What a lovely friendly hotel. Pleasant and cheerful staff and situated far enough from the hustle and bustle of the town to be quiet but a hop skip and a jump if ypu wanted the night life.
Warren, the owner was carrying out some works to upgrade the already good rooms and was also just preparing to open the restaurant as we tried out the wares of the chef as part of his interview.
Kanda, Lilly and Shyam were all very pleasant and helpful and made our first trip to Thailand a great experience.

Having already given a good review of this hotel, I feel that under their new management, a new review is called for.
I returned from my third stay at the Hillside Resort in January, 2012 but although on my most recent visit to Pattaya in July, 2012 I stayed at a different hotel. I decided to go up to visit my two friends who reside permanently at the Hillside Resort.
I parked my motorbike in the parking area and approached the reception area to visit my friends. However, the new Indian manager of the hotel told me in no uncertain terms that I wasn't allowed to park in the parking area because I wasn,t a guest. I explained that I had stayed at Hillside Resort many times and was merely visiting my friends, who were expecting me.
He was very abrupt and uncompromising and told me that visitors were not welcome to use the parking area - even though it was almost empty, as was the hotel!
My plans to possibly stay there again on my next visit have been scuppered because there is no way I will ever stay there again. I told my friends about this incident and they told me that he had put the prices up since his arrival in March, and that after living there for over 5 years, they are now looking for somewhere else to stay.

Unfortunately, this experience has negated my previous review of the Hillside Resort.

Best wishes and good luck.

Located at Phratamnak hill Soi 2..Hillside Resort is about 15 mts. walking Distance from Pattaya beach about 15 mts. by scooter to Jomtiem beach and Walking street.. However, the beach is not really clean early morning. Hotel is clean, Excellent clean n Small swimming pool, Excellent room. Strong wifi. Very spacious. Was not expecting that much space for the price. Not crowded. Owner and front desk person were extremely nice and accommodating. Bathroom was nice. Hot water, plenty of space in shower. This hotel was recently remodeled/updated. Only negative i can see for some people is that it is pretty far from the craziness of Walking Street. But I was looking for quiet plaqce... So it was perfect.if one I wants to hit up the town, it's only approx 250 bht for a scooter. for 24 hours (which is pretty good value for money). Hotel Feature Tip: This is a good place for your holiday, relax and far from Hustle and bustle. Accommodation cost is quite reasonable..... VIVA....RE VIVA... GOOD LUCK.

JOHN N PAUL GOA....from 29th March to April11th.