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In the event that I'm able to go to Pattaya later in the year, it's likely to be late October/early November. I stayed at Yensabai Condo in January. In the event it's fully booked, where would be similar? Don't need a pool, just aircon and a balcony. Walking distance of Sunee would be great. Thanks.
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Flamingo Hotel and Mosaic are close to Sunee Plaza.
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Wow, a like for a deleted post...please put me back on your cherished ignore list Mr Freek.
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"Wow, a like for a deleted post...please put me back on your cherished ignore list Mr Freek."
Commiserations.
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Yes, I've stayed at Mosaik on a few occasions and really liked it. I just thought it might be booked up, since I will be booking 4-6 weeks in advance of my stay.
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Joe I do hope you provide us a bit more drama as you did prior to your last trip!
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On a whim, two months ago I booked two weeks in Mosaik, Nov/Dec, through Agoda. I stayed there once before, booking directly, and liked it. The Agoda site treated it as a regular hotel, not a serviced apartment, as it is on Mosaik's own site. Does anyone know if this means I'll get regular hotel treatment when I get there--e.g. electric and water included in the price, daily cleaning, bed changing, towels included? It's not a deal breaker either way, but I want to know before I go if I'll have to pay more than the booking price. Should I ask Agoda, or Mosaik directly? Should I confirm the reservation directly with Mosaik before I go, since I booked so long in advance, or can I trust Agoda? Any ideas? Thanks.
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Captain Swing
On a whim, two months ago I booked two weeks in Mosaik, Nov/Dec, through Agoda. I stayed there once before, booking directly, and liked it. The Agoda site treated it as a regular hotel, not a serviced apartment, as it is on Mosaik's own site. Does anyone know if this means I'll get regular hotel treatment when I get there--e.g. electric and water included in the price, daily cleaning, bed changing, towels included? It's not a deal breaker either way, but I want to know before I go if I'll have to pay more than the booking price. Should I ask Agoda, or Mosaik directly? Should I confirm the reservation directly with Mosaik before I go, since I booked so long in advance, or can I trust Agoda? Any ideas? Thanks.
Can't give a definitive answer as I don't know the basis of your Agoda booking, but I do know that those on a Mosaik 'nightly' rate do have water/electric/room cleaning included just as you would in a normal hotel. There is also a hot water type of kettle and tea/coffee included as are toilet amenities for showering and sealed toothbrushes/paste packets etc.. This is the direction Mosaik have been going for some considerable time now and encouraged them to upgrade many of the room mattresses and furniture like beds, wardrobes, TV tables etc.. So if it's a 'nightly' rate I'm pretty sure that will cover everything. Can't see that an email to Mosaik to confirm would do any harm if you have an Agoda booking number.
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joe552
Yes, I've stayed at Mosaik on a few occasions and really liked it. I just thought it might be booked up, since I will be booking 4-6 weeks in advance of my stay.
Late October early Nov you might just be lucky at Mosaik, but of course no guarantees. But what they are good at nowadays is moving long-term bookings around to accommodate late enquiries. I always book what is described as a Prestige Studio with balcony, but haven't actually stayed in one for about 6 visits now as they are quite happy to move us into a one-bed or two-bed unit for the same price so they can let my smaller unit to another potential customer they might otherwise lose.
Also if you ask for certain dates but have any leeway at all to move in a night or two earlier or later often that can make the difference as if there is no availability on the specific arrival night you enquire for they will just say 'fully booked' even if the next 13 nights are free they tend not to advise you of this so best to ask in an email if there are any available dates close to your arrival date....that's if you have any leeway.
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I stay there a few times a year and there’s never been any extra charges for utilities. They knock on my door everyday for cleaning (I’m American so I do tip quite generously), and the amenities (including two free bottles of water) are replenished every day.
It’s awesome!!!
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joe552
Yes, I've stayed at Mosaik on a few occasions and really liked it. I just thought it might be booked up, since I will be booking 4-6 weeks in advance of my stay.
Remember Mosaik have another block of apartments above that French restaurant. But lately they seem to always have room?
Still my favourite accommodation to stay in.
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When booking to stay in Mosaik, always make contact with the Reception Manager, Mop. He is very accommodating.
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Blacktouch
Mop. He is very accommodating.
We are all quite aware of what Joe thinks of things "accomodating". I don't blame him one iota, his destination is 'Shitsville' after all ... although I'm rather leery about what Joe would do with a mop.
But what does Blacktouch mean? That would be the question.
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Blacktouch
When booking to stay in Mosaik, always make contact with the Reception Manager, Mop. He is very accommodating.
Apologies, his name is Nop. Not Mop as indcated in above post.
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Blacktouch
When booking to stay in Mosaik, always make contact with the Reception Manager, Mop. He is very accommodating.
Just in case you are contacting Mosaik by email and referring to him......his name is Nop Not unless there is a Mop as well as a Nop. Nong is the overall manager. And yes Nop is great to deal with, one of the few in that industry who make suggestions on room types/ available dates etc... to benefit the customer (or as-well-as...…….rather than purely from the company aspect). In our dealings have always found him laid-back, smiling, bullshit-free and nothing too much of a bother for him, so would definitely agree on the 'very accommodating' comment.
Edit: Just noticed your post above as I was typing mine!
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Smiles
We are all quite aware of what Joe thinks of things "accomodating". I don't blame him one iota, his destination is 'Shitsville' after all ... although I'm rather leery about what Joe would do with a mop.
But what does Blacktouch mean? That would be the question.
Accommodating as in helping one to book their accommodation without any issues or problems. Lol
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When booking Mosaik in the past I've always dealt with Nop by email. Really helpful guy. And not unattractive in the flesh, if I may say so.
