I just got back from vacation about a day ago. I am now sitting here at work typing this email. I loved my trip to LOS again. This time I went with my g/f. We visited Koh Samui, PhiPhi, and then Phuket.
Nicke, I visited you one night, I am not sure if you remember. I was the asian dude that came up to you and said I love your bar and site.
Sorry I didn't have a chance to stop in again. I rarely visited Soi Eric on my visit w/ my girlfriend.
Here is the problem w/ Patong Villa. Their hotel staff cleaning and waiters were great. But the management I always found 'em to be a bit rude. This time around was the worst!!! I booked my hotel with Patong Villa due to the fact that it was convenient and their rooms were clean and nice. BUT NEVER EVER AGAIN!!! Here it goes : I booked my stay with them from Dec. 28 to January 2nd. And then extended my vacation to Jan 6th. So the four nights my g/f and I were switched from room to room. Paid every night we left a room.
So the last day of our stay with them January 6th, 2006 at 5pm. The Indian/Thai looking girl (young) came up to us and said we needed to come and pay for our bills. We ran inside to take care of it. They were holding our luguage because check out time was at noon and our flight was not until 8 pm. We arrange with the hotel to take us to the airport. So there we were my g/f and I about to pay the bill. When presented with a separate bill for a water that was taken from the mini-bar.
We immediately looked at each other and trying to recall if one of us drank that water bottle they claimed we drank. Nope, neither of us drank it. But they kept accusing us of drinking it. I tried to ask the girl a question but she kept saying we drank the water. My g/f tried and the girl would not listen. I was fed up because she called us a liar in front of people and would not listen to a word I said. She screamed at me to "LISTEN" and that was the last straw. I was not going to put up with this snotty b*tch anymore. I screamed back at her "YOU LISTEN!!! to me!!! i had enuff of your b.s. and your treatment towards me and my girlfriend." I was fired up and was screaming at her and people from outside the hotel heard. And she screamed back at me.
Then the manager came in, she started screaming at me w/o even checking her information. So now I had two *****es screaming at me. I stormed outta the hotel and forcibly push the rotating doors. The manager and the girl would not listen to a word we said. I was on a rampage at this time, I was screaming at both of them. I lost it, 10 to 15 minutes of the ***** calling us LIARS and ThIEVES. The girl now turns to the manager and tells her how we were going to run off w/o paying in THAI. And my g/f can understand thai very well but cannot speak too fluently. The young ***** was calling us names right in front of us. My g/f turned to her and said " ARE YOU STUPID? I can undrestand every word you are saying". But this did not mean anything she kept insulting us.
I immediately paid for my room and that was it. No car service or water bill. Then the manager turned to me and "do you want teh car service.." at this time I was headed to my belongings. I would not answer her so she told the security guard to "THROW THEIR SUITCASES IN THE STREET" in thai. My girlfriend was like "WHAT???"?? I have never been soo embarrassed in my life. I have been called a cheat and a thief.
So now I am in the middle of reporting PATONG VILLA to the TAT of Phuket and Thailand. We have our aunt the lawyer consulting with the hotel now to get a formal written apology from the OWNER. When my g/f aunt called them this morning. The manager had the nerve to say she was not in the office when we were yelling!! When clearly the ***** came out and said "I am the manager... " and started screaming at us. She verbably apologized to my g/f's aunt but this will not do. We need further action for their behavior.
Here comes the funny part, the bill indicated that the room # was 330, which we were never IN!!! We recorded all the rooms we were in, and that was not one of them. Its funny how they were quick to blame and scream us w/o checking their records.
I must say "PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM PATONG VILLA!!!!" Even last year they tried to raise the rates on me upon arrival. Until I presented 'em with a letter from the manager stating this is how much I was expected to PAY.
STAY AWAY FROM PATONG VILLA. THE WORST MANAGEMENT!!!!! NEVER AGAIN WILL I STAY WITH THEM..