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Reviews of recent stays |
Comment on the hotel |
Ching Chin Goh
2007-07-22 until 2007-07-23 |
Toy
Beach Residence, Patong Beach
HORRIBLE! The whole description of the place (I cannot bring myself
to call it a hotel) is totally misleading. beautiful furniture...best
service... BS!! It should be categorised as a low budget, seedy
guesthouse. Located in a little alley with a tiny, grimy entrance,
we had a hard time locating the place. Definitely NOT a CLEAN
street! The photos depicted in the website is nothing even remotely
closed to the real thing. The bed was sagging with the spring
coils sticking into your back, the window looked into the demolished
Soi King Fashion building 10 ft away. Quiet?? If you are thinking
of partying until 4am and sleeping in, think again! 9am and the
racket starts with banging, hammering and drilling going on 10
ft next to you! The whole experience at Toy Beach Residence was
anything but pleasant or relaxing. We were supposed to check back
in on the 25th to 27th after our trip to Koh Phi Phi but after
getting in on the 22nd, we decided this just wouldn t do! So we
told the old lady at the reception that we were canceling our
later booking and would leave the next day. After enduring a crappy
night on the lumpy bed, we were told that we had to pay an additional
600 Bht. When asked for the reason, the lady patched me through
to the manager, Peter for an explanation. Now this guy is in a
class of his own! He went on and on about how Sawadee was not
going to pay them the 600 Bht that I had prepaid and that cancellation
has to be made 3 days in advance or a penalty fee of 1 night is
charged. I tried to discuss the reason for the additional charge
as I believed that I had given them 3 days advance notice that
I was not coming back on the 25th and that I had already paid
for the night we stayed. Unfortunately, he loves the sound of
his own voice more than anyone else so he just kept on talking!
After this guy rattled on for about 10 minutes on his own, he
put the icing on the cake by saying Don t make us call the police!
. When I asked him why he was threatening me, he said cause you
said you don t want to pay! . Now, either I had a memory lapse
or there was someone other than him and I talking, I have never
uttered the words I m not paying or anything to that effect. After
much Please stop talking and listen to me for a minute , I finally
got him to agree that I had said no such thing. Then he had the
nerve to say I m actually a nice guy! !! I had to laugh at his
perception and misconception of himself. After all the Hey lady
this, and Hey lady that! at the top of his voice this guy actually
turns around and says he s nice. It was all too much to bear!
I just paid the 600 Bht and hightailed out of the place! For 600
Bht a night, there are hundreds of much better establishments
around the vicinity. We found this beautiful little place not
far off called Capricorn Village with individual bungalows, full
amenities, pool, garden and a comfortable bed all for 594 Bht
a night. I am surprised that Sawadee actually represents this
joint. It is quite a blow to their reputation if they wish to
be known as a booking service that represents establishments of
a good standard. I eventually went on to have a beautiful holiday
but I wish I did not have to had this encounter on my first day
in Phuket. Everything was marred by the whole Toy Beach Residence
experience which still feels to this day like a fish bone lodge
in my throat! |
Levent Osman
2007-06-19 until 2007-06-25 |
Toy Beach Residence, Patong Beach
The toy beach residence in in a great location and the staff are
very friendly in fact the day manager Porn treated us like family,
the toy beach residence is the ideal hotel for the budget traveler,
remember that the price is only 600 baht per night and you will
understand that you are getting way more than what you are paying
for also for the single man this location is great because it
is just off bangla rd where all the action is and this hotel does
not charge a companion/joiner fee |
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