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Hotel Review: LK Metropole Executive Summary: Hot garbage for easy mongering Gripes: There's no breakfast buffet now, not even on weekends. It's a choice of one of six egg dishes from a menu. BUT... came with so many sides (fruit plate, bread, salad) that I had to start telling them not to bring more than I could eat. (I hate to see food wasted.) The juice is fine, the coffee from a dispenser is awful. At check-in they gave me a room with a broken lock on a balcony door. They asked if I wanted to wait while it was fixed or change rooms. I wanted to unpack and start mongering so changed rooms. Waited a few minutes, went to the old room, got my stuff, shifted to the new and there were four maids prepping the room... and a maintenance guy showed up to fix a broken balcony door lock on this room, too. WTAF? Tipped all the maids and the mechanic, wanted a shower, ran the tap... it's coffee! Every tap in the room had to be run for ten minutes to clear the rust. That odd smell... especially noticeable on the first day, abated a good deal over the next four days. I think it's some weird brand of pest control product. Can't be sure. I didn't get cancer yet. I think. The original room had one of the two bathrobes that it was supposed to be equipped with. The replacement room had none and I had to remind them. Not the hotel's fault but the douchebags in the room next door had their hallway door open 16 hours a day so the hallway was constantly hot and full of TV noises. Kudos: Reception is entirely used to taking a freelance girl's ID, calling up to the room, and sending her up to your room, so meetings in the lobby are not required. Greet your new toy wearing a bathrobe! This is good. Very good. Proximity to LK Metro is definitely a plus. Literally less than 200 steps to the farthest bar. Stagger home at your leisure. No deposit against damages is required. It's styled as a serviced apartment so the minibar is empty save for the free water. Housekeeping, suitably bribed at 20 baht per worker per visit, had no problem with a mid-day towel reset and eventually just left 4 bath towels. No noise whatsoever through the walls. Smoking on the balcony is allowed. Overall score: Meh. The freedom to play dial-a-hooker without putting on shoes and leaving your room is a plus but the overall value is still pretty poor. Rooms and common areas are well past due for a refurb. Location is pretty bad for anything except LK Metro and Soi Buakaow. No idea how to get back from Soi 6 or Walking Street at night with a companion. WIR: Probably not. There are enough good deals in the area from better venues to make this a one-and-done experience. I'd maybe change my mind on that if there was a refurb done, including better bathroom, but I doubt they'll ever spend the money to do it.

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I have been to Pattaya many times, mostly on holiday. I am looking to start spending a week here and there working out of my hotel by day and enjoying my favorite city in the world by night. To do this I need to have decent bandwidth that is as solid as possible. I need to be on video conferences and connecting to various online services for work all day. It has always been best practice for me to stay in condos because I have my own dedicated internet connection. For that reason I have made VT6 my home away from home. I have good luck with VT6 but an wondering if there is something better. Perhaps another condo or even a hotel with reliable internet. Not even sure the latter exists in the world. Any thoughts on places would be welcome. I like to stay on the Walking Street side of Central and not too far from LK Metro. I have tried the condos behind Centara across from Travelers and been disappointed by the thinnest possible towels known to man and pretty much uncaring host. I looked at the Base but thought the time it took me to get from the room to second road was excessive. I mean VT6 takes some effort but the Base. Damn! Wish they had a back door exit to LK Metro. My budget tops out at 2k bht per night which i think is generous. And I like to stay in super clean and nice places. Maybe VT 6 is the best? It likely is for me. But I thought I would see if the grand masters of Pattaya have some thoughts on places I simply haven't considered. Thanks in advance.

I flel in love with ABC from the moment they gave me a free tequila shot upon check in to sad moment of checking out 2 weeks later. ABC is also a Favorite of the girls. When they find out you are staying there, things get much easier. Had the time of my life smoking Cuban cigars and sipping on whiskey sours at wet bar inside of the jacuzzi on the roof with a steady flow of premium girls. This hotel has it all. If there was a hotel like this in pattaya for a similar rate that I paid I would move in for 6 months easy. The only downside is that after you spend a couple weeks here, many places seem to fall short.

