travelerjim
March 26th, 2007, 14:22
Sawatdee Friends,
Several days ago, I posted an announcement that the NEW Sansuk Guesthouse will be opening April 1st and they are now taking bookings...and since that posting,
I am concerned....at 2,500 baht per night ...is it worth it ?
from my recent posting:
http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... hp?t=11042 (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11042) .
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"The Sansuk Sauna is already open and is fast becoming a popular place for a sauna,
relaxation and restaurant for many Thais and Farangs alike in South Pattaya...
located midway between South Pattaya and Jomtien Beach.
http://www.sansukpattaya.com/ .
http://www.sansukpattaya.com/guesthouse.php
http://www.stickyrice.ws/?view=sansukopen .
http://www.stickyrice.ws/?view=sansuksuccess .
http://www.stickyrice.ws/?view=sansuk2 .
Room reservations & bookings are now being taken for the NEW Sansuk Guesthouse.
Room Reservation & Rates (from the Sansuk website)...
"We are accepting bookings from the beginning of April 2007.
Double rooms are 2,500 Baht a night which includes breakfast and free entry to the Sauna Complex.
Our guests may be able to use the swimming pool and have a drink around the pool before the Sauna Complex opens at 3pm. Sauna opening times are under review."
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Quite frankly, I am concerned that the rate which they have set ...
"Double rooms are 2,500 Baht a night which includes breakfast and free entry to the Sauna Complex."
is too high when considering their competition and the fact that this is "low season" in Thailand.
In looking at their website, I do not see if they have a lift/elevator in the new guest house...and do not see any photos of the rooms or guest house layout...the website shows only the layout of the beautiful new sauna.
I also remember when the owners - Punya and friends - first opened Sansuk Sauna, they had set the rates for Thais to enter same as Farang rates of 180 baht...But, they soon found out that that was a "no go" and quickly they revised the rates for "anyone" : ages 20-25 - FREE entry ; ages 26-30 - 90 baht; ages 31-90 - 180 baht ...and over 90 FREE entry :-)
In looking around Pattaya....at hotels and their "low season" summer promotions....I have recently seen these:
Poseidon Hotel:
The Poseidon Hotel has a Summer Special of 14 nights ...loaded with extras - all for
24,855 baht ..which computes to 1,775 baht for 14 nights ...and includes much more.
http://www.poseidon-pattaya.com/e-spezial.htm .
http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... hp?t=10825 (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10825) .
Le Cafe Royale:
The Le Cafe Royale has a Summer Special too : a sort of buy one - get one free promotion :
(the room rates - Standard room from 1,100 baht night ( 550 baht nightly when getting "buy one get one free")...another example: an Executive Suite is 2,700 baht nightly ...which when one considers "buy one get one free" - is 1,350 baht nightly for an Executive Suite at Le Cafe Royale...other rooms are available:
http://www.caferoyale-pattaya.com/rooms
http://www.caferoyale-pattaya.com/special .
http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... hp?t=10689 (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10689) .
"Stay at Le Cafe Royale Hotel during the months of July and August 2007 and for every night booked in any room at our standard rate you will receive an additional night absolutely free!
For example, book 4 nights get 4 free, book 7 nights get 7 free, book 10 nights get 10 free, and so on"
Avalon Beach Resort Hotel - Dongtan Beach:
Each day I walk past the newer and beautiful Avalon Beach Resort Hotel - along Dongtan Beach, across fro the gay chairs - beach section, and in looking at their website I find that their Superior Room internet rate is 2,800 baht and includes all taxes and free buffet breakfast each morning...and the hotel is a short 10 baht bus ride to the soi leading to the Sansuk Sauna...and also is located right across from the beach with easy access to the chairs and it has a beautiful swimming pool with deck chairs to take in the sun :-)
http://www.avalonbeachresort.com/ .
