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please be warned-do not stay at the jasmine mansion! it calls itself a 5 star hotel with 3 star prices-in reality it is one star hotel with three star prices. i had read a previous review thatone of the boardies had problems at the jasmine mansion but i did i take the advice? noooo, i had to find out the hardway-by actually staying there for a few days. to me the website looked pretty good so i booked a room for 12 days and did receive a prompt reply from kevin meacher with my room number and all the necessary details. i arrived on thursday, may 1st and even though i had an email from kevin they could not find me. eventually i was given room #202 facing soi buakow-that was ok with me. however, i noticed right away there was very little water pressure in the sink but off i went to check out the lk metro area. when i returned to my room to take a shower and get ready for the evening activities i found out there was no water! something had broken, the staff said come back in a half hour and it would be fixed. well several hours later it was not fixed and i was getting a bit upset. kevn's wife did offer to bring a bucket of water to my room but i declined the offer. eventually, the water was fixed and off i went. i returned not too late and hit the bed, several hours later i felt water dripping on my head! the ac was leaking! so i had to pull the bed out from the wall so i would not get wet. of course, i reported this in the morning and was told it would be fixed that day. that night-same thing happened! the water was leaking on my head again. in the morning i told the staff and kevin's wife about the leak and again i was promised it would be fixed. you guessed it-it was not fixed and when i got up to take a shower-the floor overflowed because the drain would not work. so again, i complain and am promised the problem would be corrected but of course it was not. on several of these days when i complained kevin was in his office, right next to the desk and made no comment at all. when i returned that day i said i wanted a new room because of all the problems i was having and then i talked to kevin. instead of handling the problem he said he would have to talk to his wife first. i thought this was strange-doesn't he own the place? couldn't he fix the problem? i came back in a few hours and still no resolution plus now the room smells! now i am really upset so i go down to the desk to complain to kevin's wife and she wants to draw me a diagram of what the problem is! i know what the problem is; there is little water pressure, the ac leaks and the drain is plugged and my room stinks! then kevin comes out and says this is the first he has heard about it although it has been going on for three days. i blow up and say give me a new room or i am moving out now. kevin says ok and he refunds my money that i paid up front. please, anyone please consider my experience before you decide to stay at the jasmine mansion-for me it was horrible experience and although i have enjoyed some of kevin's writings i was not at all impressed with how he handled my many problems. but i still love pattaya

i will be there thursday-please save some of those 30 baht beers for me...and some ladies

i would suggest the pasadena lodge hotel on soi lk metro. it is fairly new and has inroom sfes, good beds and good showers, low season rates are 700 baht for small room and 800 baht for larger room, i stayed there in march and it was very good....

singapore airlines is my favorite airline but i just found out that starting in june 2008 they will no longer offer a direct lax to singapore flight and will eliminate their executive economy seat option. now you must stop in taipei and it will add about 5 more hours to the lax-bkk flight! oh well, i guess it is time to change to thai airways but i will miss those singapore flight attendants!!

i used mr. t's taxi service lst week in pattaya. he is right across from the areca lodge. does anyone know how i can contact him by email? i have misplaced his card. thanks for the help.(and i did try the search function!)...

i am in love! again and again and again! please save them for me-i will be there is 96 hours...

17 days and a getup-i think i can make it

ii am basically a cheap charlie but once you have flown on singapore airlines anywhere-i can almost guarantee you will never fly another airline regardless of price. and kris flyer lounges are outstanding... i even hate to fly from las vegas to lax on any us airline-just my opinion of course...

happy birthday alex-see you in 106 days...

Wow-great pictures and it looks like a great party. I cannot wait til I get there in February! Please tell the woman in the striped dress i love her too mutt.

i wil be there in 12 days and you can show me personally!!!

17 and a wake up...

hi all- i have a taxi with mr toom for sunday, june 24th, around 11 am-anyone want to share the trip to pattaya?

does anyone have an info on how to contact keerati home stay hotel near soi buakow? i cannot seem to find them....thanks for the help.

i will arrive at 10:10 am on the 29th on singapore airlines. i have a taxi pickup with mr. toom, that may be too late for you, laet me know....

i made a reservation thru this forum with web sawasdee for the sunshine vista but i no longer wabt to stay there. i have emailed web sawasdee and have been told there is no refund, do any of the bm's have any advice for me on how i might obtain a refund? thanks for the advice guys...

i have used mr. toom six times, never had a problem, driver has always been on time and has been helpful and friendly, sorry youhad a bad experience, by the way you really should contqct mr. toom-the price is only 1200 baht all in...

sunshine vista apartments on soi 3, a good and fairly new place...

just a quick rreport on mr. toom. i used his service in may and he was great; met me at the airport and had a quck iand pleasnt trip to pattaya. i will use him again when i return in october. he always answered my emails promptly. i would recommend him highly.

can anyone recommend some hotels in jomtien beach that are guest friendly and close to the nightlife? i stayed in the flipper lodge last time and thought i might try something different. thanks for the help.

i'll be arriving on singapore airlines on thursday,may 11th at 10:10am, any onewant to share a ride to "heaven?" i have mr.toom ready to go...

i'll be arriving 10:30am on March 2, 2006, have arranged for a taxi with kfc, anyone like to share a ride? please let me know...61 days and counting...

i made a reservation at the flipper lodge for a double room with asiarooms.com, thye said if tha guest i must pay extra fee, i thought flipper lodge was guest friendly? anyone have any advice for me?

could someone tell me how to get to the outlet mall from soi 8? also does anyone know if they have a nike outlet there? thanks for the help...

i have flown: singapore-great and good drinks!! cathay pacific-costs more but i like the club in hong kong jal-love the service but too long connections eva-ugh korean air-ugh ugh american-ugh typical terrible service my favorite is cathay pacific, cost more but good connections and great service. and i only have 81 days yo go