Hey gang, just pre-booked (don't have to pay til August) at The Classroom Hotel for 21 days in August. I have read mainly good reviews of the place, but a handful of bad ones too (aren't there always??) Has anyone from the forum stayed there, and can you give me a bit of a run-down of your time there? Cheers!!!

I' need some advise to make my final decision : My requirements Girlfriendly and also threesomes, foursome etc. friendly (no fee's, i want to fuck more then one girls by day ST and some threesomes and usually a LT for the night and morning) 5 minutes walk from WS max (for ST without having to spent bath on ST room) Clean AC allow 18-20yo and over Here is a lists of my possible final choose: Honey Lodge Jasmin Hotel Walking street guest house Any advise are welcome

Hey guys, It would appear I will spending a few days in Buri Ram. That is a new area for me. Any suggestions on a hotel sub 1,000 / night would be great. Thanks

Hi. I have met a very sweet girl on www.Thailand-Singles.com and now i am going to meet her in pattaya. Can you recommend a cheap hotel in pattaya near sukhumvit road that can impress my date ? i have heard about a hotel in soi 8 namedsunshine hotel, the prise should be about 1200 baht. Does anyone know that hotel ? By the way, i think you should try out www.Thailand-Singles.com it’s a great thai dating site, its very easy to use, its cheap and the ladys on the site is very cute and kind. Thanks thainoe

Hey guys. My bus will be pulling in to Morchit about 10 hours before my flight out of swampy. I would like to check into a day room. Any thoughts on hotels between Morchit & swamp? Cheap is the goal in this case. I could ask the cab, but that would probably end up with him getting a kick back and me getting a bad hotel.

If you find yourself in Buri Ram. I suggest the Jintana Resort http://www.jintanaresort.com/ The staff was super great. The contact number will connect you with the owner's son's cell, who speaks fluent English. He called me the day I was traveling to make sure of my arrival time. And in true Thai fashion then gave my room away to a walk up. He appologized all over himself and blamed it on his staff. But they took good care of me that night, upgrading me at the rate I had booked. The pics on their site are accurate. I found the standard Villa to be the best value. at B 500 / nt. The place is functionally clean but far from the way you would keep your own home. The only real negative is that the place is built to the Thai standard. I can't tell you how many times I banged my head on the door threshold. While I was in town we had a some really hot days. The AC was not up to the task. The kid admitted the units are undersized but are usually adequate for their Thai guests. While we were out he had his staff move our stuff to a room with the newest AC unit, which worked fine for us. A side from the owners kid, English is not spoken here. It seems to be primarily a Thai place. The Gik really liked it. She did laundry in the bathroom which is apparently set up for such things. They even have racks outside for drying. One day it rained while we were away, The cleaner came and grabbed the clothes, folded them, and put them in the room. Like I said, a really top drawer staff. They offer food to order. Not really a restaraunt as such, but they will make you food if you ask. I think most Farang would be happy staying here. And more importantly, Your girlfriend will be happy. If you haven't been to Buirram, I found it to be a friendly, relaxed town. I got a lot of stares, which tells me there are not a lot of Ex-pats. Or maybe they just don't go out when it's a million degrees out. Or maybe I'm just a handsome Farang. (no, that only happens in Pattaya)

The last posts about this hotel were from 2007. There were some complaints about slow internet, and some guy that was kind of rude. A guest, not staff. Other than that, it seems like a great value. Has anyone stayed there recently who wouldn't mind offering their review?

Hi. I had the pleasure of using this hotel/hostel for a few nights when I visited Bangkok. http://www.takeanaphotel.com/ The receptionists could benfit of speaking/understanding a little more english, but they were al both kind and helpfull. We just used this hotel for a few nights, why it was not possible to negotiate a better price for the rooms. But as we didn't have any reservations and we found the prices fairly low we took the chance. The rooms are very decent with a big bed, nice AC, safe, TV and a nice bathroom. One big issue is that the WiFi is not stabil, it turns on and off all the time. Also the breakfast is a bit boring. On the positive side the hotel is very close the the Phat Pong area and the hotel is girlfriendly. So all in all it was an OK experience with acceptable prices. Best regards PatNewb

Has anyone got any info on this hotel? It is on second road close to soi Skaew beach opposite bar complex.