Pattaya, Mercure Hotel Pattaya

Booked through agoda.com...and got what appeared to be a good deal!!!

Rooms are well appointed..slippers, bathrobes, coffee/tea facilities, fridge, shampoo etc provided.

However...only two small coffee sachets provided each day, most days you have to ring to get them to leave sugar etc.

Drinks from the fridge..wow, out of this world in price.

Internet...cost 4 baht per minute, nothing is free here. No print facilities within the hotel either.

Room lighting...very poor, no overhead lights above the bed.

Reception staff...impolite, especially if you have forgotten your booking voucher...made to feel as if I was an imposter, even though they have all the details on their computer, they still insisted on the voucher as I was checking out.

Ray's PLace..closed due to small number of guests staying..hello we were there and paying for this???

Never again would I stay at this hotel.

Long before Pattaya became a famous destination Jomtien Beach had already carved a niche of its own, at least among the local beach goers who adored it for its pearly white sands and long straight beach.Albeit a little late, there's a renewed tourist interest in Jomtien from around the World. On an ordinary day, the resort looks like a busy carnival ground with colorful umbrellas dotting the whole stretch of the beach and sun worshippers in all kinds of swimwear-spicing up the scene. An interesting foreground to the huge palms, flood lit at night overhead with the Gulfs gentle breezes whispering in your ears. Jomtien was an old fishing village, a great favorite picnic destination among the Bangkok residents. Not so much of a water sport center then, this distinction came much later.Today, Jomtien is a much more popular destination, the six-kilometers of largely straight beach, located just around the headland from Pattaya is popular with many water sports enthusiasts. It is also quieter and more relaxing than Pattaya Beach, shops, restaurants and the occasional bar are available along the road that runs parallel with the beach.