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Thanks, dude! This is definately a place i am looking for. Tomorrow i take a run to this place, hopefully i'll find it :)

Thank you so much, i definately will go on jogging there! In the photo i saw a while ago there was some punching bags as well. Any idea where this place might be? I'm heading to Thailand next sunday and staying 6-12 months so i have enough time to look for it =)

Thank you so much! First place i found on google maps, do you have any hit or location name how do i find the second place?

One time i saw the photo of open air gymansium and it was located somewhere in Pattaya, propably in darkside It was very hardcore style, looking like a ghetto workout place. Does anyone know anything about this place and where is it? Any info is appreciated

Too much thinking, too many options, both hotels are good. Makes me frustrated. I choose Areca becouse much better pool. Gym is decent and most of my workouts i shall do with the girls. 4 weeks is fine. I will not shorten it. I suppose it's better to go, do an be, thank thinking too much! If i get bored it will be my own fault, there should be plenty of activities and i dont have to rush, i got plenty of time! I think i will love the place and for sure will be kicking myself to head if i take 2 or 3 weeks and leave that place too early. I will spend whole september there. I know it's not the best time (low season and so), but it's the only change i can go. And i'll go. This is final =) After 3 weeks i go back to Phuket for 2 weeks (booked this trip long time ago) I really love phuket and i have heard that Pattaya is like Phuket, but 10x bigger. So i'll be fine in there! But the Bangkok will be maybe too big city for me. Anyway i will make short city wandering there too.

I will cancel Areca and book LK-Metropole. Pool is small, but who goes to pattaya swimming anyway? Lk has much better gym (bench press, free weights) and price is same, location too. I just hope that breakfast will be buffet style, becouse i tend to eat & train like crazy during holidays. And Areca has some stupid smoking policy which i really dont mind..

Location is basicly same for both hotels. So close to each other. Which one has better gym? MM if you remember can you give details, thanks =) How about breakfast? I have read that both serves buffet style breakfast. Even the low-season price is pretty similar for these hotels. I emailed to Areca and they told its all good to smoke on the balcony and pool, but nowhere else (Restaurant example non-smoking) Damn difficult to choose... Maybe LK really better for me. 4 weeks is long time, dont wanna suffer in shitty hotel =( And big thanks to all of you! It's great thing that you help me =)

Which one better: Areca Lodge or LK-Metropole. Both are very close to each other. I think Areca has much better pool compared to LK, but LK has much better gym Is that location good for first timer?

I booked Areca Lodge for 4 weeks. I got good low-season price for whole month. There is 2 good gyms, 2 pools etc..and very good reviews. Location is between 2nd and 3rd road, somewhere in Soi Diana, near LK-Metro. I think it's decent location. Short walking distance to beach, soi's and walking street. Another option would be LK-Metropole, but i think i prefer more Areca. Bigmick: Thanks for the tip! I will do some googling before i go. Scuba diving would be cool to experience! Usually in my journeys i really dont like to mess with another finnish-berserkers. They are so damn wasted (drunk) and not good company to me. I prefer to walk alone or get into foreigners company.

Thank you guys! Basicly price is pretty much same whether i stay 2, 3 or 4 weeks. Flights are pricy, accomodation in low-season not so pricy. And with my lifestyle living in thailand (even holiday mode) is more cheaper than living in Finland. I'll take the risk and go for 4 full weeks, yeaaaah i'll do that! If i get bored, i will go for island tours, Bangkok, Koh Chang, Samet or so..

Hi! I have been in bangkok, Krabi and Phuket, but never in Pattaya. I just booked 4 weeks holiday in september to Pattaya (flights + hotel) But now i wonder is it really too long time? Will i get bored after few weeks, is there lots of activities? Maybe 3 weeks better? Usually in thailand i just exercise hard (weight lifting) sunbathing, wandering and exploring around and at the evening time i mess with the ladies...I think 4 weeks are cool, but what say you more experienced ones?