i am back in patts on the 9th december until jan 6th, i ve always stayed at the haven, soi 13, but i am looking to move, near to the sportsmen, has anyone stayed at the aa, lek, Sawasdee Sea View and ive been told about lk metro apartments in soi diana, any reviews please

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Originally posted by andy muay thai:
has anyone stayed at the aa, lek, any reviews please

Andy
Have just booked into the Lek for Christmas, 850 Baht per room.

Have not stayed here before but has been highly recommended. I checked out a room and appeared to be nice and clean, good shower (in bath), TV, Fridge & Air con.

It all looked OK and as having a month here hope it will be .

I have stayed in the Diana Inn in Pattaya and the main road outside reminded me of the old frogger game. If you stay in that part of town watch out when crossing the road esp. after a few drinks (same goes for any other I suppose).

AA and Sawasdee Sea View both basic clean hotels, you get what you pay for. The Lek is a bit more luxurious but I have never rated the staff there with one or two exceptions.
Crossing Second road is an art, the first day or two it is scary but you soon adjust and find it is quite easy really. Just pick your gap and keep going steadily, don't stop and start let the traffic see where you are headed and they will avoid you.

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Originally posted by Lucky:
... The Lek is a bit more luxurious but I have never rated the staff there with one or two exceptions.

Must have been lucky with the receptionist and the porter who showed us the room then as they were both very helpful and pleasant. Hope I am not in for a rough stay.

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Originally posted by Lucky:
Crossing Second road is an art, the first day or two it is scary but you soon adjust and find it is quite easy really. Just pick your gap and keep going steadily, don't stop and start let the traffic see where you are headed and they will avoid you.

Quite agree.
The other alternative I found was just get plastered between Beach road and Second road and don't bother crossing it

can anyone recommend a cheap hotel(under 1000 baht) that is sutiable for children (12 years old) in pattaya?

www.kasalongresort.com

Rooms start at 690 baht

Try this

Right on the beach, with nice terrace and pool,north end of Beach Road (soi 3) so quiet. Modern, comfortable, aircon/lift.Short walk to BigC. Ideal for kids.750 to 800B. Charming Inn by name, 038 428895

thanks for the recomendations

Look on the sawadee.com website at the Areca Lodge Soi Diana in my opinion the best value hotel I have stayed at in over 25 visits to Thailand I have paid 3 times as much and had half the hotel it is clean with two lovely pools very child friendly and an awesome buffet eat as much as you like breakfast rooms good sized and priced at 1000 baht if you don't believe me read the reviews on the website hope this helps.

The Areca is great. I didn't recommend it as it was not less than a thousand. Note it is only 1000 in the quiet season it is dearer the reat of the year.

i like the areca also,but dragging my 4 year old along soi diana and crossing 2nd road filled me with dread,so iam considering shelling out for the dusit,its got a private beach also,so i dont have to fend off awkward questions regarding men in womens clothes everytime we go the beach.

Why go to Pattaya try Huain or cham very family friendly The Hilto huain is the place

If you can get the Hilton in Hua Hin for less than a thousand baht I will give you the money to buy me a lottery ticket and I will split the jackpot with you

never said it was less than a grand but it is a lovely hotel and the resort is more family friendly than Pattaya ( just my opinion) would anyone agree with me

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Why go to Pattaya try Huain or cham very family friendly The Hilto huain is the place

a mix of time constraints and convenience

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never said it was less than a grand but it is a lovely hotel and the resort is more family friendly than Pattaya ( just my opinion) would anyone agree with me

i do, we went hua hin a few years ago, it is very child friendly. the hilton was 6000baht walk in rate but had a great dinner buffet for only 600 baht per person.

we stayed opposite the hilton in a cheap guesthouse for 800baht, no breakfast though.

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Originally posted by squadie:
never said it was less than a grand but it is a lovely hotel and the resort is more family friendly than Pattaya ( just my opinion) would anyone agree with me

unfortunetly or fortunetly depending on how you look at it we have to go to pattaya to visit the in laws otherwise id probably go to one of the island resorts instead.

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we stayed opposite the hilton in a cheap guesthouse for 800baht, no breakfast though.

I would agree Hua Hin is great for kids. but I find it amusing that the Hilton area is reccomnded as you are talking Soi Bintabat and Soi Selekam which are the centre of the red light district.

I am sure it is great for the dads

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Originally posted by Lucky:
I would agree Hua Hin is great for kids. but I find it amusing that the Hilton area is reccomnded as you are talking Soi Bintabat and Soi Selekam which are the centre of the red light district.

I am sure it is great for the dads

Just don't turn down the above soi (there's 3/4 in that area with plenty of bars) and the Hilton area is fine. And amongst those bars in that grid, there are many family friendly places.