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I arrive 11/21 to 1/8

I will be there from NOVEMBER 23rd until JANUARY 3rd. Any names of hotels that fit the criteria would be helpful.

I would appreciate any help in finding a hotel that has most of the following: 1) Around 1,800 Baht a night (including breakfast) 2) A room with a sea view 3) Guest Friendly 4) Balcony 5) Clean rooms and bathrooms 6) North Pattaya, if possible but not as far as Nakula or Wong Amat Beach, along Beach Road as far north as 2nd Road 7) Bathtub/shower combo 8) I want to be able to stay about 43 days starting around November 23rd - January 4 9) Elevator 10) Swimming pool I usually stay at the Mark-Land Hotel Soi 1. I have read recent reviews that the hotel, is now serviced apartments, has gone down in quality. Thanks for any current info.

I would like to know if anyone has any current information about the Sunshine Hotel & Residence? 1) How are the deluxe Sea View rooms? 2) Guest Friendly? 3) Cleanliness of room/bathroom? 4) Food quality? 5) Hotel staff friendly/helpful? 6) Quiet at night? 7) Any other relevant/important information Thank you very much for any help about this hotel

I am interest to know if the new Holiday Inn on Beach Road, North Pattaya has opened yet? Also, any information about it if anyone has stayed there yet, especially their daily rate. Thanks in advance for any help.

Yes. Every year I buy my VIP Membership and pay with plastic. No problem. I haven't tried the new club in Pattaya but since everything is supposed to be the same there is no reason why it shouldn't accept credit cards also.

I used info@directrooms.com. They got me a rate of 1,400 per night for my stay, November 26th to December 26th. This includes breakfast.

I usually arrive around the 3rd week in November. I have found: The weather is around 85 - 95 degrees during the day and can get into the 70's at night. Just great. The last several years it hasn't been that humid. Also, it has almost never rained. When it did, it was only for a very short time. Many days there was a nice breeze. The prices didn't seem to be any higher. Lots and lots and lots and lots of lovely ladies, ok I like a nice selection, all over. Walking Street, around 1am to 2am, is still one of the wonders of the world if you are male. The parade is wonderful. If you don't see someone you like then you are probably dead or to drunk for your own good. Lots of Asian tourist but they spend money so it helps the economy. They travel in groups so you will find yourself in a GoGo and suddenly it will fill up with one of these groups. For a while you won't be able to see much and it will be pretty close quarters. Then, all of sudden, they all leave in a group and things are back to normal. For some reason, the US dollar seems to get stronger during the end of the year, so, excuse the pun, I get more bang for my buck. The sidewalks at night along Beach Road may be more crowded, but this is High Season. Just being lucky enough to be in Pattaya is one of life's rewards. Just keep a couple of things in your thoughts: 1) You are one of the luckiest SOB's in the world. Think about all of the other poor guys who would love to be in your shoes, so smile a lot. 2) Relax and be patient. You are on vacation and will have plenty of time when you get home to rush around and be stressed. Enjoy your November visit. Just one man's opinion

Dear vikingprince: I suggest Mark-Land on Soi 1 and Beach Road. Some reasons: 1) Very girl friendly 2) Nice size rooms 3) Nice size bathroom 4) Each room has an outside balcony with a view of Pattaya Bay. 5) Restaurant on the top floor (27th) is all glassed in and serves very good food. Very nice place to take a companion for a drink or dinner. 6) One of the only hotels that has a glass elevator. Most of the Thai ladies have never ridden in a glass elevator. 7) Good air conditioning that can stay on with the room key. 8) Very nice pool area on the 5th floor that is never crowded and has a beautiful view of Pattaya Bay. 9) An exercise room with different types of equipment. 10) Nice staff. 11) Quiet. 12) Very close to several money exchange booths 13) Many restaurants very close by 14) The hotel is only seperated from the beach by the width of Beach Road 15) Very close to Big C I stay every year for about a month.

