Great hotel that I won't go to again.

Written: 18 april 2008
Travel time: 18 — 25 april 2008
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The architect Zaina certainly did not get his salary in vain..... The hotel is new, stylish, spacious. Simply handsome. . .
It is also not in vain that the manager, the cook and all employees up to the cleaners receive a salary. The service does not cause any complaints. Decent is the right word here. The staff never interferes with guests. And helps if needed.
Some time ago, a Thai princess was visiting there. This speaks volumes.
There are nice bonuses.
A man in uniform and white gloves (with pleasure! ) salutes you and calls the elevator.
You feel like such a high nobility.
Exceptionally good swimming pool. Huge, 2-level with grottoes, waterfalls and backwaters. Spacious, beautiful, clean. Not crowded.
You can take the nicest electric car to the neighboring hotel (or walk in 7 minutes) Sea View, where there is a normal beach and a pleasant sea on a good day.

And there is where to take a walk: Near Sea View, on the left along the beach, a small area of ​ ​ the jungle, and then a very beautiful Buddhist temple.
From convenient: In the nearest district, there are a dozen massage parlors, restaurants, fruit shops, a shop, laundries, and excursion offices.
The trip to the center is not a problem. It costs 100 r. for the whole company from the hotel. Or 10 r. per person, if not too lazy to walk 7 minutes to the track. Didn't time it. 10-15 minutes, probably.
~ (average)
WiFi unlimited in some rooms.
1 Russian channel.
The food is ordinary. Without claims and delights. It's just too cold in the restaurant. I think, according to Thai concepts - the colder, the more luxurious it is considered)))
In general, the first floor of Zayn is something Arctic both in style and in sensations. Neither give nor take - an iceberg.
The territory is mainly represented by the aforementioned basin. As well as the space around it, with a tiled "floor", stylish black deck chairs, a beautiful massage pavilion. As well as plantations quite cultural, but not numerous.
Everything is beautiful, yes, but no nature. Comfort is also not the right word for Zayn.
There are not many people on the territory of the hotel... one sunbed out of 10 is occupied....
And hot. Hotter than other places. The territory is fenced, and the air is almost not moving.
However, the pool is not a problem. You can lie right in it.
We lived in the main building. There are also bungalows. On the photos on the hotel website, they look generally stunning. In life - not so impressive, but also very, very nothing. In the main building - hi-tech, and in the bungalow - Japan. You can move in with a surcharge of 1000-1500 baht per day. We thought about it, and then somehow forgot... The bungalow has its own small pool. Some greenery. But in general, the buildings are very dense. Type - townhouse turns out.
Oh, an important moment for many - compatriots. They are not less than 30%. But all vacationers are somehow dispersed throughout the territory. And there is absolutely no feeling of a Russian or, there, a Chinese bazaar.
- (minuses)

The first negative is the sea.
Yes, the hotel is on the first line. But....
In general, not only to swim in this sea, but it is almost impossible to reach the water. And I certainly don't want to.
The hotel's beach is a big sandbank. Under the feet of gray, sometimes drying slurry. Slippers are tied into it.
Further, after 100 meters, water begins... with a depth of 10 cm....
It all looks sad.
The main minus of the hotel is Pattaya itself.
You take a step outside the hotel and immediately get from 4+ stars to 0.
There is no nature nearby. These are bushes, fences, some chaotic 1-2 storey buildings, construction sites.
There is nothing for the eye to stop at.
If you go to the main road and then everywhere in the center of Pattaya - hellish traffic.
Summing up, I will say that Zayn is an excellent hotel. I would recommend it to our marketing department for some kind of conference there. I'm sure everything would be top notch.
But, friends, if you are in Thailand for the first time, please do not go to Pattaya.
You will then understand what I mean.
We were on Koh Chang. There is paradise! There are sunsets, surf, white sandy beaches, clear sea, stilt houses, greenery, mountains, complete relaxation and a lot of adventure!
And Pattaya is a city of 150 thousand consisting of barns. Noisy and smelly. There is no nature there. There is nothing there except shops and go-go bars. And in the midst of it rises Zain. Do you need it?
Translated automatically from Russian. View original