Areca lodge

[aussie_marauder 0]

Hello

       I will be visiting Pattaya from december 4th to 8th.Unfortunately it looks like i have left it a little late in booking accomodation.My preferred options are all booked.Then i came across Areca lodge.I hav'nt heard too many board members mention it before.Has any body stayed there and what is its proximity to walking road.I have made a tentative reservation there at 2000 baht per night which i thought was rather high but i guess it is busy season.Have to pay deposit by tomorrow.Does anyone know of any better deals available?Would love some help :-/

Aussie_marauder

[BigDUSA 71]

A couple of days ago, I booked the Residence Garden for the same time period 1 Dec thru 10 Dec. The manager said he had some rooms available. ;D ;D ;D

[Oscar 0]

'Yo Mr Marauder, I have never heard of the place either and had to do a google search to find it's on soi Diana which I know, but have still never seen or heard of the place!!.  It's obviously there somewhere though, looks pretty nice and the 2000 per night freight is what they advertise. Soi Diana is off Second rd heading North on your right hand side, in the area of Mike dept, Tim bar, Green Bottle and oddly enough the Diana Inn if any of these places are familiar to you?, or about half a k north of Royal Garden. No problem with this location. Easy access to Walking st. mate, just cut down a soi to Beach rd, and about a kilometer or so ride in a baht bus. I take it you have searched all the Pattaya hotel sites and made some phone calls?, Pattaya is getting busier at the moment but there still has to be a ton of rooms available in different price ranges of the 30000 here.

Good luck. Oscar.

[The_Fat_Controller 25]

I am at the Areca at the moment.

3 minutes walk to the second road entrance to Mikes Shopping Mall.

Stayed there for a week 28 Oct-4 Nov at a rate of 1200 for poolview.

Went to Chiang Mai for a week, came back Monday, and they had quoted the same rate, but gave me a discounted rate of 990 for a similar room, without asking ! What a bonus.

Spoke to someone at the pool this morning, and he got a room on spec for 990 as well.

The rooms are nice, the aircon efficient, pool clean, breakfast is included and pretty good.

In my opinion the rooms are worth about 1800 a night maximum, and be aware that there is some constuction going on and this affects non-pool view rooms.

[TURBO 1]

TFC -

 

Is the construction noisy - does it wake you up at 7 am ? I'm booked into the Haven Hotel on soi 13 in January . Is the construction work still going on on soi 13 ? If it's too noisy there I might move to the Areca as the 990 baht rate sounds like a good deal . One other thing - is the Areca guest friendly ?

 

Cheers ,

             Derek

[The_Fat_Controller 25]

Areca is guest friendly, ID card required.

Constuction here does not seem to be that noisy, most of the building is up, and requires internal finishing, so until they start cutting wood with saws it should be OK !

Soi 13 still has some construction work in progress, but there is a lot going on all over Pattaya, so pick you spot carefully.

Regards, Martin, sweltering in 33c heat !

[aussie_marauder 0]

hello

       thanks guys for the tips.Have decided to book Areca.Would love to catch up with anyone interested for a few beers. Will be in Pattaya for 4 nights from 4th december

aussie_marauder

[The_Fat_Controller 25]

Now back home in Scotland, enjoying wind, rain and 9c !

Have posted a review of the Areca in the Hotel Reviews section, and all being well will return there in February 03.

I enjoyed a trouble free holiday there, and despite some comments by others in previous threads, would not hesitate in returning.

I have also stayed at the Residence Garden, and prefer the Areca for location, breakfast (I get up in the mornings!) and although you get much more room at the RG, you cannot watch the TV from your bed.

[TURBO 1]

TFC- I've read your review but I've 1 question . Is there a cd/vcd/dvd player in the room or even a vcr ? ( I like a bit of music while I 'work' ) ;D

 

Cheers ,

             Derek

[cbrib 354]

 Hey Derek, there is a cd/vcd player in the rooms in the Haven. Not sure on the current construction at the moment, in Sept it looked to be winding down a bit on soi 13. I was there when it first started with the pile driver right outside my window every morning at 7:00am sharp, who says the thais are never on time?? Had to move to soi 8 for peace and quiet.... ;D. Cheers, B-Man!

[The_Fat_Controller 25]

The only entertainment provided by the hotel is a TV, no video/vcd/dvd player, but the rooms seem to be well sound-proofed, so even if you have noisy entertainment that you have brought back yourself your neighbours are not likely to hear you !

Just put MTV on the TV and have fun.