* Room rates are net inclusive of breakfast, 10% service charge, and 7% VAT
* Cash, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted only
* Sorry, no personal pet is allowed
* For reservation Tel:+66 3830 3999 Fax:+66 3830 3990
* Email: info@avalonbeachresort.com
Superior Room (internet rate of 2,800 baht)
тАв Individual Control Air-Condition
тАв 29тАЭ Sony Flat Screen TV
тАв Cable TV Programs
тАв DVD/VCD Player
тАв Large Bathtub
тАв Mini-Bar Refrigerator
тАв Hairdryer
тАв 24-Hour Room Service
тАв Coffee & Tea Making
тАв Safe Deposit Box
тАв Sandals
тАв Telephone Direct Dial
тАв Bathtub With Hot & Cold Water
тАв Private Balcony With Table & Chairs
тАв Wired & Wireless Internet (Charge)
тАв Bathroom Telephone
тАв Sprinkler & Smoke Detector In Room
The Room Club Hotel - Dongtan Beach - Pattaya
http://www.room-club.com/ .
http://www.room-club.com/Hotel-Info/Room-Rates.htm .
http://www.room-club.com/Rooms/Standard-Suites.htm .
http://www.room-club.com/Hotel-Info/Location.htm .
Beautiful Standard Suite rooms overlooking Dongtan Beach start at 2,000 baht nightly..
from their website:
"Room-Club Hotel, it's not a club !, just the gayest boutique hotel and Bar on Jomtien Beach !
We have by far the best location and the trendiest rooms within all Pattaya. The Hotel name might be stupid but you are too if you don't come along to check us out.....
The Roof Terrace is open now!!
Come enjoy a Traditional Thai Massage & Spa under the sun. Feel the ocean breeze and enjoy your cocktail in total privacy ...
Located on Dongtan Beach, the perfect place for all Gay Men !..."
The NEW Don Plaza Pattaya Hotel - in Sunee Plaza
from the owners of Clubber Restaurant - Great food :-)
...and Club located in the heart of Sunee Plaza...
ALL NEW:
Opening soon...with rates from 1,250 baht to 1,850 baht nightly for a Suite...including
Room Type: Suite
32m┬▓ Suite, King Size Bed, 2 TV, DVD Player, High speed Internet, Breakfast
Facilities: Radio, Tv, Air Conditioning, Phone, MiniBar
Largest Suite is 38 sq meters in size at 1,850 baht nightly.
additional "unique"....options you may choose include: (look at the "All Inclusive Special)...
"Breakfast" - Continental Breakfast at our Restaurant or Roomservice for your Guest's 100.00 baht daily
"All Inclusive" - All you can eat and drink....
Continental Breakfast and Dinner in our Clubber Restaurant or Roomservice and all local Drinks.
("Minibar are not included") 800.00 Baht daily
Rent a Motor Bike Full automatic, 100ccm Per day 200 Baht per day
Website:
http://don-plaza-pattaya.com/dpen/# .
I am sure fellow Sawatdee Forum posters know of many other fine hotels and guesthouses where 2,500 baht or less in nightly rates would get you a very nice room with many amenities.
I guess what I am trying to say is that I personally do think the Sansuk Guesthouse is "overpriced" at 2,500 baht nightly...even when it includes free access to the sauna and pool, and breakfast...
I do wish them well and much success in their Grand Opening of the Sansuk Guesthouse...just maybe they will be super successful in the specialized gay guest house with sauna marketplace which they have targeted with their investment baht.
From reports and postings about the New Sansuk Sauna, they seem to already have in the making - a winner on their hands..having taken the risk of trying to tap into the gay marketplace in Pattaya for a Sauna.
They also are good listeners and learners...as evidenced by their installation of an elevator/lift in their Howards Hotel
http://www.howards-pattaya.net/ . on Soi VC near Sunee Plaza....and their tailoring the entry fees to attract those ages 20-30 and over 90 :-) ...Again - NO mention that I have read from their website of a lift/elevator in either the Sansuk Sauna or Sansuk Guesthouse.
I do wish them well and much success...I would estimate Owner/Manager Punya and friends have invested many, many hundreds of thousands of baht in developing their New Sansuk Sauna & Guesthouse... and with the right marketing, promotions, guesthouse hospitality and good customer service, success should be theirs!
Just one concerned man's opinion....
I believe in "capitalism and free enterprise" and I do hope they are right and I am wrong.
