Information on Royal Cruise Hotel

[elvisnme 0]

I have found a deal at the Royal Cruise Hotel for 1300 baht per night for a large suite style room.  Is the hotel any good - location, facilities, etc.  and is it girl friendly.  I would appreciate any feedback or suggestions of comparable hotels.  Prefer to be near the action and beach.

[Guest]

Elvisnme,

 

It's a great looking hotel (shaped shaped like a cruise ship) on the northern end of Beach Road (Soi 2) and caters for mainly oriental tour groups.

 

Don't know if it is TG friendly but at the moment it is surrounded by building works as the rest of the fleet is being built.  I would opt for the Sabai Inn or Lodge about 150 metres further up the Soi - TG friendly, excellent accommodation and about 30-40% cheaper.

 

Regards,

 

Tom

[Juha 0]

I stayed at Royal Cruise Hotel in october. It was really packed with chinese tourist groups, not many falangs.

 

Staff was guite friendly. No minibar hassle, i paid minibar with credit card and no extra charge when i get bill from my cc company.

 

I didn't see any customers with TG during my stay. They show me at check-in a statement that they dont't allow any guests, but if they are bring anyway, they would charge me 500 THB per night. I didn't test it.

 

I had standard room and it was a little bit worn out but everything works.

 

I had breakfast vouchers but i use it only couple time because their bkfast didn't impress me. I eat also buffet dinner one evening, it cost 332 THB with beer and service, but don't impress me either.

 

Building work didn't disturb me because i get room toward soi 2 but there was noise at the pool area. If you book that hotel, please ask room from the side of soi 2. Rooms opposite are much noisier at the moment if the construction work is still unfinished.

 

Location is ideal. Only 50 m to beach road where you can get a baht bus to south pattaya. Big C mall and soi 2 beer bar complex are within a couple of minutes walk.

 

Anyway, i would opt for different hotel next time.

[jimmac 66]

I stayed in the Royal Cruise in July and I would not recommend it.  The rooms are small and a bit worn.  I booked in advance as a double but it was made clear on check-in they didn't welcome TG guests and they have a security guard parked permanently at the elevator.  I didn't try to bring in a TG.  The hotel is full of Chinese tour groups.  The breakfast is marginal.

 

The location North Pattaya is great.  I would recommend you consider the Beach View which is across the street from Royal Cruise.  You can book it on asiatravel.com.  It is also a bit worn but clean, very guest friendly, good staff, good beauty parlour for shave etc, and the breakfast is good and you're not fighting with tour groups for breakfast.  The Mark-Land is one Soi over and it may be worth considering.  I think its a step up from the Royal cruise or Beach View.

[TopDog 0]

I stayed next door at the Mark-land for about the same price and would recommend it.  There's an excellent Thai restaurant Somsak(sp?) about 100' up the Soi from the Mark-land, check it out.

[Peter_F 0]

I stayed @ the Royal cruise last year the hotel charges BHT500 for each guest the Sabi lodge across the Rd is a much better bet { no guest charge} The was a lot of building work going on when I was there the Royal cruise was being extended. Have a good tim.

[valentinoxxx 4]

Just behind it on Soi 3 is the Sunshine Vista Serviced Apartment. http://www.ehotelbooking.com/thailand/patt...vicedapartment/

There's more info further down in this section.

[laffnliv 78]

   The Sabai Lodge and Sabai Inn located further up Soi2 is my choice.  NO guest hassles, great pool, and helpful staff.

    When I left Pattaya in early March the pool at the Royal Cruise was under reconstruction and was completely unusable.  May be finished by now, but....

   As others have mentioned, major additions are being made to the Royal Cruise in the form of three new buildings.  One next to the old one, and two more behind them.  Should be impressive when finished, but if still catering to the Chinese tour groups, and still charging a joiners fee, I definitely would not stay there.  

    Roy