Alternative to Sandy Spring

[Desmond Jones 196]

My last trip I stayed at Sandy Spring for the third time. It's a great hotel, but I got real sick, I think from the air con. There was construction noise throughout the day every day.

 

For my next trip I'm looking for an alternative with these features. Please assist if you can.

 

1) 1700 baht or under per night.

2) full balcony with sea-view.

3) large bathtub.

4) pool.

5) girl friendly.

6) safe at reception or in room.

7) steps to baht bus and blocks to beach rd.

8) friendly staff and security.

9) no construction

10) great if not good cafe/with room service.

 

I have stayed at Areca, Sunshine, Eastiny, Flipper, and several others in the past. Any help will be appreciated.

 

 

OBLA DEE BROS

Edited April 22, 2010 by Desmond Jones

[cicero1520 19]

My last trip I stayed at Sandy Spring for the third time. It's a great hotel, but I got real sick, I think from the air con. There was construction noise throughout the day every day.

 

For my next trip I'm looking for an alternative with these features. Please assist if you can.

 

1) 1300 baht or under per night.

2) full balcony with sea-view.

3) large bathtub.

4) pool.

5) girl friendly.

6) safe at reception or in room.

7) steps to baht bus and blocks to beach rd.

8) friendly staff and security.

9) no construction

10) great if not good cafe/with room service.

 

I have stayed at Areca, Sunshine, Eastiny, Flipper, and several others in the past. Any help will be appreciated.

This place is good..........

 

http://www.bjpattaya.com/02_room.htm#

 

 

OBLA DEE BROS

[bigone 0]

summer spring soi2

[Bazle 1,491]

summer spring soi2

It is in Beach Road Soi 1, not Soi 2.

[jimmac 66]

Where is the construction close to the Sandy Spring? If you are sea facing you have the Haven in front and a row of shophouses to the left and Soi 13 to the right. So where is the noisy construction?

[lovedog100 1,372]

My last trip I stayed at Sandy Spring for the third time. It's a great hotel, but I got real sick, I think from the air con. There was construction noise throughout the day every day.

 

For my next trip I'm looking for an alternative with these features. Please assist if you can.

 

1) 1300 baht or under per night.

2) full balcony with sea-view.

3) large bathtub.

4) pool.

5) girl friendly.

6) safe at reception or in room.

7) steps to baht bus and blocks to beach rd.

8) friendly staff and security.

9) no construction

10) great if not good cafe/with room service.

 

I have stayed at Areca, Sunshine, Eastiny, Flipper, and several others in the past. Any help will be appreciated.

 

 

OBLA DEE BROS

If you have found all of that for 1300, it sounds like you already found a nice place. It seems hard to beat.

[Desmond Jones 196]

Thanks for the feedback. Summer Spring is pretty far down the road, though I will look into it more.

 

I probably mean't 1700 baht, though typing in the dark does that.

 

Sick as I was, the jackhammers were real, and daily, coming, I think from the condos on the other side of the open air balcony on the sixth floor.

 

More suggestions?

[lellexp 1]

Imperial resident is nice but no pool,

Baywalk Residence is also nice, great location but hard to get a 1700Bath room with sea-view.

 

Both hotels has free internet

[player 1]

My last trip I stayed at Sandy Spring for the third time. It's a great hotel, but I got real sick, I think from the air con. There was construction noise throughout the day every day.

Are you saying there was something wrong with the AC at the Sandy Springs, if so what? Maybe they will be done with whatever was causing the noise at the Sandy Springs, so not an issue? I will be interested to see what other hotels come up to meet the requirements you have.

[Desmond Jones 196]

Are you saying there was something wrong with the AC at the Sandy Springs, if so what? Maybe they will be done with whatever was causing the noise at the Sandy Springs, so not an issue? I will be interested to see what other hotels come up to meet the requirements you have.

 

I'd think after a year they are done jackhammering. The echo in the open air halls was amazing.

 

Water was dripping from the vent on the ceiling from day two. Housekeeper had engineer come, who mopped up puddles of standing water from inside the ceiling for like two-three hours. I developed a sore throat, then cough, coughing more till i puked, puked blood, became feverish, lost all energy. Please no armchair MD diagnosis. That was a year ago.

 

I attribute this to the room and the aircon, because I fled to Koh Samet for three days after stopping at the pharmacy, and two days I felt tons better, better enough to go on the 7 island 1/2 day snorkel trip. When I returned I started feeling sick again, and never got back to 100%.