At the Mark-Land there is no security check and you can come in the side from the parking structure and not go through the lobby. There is a laundry service right across the soi.

My suggestion - Mark-Land Hotel Soi 1 For the following reasons: 1) VERY GUEST FRIENDLY 2) Bed big enough for 3 (not two beds together) 3) Good size room with fair size refrigerator 4) Nice size bathroom with tub and shower head 5) American buffet breakfast included 6) Friendly staff 7) Onsite spa 8) Very nice pool area on fifth floor with beautiful view of Pattaya Bay 9) Beach is just across Beach Road 10) Quiet end of Pattaya 11) If you want beer bars, just walk up soi to 2nd Road. A whole new cluster of beer bars 12) Very near Sabiland for soapies 13) Very near Big C Mall 14) Beautiful glassed in restaurant on 27th floor. This is where they serve breakfast in the morning and it affords you a beautiful view of Pattaya from north to south. A great place to bring a companion to watch a sunset at happy hour. The restaurant is a very nice place for dinner at very reasonable prices. Fairly extensive menu of Thai and Western food. 15) One, if not the only, hotel that has a glass elevator that goes to the 27th floor. Many Thai ladies have never been in one and usually they grab a hold of you the first time. 16) A number of good restaurants right around the hotel. 17) Very easy to get Bahtbus to go down to Walking Street. 18) A nice easy walk to Soi 6 19) They have an exercise room 20) Every room has a balcony with a view of Pattaya Bay. Nice view for the ladies. 21) The air conditioning stays on without the key. Also, it works very good. 22) A number of currency exchange places very near. 23) Family Mart right at the end of the hotel driveway. Contact the hotel or check their website for the rate at that time of the year. I hope this helps.

I live frugally during the year. I take only one vacation for 6 weeks to Thailand. Try and party like crazy during my stay. Then 10 1/2 months of recovery. Then start the cycle again until retirement to Pattaya in about 3 - 4 years. Then it will be reversed. Vacation in the States for 4 weeks a year to see my married friends and rub it in about how nice it is to bonk the lovely ladies that are the same age as they were when I was in my teens and 20's. Of course, being in my fifties I appreciate them much more now.

cd They have their own website. When I am in Yahoo I type in mark-land hotel pattaya. Then scroll through until you find the website for the mark-land hotel itself. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Even if you stay at a different place, go by sometime and check the hotel out. Take the glass elevator to the top around happy hour, 5pm if I remember correctly, and have a drink or two. Watch the sunset, around that time for November/December, with a lovely companion or two. Last year they didn't have an internet connection but there was a little shop across the soi that had a couple of internet computers. I would go up to Big C or any of the places near the hotel if I needed to check E-Mail or other internet stuff. I haven't checked this year if they have any internet connections. I must admit that the internet has a low priority of importance to me when I am in Pattaya. My Rnterest is getting a good "plug in" with the lovely ladies. One other nice feature I like about the hotel is that there is no bar directly near the hotel. So, you are free to roam without worry about having the female grapevine record every girl(s) you are with. Yet, if walk walk up the Soi to 2nd Road there is a new complex of beer bars where you can find plenty of new companionship and music. It is also a short walk to Sabailand for a soapy. Last year they opened several new restaurants very near the hotel.

EnglishPaul If you go to the restaurant with a companion, be sure to take the glass elevator to the top floor, 27th. Your companion may never have ridden in one. Some of the ladies I have taken up to the top tend to grab hold of you the first time. Also, if you go around 5pm they have "Happy Hour" and the drinks are lower priced. I think if you go for dinner, you can sit inside or outside. Great View. Varied menu. Thai dishes, American, French, etc. Fairly extensive menu and very good prices. During the day they have a downstairs restaurant, where the help and others, can get a cheap lunch. Please don't tell anyone else about the Mark-Land, I don't need the competition for the rooms.

donny I book several months in advance and have been getting a better rate than shown on the hotel's website. The reason I book early is because I always stay mid November to mid December so the discount is nice since this is "High Season". Hope this helps.