The seaview rooms are the ones to select with patio. Rooms are clean and the beach is 15 yards to the beach. Rooms are clean and comfortable, Nautical theme in restaurant, food is average, but local tranportation only 10 Baht to town and be picked up across the road .The beach is much cleaner than Pattaya in town. Boat and services are offered, with food cooked for you by tables with you in lounge chairs very low cost with also massages offered. Enjoyable stay and extended trip.
The receptionist asked 1000 Bath to guarantee that amenities were not damaged.
budget hotel to stay. Variety of TV channels.
dirty beach to swim
The Boathouse is right by the beach, only separated by Jomtien Beach Road. A little bit away from the hustle and bustle of more touristy areas of Pattaya. Songthaew (shuttle taxis for 10 Baht) regularly pass the hotel. There is ample parking space. If you don't come by car, the shuttle bus station from Suvarnabhumi airport (Chaiyapruek Rd.)is only 2 kms away.
The restaurant downstairs must be excellent, because it was full every night. We just had breakfast there once, which was nothing special and a bit overpriced.
The road can get loud - but we were o.k. even at Xmas time. The seaview rooms have nice balconies overlooking the street and the beach. In walking distance from many restaurants, clubs and places in Jomtien.
took the 389 from the airport n was dropped off at the bus company office opp pan pan restaurant about a couple of km's from the hotel .walked in at 11pm and was well received by the guy at the reception,check in was quick n done with a smile n immediately handed over the key card n the wifi password. wasn't carryin enough thai currency n on requesting, the gentleman was kind enough to let me pay the next day. the hotel is located on jomtien beach road which was quiet n more family oriented...... a far cry from what the pattaya beach road is about.would recommend people with families to stay here.tthe lobby has a nautical theme.reception staff was helpful n informative. no lift n no one to carry your luggage so would advise taking up a lower floor room if you're carryin a lot of luggage.the rooms are a decent size with aircon,tv, a well stocked mini bar and a safe. the bathrooms are pretty small but functional n you are provided with soap,shampoo etc. i was stayin in a garden view (202)n the room is little oddlly shaped with a view of an empty lot n not much of a garden from any angle. the hotel has a restaurant which served good food but the breakfast was nothing to write home about. sadly everywhere in thailand i've been noticing the limited variety of local thai food on the menus, understandably to cater to more western tastes ,so you can get everything from a ribeye to ........ when you exit the hotel n turn right, there are family marts n 7-11's along with a lot of restaurants along the beach road. u can hire bikes at soi 5 n soi 7......or simply hire the bhat bus to get about.
jomtien beach has coarse sand n the water is murky but much cleaner than pattaya beach .
all in all a good place to stay considerin the value , location n the cleanliness. would definitely come back again.
Stayed here for 3 weeks while waiting to go to Vietnam for the winter.
Earlier in the year I stayed at Woodland Suites at the North end of Pattaya and hated it, tacky and very German (sorry German people), and swore that I'd never come back to sin city, but I had one set of friends visiting for a b'day party, and another friend who lives in Pattaya who had driven me around a bit and told me that Jomtien was far more relaxed, and after reading the reviews of The Boathouse on here I thought I'd give it another go.
Originally I booked for a week, but extended to three, so they must have done something right.
I had a sea view room on the third floor, and I'd recommend spending the extra for it, watching the sunset with a cold Leo sat on the balcony was a real pleasure.
The room has all you need, fridge, good aircon, good bathroom, safe, and even on the top floor a good strong wifi signal.
The restaurant downstairs is ok, stick to the Thai food, the steaks are pretty terrible, but then it's nearly impossible to get a good steak in Asia.
The staff are very friendly in the restaurant, and the cleaning girls, but the two guys running the front desk can come across as rude and arrogant, they really don't represent the rest of the establishment well.
The only other negatives are the noise from across the street. While the traffic can't be heard due to 2 sliding doors, occasionally some kids will have a party with a car blaring crap music at full volume parked opposite. Other negative is a lack of a pool. I wouldn't swim on that beach if you paid me.
Don't let the front desk rip you off on a taxi back to the airport, they try to charge you 1500 Baht, it should be 1000, and taxis can be booked from one of the Russian travel agents just up the road.
All in all though, an excellent little chilled out hotel.