 

I was smoking alot at the time, which surely didn't help, and there were other mental things going on I won't go into, it just turned out to be a shitty trip, punctuated by some great short times and the bar crawl of course.

 

Anyway, I posted before that I cannnot say with certainty that the air con was the culprit. Years ago, I'd stay at the hotel above the Thermae Cafe in Bangkok, and put miles on the elevator every night. Somebody said the air con was poisonous there too, but it never affected me.

 

Over the years I've grown to enjoy the seaview, balcony, daily swims, clean rooms, room service of a hotel that is walking distance to beach road. I'm one of those guys who cuts loose for a couple of weeks a year, and likes to plan well for where I stay.

 

That said any further suggestions for hotels would be much appreciated.

[player 1]

DJ, thanks for clearing that up. I was last there in February and didn't hear any jack hammering, but can well imagine the noise would carry and echo very loudly.

 

On my last visit there, the AC in the room they gave me was terrible. The room just stunk and they needed to clean the AC, but they wouldn't do a freakin thing and since they were booked, couldn't move me. I put up with it, since it was only a few days, but too bad about their attitude, they wouldn't do a thing.

 

Sorry I can't be of any help to find another hotel, seems I have stayed at the same ones you listed. I can only think that the Residence Garden was nice and one of the new Sabai Hotels on Soi 1 was OK, but wouldn't meet all of your requirements. I heard some people have rented at VT 6 on Beach Road, but could be noisy if you are on the side they are building the hotel.

 

Again, good luck and interested to hear what you find.

[Desmond Jones 196]

Cicero 1520- I have looked at the BJ Hotel site, and it looks pretty cool.

 

1) Standard Room- smoking ok?

2) Girl friendly, right?

3) Full Sea View Balcony, yes?

 

Price is good, are the rooms good size?

 

Thanks to all and any with feedback. Any other good leads out there?

[cicero1520 19]

Cicero 1520- I have looked at the BJ Hotel site, and it looks pretty cool.

 

1) Standard Room- smoking ok?

2) Girl friendly, right?

3) Full Sea View Balcony, yes?

 

Price is good, are the rooms good size?

 

Thanks to all and any with feedback. Any other good leads out there?

Not sure about smoking as a non smoker.but rooms are a nice size and girl friendly.

 

Balcony in with most rooms.

[Desmond Jones 196]

Thank you for the rapid reply Cicero, but does the balcony have a full seaview? What about the room size. Small, medium, Large?

[undertaker2 0]

So how long does it take you to save all your pennies out in LA to manage a trip so you can get laid TWD?

[Desmond Jones 196]

That's really a poorly thought out post. You need to check your sources. A simple,well placed piece of misinformation, and you just run with it. Simpleminded, and poorly thought out.

 

Now if you have no useful information to further the thread with, will you please not respond? Does MM know you are back. If not Stinky, Kryptonite, Big Chief, Green Slime, he will when he gets my PM.

 

Sad threads on this forum have to deal with trolls. Your a sad individual.

[cicero1520 19]

Thank you for the rapid reply Cicero, but does the balcony have a full seaview? What about the room size. Small, medium, Large?

 

Yes they have a sea view and room size is medium,that is,not large but not cramped.

[cicero1520 19]

Yes they have a sea view and room size is medium,that is,not large but not cramped.

 

 

Have you seen this,drag little man to soi 3

 

http://www.pattayaphotoguide.com/?EFvRUXirkcAG

[Desmond Jones 196]

Cicero, This is the e-mail from BJ

 

"All rooms are 'smoking' and with balcony. No real seaviews available.

The daily rate for the period is 1000 baht. It doesn't get any cheaper

this near the beachfront. We have only daily and monthly rates.

Thanks for your interest in staying at BJ Holiday Lodge."

 

Regards,

BJ

 

So does this mean an almost seaview, somewhat......Frankly if one can see the "sea" from the balcony its a seaview.

 

What room did you have a seaview from. Was it standard, deluxe, or suite,etc?

Edited April 28, 2010 by Desmond Jones

[Desmond Jones 196]

OK Boys, I'm narrowing my list, but here goes. Tell me what you think. I've made some attitude adjustments and loosened restrictions. Let's hear your feedback. Slobs like me get two weeks a year, and I like to make the best of them.

 

1) Jasmine Hotel- Superior +, Soi BJ with seaview balcony. No Pool though.

2) BJ Hotel- Soi 3, No seaview, but balcony and pool.

