Pattaya Center hotel now charges a joiner fee...

[Floyd]

Just reading a guys thailand trip review on www.go2phil.com and he was charged a 300baht joiner fee. Can anybody else connfirm this as if comfirmed this shifts them from a previously monger friendly hotel.

 

cut and pasted from his report;I get checked in my hotel about 8:30 and it is a nice place. Cost about 1130Baht a night but being a newbie I made a mistake. There is a 300Baht joiner fee. That means if I bring a woman back to the room I have to pay 300 extra. OK, I think, I am only here a few days. The hotel is the Pattaya Center Hotel on Soi 12. It is a nice big hotel with 17 floors and within easy walking distance to everything.

[laffnliv]

    Sorry to hear that...if it is true.  I stayed there several times and enjoyed it mainly because of the great location.  That was a few years ago, and I did hear that there are new owners now.  Then, as well as now, they cater to Chinese tour groups which is a bit of a bummer.  Sorry also to hear that the price has gone up quite a bit, but maybe they have done some modernization which was needeed.  I will NEVER pay a joiner fee.    Roy

[mister_handy]

They've always charged a joiner fee if you booked through a package or travel agent; I've stayed three times and never been charged a joiner fee, having booked for two people ("Mr Handy and guest") through their own web page.

 

If someone has booked _through their web page_ and still been charged a joiner fee, they should object to the manager.

 

per http://www.pattaya.freeservers.com/GuestsInfo.htm

 

(This privilege is granted for Hotel Guests booking through our own website www.pattaya.freeservers.com )

[Floyd]

Well that explains as i have always booked through their website.

Arrive Ptty next week. going to try a different hotel this time. Flipper house. Hope it pans out ok

[mister_handy]

I'm probably at RG on my next trip... but have always been happy with Pattaya Centre so far.

[TopDog]

Yes, the others are correct, you will only be charged a joiner fee if you book with someone other than the hotel directly.  The manager told me this and I believe it's mentioned on their web site.