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Pattaya Hotels Boom Amid Post-Quake Guest Surge as Hua Hin Falters


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5 hours ago, webfact said:

A surge of local travellers fleeing Bangkok's recent earthquake filled Pattaya hotels to capacity, while Hua Hin accommodations reported underwhelming results. On the quake's day and the following weekend, Pattaya saw unexpected full occupancy as many opted for a last-minute escape from the capital.

Drove through Hua Hin on Wednesday morning, black as coal and thunder storms, with flooding everywhere.

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1 hour ago, Reddavy said:

Complete BS. Pattaya is empty the bars and restaurants are very quiet. Today at my hotel i have the swimming pool to myself. At breakfast there is more staff than customers. 

Spot on, same here the hotels are desperate 👍👍

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1 hour ago, ChockyTheCat said:

I don’t see tourism in Hua Hin picking up at all until those horrendous and dangerous road works on Rama 2 are finished ( if they ever get finished ) it’s disgusting how long it’s taking and the loss of life it’s caused, I absolutely dread driving that section of road and do everything I can to avoid it.

Driven through loads of times - you actually can by-pass them easily enough - just use Google maps.

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1 hour ago, ChockyTheCat said:

I don’t see tourism in Hua Hin picking up at all until those horrendous and dangerous road works on Rama 2 are finished ( if they ever get finished ) it’s disgusting how long it’s taking and the loss of life it’s caused, I absolutely dread driving that section of road and do everything I can to avoid it.

I drove it the other day no one was working on the construction.   It all looks to me to be 4 to 5 years from completion.   Terrible and dangerous. 

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2 hours ago, Reddavy said:

Complete BS. Pattaya is empty the bars and restaurants are very quiet. Today at my hotel i have the swimming pool to myself. At breakfast there is more staff than customers. 

Perhaps the other hotel guests are living on the fruits of love. No need for breakfast.

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2 hours ago, ChockyTheCat said:

I don’t see tourism in Hua Hin picking up at all until those horrendous and dangerous road works on Rama 2 are finished ( if they ever get finished ) it’s disgusting how long it’s taking and the loss of life it’s caused, I absolutely dread driving that section of road and do everything I can to avoid it.


 

I think the biggest problem for Hua Hin is the pollution and unfortunately I cannot see it improving.

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Just a temporary situation, for the most part life iin Bangkok is getting back to normal. People returning to their  apartments and condos wit minor repairs. Soon it will be all forgoten.

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2 hours ago, Reddavy said:

Complete BS. Pattaya is empty the bars and restaurants are very quiet. Today at my hotel i have the swimming pool to myself. At breakfast there is more staff than customers. 

It is media sensationalism but has some substance. I have been coming down to Pattaya regularly since New Year and throughout that time it has been fairly difficult to get where you want, particularly at the low end of the scale.  Last week when we booked for this week,  before the quake, many were full up or down to  last room. If you were ok with 2K+ then a lot more choice but we don't want to pay that just to avoid driving home.

With Pattaya already fairly busy,  wouldn't have taken many to fill up one accommodation segment and provide an excuse for a distorted headline.

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2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Drove through Hua Hin on Wednesday morning, black as coal and thunder storms, with flooding everywhere.

Flooding everywhere in Hua Hin on Wednesday morning?  What time?  And do you mean downtown Hua Hin, Hua Hin city and/or Hua Hin district?

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1 hour ago, kwilco said:

I suggested a few days back that Pattaya would have a boom in occupancy but the idea was derided.

There is always a knee jerk reaction to be anticipated.

i was here during the tsunami, Pattaya filled up overnight.

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"The girls must be getting rightly juiced up....tons more business!!

But then will probably also come more than the usual punch ups. "

 

Again and again, such extremely immature replies from clown expats who are still just very immature adolescents mascarading to be in adulthood.   But in fact they are now living in Thailand and for some bizarre reason feel it necessary and empowered to mock and laugh at human tragedy and Thailand's serious earthquake issue's aftermath.  

 

There is a HORRIFiC human tragedy unfolding with tremendous loss of life. But clown expats like this one only want to make adolescent school boy (12 to 13 years of age) comments about prostitutes --- who are not even part of the story or the tragedy.

 

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