Pinnacle Jomtien Resort & Spa, Pattaya

We really enjoyed our week-end stay at this hotel. We found it very relaxing after the bustle of Bangkok. This part of Jomtien is well away from the unpleasent sleaze of Pattaya and the road along the beach is filled with good Thai restaurants/bars.

This was my ninth visit to thailand and quite frankly, the worst. This was not my hotel of choice, but the only way I could meet some long lost friends was to stay here. I was baffled by the attitude of the staff from check-in to check out. At times they were rude, most of them were unhelpful and unsmiling: not traits I have become accustomed to during my previous visits to Thailand. On check-in, albeit very late at night, I was amazed that no-one wanted to show me to my room. In the end I was taken some of the way to the accommodation block, but after that I had to find my own way in the dark. The room was basic, tired and need of some renovation. I had paid a little more for a sea-view - don't bother, it isn't really worth the extra cost. Breakfast each day was unimaginative and there was no change to the menu day-to-day. Yes it was a buffet, but I have had more variety in most cheaper hotels in Phuket. Worst of all, the lack of welcome I had experienced on arrival was extended to the restaurant. The girl taking room numbers, looked as though she was chewing on a wasp, and despite my best efforts at being charming, I didn't get a smile out of her my whole stay. The worst staff of all were the day reception staff who were unhelpful, uninterested and rude. This staggered me as I have never in all my visits encountered such an attitude from the lovely Thai people. Finally, the sea is not as clear as it is elsewhere in Thailand. Maybe there are strong currents that make it murky, but the chances of seeing clear waters with lots of fish are minimal here. Would I return here? Never! This is quite the worse hotel in which I have stayed in Asia and, there have been many. The hotel has potential, with lovely, large grounds but that's as far as it goes. To summarise - dreadful! Go somewhere else (preferably not Pattaya!).

swimming pool, gym, pool-bar, ping-pong table,volley court, tennis, play ground...you can enjoy what you want to do. It's far from pattaya city. They have shuttle bus service Pattaya ~ hotel, 80THB/P. If you miss the bus, you have to use Song-teao, 300THB.