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3 nights in October. Strange place. Good location on soi 13. Paid for all three nights on arrival. This is expected. Baht 2500 including tax and service (what service??) per night for one of the suites. The suite is big two adjoining rooms. TV and fridge in both. Sofa, two chairs and coffee table in one, king size bed in the other. Two bathrooms - this can be useful. Pool and sea view. Take your own soap and shampoo. Their's was army rations. Although hotel was meant to be fully booked I hardly saw anyone else. Lobby was dead. No one used the bar. The coffee lounge was dark and appeared permanently closed. There is room service but it may well come from Haven next door...and you pay on delivery. Ma Maison and the Haven are opposite and next door for breakfast. The Royal Garden mall a short walk. Air con is good. Rooms are clean. Hotel is quiet. It is very guest friendly. No questions; no id. Many cable channels - about 60 channels; an exotic collection from South Africa, Europe, Middle East and South Asia. There are only a few hotels in the US$50-60 range. A suite at one of the mid range hotels works quite well. More space and less hassle than the 5 star hotels. For this reason the girls are often much happier in a three star than five star hotel. Pattaya is busy at the weekend. Superbaby still has the cutest of girls (some look very young). But they do like the Japanese and Asian guests. So not very friendly to westerners. Happy and Peppermint were both very busy. Some cuties in peppermint and other girls there just having fun before going to Marine Disco next door which is running until around 3am, and has all sorts in there. It is a big crowd, mainly having fun and being deafened. Be cautious if you get your kicks out of more than alcohol. There are still raids. Just follow the crowd after that. They know what is open and where. Have fun.