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CJKatl

While I do not have experience at any of the three properties and was the first to question if Pattaya was the best destination for your family, so long as you understand what it is and what taking your family there will entail, have a good trip. While many of us would not take our families there, as I posted in #2 on this thread, I have both spoken to families there on holiday and know people who have gone with kids: No kidnappings, no forced child anythings and no damage to any of the children involved.

I worked for a large multi-national company with a large facility in Pattaya. Our corporate rate at the former Marriott was incredible. An American colleague who worked in Bangkok regularly went to Pattaya for the weekend with his family. His kids would walk past the pros on the beach and the ladyboys selling messages between the hotel and Family Mart without issue. The kids, young teens, were allowed to walk outside alone,

One time in the McD's on the northern corner of Beach St just past the old Marriott a Dutch family of four sat down at the table next to me. We wound up talking. The parents said they wished they had known more about Pattaya before they decided to do the trip, but the boys, maybe 13 and 15, said they loved learning all these new things. Apparently the younger of the two boys was trying to engage every pro on the Beach St sidewalk in conversation. While we were talking, one person came in selling lottery tickets and another came in selling watches. Two young men came in, sat down at the table on the same bench I was on and tried very hard to get my attention. And I mean, umm, hard. (Pun intended.) One laid down on the bench and gave a lengthy flash. And by lengthy, unfortunately for him I mean time-wise, not physical measurement. The family just ignored the two gentlemen.

CrazyInteg

Post #1 . OP states he is going to two places and asks for hotel recommendations.
First reply: Why are you going to Pattaya?
Post #3 : "we stayed at hua hin a couple of years ago. Intention is to take a family resort and not get out of it for 4 days. Open to any other place within driving distance of 2 -3 hours. "

Almost all of the rest of the posts have nothing at all to do with what the OP asked.
Nobody suggested another place that is within a few hours driving distance. Some people even suggested places you have to fly to. Then the thread went off a tangent to child sex trafficking.

Wow guys.

I can't imagine what you think about people raising families in Pattaya.

Plato90s

Yeah, it's nonsense. A friend lives in Jomtien and he avoids the red light district easily.

Anyways, I wouldn't really recommend Grand Centre Point because there's a new Terminal 21 mall opened up next to it and the area has turned into traffic-central with lots of big double-decker buses.


Dusit and Amari are both fine, but I'd lean toward Dusit because the area north of there have accessible restaurants/shops without crossing Beach Rd.

The front desk staff won't care about the 2 little kids, that headcount is geared toward adults.

SQTraveller

While Pattaya has a bad reputation, it's certainly improved over the last few years. Of course there is a red light district, but this is Thailand and it's a tourist town, so that's to be expected.As long as you're going in eyes open it's all good. I have heard many good things about it from friends who went with families.

With regards to Bangkok, the Grand Centre Point is not a good deal. You can find better prices from other serviced apartments and not as busy.

CCU_Flyer

SQTraveller

If you are happy with Citadines then go with that. My data points for serviced apartments are slightly older, but typically I would have stayed at Citadines (or its related properties). Incidentally, the BTS should be fine to travel on even with small kids - it's generally faster than taking car and it's air conditioned. The only times I would avoid it, is during the morning and afternoon rush hours and if it is raining like crazy. These both tend to be times when the train is jammed. Also, I have found Thais to be generally respectful of personal space on BTS, so from my experience at least, it's a pleasant experience.

In any case I hope you have a great time in both Thai locations. Please do share some photos/reviews.

tartempion

I stayed at Pullman G some years ago, it's outside seedy Pattaya on Naklua beach, lots of restaurants walking distance, quite neighborhood.
Beach itself not clean but anyway better than Pattaya bay, hotel has good food, they had a Wednesday Spanish tapas thing with guitar music/songs and excellent Friday seafood buffet.
I always stay in Accor properties because the are child friendly but only have 1 daughter of 8 (am gold and often get upgrade)
for October I booked Novotel Phuket Surin Beach, I had it with Pattaya.
With 5 pax you might wish the family suite with bunk bed, pricing I see for 4 nights is 19.280THB or 626USD

But for a family beach resort near Bangkok I would rather chose Bang Saen closer to Bangkok.

As for Bangkok any of the many Novotels would do, Citadines no Thank you, Novotel Ploenchit would be a better location.

RustyC

I liked the Amari Orchid when I stayed there in 2009 thanks to the Expedia.uk/fr/it promotion (hard to believe it has been 10 years). I stayed in the 4-star wing rather than the 5-star tower, but the two pools were great and they also had the Mantra restaurant. It had an "oasis" kind of feel to it even though it was on the baht-bus route.

I think the problem now is they might still be doing a lot of construction on the site.

braslvr

Not sure why? My wife and I have stayed over 5 months total at Citadines Soi 11, and 3 months at the Soi 23 location, all in one bedroom apts., over the past 4 years. Extremely good value, nice large clean rooms. Great service. Great locations. Luxurious, no.

CCU_Flyer

Just wanting a quick update I am getting a deal in the centra grand mirage resort in Pattaya (Have heard great things about it) just looking for data point if they would allow 3 kids in a family twin room, their current system allows 2 kids given we have 2 kids below 5 years of age would they make an exception.