Отзыв об отеле Джомтьен Тани Review of Jomtien Thani Hotel

We rested in "Tanya" at the end of December 2010. According to reviews, another hotel was chosen, but stood at the "stop".
Cons of the hotel. 1. This is not a hotel, but a hotel. The house and the entrance. Near FULL of hotels with territories.
2. The hotel is not located across the road from the sea, like all hotels on the coast of Jomtien, but on a street perpendicular to the sea, i. e. 2nd line. The street is very busy, full of cars and motorbikes in the absence of sidewalks. The smells of food surrounding this hotel are the strongest on the coast. The noise from the music from the bars at night is sometimes very loud.
3. The hotel saves light. Semi-dark corridors are not very annoying, but the rooms... Night light on the bedside table between the beds and energy saving. a 10 watt lamp near the other wall, that's all, and in December it gets dark early.
4. The pool is practically without plants, although they are buried in greenery in all the treshkas.

We went to swim to Pattaya Park, from the hotel down the street to the right, min. 15, it's cleaner and there are fewer Thais. The sea is very dirty (muddy greens), can be clearly seen in the photo. The contrast is especially striking after visiting the islands.
The islands are a different story. After reading the reviews, it might seem like a pleasure trip. Judge for yourself. Koh Lan Island is the closest. Take towels (they will be the most faded and torn ones on the entire beach) and go to the road where you can take a tuk-tuk, drive to the pier, if there are no traffic jams, about 15 minutes, trying to catch the ferry that runs once an hour. You go to the ferry. Pay, sit away from the center of the lower deck, because. very noisy. The ferry rides very slowly, about 40 minutes. Then you go to the tuk-tuk. Not next to the pier. They deliver to the beaches. Drive along the bumpy track for 15-20 minutes. depending on which beach. The sand is almost white, the sea is almost clean, there are a lot of people. The return journey will take longer due to the 2nd tuk tuk to the hotel. (From the center to Jomtien, only with a transfer! Or a taxi. ) The second remote island is Sammet. It's already on its way as a tour. It makes no sense to go by yourself, because. add 200 rubles per person for "entrance" to the island, plus lunch. To go much further than on Koh Lan, but the sand is white and the sea is clean, there are also a lot of people.
THE SHOPS.
If you want to buy cheap pretty decent things, your Tesco Lotus store. He and only he. Do not waste your time on Big C and, especially, on the Festival shopping center, what's the point of buying things at the same prices as ours. TESCO LOTUS 2 shops. Personally, I liked the North more. Go around the entire 2nd floor, the shops around the main hall (where food and industrial) are also very good. In stores, 99% of buyers are Russians.
BENEFITS OF THE HOTEL.

If you go in the opposite direction from the sea, the fruit market is quite close, you bought fruit there home, flew well in hand luggage. Close exchanger and 2 pharmacies. A lot has been written about towels, bottles and breakfasts - everything is very average. but for me it is not important. For those who are interested in massage for the blind, it is close by walking min. 15-20, "in the yards" behind the Palm Beach Hotel. If you choose the coast of Jomtien (see the map on the internet), it is better to stay in hotels located to the left or right of Jomtien Thani, less noise, dirt and smells of round-the-clock food. When you check in, ask for a room with a safe, it is not in all rooms. Write at home on a piece of paper in Thai (on the Internet: Russian-Thai translator), not to be confused with a phrase book! your requests: sea view, number of beds, safe in the room, floor, etc. , attach a good box of chocolates, for example Comme il faut and you will have decent plumbing in your room, and balcony furniture on the balcony. Good luck!