Best Western Opens Hotel in Pattaya

[reader]

From FTN Travel

Best Western Hotels & Resorts continues to expand its portfolio in Thailand with the launch of a brand-new beachfront hotel, overlooking the beach just moments from the vibrant resort town of Pattaya.

Scheduled to open its doors in June 2021, Best Western Premier Bayphere Pattaya is a stylish hotel with eye-catching architecture and interior design. Guests can stay in a choice of 174 contemporary rooms and suites, all adorned with modern décor, bathrooms with rain showers, working areas and state-of-the-art technology, including complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi. The Deluxe and Executive Rooms promise panoramic views of the sandy shore, shimmering sea and spectacular sunsets from private balconies.

During the day, guests can unwind and soak up the tranquil ambiance with a stroll along the seafront, a swim in the ocean-facing infinity pool or a dip in the Jacuzzis. A well-equipped fitness center provides the perfect place for a rewarding workout, while the outdoor sundeck and cozy cabanas offer serene settings to chill out with cool daytime drinks and light bites.

Then, as the sun sets over the Gulf of Thailand, guests can settle down and sip cocktails at Lunar Rooftop Bar, which is perched on the eighth floor with majestic views of the ocean, or savor delicious Thai and international cuisine accompanied by fine wines at The Rocks, the hotel’s elegant all-day dining restaurant.

https://ftnnews.com/accommodation/41935-best-western-opens-a-brand-new-beachfront-hotel-in-thailand

[fedssocr]

are those outdoor bathtubs?

[reader]

Actually, yes. Imagine the possibilities!

[vinapu]

I still think Classrooms above A-Bomb bar has better location

[fedssocr]

the location doesn't look very useful

[macaroni21]

It's at the arse end of Jomtien. As someone who has wasted time looking for a hotel which I had booked, but had been given misleading information and worse, misleading location, I am always on the lookout for more of such nonsense. Looking at the pictures at the booking.com site, I began to suspect that there was something misleading about the topmost photo at the FTN news site. This picture (copied below) gives the impression, if one is not careful, that the hotel is on the beach.

However, the cars parked in the sandy-coloured area at the left of the photo were a give-away. Though people do park their cars on the sand, a comparison of the above picture with another one on the booking.com site (shown below) indicates that it is the side of the building with balcony bathtubs that face the sea. The sandy-coloured area is an undeveloped patch of land which no doubt will soon be built up, providing great views (of solid wall or other people's windows) for those rooms on the right side of the above photo.

The second picture clearly shows that the hotel does not have a beach front, though it also shows that it does not stand as far back as booking.com's Google Map location suggests. In fact, the booking.com map pointer is plain wrong, off by some 3 kilometres!!! 

That pointer locates the hotel at Na Jomtien Soi 15, when the booking.com page itself says the address is Na Jomtien Soi 18. This kind of carelessness annoys me.

So, I look for Na Jomtien Soi 18 on Google Maps proper, and lo and behold, it has Best Western Bayphere (how does one pronounce that without saying "bay-fear") much much closer to soi 18. Why booking.com doesn't link to the correct map is a mystery.

 

This location is at least  consistent with the second photo above. The above satelite picture now indicates this hotel to be only 100m or so from the beach, across a swampy river which one hopes isn't fetid.

All that said and done, it's still at the arse end of Jomtien.

[reader]

But do the bathtubs leak?