I will be making my first trip to Patts in February and have a room booked at the Lek hotel. Anyone ever stayed there? is it worth 1200 baht? The pool looks nice, is it? There are some hotels nearby that I can book for 600-700 without a pool (or a small one) is it worth the extra for the Lek? Everything I have read says that the Lek is guest friendly, this is correct?

Crile

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I haven't stayed there, but a few boardies have & I'm sure they'll give you some advice when they see this topic.

There are a few reviews here:


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I used to stay there all the time in the late 1990s.

It used to be OK and very reasonable. Was 600 -650bht may be more now. a night Air con mini bar etc all you need. Guests friendly too, not sure about that now.
Each room had a safety box and its not far from the action. They do a great Buffet Breakfast As much as you can eat for about 120bht (now).
Swimming pool is small but used to be fine. Now the have more than doubled the size of the hotel by extending it into the next soi I am not so sure. But the new building look Ok.

Good Luck

i stayed at the lek on my maiden trip & it was a pleasant stay. they had in-room safe, decent size room & good location. guest friendly & no problems with taking back more than 1 guests. the security do take IDs which i thought was bonus as some hotels do & some don't! 1200bht is a bit steep compared to other hotels though!! if you don't mind a short walk or no swimming pool, then you might like to consider (if you haven't confirmed it already) a hotel in soi lk/buakow area which have similar rooms but can be had for almost half the price

This post has been edited by deadman: Jan 2 2007, 04:49 AM

I would day the sandy spring at 1200B per night is comparable.
The best thing about SS for me is the availability of in room wireless broadband.
also the pool is more private and you dont have these lunch people right next door to you.

cheers

aussie

I would stay at the sandy spring at 1200B per night is comparable.
The best thing about SS for me is the availability of FREE in room wireless broadband.
also the pool is more private and you dont have these lunch people right next door to you.

cheers

aussie

I think everywhere in Pattaya is guest friendly except some charge extra for a guest, this is always worth finding out about.

Bryan

hi mate i stayed there at christmas.the place is superb staff are friendly and good security.Room cleaned everyday and unlike some hotels they even tidy your clothes up not just clean round them.have a good trip

I had a friend who was staying there until yesterday, his reason for checking out was really not the Lek's fault. It seemed his lady had lost her ID, a trip to the police station here said she had to return to her home (BKK) to get one. Lek refused to let her in at night, so he moved to San Miguel bar on Soi LK Metro. The room he had was decent, it was in the old section and priced at 750 I believe he said, had a balcony overlooking the pool. The newer rooms were 1200.

The breakfast buffet is 110, enjoyed it twice myself. IMHO it is a very good value, all you can eat, and a wide selection of choices, eggs, bacon, sausage, ham, various pastries, toast, pancakes, french toast, fruit and even some thai food added to the mix. The breakfast buffet does run till 1300 each day, later than most I have seen.

They also have a dinner buffet beginning at 1800, not sure how late it runs. The price is 180, and again, IMHO, is a good value, good food, wide variety of both falang and thai food to choose from.

One thing he did not like, is that he was asked to pay 1000 baht to get the key to the in room safe, and no, that was not key deposit, it was his understand it was a charge for the use of the safe.

Rick

This post has been edited by rixkix: Feb 5 2007, 09:46 AM

Entrance from soi 12



The reception as you walk in from 2nd road, very clean













I was quoted 1200 baht per night



Well stocked mini bar



The room looked a bit tatty



The Lek hotel doesn't have a website but can email direct to Lek_Hotel@hotmail.com

Tel:(6638) 425550-2 , 423853

Fax: (6638) 426629 , 421953

Stayed there about 3 years ago left after 3 nights.. the porter that was on at night was a right cunt kept having a go at the tg's

I have stayed there many times. You should be able to book a room for 850 THB in the old section. It does not have an electronic safe but rather a locked box that requires depositing 1000 THB for the key deposit. One of the previous posters posted some excellent photos of the Lek. The location is very good. The rooms are fine and the buffet is not a bad deal either.