Holiday Inn Pattaya, Thailand

I am a Platinum holder of IHG Rewards Club. I stayed with my Family for one night at ‘Holiday Inn Pattaya’ in March 2015 and its indeed one of the best Holiday Inn Hotels that I have stayed in.

The kids pool and the bigger pool near the Restaurant area is really awesome.

The hotel also had a kids play room with different activities.

Its in the other end of the walking street and hence its in a less noisy area compared to other hotels.

The staff’s were very helpful.

Tiffany show theatre is just 10 minute’s walk from the hotel.

We got a Beach facing room and the view from the balcony was excellent.

There are a couple of Indian Restaurants nearby but we didn’t try food from there since we had a feeling like Indian Restaurants are costly in Thailand.

They will help you to get some good deals for Pattaya city tours.

More details in https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/pattaya/pyxpa/hoteldetail

Novotel Phuket Resort, Phuket, Thailand

Novotel Phuket Resort is nestled on a hillside overlooking Patong Bay on eight acres of tropical landscaped gardens, near to Patong Beach. The hotel features 217 contemporary rooms plus three-tiered pool facing to the Sea. We stayed in this hotel in March 2015.

Pros:
This is a beautiful resort near to the Patong Beach.
The staff is excellent, always willing to take care of every need with a smile.
On request, they had provided an excellent Beach/Sea facing room. The room was very large with multiple beds.
There are 3 pools with comfortable water temperature. Pools here are really nice and well maintained.
Walking around the hotel is interesting and curious. Lots of great photo spots.

Cons:
This is little far from the main city center. However, resort provides back And forth shuttle service. Do check with the resort for the timings.
Note : The last shuttle is at 7pm and the return is at 7.15pm, so if you are planning to go for dinner to the centre of Patong, you must come back using some other transportation options (Ex: Taxi, Bike Taxi)

The resort is on a hillside. Normally they arrange an electric vehicle for the travel from the main road to the reception area; else, you will have to climb slope/staircases.

iCheck inn, Sukhumvit, Soi 2, Bangkok, Thailand

Stayed with my family at ‘iCheck inn, Sukhumvit, Soi 2’ during March 2015.

I booked this hotel through my Country Club India membership.

Country Club has mixed type of properties, some are really good and some very bad. But this hotel at Bangkok was really a nice one.

(Special Note to country club, India members: I am quite sure that you might think twice before booking a country club property, may be due to some personal experience or due to some bad reviews read on Internet. But I can guarantee you that this is one of the good hotels, that you can book through country club. I have stayed here with my wife and kid for around 3 days)

Highlights:

– Situated near the Busy Sukhumvit street.
– Not a very big property but its clean and neat.
– Staff is friendly.
– They don’t have a full course of breakfast and have a limited menu. Food rates are on the higher side.
– They arrange Tuk-Tuk (regular) service from and to the main street.
– There is a metro station near by (you can take the Tuk-Tuk from the hotel).
– They have a good locker facility.
– Rate is very much affordable.
– Car parking seems to be limited, but not sure.
– Staff @ front office spoke English very well, which was very helpful.
– They arranged a private taxi for us to have a one day tour, It was quite safe and reasonable.
– There is a 7/11 shop , and a supermarket available at a walkable distance.

More details in : https://icheck-inn-sukhumvit-soi-2-bangkok.booked.net/

One Line Summary: Basic , Neat and affordable hotel in Sukhumvit street, Bangkok

TM Land Hotel and Serviced Apartment, Ayutthaya, Thailand

I had stayed in ‘TM Land Hotel’ in March 2015.

There are 2 categories in the same campus : TM Land Hotel and TM Land Apartment.

TM Land Hotel has around 158 guest rooms.

TM Land Apartment offers service appartments on a monthly basis.

PROS:

  • For one night stay, this would be a good option as rate is affordable.
  • Breakfast was decent.
  • Budget Stay; Value for money.
  • The staff were extremely nice and friendly.
  • Bathrooms are very clean.

CONS:

  • I couldn’t find a single person in the Front office who understands English. We will find it very difficult to interact with them.
  • Don’t have the basic gadgets like Pin connectors/adapters to charge the laptop and phone (for International tourists, it might be challenging).

More details in http://TM Land Serviced Hotel, Ayutthaya, Thailand