I just received and email yesterday from a gentleman who booked for 2 people at the Siam Bayshore Hotel in Pattaya.
He forwarded his confirmation email from the hotel which I have posted below. Right at the very bottom there is a little notice saying “Non-registered guest charge THB1200 per person per night. (!) That’s more than a third of the room rate! (There is also a “compulsory” gala dinner on New Years Eve but that is another story).
The recipient of this email asked for my advice.
Since they now clearly state in their booking confirmation email that there will be a charge for unregistered guests. The only way I can see around it is to rock up on the first day with your new “friend” and check-in together. This is obviously not an option for many people.
I’ll mark on the list about this development with an eye to totally removing Siam Bayshore from the list.
If anybody has any recent experience with Siam Bayshore, one way of the other, please leave a comment below.
This is true. I got the same message, and here is a portion of a review from Agoda:
Frustrating is probably the best way to discribe my stay at this hotel. First, they wanted to charge me 1000baht extra for my girlfriend, even though we always stayed there together and her name was on the hotel reservation! The time before that, they would not let her in unless she paid a fine, like “work girls” would! Another time they would not let her in through a secondary entrance because she was told she had to sign in before she could go upstairs with a customer!!!
I can also confirm that the Discovery Beach Hotel charges 1000 more as I got a warning of such during a phone call to it concerning the NYE gala dinner.
Unfortunately there is a stigma attached to Thai girls with foreign boyfriends, especially in an area like Pattaya where there are so many “working” girls.
I’m sorry that you had to experience that, I know it can be humiliating and frustrating being told that your real gf is anything other than that.
Thanks for the comment and confirmation. This hotel has now been removed from the list.
Actually i stay at the siam bayshore hotel and last night i come back with a girl from gogo bar, nobody ask for joiner fee, just had to deposit the id card.
Also “Pattaya Centre Hotel” ask 600 bht. This site is sheet. I made my reservation consulting this site and I had to pay minimum 600 bahts daily.
This hotel happily accepts “guests” all you do is leave your ID card on arrival and pick it up afterwards. In fact most working girls have their regular rooms they prefer. I highly recommend Rotchana Tuta but hotel staff know her as Ninee drop her name and they will get her to your room. She’ll rock your world in room 321 π
Hmmm. any better contact for her? Thai friendly addy? Sounds hot. Ninee..yum..
I sent an email and got an answer :
Dear ,Sir
Greeting from Siam Bayshore Pattaya,
Of course ,sir the guest in our hotel is Friendly and our staff too.
I booked a room in November.
I confirm the information
JUST GOT BACK FROM PATTAYA STAYED 6NGTS AT THE SIAM BAYSHORE HOTEL
AND WE COULD BRING GIRLS BACK AS LONG AS THERE HAVE ID CARD THAT THE FRONT DESK KEEPS
I DID SHARE MY ROOM WITH MY FRIEND
26/1/2017
WITH NO CHARGE SO IT WAS FREE
Sir I here to my friends u r charging extra money for guest it is true clear me
Does anyone have anything to say about LK Empress? Was about to book 11 nights there but am hesitant bc I am not sure.Any help is greatly appreciated!
absolutely fine, they charge nothing. was there last november
Siam Bayshore free for joiner if you book direct.
Hi in pattaya i was stay there in 2016 its was girl friendly hotel ….not it will be changed want to know….