Unico Grand Sandara Hotel , Cha Am
241/1 Ruamchit Road, Cha Am
Petchburi
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Overall Hotel Reviews
Based on 3 reviews
noisy
We recently stayed here and were originally allocated room 508. Awful room, no outlook, bed pushed up against a wall so to get out you had to climb over it. We asked for a better room with a sea view and got 505 which was much better,although we had to pay an extra 500 baht per night for it. The worst thing was the state of the swimming pool which looked like it had not been cleaned for a long time, especially the small pool. There was also pigeon droppings everywhere. Not nice. Can be noisy with traffic and especially at the weekend when loads of youngsters come down from Bangkok and party on the beach all day and night.
A Great Alternative
Cha am makes a very nice alternative to Huahin which, these days, is very crowded and busy. This hotel is well situated right across the road from the beach, with easy access to local shops and restaurants. The beach is quite pleasant, although very crowded with locals at weekends. Midweek is much nicer. Taxis to Huahin are very expensive though.
The hotel is excellent value for money -- a boutique hotel with nice decor and a rooftop pool. At the time of writing the hotel was undergoing extensive upgrades, adding many more rooms, a new swimming pool, and a water slide for kids. These upgrades did not cause any disturbance as they are a long way back on the building plot. The hotel restaurant (where breakfast is served) is modern and provides a simple, but pleasant breakfast (buffet when busy, menu when only a few guests), with eggs, bacon, sausages, fruit, yoghurt, toast, fruit juice and coffee.
The staff were some of the friendliest we have encountered in Thailand, and knew us by name.
In fact the only two downsides to the hotel are the endemic pigeon population (not a fault of the hotel's); and the noisy street in front of the hotel. These pigeons left considerable mess on our balcony (we had an ocean view superior), and also left mess on the pool deck where they went to drink. At night (especially weekends) the street was very noisy until late, with unsilenced motorbikes, and music playing. This noise mainly affects rooms towards the front of the hotel -- especially oceanview superior rooms. The new block is further back and will be less affected.
Overall a very nice hotel, offering exceptional value for money compared with Huahin.
Stayed during May on the Promotion Offer....
Stayed during May on the Promotion Offer. This made the stay very good value even considering the building work that was going on...some parts of the Hotel are not finished yet.
The buffet breakfast is excellent and varied and we also tried the Dinner menu which was first class.
If you do not have your own transport then you'll have to take a taxi to get anywhere apart from the beach and the seafront shops!
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