TJ
Several days ago, I posted an announcement that the NEW Sansuk Guesthouse will be opening April 1st and they are now taking bookings...and since that posting,
I am concerned....at 2,500 baht per night ...is it worth it ?
from my recent posting:
http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... hp?t=11042 (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11042) .
------------------
"The Sansuk Sauna is already open and is fast becoming a popular place for a sauna,
relaxation and restaurant for many Thais and Farangs alike in South Pattaya...
located midway between South Pattaya and Jomtien Beach.
http://www.sansukpattaya.com/ .
http://www.sansukpattaya.com/guesthouse.php
http://www.stickyrice.ws/?view=sansukopen .
http://www.stickyrice.ws/?view=sansuksuccess .
http://www.stickyrice.ws/?view=sansuk2 .
Room reservations & bookings are now being taken for the NEW Sansuk Guesthouse.
Room Reservation & Rates (from the Sansuk website)...
"We are accepting bookings from the beginning of April 2007.
Double rooms are 2,500 Baht a night which includes breakfast and free entry to the Sauna Complex.
Our guests may be able to use the swimming pool and have a drink around the pool before the Sauna Complex opens at 3pm. Sauna opening times are under review."
----------------
Quite frankly, I am concerned that the rate which they have set ...
"Double rooms are 2,500 Baht a night which includes breakfast and free entry to the Sauna Complex."
is too high when considering their competition and the fact that this is "low season" in Thailand.
In looking at their website, I do not see if they have a lift/elevator in the new guest house...and do not see any photos of the rooms or guest house layout...the website shows only the layout of the beautiful new sauna.
I also remember when the owners - Punya and friends - first opened Sansuk Sauna, they had set the rates for Thais to enter same as Farang rates of 180 baht...But, they soon found out that that was a "no go" and quickly they revised the rates for "anyone" : ages 20-25 - FREE entry ; ages 26-30 - 90 baht; ages 31-90 - 180 baht ...and over 90 FREE entry :-)
In looking around Pattaya....at hotels and their "low season" summer promotions....I have recently seen these:
Poseidon Hotel:
The Poseidon Hotel has a Summer Special of 14 nights ...loaded with extras - all for
24,855 baht ..which computes to 1,775 baht for 14 nights ...and includes much more.
http://www.poseidon-pattaya.com/e-spezial.htm .
http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... hp?t=10825 (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10825) .
Le Cafe Royale:
The Le Cafe Royale has a Summer Special too : a sort of buy one - get one free promotion :
(the room rates - Standard room from 1,100 baht night ( 550 baht nightly when getting "buy one get one free")...another example: an Executive Suite is 2,700 baht nightly ...which when one considers "buy one get one free" - is 1,350 baht nightly for an Executive Suite at Le Cafe Royale...other rooms are available:
http://www.caferoyale-pattaya.com/rooms
http://www.caferoyale-pattaya.com/special .
http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/fo ... hp?t=10689 (http://www.sawatdee-gay-thailand.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10689) .
"Stay at Le Cafe Royale Hotel during the months of July and August 2007 and for every night booked in any room at our standard rate you will receive an additional night absolutely free!
For example, book 4 nights get 4 free, book 7 nights get 7 free, book 10 nights get 10 free, and so on"
Avalon Beach Resort Hotel - Dongtan Beach:
Each day I walk past the newer and beautiful Avalon Beach Resort Hotel - along Dongtan Beach, across fro the gay chairs - beach section, and in looking at their website I find that their Superior Room internet rate is 2,800 baht and includes all taxes and free buffet breakfast each morning...and the hotel is a short 10 baht bus ride to the soi leading to the Sansuk Sauna...and also is located right across from the beach with easy access to the chairs and it has a beautiful swimming pool with deck chairs to take in the sun :-)
http://www.avalonbeachresort.com/ .
