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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
BEST WESTERN PREMIER SIGNATURE PATTAYA - great value for money
My second time (first was about 5 months ago) staying at the Best Western Premier Signature in Pattaya was again very delightful. The chief concierge even remembered me to which I was pleasantly surprised. Not sure if it was because I got into a slight fender bender in front of the hotel or not, but nevertheless it always feels nice when people remember you.
Got to the hotel at around 12.30pm and checked in with very little wait. Another pleasant surprise is the upgrade to the Elite room type which is slightly larger in size (50sqm.) to the Serene room (40sqm.) I booked.
The floor that we got was the 4th floor. This was a slight disappointment as while we were facing the sea, we could only see perhaps 5-6 inches of it from our window. Elite rooms are available on higher floors, but these were all fully booked. Oh well, I guess we can’t have everything.
ROOM AMENITIES:
TV channels were all working perfectly; got your regular HBO, Cinemax and Discovery Channel among other cable channels.
Room had a sofa as well as a work desk which was useful for those who might wanna just relax without getting into bed after a long day.
Bathrobe, slippers, hair dryer are all there (awesome).
Didn’t get to check out the pool or other facilities at the hotel as me and my girlfriend were out and about for most of the afternoon.
Bed and pillows were very comfy and slept like a baby.
BREAKFAST:
ABF was adequate but not terrific. You have your usual choice of eggs (fried, scrambled, omlette), cereal, juices (taste very very artificial…I suspect there might not have been any real juice in it at all), toast, french toast and pancakes (both of which aren’t acceptable to my standards), soup and so forth. You also have your Asian style breakfast such as porridge.
All in all, taking into account the location (on Bali Hai, 5 mins bike ride to Beach Road), the great price I got on Agoda.com and the service mind of all staff, this hotel has become my favourite place to stay in Pattaya.
GOOD SHIT SCORE: 5/5
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This is the hotel pencilled in for November :)