set too (kettle, tea cups, can opener), but the problem was the lack of a table and chairs on the terrace. The neighbors solved this problem easily, they just gave us a bottle of vodka and the whole crowd! Thais instantly dragged a table and an armchair))) In the room on the wall there is an LCD TV and everything else is according to the standard of hotels. Elevators are fast, pool is clean. Towels are given out for free at the restaurant by the pool, they have a special magazine where you need to sign up, and then, when you hand over the towels, then find yourself and cross it out.
The dress code is required to be observed only in the restaurant, if you walk around the hotel in a swimsuit, then no one will say a word. Palm trees are planted on the roof, but they are not allowed to go there, even for vodka))) the maximum is to climb to the top floor and admire the city from a bird's eye view. The pool is open around the clock, at least we swam at night and no one said a word to us. The illumination of the shared bathroom is turned off at 22.00 and the issuance of towels stops, so you will carry out all water procedures after this time at your own responsibility. Breakfast from 06.30 to 10.30. Quite tolerable, European, basically, the set is standard, except for some dishes. There is enough space for everyone. It does not make sense to take something out of the restaurant, since there are many inexpensive and tasty taverns near the hotel, and along the entire coast.
The hotel has an exchanger, there is a favorable exchange rate, spa and massage parlors, laundry (very inexpensive) on average 30 baht per item, but in addition to washing, it will also be dried and ironed and packed in a special package. Opposite the laundry there is a small cafeteria. An elderly Thai woman works there, she cooks well, but in Russian and English, not Shegelme-Bugulme at all))) She has to explain for a very long time what is required of her. Oh, I forgot to add: the room has a free safe, a refrigerator and a price list for drinks from it is in the same place. Two bottles of free water are placed daily next to the tea set. We bought a 6-litre canister of plain water from the laundromat and didn't sweat the whole holiday. We ate in all the taverns on Jomtien, but in the end we stopped at the uncle, who is next to Manop. How to get out of the hotel, turn right, walk a little and before reaching the Manop sign 20 steps there will be a tavern, at the entrance there is a vat of fish.
Here he really has everything fried and steamed properly, a cheerful and smiling aunt cooks there, looking like Donna Rosa from the series))) Be sure, when you try everything, order fish. They don't say its name, but we got everyone hooked on this fish. She is breaded and boneless. (Mmm, salivating))) To the left of the hotel, right away, there is a girl selling fruits. He gives everything for testing, drags a little in Russian and bargains well. Before leaving, she packed us fruits as needed and chose them especially for the flight. Swimming in Jomtien is not recommended, but you can, because it is one of the cleanest. But at low tide, you will see that the sewage from the storm drains flows there. If the desire disappears, then you can just wander there late in the evening. In general, our Jomtien was relatively calm compared to other streets and beaches.
We traveled and went around the whole of Pattaya, all the parks and gardens that the tour operators offered, only on our own. A tuk-tuk costs 10 baht (10 rubles), you sit on it and calmly get where you need it, if you need further and in the other direction, you can take a tuk-tuk like a taxi. Just immediately show on the map and trade. Our most expensive trip, like a taxi, cost 250 baht for six, we went on our own to Nong Nooch. Time is unlimited, no one is in a hurry, they put their wear everywhere and took pictures. We made it to all the show performances. The tour operator offered this tour for 650 baht, but, as we were told later, time is limited and everywhere at a gallop. The hotel guide was Enver. Extraordinary beauty boy, polite, cultured, with a good sense of humor. True, we did not buy a single excursion from him, except for the surcharge for the gift, but he, in my opinion, was not upset. Before departure, I called, asked how the rest was and wished a happy journey!
))) It seems that everything was briefly told. There will be questions, ask, I can help. Good luck to all.