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I stayed in areca last october, when I wanted to extend my stay for 3 days no joy fully booked its a popular place. moved to lek for 3 days not so good as areca and more exspensive.

you may have to ask for membership when you check in they might not offer it first

areca lodge soi dianne.

I dont really remember the details but i had about 4 forms,first I paid a deposit recieved confirmation, then paid remainder recieved confirmatiom. Then another confirming deposit and full payment. Then E-voucher that you present to the hotel as long it shows you have paid and the dates that you want, you really should have no problems. sawadee seems a reputable company just relax and enjoy your trip.

I booked hotels on kho samui and the areca in pattaya via sawadee .com and they worked just fine no worrys.

average hotel,noisy airco, room pool ok, staff ok,only made breakfast once ok.liked safe in room ,location good. Areca lodge and sandyspring better and cheaper.I paid 1200 a night walkin.

If you book via scandi bar you get a free draught beer . I never botherd though.

lek hotel new rooms about1200 ,bath/shower combi small inroomsafe.

I would add areca lodge to the list its as good as sandyspring without the building problems on soi13. avoid soi13 till they finish any building work.

Its a good price,just dont expect too much. they leave about 19:30 so they turn the lights off so just one film so you have a good chance off some sleep. flying from amsterdam cattle class there is not much too choose beetween china,klm,eva the only direct flights. just remember the often overbook so check in on time. you wont get it much cheaper.

hippy I had a look at the rooms in AA residence ,they were awfull the carpet was like walking on a soft garbage dump,dark and dingy. Also booked a mini-bus too go to bangkok,paid. it just did not show up. a bummer if you want to catch a plane. I stayed at areca lodge because of the noise on soi 13 [always my first choice] reccomend it booked and payed on line 960-980 baht no problem. but it is busy so you have too book.

A few weeks ago across from the lek hotel,young english guy no skin on right arm, right thigh serious gravel rash,knee serious cut,ankle ditto, various cuts to fingers etc etc. couple of girls and shop owner dabbing wounds with iodine trying to help. Advice from all go to bangkok pattaya hospital, Guy as only had bike 15 mins. worried about how much its going to cost at hospital no insurance?? , holiday fucked. maybe on a budget i dont know,I lost paitence after he would not take a taxi too the hospital, worrys about the cost. he wore flipflops.shorts and singlet. of course no helmet. you better take care out there. make sure your insurance covers you for dangerous sports, cos thats what riding a bike in pattaya/thailand is

They do have a small room with 3 computers in,have no idea about speed etc. maybe you can e-mail them and find out?

They also sell locks cos most of us dont bring one, the cost 150 baht. bring a quality lock of your own and you should have no worrys. its a nice hotel recommend it.

the car park for lek hotel is on soi13 next to AA residence ,you get some noise when you are in the lek pool. I stayed in SS in october NOT a sea view but a room overlookin soi 13 the noise from the jackhammers on the site next to ma maison was intolerable for 5 days. When i saw and heard them again and the were going for at least 3 days i was away Its noisy just from the street in the lek by the way.

I had to move from areca lodge as i only booked for a week and wanted to stay 3 more nights but they were fully booked,this was mon 7 march. So i walked to sandy spring but the site opposit was busy JACKHAMMERS;;;; etc it was noisy so i went to stay in lek hotel, Well that was as bad but because of the noisy airco and street noise it was earplugs every night i really need it quite at night,so i geuss pattaya is not the place though areca lodge was great. stay away from soi 13

klm and china had some good deals from amsterdam

Yeh i know thers good stuff out there i have timberland shoes brought in amsterdam made in thailand,but you have to spend time shopping for it, On a short stay i dont want to do that, and the origonal post is about a seven day visit so no time to shop only the fucking

its not just i dont like shopping but i can only come for short stays. and apart from buying the wonderfull fresh fruit,then once round bigC and once round the royal gp,i want to lounge by the pool,have soapys,massages,EAT thai food, go to lolitas,go to mystys andTQ1 in the afternoons,do the prowls of the beerbars and check out the gogos,have some short times and find somebody to spend the night with. and get some sleep. shopping is at the bottom of my list to do. just bring light weight summer clothes you need enough so you always have a couple or 6 clean shirts and underpants and socks if you wear shoes not with sandals of course. and jaque said he was only in pattaya for a week,so to hell with shopping i say

I go a different way. I dont want to spend a lot of time shopping the less the better. most of the clothes you see are cheap tat and will make you look cheap wearing them. its shorts and t shirts during the day,and trousers and light weight shirts at night, its hot so you can get through 3 changes of shirts a day. laundry is cheap,just bring half a dozen shirts, if you were going to stay a long time you will have time to do the shopping stuff but you will eat into you soapys,bjbars massage time. fuck shopping

Rascalll have you thought about a suite in the sandy spring soi 13? very clean,quite,guest friendly,and a great location

my first choice is sandy spring soi 13. new hotel ,value for money,great location. one end of soi beach road the other second rd, location location location. have stayed in the flippers on soi7/8 do it one time just to be in the middle of the action. The apex was/ is cheap but it stinks the staff are pressurised so always looking to make a quick baht. The haven at least the room i had stunk and the airco did not clear it. but because of the building work on soi 13 i have booked the arcea on soi diane it looks good get good reviews 980 b standard room and will give me a chance to check out some of the places away from the beach rd/second rd/walking st/ rout it gets like groundhog day sometimes

if jackhammers or pile driving is involved its hell you can not exaggerate it. Thats why i have booked the arcea for the first 2 weeks in march its not worth the hell when you have a short vacation. i will go back to the sandy spring when i know for sure the heavy stuff is over and done with.

just dont pay upfront pay a few days at a time or even daily. The site next to ma maison as been empty for some time, they worked on the foundations that they made a mess of in october with jackhammers,it was hell for 5 days and nothing till now. If they start heavy construction run like hell. but who knows when it will start.

I also try to warn about the noise. But you seem to want to twist it around. Sure it changes from week to week,one week in october was fine one week was hell. the building of the condo next to the dynasty does not really impact on the sandy spring. exept for the heavy traffic on the soi. You stay there and you may hear nothing atall thats great have a good time. but the soi is a mess,and the potentiol to fuck up your stay is very high. I will book my next stay at the sandyspring cos its a great hotel and soi 13 is the best location half way between walking street and soi 7/8. BUT and this is what roland and myself are trying to warn about the site next to ma maison opposite the sandy spring,and the abondend bars just up the soi. If and when they start to develop the sites all hell will break loose. So book for soi 13 but my advice is dont pay up front be ready to change cos when they start with the drilling and pile driving it starts at 7 and stops at 4. they may take a year but start they will you have been warned. I will pay day to day on my next stay and be ready to move it wass a nightmare for a week in october but i had already paid and had booked the room some time in advance so i was fucked.