Jimodelianrena
February 9, 2025
Compared with the Sheraton in Bangkok and RatiLanna in Chiang Mai, this international chain hotel of a local Thai brand is the most satisfying for our family during this trip to Thailand. But the regret is not that Duxelles is so good, but that the other two are too bad.
The hotel is located in the bustling city center, just a few steps away from Terminal 21, which is convenient for shopping and eating. It is not too far from the Sanctuary of Truth, and it takes about 15 minutes by taxi. The hotel itself covers a large area, one side is close to the coastline, and the other side uses a large parking lot to keep the surrounding noise out, which can be said to be quiet in the hustle and bustle.
Originally, I wanted to choose the newer Andaz, but the itinerary was confirmed too late and there were no rooms there, and the Hilton not far away was a bit expensive, so I chose the executive room of Duxelles. The room is very large, 80 square meters, and the decoration does not look old, which exceeded expectations. Especially the super large bathroom, the layout is very good in all aspects, the shower water is large, the water flow and water temperature are very comfortable. The balcony faces the sea and can accommodate three large lounge chairs. We who don't like to go to the beach to sunbathe, blow the wind and swim can watch 🌊, watch 🪂, watch 🌅 in the room.
The executive floor can provide meals all day long, breakfast on the 9th floor, afternoon tea on the 8th floor, and 2-hour happy hour dinner on the 8th and 9th floors, which also have beautiful sea views. The food is average, filling, not bad, and the content mainly features white and Japanese flavors. There are quite a lot of alcoholic beverages available in the evening, including strong liquor, but no sparkling wine. I can only drink low-alcohol punch.
After dinner, we walked around the hotel. The indoor scenery is a tropical rainforest, and the outdoor scenery is a swimming pool and beach. Others are exercising 🏊 and we play 🏓. There is only one ping-pong table. Foreigners come in and out to take a look. We are very confident even though we can only play ping-pong. I especially like the location of the ping-pong table in the hotel. It is under a big tree, not exposed to the sun, and occasionally a breeze blows, which is very cool. It is a bit hot when you walk out of the shade. In the past few days, playing table tennis has become our family's exclusive sport for digestion after meals, and this table is almost contracted by us. White people who are on vacation in the hotel spend a long time lying in the open air sunbathing, but we only run to the beach of the hotel to take pictures and check in when the sun sets, and most of the time we hide in the room and lie down.
The service is generally good, everything is there, and the shortcomings can be improved if mentioned, such as there is no desk lamp on the desk, and I mentioned it and they moved one for me, and so on.
Overall, Thailand's tourism and hotel industries have not yet returned to the level before the epidemic. Many employees do not even speak English, and many old five-star hotels have not been renovated for many years. The state of Duxi Le is still good, because it makes Pattaya the most pleasant itinerary of this trip to Thailand.
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