* Room rates are net inclusive of breakfast, 10% service charge, and 7% VAT
* Cash, Visa, and MasterCard are accepted only
* Sorry, no personal pet is allowed
* For reservation Tel:+66 3830 3999 Fax:+66 3830 3990
* Email: info@avalonbeachresort.com
Superior Room (internet rate of 2,800 baht)
тАв Individual Control Air-Condition
тАв 29тАЭ Sony Flat Screen TV
тАв Cable TV Programs
тАв DVD/VCD Player
тАв Large Bathtub
тАв Mini-Bar Refrigerator
тАв Hairdryer
тАв 24-Hour Room Service
тАв Coffee & Tea Making
тАв Safe Deposit Box
тАв Sandals
тАв Telephone Direct Dial
тАв Bathtub With Hot & Cold Water
тАв Private Balcony With Table & Chairs
тАв Wired & Wireless Internet (Charge)
тАв Bathroom Telephone
тАв Sprinkler & Smoke Detector In Room
The Room Club Hotel - Dongtan Beach - Pattaya
http://www.room-club.com/ .
http://www.room-club.com/Hotel-Info/Room-Rates.htm .
http://www.room-club.com/Rooms/Standard-Suites.htm .
http://www.room-club.com/Hotel-Info/Location.htm .
Beautiful Standard Suite rooms overlooking Dongtan Beach start at 2,000 baht nightly..
from their website:
"Room-Club Hotel, it's not a club !, just the gayest boutique hotel and Bar on Jomtien Beach !
We have by far the best location and the trendiest rooms within all Pattaya. The Hotel name might be stupid but you are too if you don't come along to check us out.....
The Roof Terrace is open now!!
Come enjoy a Traditional Thai Massage & Spa under the sun. Feel the ocean breeze and enjoy your cocktail in total privacy ...
Located on Dongtan Beach, the perfect place for all Gay Men !..."
The NEW Don Plaza Pattaya Hotel - in Sunee Plaza
from the owners of Clubber Restaurant - Great food :-)
...and Club located in the heart of Sunee Plaza...
ALL NEW:
Opening soon...with rates from 1,250 baht to 1,850 baht nightly for a Suite...including
Room Type: Suite
32m┬▓ Suite, King Size Bed, 2 TV, DVD Player, High speed Internet, Breakfast
Facilities: Radio, Tv, Air Conditioning, Phone, MiniBar
Largest Suite is 38 sq meters in size at 1,850 baht nightly.
additional "unique"....options you may choose include: (look at the "All Inclusive Special)...
"Breakfast" - Continental Breakfast at our Restaurant or Roomservice for your Guest's 100.00 baht daily
"All Inclusive" - All you can eat and drink....
Continental Breakfast and Dinner in our Clubber Restaurant or Roomservice and all local Drinks.
("Minibar are not included") 800.00 Baht daily
Rent a Motor Bike Full automatic, 100ccm Per day 200 Baht per day
Website:
http://don-plaza-pattaya.com/dpen/# .
I am sure fellow Sawatdee Forum posters know of many other fine hotels and guesthouses where 2,500 baht or less in nightly rates would get you a very nice room with many amenities.
I guess what I am trying to say is that I personally do think the Sansuk Guesthouse is "overpriced" at 2,500 baht nightly...even when it includes free access to the sauna and pool, and breakfast...
I do wish them well and much success in their Grand Opening of the Sansuk Guesthouse...just maybe they will be super successful in the specialized gay guest house with sauna marketplace which they have targeted with their investment baht.
From reports and postings about the New Sansuk Sauna, they seem to already have in the making - a winner on their hands..having taken the risk of trying to tap into the gay marketplace in Pattaya for a Sauna.
They also are good listeners and learners...as evidenced by their installation of an elevator/lift in their Howards Hotel
http://www.howards-pattaya.net/ . on Soi VC near Sunee Plaza....and their tailoring the entry fees to attract those ages 20-30 and over 90 :-) ...Again - NO mention that I have read from their website of a lift/elevator in either the Sansuk Sauna or Sansuk Guesthouse.
I do wish them well and much success...I would estimate Owner/Manager Punya and friends have invested many, many hundreds of thousands of baht in developing their New Sansuk Sauna & Guesthouse... and with the right marketing, promotions, guesthouse hospitality and good customer service, success should be theirs!
Just one concerned man's opinion....
I believe in "capitalism and free enterprise" and I do hope they are right and I am wrong.
TJ