This is your basic hotel in Thailand. Good size rooms with a small balcony. Some rooms have a kitchenette. Covered parking underneath the rooms. Maids do an excellent job of keeping the rooms clean.

The grounds are very attractive. Lovely gardens with birds flocking around and a few birds kept in large cages. The pool is a nice size and perfect to beat the heat. Most of the time you will have the entire pool to yourself as this hotel is not well known by many tourists or Thais for that matter.

Restaurant does good western food. Had a great steak for dinner and a great club sandwich for lunch at the hotel. Breakfast is average during low season. High season they put out a small buffett for breakfast.

But the best thing about this hotel is the LOCATION. Its on a main road above 2nd road. I believe its Soi Phet Trakul. Staying at this resort you wouldn't notice that Pattaya had an abundance of "single Thai women around who all seem to like foreigners only." It is an escape from the x-rated carnival that Walking Street and Central Pattaya are comprised of. Big C is a 5 minute walk away. There is a family-mart directly opposite the hotel as well as 2 outdoor Thai restaurants that are excellent.

We stayed here last time for Songkran(2011) and was the best Songkran ever. 99% of the people driving down the stree were Thai. it was a blast and not the overdone craziness that happens on beach street. I have 2 children who were 2 and 5 yrs old at the time and it was perfect for them...If you want to see a bit of Thailand in Pattaya then this is the area for that. You still get nice smiles and people who are generally friendly in this little area of heaven. Of course 5 minutes away you can hit 2nd road and the tourist areas of Pattaya..

Having traveled all over Thailand as well as living close to Kampangphet I have never been a big fan of Pattaya. Kind of like going to Disneyland USA only and saying you have visited America.. Pattaya is not the Thailand I know and love but at least theres an area that is away from all the craziness, people trying to sell you things on every corner and every beach......

So if you must visit Pattaya then I recommend Leelawadee Lagoon Resort and if you have to go to the beach then head further south of Pattaya down towards Bang Sare and Sattahip where you will find good beaches....these beaches are clean, good water, but best of all NO TOUTS.

For a well made video of the hotel just go to YouTube and search Leelawadee Lagoon.