Smiles, I've read your post a couple of times, and still don't understand it.
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joe552
Smiles, I've read your post a couple of times, and still don't understand it.
It puzzled me also; maybe in his cups? :devilsh:
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francois
It puzzled me also; maybe in his cups? :devilsh:
It's obviously a play on words - Joe mis-spelling Nop as Mop, and someone offering accommodation described as accommodating. It's really not that hard
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Freakybum wrote.
". It's really not that hard"
Like your cock without Viagra, Flaccid Frequent.
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francois
It puzzled me also; maybe in his cups? :devilsh:
Hot on the heels of speculation that you are not French at all, you hit out with an expression "in his cups" - i.e. drunk, that I've only ever heard in the North of England!
What complicated persona you are, Francois!
:unknw_mini:
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... "in his cups" - i.e. drunk, that I've only ever heard in the North of England!:
I've remarked before on the sheltered life you lead. In this case a simple Google search will show you the error of your assumptions
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Would you please read carefully - I’m posting about where I have heard the expression.
Unless the intenet is even more intrusive than we think, I doubt Google could correct me on that
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What complicated persona you are, Francois!
Indeed ... charmingly so.
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scottish-guy
Hot on the heels of speculation that you are not French at all, you hit out with an expression "in his cups" - i.e. drunk, that I've only ever heard in the North of England!
What complicated persona you are, Francois!
:unknw_mini:
Scotty, your view is very narrow. Frequent suggested, rightly, a google search. Let me add: one of the things about the U.S. that many miss because of our huge movie, TV and pop culture facade is the fact that our people come from everywhere. "in his cups" is very common here. It puts me in mind of a visit to Amsterdam. Whe purchasing some French Fries ( chips my friend ) the seller concluded that I'm English because I asked for viniger. Not so, I'm a child who attended the Bloomsburg state fair in Pennsylvania as a "wee lad" - see some appalachians use "wee" as they are descended from the Scotch - Irish settlers.
Also, puts me in mind of Spanish tourists to ranch areas of our deep south west - not the glitzy tourist areas but where the people live. The Spanish sometimes think they are being insulted by being addressed in the stilted, archaic Spanish of the area. They are amazed to learn that the are hearing 17th century Spanish unchanged in the households since they were cut off from Spain.
My long way of saying, you can learn nothing from a simple turn of phrase.
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scottish-guy
Would you please read carefully - I’m posting about where I have heard the expression.
Unless the intenet is even more intrusive than we think, I doubt Google could correct me on that
Now, Scotty - there was an implied assumption inherent in your mentioning the only place you have ever heard that. Be fair, you know you did.....
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Hot on the heels of speculation that you are not French at all, you hit out with an expression "in his cups" - i.e. drunk, that I've only ever heard in the North of England!
scottish-guy, I think you're biased against francois because he likes cheap meatloaf and therefore can't possibly be French!
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Or, perhaps, so French that he can devise a souce to make cheap meatloaf worthy of a cordon Bleau.
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paborn
Let me add: one of the things about the U.S. that many miss because of our huge movie, TV and pop culture facade is the fact that our people come from everywhere. "in his cups" is very common here. It puts me in mind of a visit to Amsterdam. Whe purchasing some French Fries ( chips my friend ) the seller concluded that I'm English because I asked for viniger. Not so, I'm a child who attended the Bloomsburg state fair in Pennsylvania as a "wee lad" - see some appalachians use "wee" as they are descended from the Scotch - Irish settlers.
Also, puts me in mind of Spanish tourists to ranch areas of our deep south west - not the glitzy tourist areas but where the people live. The Spanish sometimes think they are being insulted by being addressed in the stilted, archaic Spanish of the area. They are amazed to learn that the are hearing 17th century Spanish unchanged in the households since they were cut off from Spain.
My long way of saying, you can learn nothing from a simple turn of phrase.
Excellent post on the dangers of stereotyping and pidgeon-holing, paborn. This should be pinned somewhere. There's an idiot on this forum who's been saying I can't be where I say I'm from because of my English skills and the way I write as if he's met the myriad of Singaporeans who make up our 5.6 million population.
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scottish-guy
Hot on the heels of speculation that you are not French at all, you hit out with an expression "in his cups" - i.e. drunk, that I've only ever heard in the North of England!
What complicated persona you are, Francois!
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A very common expression I learned from my British friends. Also in the Bible /King James Version.
A French expression is avoir un verre dans le nez (have a drink in the nose) but uncommon in English.
As for being French I am reminded of that great cinema "La Cage Aux Folles" where Jacob, the black maid elucidates:
"I've been called nigger and I've been called queer but I've never been called French".
:drink:
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sglad
There's an idiot on this forum who's been saying I can't be where I say I'm from because of my English.
Maybe whoever said that is not an idiot.
Sglad said
“I'm not much of a drinker on holiday or at home. I suffer from terrible hangovers and am usually the designated driver!”
In Singapore?? Where public transport is so cheap and available people go drinking by car? Most couldn’t even afford a car there.
Sure you’re not in the UK where that term is used, frequently (god what Horrible word)?
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sglad
scottish-guy, I think you're biased against francois because he likes cheap meatloaf and therefore can't possibly be French!
Francois eats cheap meatloaf, that doesn't mean he likes it.
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paborn
Or, perhaps, so French that he can devise a souce to make cheap meatloaf worthy of a cordon Bleau.
Bleu, s'il vous plaît!
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I don’t think Jamie Oliver has much to worry about
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Bleu, s'il vous plaît!
Francois, I'm disappointed, I compliment you and your nation's sense of style and sophistication and you react like the Academie Francais. I clutch ,my pearls in embarrasment.
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I see you have missed my point in it's entirety.