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Just updating this thread. Here is my 2 Baht's worth: Doubletree by Hilton on Soi 2 has been upgraded. Great staff and breakfast. Even the evening meals are really good. Small bar but very initmate. Very comfortable beds. Phrachara Suites on Soi 6 Alley has been aquired by Parkroyal Suites and has been substantially upgraded. I've stayed multiple times recently and have rebooked for next week. Very close to the action yet quiet at night. Rooms are very spacious with a small kitchen. Not sure if every room has a seperate living room, but I have stayed in a few rooms and everyone of them has one. Staff are great. Main negative is the average breakfast. It's OK but not the reason for booking. Novotel Bangkok is right outside the Ploen Chit BTS. Comfortable, nice, nothing wrong with it. It just felt soulless. Difficult to describe. Location is good for BTS and the Indian lunch buffet was top notch.

I've stayed at this Doubletree. It is very average. You can go out of the back entrance and walk through a small garden into the back of the Hilton breakfast buffet area. If you are a Hilton Honors Diamond member don't expect much. No room upgrade, no perks except a voucher for a drink at Hilton next door. Breakfast wasn't served at the Doubletree when I was there, you had to walk through the back garden to eat at the Hilton. What pissed me off the most is I had booked through the Hilton website and enquired at check in if they had a nicer room. Flatly told no, only for the group of Indians who walked in off the street to the check in next to me get a lower rate and an upgraded room on the spot.

I've spent a lot of nights at Avani and looked at living there pre-covid. IMHO, best hotel in Pattaya for quality, location and price. After Covid lockdown they had a 39,000B per month special including laundry, breakfast etc. Unfortunately, it ended in June while I was arriving in July. A lot of the staff I knew had left during Covid. I would stay there now for 40K per month if it was available. Who did you contact to get this rate? You can DM me if you prefer.