Breakfast at Cape Dara hotel, northern Pattaya, Thailand

Though the services and the hotel facilities were pretty disappointing, the breakfast was not bad. At least the bread and pastry and the chef made some pretty nice omelette, and very fresh fruit too.

The 5 star way you are treated - on a shuttle ride from Cape Dara hotel Pattaya to downtown

Don't let your parents see you are taken in such a "convertible" truck.

Cape Dara hotel, northern Pattaya, Thailand

The hotel was opened in June this year but for 3 months already it wasn't completed. The low rise pool suite and 3 bedroom compound were still in construction, even the gym and the 2nd swimming pool (check the last few photos). When in the only swimming pool, often there was some constant noise and unpleasant smell (from the cement and construction material). Suggested to the Manager about some PR backup services, like complimentary shuttle service to Central Festival, and services offered in the swimming pool, such as cool drinks and towels and complimentary snack...etc. (not even the staff asking the guests for services). An interesting reply from the Manager and such a robotic reply (probably from many previous complaints) that they didn't expect the completion schedule fell behind..... I then decided to save my energy.

Dara Suite, Cape Dara hotel, Northern Pattaya, Thailand

For the past 5-6 times visit at Pattaya, not a single one could have impressed me much in terms of the beach, the atmosphere and the hotel general quality. To me, Pattaya is a very different place from the other parts of Thailand. Cape Dara hotel is a new hip hotel situated next to Woodlands resort on north Pattaya. Booked a 80 square meter suite. As I walked in, it's just a super big empty room. See photo 1. Don't know why the furniture is so small and put so squeezed on a corner in the living room. The answer is that all the room types use the same furniture. So when this kind of furniture was put in the suite which is double the size of the deluxe room, it looks so weird. The only best part of this hotel is the super panoramic view of this hotel from Centara Grand Mirage on the right and Hilton on the left.

Silver Wave 銀波, Chinese restaurant, Chatrium riverside BKK

Gentle advice: choose the siu ma only from the a-la-carte and enjoy the panoramic view of Chaophyra river on this 36th floor, the top floor of Chatrium riverside. The other dim sum are not worth trying, not even mention their dim sum lunch buffet at THB695 net. The waitress asked for my comments on their food quality and insisted on why I said "average". I simply replied it's way below the Cantonese dim sum standard and in considering this price, it's not worth it. Interesting that she didn't say a word; so what an unnecessary question for an answer they don't wanna hear.