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16-01-2006, 21:17
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ex pat hotel
heading to los towards the end of April early may for a couple of weeks think I might stay somewhere different this time , might give the ex pat a try Ive never stayed there but a few bms have ,I know its guest friendly and has a pool only concern is the place is getting a bit aged is it still a good priced accom..clean and friendly and any info on wich are the best rooms would be much appreciated.. floppy
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16-01-2006, 21:53
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I stayed there in November and some comments. 1) only cold water in the sink. 2) house keeping forgot my towels 2 times in 10 days 3) no window, so it was like being in a cave. good for day sleeping  4) no table an chairs outside my unit, so I was forced to sit by the pool 5) the water heater in the bathroom kept tripping the breaker, so I was never able to take a warm shower. The hotel said it was fixed, but it never was. Really the sh**s, as when the breaker tripped, all the lights went out too. So, out of the shower with soap in your hair, in the dark, standing on a chair dripping wet, resetting the breaker. A) nice location B) great pool C) nice staff D) nice price I don't think I will stay there again, I will try another location.
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16-01-2006, 22:00
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The Ex Pat
I think LF was unlucky with the room.The best feature about the Ex Pat is its pool and garden.The rooms are a bit small but were refurbished last year.If you check their web site I think they still are doing special monthly rates.This works out at just over 300 Baht per day.
 The quieter rooms are the air con ones on second floor.200 - 230. 
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16-01-2006, 22:16
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Spoke to the manager about this after I saw it in an earlier post. Apparently it was the new a/c units they had installed that were causing the problem. Had the technician in every day for a week and a half before they isolated it! All fixed now but they were tearing their hair out at the time.
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16-01-2006, 22:24
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Well, I turned off the AC, unplugged the fridge, turned off all the lights except the bathroom, and it still tripped the breaker. So, if they think they have found the problem great. I tried everything that was in my control, finially just gave up, the desk was tired of looking at me, so I just took cold showers. I felt so bad that I did not have any guests in my room, for I have had many cold showers in my life, and I know what it does. 
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17-01-2006, 02:33
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I've had nothing but good experiences at the Expat. It's a down to earth kind of place, which suits me just fine.
If I had problems as mentioned in previous posts though, electric tripping out and such, I would switch hotels. There is not much worse than crappy accommodation for screwing up your trip.
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17-01-2006, 16:10
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17-01-2006, 16:16
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17-01-2006, 16:25
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I have stayed at the Expat dozens of times, good points :
1. Location , is within staggering distance of Bangla and next door to Valhalla and Faulty Towers Bar. 2. Swimming pool and garden , nice to sit outside in the afternoon . 3. 24 hour coffee shop for food and beer. 4. Definitely BG friendly. 5. Safe deposit in reception. Available from 07.00 - 23.00. 6. Security guard on duty at entrance overnight , nice guy who has made sure I got to my room OK when p*ssed. Rooms are OK and if there is any problems ,just report them and they will try their best to sort things out. I prefer ground floor rooms as you can sit outside and relax, upper rooms may be quieter . ST66 is staying there at the moment , I think for 2 months.
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17-01-2006, 19:43
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Yep, I currently stay at Expat, room 308, have booked it for 3 months, 1dec to 22feb. A VIP fan room is about 1200 baht currently, if you stay long time you can allways get a fair discount. For the price you may find better rooms in Patong, but the location is perfect, only 100 meter from Bangla. My room have both fan and aircond, but normally I only use the fan. In my room everything works perfectly, have had no problems, currently there is a little problem generally about the inhouse movies not being broadcasted to all rooms, but I'm sure they fix that soon - and who go to LOL to look TV. Best of all, no noise late evening, except that I can hear a little bass far away from Galaxy. All BG have to deposit ID card to the guard outside Expat, so he take care of you, so no BG run away with your things. And even better, next door is Faulty Towers Inn
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17-01-2006, 20:03
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I stayed there for 8 days in november and i have not got a bad thing to say about the place, the rooms were clean,the food in the coffee shop was excellent, the staff were fantastic,it is very close to al the nightlife, next door to valhalla and fawlty towers, the only slight improvemnet i would make is the swimming pool area is too overgrown with plants and trees the sun could barely get through to the pool area it needs cutting back.
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18-01-2006, 05:37
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Ive stayd in the expat last year feb. all month
and just came back from newyear, same hotel dint have any prob,s in expat . airco working , after a few days , your tirak doesn,t have to leave her i.d. nomore , and late a night ,the guard gives you the key to your room, without asking for it !
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18-01-2006, 05:48
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I stayed there only one night the day I got into LOS. It was kind of run down looking to me. Kind of seedy. The air con did work great. It had a great pool with a nice garden. An eatery right downstairs. That being said I probably over paid for it since it was last minute. I got a way nicer place for about the same price down the road. I could have gotten a room that had not yet been refurbished though..... Hope that helps.
cheers, DD
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18-01-2006, 05:55
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What way nicer hotel
If you are going to say there was a way better place; then give the name and some details. A lot of us are always on the look out for a place to stay in the future. Some of us don't have the good luck of getting there often, so we depend on this board to make the most of those trips we can take.
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18-01-2006, 06:08
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Werwolf is in the process of making up a list of Guest House/Hotels , complete with BMs comments about each place. This will be useful to anyone looking for a place to stay and will give the views of different BMs so you can see if there are any negatives. Hope this helps you. http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/ac...esthouses.html
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18-01-2006, 12:14
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18-01-2006, 16:18
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I arrived at the Expat Hotel on the 23rd December, spent about 3 minutes inspecting the room and checked out one hour later - the jour was the time it took me to walk down to the beach and secure a room at the Patong Inn for the same rate, walk back, grab a tuk-tuk, throw my gear in the back (I hadn' unpacked), move in to the PI and then walk back to the Expat to check out.
The room was dingy, musty smelling, the light in the loo didn't work (poss. the reasons mentioned earlier). The whole place was shabby and at the end of a soi that is clearly undergoing redevelopment and is not currently at its best. I would have been embarassed to take even the most humble BG back there.
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18-01-2006, 16:50
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Like Faulty said there Werewolf is making a list up which the link was already given. Also there is a thing know as a SEARCH ENGINE. But het your right Im sorry. I stayed at the Neptuna Hotel just across from the C & N hotel netx to Bangla road. It is a larger room with a nice secluded garden view. It has a pool but not nearly as large as the Expat's There is no joiner fee and the staff is friendly. The only thing that drives me crazy is the shower. The heating unit in my shower went out the last trip and I was too lazy to change rooms again. I also stayed at a mates hotel called Stoney Monday. Very modern clean rooms with great bathrooms and showers. It has an eatery and a pool table downstairs. The downside is that it has a small pool at the top level with no stairs... Also it is a good mile or so from Bangla road. Not bad if you dont mind taking a 20-40B motorbike taxi. The BM that runs it is named "On Location" an aussie who is hilarious. cheers DD
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18-01-2006, 23:09
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thats the exact thoughts i had on the hotel. never stayed there but was visting someone. must be a snobby american thing!
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19-01-2006, 07:58
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Har har Paulie, just not my taste. GF did not like it either. Really nice pool and garden though. DD
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