Last updated on November 25th, 2023 at 11:56 am

It’s a Great Time to Check Out 5 Star Family Friendly Hotels in Pattaya…

Especially if you’re in Thailand right now. The Thai government has worked out a tourism scheme where Thai nationals are offered discounts for hotel stays, to help the all important tourism industry afloat.

My wife and I decided since our baby girl is a little bit older it’s time to expand her travel horizons. We found a great deal for a night at Mövenpick Siam Na Jomtien Pattaya, which means it’s time for another Thai hotel review.

Downside is we had to go right at the tail end of another long Thai holiday weekend. Which from my experience could be a bad thing.

So how was our room at Mövenpick Siam Na Jomtien Pattaya? Did we have to fight through a vicious mob of tourists waiting to get their rooms?

How was the breakfast?

You’re about to find all that out.

Is it Expensive?

We booked a deluxe sea view room for 4500THB for one night with breakfast and taxes included through Agoda.com. Though room rates fluctuate according to time and room availability. Last I checked I saw a price for 3500THB on a weekday.

Where’s it at?

Mövenpick Pattaya is located on Jomtien Beach, which is 170km away from where we live in Bangkok. Driving time was about 2 hours plus 30 minutes because we ran into some road constructions. Why is there road construction going on during a long holiday weekend, when they know people will be using the roads is beyond me.

The easiest ways to get there is self drive. But if that’s not an option there are public buses that will take you Pattaya. Then you’ll need to find local private transport like a taxi. Or if you really want to rough it, figure out which Songthaew (public transport truck) will take you near it, cause it’ll never drive to the front of the hotel because it’s out of their route.

There are direct minvans going from Bangkok to Jomtien but again you’ll have to find a way to get in front of the hotel which is on the beach and away from the main road.

Then you will have to schlep your luggage down to the hotel which is built on high ground. Luckily there is a set of elevators by the hotel’s parking garage on ground level but you will have to search it out or a security guard could point the way.

First Impressions

I’ve stayed in a lot of hotels throughout Thailand. Most recently the Veranda Resort Hua Hin which I highly recommend if you’re going to Hua Hin.

And I must say, I could sense the 5 starness immediately that Mövenpick Siam Na Jomtien oozes out.

The hotel’s lobby is a bit small and overlooked a cool little roundabout driveway. Or rather it’s not small, there’s just a lot of guests waiting to check in. Good thing is they were expecting lots of hotel guests so they had plenty of receptionist for crowd control.

Checking In

Standard check in time is 3pm. I don’t know if Mövenpick Siam Na Jomtien is strict with the 3pm check in time. But usually from my experience hotels in Thailand are flexible and generally let you check in early. Provided that a room is ready and available.

But don’t take my word for it. I recommend calling or emailing them for early check in or late check out requests.

I can’t tell you from my experience because, like I mentioned, it’s a long holiday weekend and we showed up on the tail end. Which is still a busy time. Lots of guests were checking out which meant housekeeping is still busy keeping house.

We arrived around 3:30pm and could already tell from the line ahead of us people weren’t getting their room key at the moment. When it came to our turn we got the same message and were told we had to wait thirty minutes to an hour.

Which is not a big deal.

Especially when we asked for late check out of 3pm the following day which the receptionist quickly agreed.

Mövenpick Pattaya’s usual check out time is 12pm.

I was like damn it they agreed so fast. We should have asked for 5pm check out.

When they agree too fast it means we could have asked for more. Just kidding… don’t be greedy.

There were some minor construction but once everything is patched up this will be one good looking 5 star hotel…[/caption]

Exploring the Grounds

First thing we did was head out to take a look at the beach. Like the hotel name states, Mövenpick Siam is right on a nice quiet section of Jomtien beach. First we had to pass through two large swimming pools. There’s a nice little kiddie pool but our little one was just too small to have fun in it at the moment. There are some waterslides located around several parts of the main swimming pool.  I really got the impression that Mövenpick is a fun family friendly hotel on Jomtien beach. I mean just looking at the families all the children playing in the pool you can’t help but feel that way. Passing the hotel’s beachside restaurant we found lots of lounge chairs and large sun beds. It’s a big hotel so good to know there are plenty of chairs and places for guests to hang out during peak travel times. When we got to the beach we found a nice long stretch of clean sand. There weren’t a lot of people out and about wandering or taking a stroll. It took about 5 minutes to walk from the hotel lobby down beachside.  Most of the hotel guests were splashing around the pool and I noticed people were especially enjoying the pool’s water slide. And there were about 3 different water slides line along the main swim area.  There are two main swimming pools and in the middle a pool bar, though that was under construction at the moment. This Siam Na Jomtien is a 35 floor building and the height of the building provided good shade coverage for those that don’t like to risk getting too much sun on one side of the pool. Here’s a top down view of the swimming pools and the beach from our room on the 21st floor. While the other swimming pool got plenty of sun coverage for those that don’t mind a bit of color on their skin. There’s a fitness center equipped with modern equipment, dumb bells, universal weight machines and treadmills. I’d work out but I’m satisfied at the moment with my dad bod. After taking in the location and lazing around on the some sun beds for 45 minutes we went back to the hotel lobby to pick up our room key. 

First Look at Our Room

We booked a deluxe king sea view room on the 21st floor. We booked our room through Agoda.com and paid around 4500THB per night. That’s the price with taxes and breakfast included.

Mövenpick Siam Na Jomtien rooms were renovated in 2020 so the rooms are expected to be in really good condition.

Our deluxe king sea view rooms are 42 square meter with a balcony looking out to the sea. It’s a lot of space for just the two of us and our baby.

Speaking of our baby, we requested a playard and one was sent up to our room. Including a small cover and blanket.

The bathroom was spacious with separate shower stall and a modern looking bathtub.

Didn’t try out the bathtub though but I should’ve. It’s got this cool little round shape and looked fun to have a bubble bath in.

The hot water was consistent as well as the water pressure.

Overall our room was clean and fresh. Our bed was super comfortable, like sleeping on a cloud. The air condition was frigid cold. The Wi-Fi was fast and plenty of channels to watch on the television. We were high up and had a terrific view of the sea in front of us.

We really, really liked our room.

The Breakfast

I gotta tell ya. I’ve been itching for an American breakfast for a long, long time. Sure I love to cook at home.

But having someone prepare a buttload of bacon, home fries and eggs to order, plus a bunch of different breads to toast, I am in heaven.

Mövenpick’s breakfast choices definitely did not disappoint my All-American hearty appetite.

My wife enjoyed their Thai breakfast options, some noodles, Khao tom rice porridge with shrimp was her favorite.

Their Thai breakfast looked so good I made some space for some rice noodles with fishballs.

During this pandemic my wife and I felt completely safe. There are hand sanitizers throughout the areas with many guests.

Our breakfast table had a bottle of alcohol spray.

There’s an infrared temperature camera checking guests’ temperatures and hotel staff are wearing masks.

Mövenpick Jomtien Pattaya is such a large hotel property you can most definitely find a quiet space all for yourself.

HOW TO GET THERE:

ADDRESS: Na, 55 Moo 2 Sukhumvit Rd, Sattahip, Sattahip District, Chang Wat Chon Buri 20250

Veranda Resort Hua Hin is 160km from central Bangkok, about 2 hours drive by car. It is approximately 13.5km from Pattaya’s city center.

WHERE TO FIND HOTEL DISCOUNTS AND READ MORE REVIEWS:

• Agoda.com

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