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[SomTom]

I've stayed at least 20 hotels during 10 years of visiting Pattaya. Here are my top 10 hotel recommendations that are under 1,000 baht per night, clean, quiet, with fridge and in-room or reception safe and of course guest-friendly; most have a website. Some of these places don't provide soap or shampoo; most don't have pools.

1. My current favorite is the Diana Dragon on Soi Diana. Older property having large rooms with wet bar and electric kettle; strong WiFi; free computer with Internet in the reception area. Free breakfast buffet during the high season. Only negative for me is that rooms are bright in the morning so I hang towels and clothes to block the light.

2. Golf Club Soi LK Metro. Spotlessly clean rooms with free tea and coffee and electric kettle, DVD player, locking cupboards (good for storing notebooks and valuables). They specialize in golf tours. The WiFi only worked for me in the bar; they will even let you use their notebook while in the bar.

3. Skytop 2nd Road. Just 100 meters from Soi 6, ADSL, Internet cafe, and back door entrance after 2AM.

4. Stags Head Soi LK Metro. Budget hotel with an outside entrance, locking cupboards, DVD player and weak WiFi.

5. Kilkenny Soi LK Metro. Large rooms with locking cupboards; outside entrance after 2AM, DVD player, strong Wifi and free Internet in the bar.

6. Target Regency Soi Buakao. Large rooms, strong WiFi, outside entrance. Half price mixed drinks all day. A little bit of noise from the street and beerbar behind it.

7. Eastiny properties. Clean, modern rooms.

8. Sabai properties. Same as the Eastiny properties.

9. Sawasdee properties. Budget hotel chain.

10. Rabbi's Guest House Soi Buakao. Large, quiet rooms, good WiFi.
I've never stayed in South Pattaya or Jomtien.

Three hotels I do NOT recommend are Sunshine on Soi 8 (too noisy), Apex and Diana (old and run down; Both have good buffets however)

[Beerlao]

good selection there - think i might try the golf club next time - sounds nice and great location. Also thought of diana dragon
as i eat there quite often - good thai food there. The problem with the light is a common one also - might be an idea to buy
blackout lining and attach to curtain - i usually try to get a room facing away from the sun in the morning.

I use new nikom court 750b on soi lengkee - nice staff and spotless. also VM terrace on soi buakhao is not bad value and has
good staff and a good location for soi 8 / 7.

[Lost In Loei]

Watch #7 there are numerous threads indicating that Eastiny does not allows our LB's.

So many choices, particularly in the low season that I would not risk the hassle.

[Beerlao]

Would also rule out the sawasdee group - the standard is just too low for having a nice time on your hols !!

[Kendo UK]

I stayed at Jomtien hostel off of Jomtien 12, really cheap, gay friendly I reckon seeing the rainbow flag (ahem!) and I'm assuming joiner friendly as I didn't have any issues when I snuck in late night with a ladyboy companion.

It doesn't have a pool and the surrounding area is just a desolate looking sideroad off of Jomtien beach but for that price you can't really grumble, room was massive.

[SomTom]

I've only stayed at the Eastiny on Soi 8 once no problem with a GG and a friend of mine stayed at the Eastiny on Soi 10 with a GG; didn't know about LB restrictions. Thanks for the update. The main reason I like independent hotels/guest houses is that they generally don't care who you bring with you for the evening.

[Lost In Loei]

SomTom, on 10 April 2011 - 05:53 PM, said:

I've only stayed at the Eastiny on Soi 8 once no problem with a GG and a friend of mine stayed at the Eastiny on Soi 10 with a GG; didn't know about LB restrictions. Thanks for the update. The main reason I like independent hotels/guest houses is that they generally don't care who you bring with you for the evening.

Plenty of good information on the hotel forum in the public section.

Even if LB's were not a target for the trip, I would not stay at Eastiny because they are predjudiced. There are loads of hotels in that price range. Many are nicer. Most are Ok with our girls. No reason to support them at all.

That and I may decide to change targets.

[SomTom]

coolroom, on 05 April 2011 - 03:18 PM, said:

good selection there - think i might try the golf club next time - sounds nice and great location. Also thought of diana dragon
as i eat there quite often - good thai food there. The problem with the light is a common one also - might be an idea to buy
blackout lining and attach to curtain - i usually try to get a room facing away from the sun in the morning.

I use new nikom court 750b on soi lengkee - nice staff and spotless. also VM terrace on soi buakhao is not bad value and has
good staff and a good location for soi 8 / 7.

All the rooms at Diana Dragon faces either east or south. The small rooms at the Golf Club are quiet and darker; the ones with the balconies have more light and noise from the road. (I'm a light sleeper)

[mikeybloo]

i stayed in eastiny soi 8 in february 11. Took a LB back and spent 10 pointless minutes trying to get past the receptionist. Ended up giving him 500 baht, but he said she could only stay ST. Wouldnt stay there again....and it's so noisy till about 5am

[Lost In Loei]

mikeybloo, on 13 April 2011 - 02:28 AM, said:

i stayed in eastiny soi 8 in february 11. Took a LB back and spent 10 pointless minutes trying to get past the receptionist. Ended up giving him 500 baht, but he said she could only stay ST. Wouldnt stay there again....and it's so noisy till about 5am

F**k them. I am not going to put her through that much less pay off some thief at the desk. The girls face enough embarrassment and cruelty in their lives without me or the hotel trying to add to it.

If I want to take my LB to breakfast, and I usually do, I don't want to hear that kind of crap from the hotel. My guests are my business if they can't respect that, there are planty of other places to spend my baht.

[garrydirty]

have stayed at a few places in soi LK Metro Stagshead was ok until they blamed a LB for something she never done... have never stayed there since and i was a regular there before ... there loss as am in Patts 5 times a year usually for at least a month at a time.. never done the Golf hotel has always been full when iv been there had a nice breakfast there but all the guys sitting about Yanks mostly talk about golf, not my thing have stayed at Billabong was ok but that was when it was called the storm bar but hear its same some Aussie guy Graig i think runs it now good breakfast 100baht hes also took over the old Mickey Malones bar on Soi LK and i think its called Candys ST bar stayed there before when it was the old Mickey Malones... also stayed at Murphys Law Irish bar next to stagshead... ok place but can get noise as these guys like to Party owener Steve great guy and dont give a shit what you bring back to your room ( he wouldnt even bother if you brought back a dog to F--K if thats your thing) 555, also stayed at Arramgegdon nice rooms and side entery but bit dear for what you get but deals to be had in low season.....but theres loads ov good budget gaffs about here and so central to everything for me as i am not into WS... Regards Garry

[tamarind]

CJ-LPF, on 13 April 2011 - 11:37 AM, said:

F**k them. I am not going to put her through that much less pay off some thief at the desk. The girls face enough embarrassment and cruelty in their lives without me or the hotel trying to add to it.

If I want to take my LB to breakfast, and I usually do, I don't want to hear that kind of crap from the hotel. My guests are my business if they can't respect that, there are planty of other places to spend my baht.

Well said, Sir. Contrary to what many people may think, ladyboys sometimes have to put up with a lot of hassle and prejudice from other Thais. Sure, there are ladyboy thieves and vagabonds, but the majority are not.