3) Pasadena Lodge- Balcony. Very cool looking.

4) Pattaya Bay Resort- following the herd.

5) Residence Gardens- no seaview, but looks like nice private garden views, also see 4.

6) Alt. to islands, change it up with Dynasty Resort Bungalow. No bay, but pool and private.

7) Island View Hotel-nice view, balcony and bay......mmmm..

 

Ok, those are my choices, I'd like your thoughts and feedback.

 

Thanks,

 

OBLA DEE BROS.

[Samsonite 181]

It is possible to have a "sea view" from the Residence Garden, but due to the haze (smog) you may not be able see it.

 

Edited May 5, 2010 by Samsonite

[bastax33 28]

OK Boys, I'm narrowing my list, but here goes. Tell me what you think. I've made some attitude adjustments and loosened restrictions. Let's hear your feedback. Slobs like me get two weeks a year, and I like to make the best of them.

 

1) Jasmine Hotel- Superior +, Soi BJ with seaview balcony. No Pool though.

2) BJ Hotel- Soi 3, No seaview, but balcony and pool.

3) Pasadena Lodge- Balcony. Very cool looking.

4) Pattaya Bay Resort- following the herd.

5) Residence Gardens- no seaview, but looks like nice private garden views, also see 4.

6) Alt. to islands, change it up with Dynasty Resort Bungalow. No bay, but pool and private.

7) Island View Hotel-nice view, balcony and bay......mmmm..

 

Ok, those are my choices, I'd like your thoughts and feedback.

 

Thanks,

 

OBLA DEE BROS.

 

I've only stayed at Pasadena Lodge and Pattaya Bay Resort from your list. I enjoyed my stay at both places. I would pick the PBR over the Pasadena, there are more amenities at the PBR making it a better value for the bhat IMHO

[player 1]

Cicero, This is the e-mail from BJ

 

"All rooms are 'smoking' and with balcony. No real seaviews available.

The daily rate for the period is 1000 baht. It doesn't get any cheaper

this near the beachfront. We have only daily and monthly rates.

Thanks for your interest in staying at BJ Holiday Lodge."

 

Regards,

BJ

 

So does this mean an almost seaview, somewhat......Frankly if one can see the "sea" from the balcony its a seaview.

 

What room did you have a seaview from. Was it standard, deluxe, or suite,etc?

BJ's is a decent location, but the rooms I saw had the Asian bathroom (small, you sit and shit and shower in the same space). Are all the rooms like that?

[bigone 0]

OK Boys, I'm narrowing my list, but here goes. Tell me what you think. I've made some attitude adjustments and loosened restrictions. Let's hear your feedback. Slobs like me get two weeks a year, and I like to make the best of them.

 

1) Jasmine Hotel- Superior +, Soi BJ with seaview balcony. No Pool though.

2) BJ Hotel- Soi 3, No seaview, but balcony and pool.

3) Pasadena Lodge- Balcony. Very cool looking.

4) Pattaya Bay Resort- following the herd.

5) Residence Gardens- no seaview, but looks like nice private garden views, also see 4.

6) Alt. to islands, change it up with Dynasty Resort Bungalow. No bay, but pool and private.

7) Island View Hotel-nice view, balcony and bay......mmmm..

 

Ok, those are my choices, I'd like your thoughts and feedback.

 

Thanks,

 

OBLA DEE BROS.

cant belive you have not gone for the summer spring, big balcony and the perfect sea view

the bj has a new hotel in front of it so no sea view

[Desmond Jones 196]

cant belive you have not gone for the summer spring, big balcony and the perfect sea view

the bj has a new hotel in front of it so no sea view

 

 

I can't believe my luck. Every year I'm more amazed at the "dance" of securing a reservation and locking down a decent room.

 

This is the e-mail from Summer Spring. On their site the suite room is 2990 baht per night. If you have the secret to unlocking a 1000 baht per night room with a sea-view at Summer Spring, please tell. I'm probably not the only one that'd like to know.

 

"Dear Sir,

 

Thank you for your e-mail. Our DLX/SP rooms are available on ---- but the

room is not seaview ( half of sea view at the balcony). If you would like

to that room is call Suite Seaview room.

 

Regards,

Ms. Nudee

 

I will be coming in mid ---- and would like to know if you have deluxe

> rooms available with balcony seaview. Please let me know.

>

> Thank you.

>

Edited May 6, 2010 by Desmond Jones