soongmak Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Hi, I am looking for a nice family friendly hotel around JomtienPattaya. I will head there early April, along with my wife, one year old son and a cousing age 10. My budget is around 2,500 baht a night. Would like to have a pool and a garden where the children can play. Does anybody have a recommendation for me? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 I stayed at the Cosy Beach hotel a few years back, stunning pool, walk down to the beach... I seem to recall gardens. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLeakHunt Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 The Dynasty Resort is on the way to Jomtien and gets quite good reports even though it's in a slightly lower price bracket. But personally I wouldn't describe the resort of Jomtien as a whole as family friendly. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonjon058 Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 I stayed at Dynasty Resort last year. The hotel is fine and not very expensive but it is up on the hill between Pattaya and Jomtien. You cannot walk to the main beach of Jomtien or Pattaya from there. Well, you can I suppose, if your family enjoys 1 hour hikes up and down steep hills in steaming hot weather while dodging traffic. A family friendly hotel in a better location for beach activities would be Jomtien Palm Beach Hotel and Resort Definitely take your kids to the zoo while in Pattaya. Ripley's Believe it or Not museum on Pattaya is also fun for kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 The SUNSET VILLAGE BEACH RESORT is located on the southern end of Jomtien close to Bang Surey and Sattahip. It is pretty self contained with very nice bungalows and hotel style rooms. They have their own private beach and a large pool. Though out of the way, there is regular songtaow along Sukhumvit into Jomtien and Pattaya. Nearby, Bang Surey is a nice fishing village with some great and reasonably priced seafood restaurants on it's pier and along the nearby beach. Some of the beach side restaurants will set tables up on the beach with candlelight. Close by are the NONG NOOCH TROPICAL GARDENS which are beautiful but quite expensive to enter. Much more interesting is the large Chinese-Thai temple complex, WAT YANG SANG WARASAM on the other side of Sukhumvit. On the grounds is a beautiful Chinese-Thai Museum built to commemorate the kings 50th anniversary. It is filled with an amazing assortment of genuine ancient artifacts, battle gear and even some miniture charriots from the famous excavations in China. If you do go, make sure to go to the upper level terrace with a great collection of martial arts figures. (bring along a pair of socks, the terrace gets really hot on bare feet.) Also nearby is a mountain carved in half vertically with an enormous Buddah face inlaid into the stone. Next to that is a new Thai winery that gives tours and tastings. For the kids, UNDERWATER WORLD on SUKHUMVIT is small but very well done, a great collection of rays and some sharks gliding overhead as you walk thru a transparent tunnel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderlust Posted March 23, 2008 Report Share Posted March 23, 2008 Which part of Jomtien beach is the gay area? Not that I want to visit but if you're bringing your family you might want to avoid that area as it's known for gay cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dddave Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 There is a police substation at the beginning of Beach Rd, Jomtien. As you face the station, the beach area to the right, going back towards Pattaya is primarily gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchapstick Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 And just how, exactly, did you come to know this?? Personal (nudge, nudge, wink, wink) experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CTO Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Old Hippie told them, one night when they all sat in a sauna and soaped each others back, not in a gay way of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limbo Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Hi Soongmaak, Stayed at Silver Sand Villa at the beginning of Jomtien, good location, nice place and as far as I remember within your price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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