NEWEST LUXURY hotel in North Pattaya & Naklua

NEWEST LUXURY hotel in North Pattaya & Naklua | Honest Review April 2024

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North Pattaya & Naklua is being transformed. A number of new luxury hotels have already opened in the area and this month they were joined by the AKARA HOTEL. When it's fully open it promises to rival the Grand Center Point SPACE hotel which is exactly opposite it.
But what's it like to stay there now? Everything is brand new and of a high quality. The breakfast is probably the most extensive I've seen in the whole of Pattaya. And the swimming pool on the 24th floor has unbelievable views of the surrounding area and the sea.
Should you go there on your next trip? This video will help you decide.

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@Goldfinger555 3 ай бұрын

First review I’ve seen on this place so thanks for bringing it forward. I noticed a change in your review style with your “handsome” mug (as the girls tell you 😂) on the screen providing the commentary instead of editing most of it in after. Can’t say I’ve seen that style either in other channels so I tip my hat to you for changing it up. FYI - tried to look at price in high season (December) and they apparently aren’t even booking those dates yet - none of the hotel sites had availability (so new I guess).

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment and support. Relieved that you put handsome in "inverted commas" otherwise I'd been recommending you my opticians! Also thanks for spotting I did try something a little different this time. Change is as good as a rest they say!

@PeterEdwards45 3 ай бұрын

Thanks BC another great review. Hi rise hotels are not my cup of tea,prefer low level garden resorts,but they are disappearing, I love that area of Pattaya, quiet but central to transport. Good to see the ugly corrugated iron fence come down. Be there in a 2 weeks . Thanks again BC

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks a lot, Peter. 2 weeks and counting! Not long! There's no doubt that whole area is going upmarket and modern. Land prices probably high so high rise is probably the way to turn a profit, but I know what you mean about garden resorts being better. Loads more development going on. Place is changing so fast!

@PREPFORIT 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the detailed review. Not a perfect hotel but close 👍🏻 Company-branded toiletries but No Tea or instant coffee ? and Liliputian water bottles in the fridge? I do like the view, the room, the pool and the food.

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, PFI. I think once it's fully open, it will be a popular addition to the area. But, yes, they better give some more water and tea and coffee. No idea what I was meant to use the kettle for. Maybe some visitors bring Pot Noodles with them!

@WalkingmanPattaya 3 ай бұрын

Always wondered if that Hotel was finished and open as hard to tell from Terminal 21...good to know. Price seems right for the luxury, newness, breakfast, and views. Last breakfast buffet I had with good bacon was at Diana Dragon, Soi Diana and Soi Buakhow... likely 7 years or more ago as they closed down the walk in buffet as most lower budget hotels had already done. Another great review BC. Thanks you for posting this.

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Ric. Think you're right, the price seems OK for what is currently on offer. Especially if not having an exercise room isn't important. Be nice if they was a few more hotels offering walk in breakfasts without the need to stay. This place certainly has the capacity - their restaurant areas are massive!

@garynixon8420 3 ай бұрын

No bacon forget it 😢

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Gary. I tend to agree with you! I've just got this nagging doubt it might have been hidden away somewhere. But normally my nose takes me straight to it! 😀

@Russ12189 3 ай бұрын

Wow looks a smart place, as good as Holiday inn resort in Samui? No bacon.

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Cheers, mate. Not sure the location is quite as beautiful as Samui! But it's well placed for Baht Buses, and the views are spectacular! Breakfast choice is massive. There must have been some bacon, surely!?!? UTV

@thecryptostrategist2433 3 ай бұрын

There should probably be a prohibition on using the words Hi-So and Thailand in the same sentence. The hotel looked very nice, though it was odd having the sink outside the bathroom. Breakfast looks worth getting up for. Hilton is maybe a bit better, but this one is good, no doubt. Best thing of all - it's on the Unixx shuttle bus route.

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, David. That wash basin just inside the door does look a bit odd, I must say. But I guess it's just what we're used to. Breakfast I've really never seen so many choices. Hilton is probably outside my budget, but this one had so much variety it would be difficult to beat!

@andersfant4997 Ай бұрын

Interesting👍 I was not that familiar with the Akara brand, had to read up. The location probably mean they target the North Asian market? And maybe Bangkokian weekenders..

@balloonchaser Ай бұрын

Thanks, Anders. From what I saw, you are probably right about their main target customer base. Although I have to say, the breakfast here and the welcome of the staff was definitely Western friendly as well!

@kevinw3800 3 ай бұрын

No Bacon 🥓... id want my money back 😂😂

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly! Although I may have missed it. I should have asked at the egg station. Doh!🤔

@matthewgreen9062 3 ай бұрын

Yam alright our kid 👍

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

At last, someone who speaks proper English!

@matthewgreen9062 3 ай бұрын

@@balloonchaser midlands stick together 🙏🏻. I’ve just got back from Hua hin 60 nights had brilliant time . Back again December. Keep up the good work 👍

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

@@matthewgreen9062 Thanks, Matthew. Hua Hin is great! Midlands centre of the universe! Until next time...tarra a bit, mate!

@MSBadger99 3 ай бұрын

I see they have ripped 2nd rd up again with the roadworks BC, infact they have totally closed the 1 way system from Thappraya rd to 2nd rd at the underpass (been shut about 10 days now and still shut this morning) so much for all will be completed March promises LOL

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

The roadworks are completely out of hand in my humble opinion! What's wrong with doing one stretch and actually finishing it before moving on to the next project? Seems like there's no part of town you can go to now without being hit by roadworks. And surprise, surprise, traffic jams everywhere! And don't get me started on illegal parking and the number of tour buses! 😁

@MSBadger99 3 ай бұрын

@@balloonchaser Thappraya Rd is a tour bus parking lot it is out of hand, sometimes you cannot get off the Bhat bus at your location because there is nowhere for the bus to stop, it is so congested. Even fire hydrants cannot be accessed and the U turns at Thappraya Rd are now very very dangerous due to the buses i suspect for 1km at least the left hand lane both sides is now full of tour buses with the drivers sleeping in their buses rather than pay for hotels

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

@MSBadger99 it makes no sense to me! I live at Pratumnak and they've opened a car park for buses, but Second Road still has buses parked on both sides just 200m away. If only there was some way of enforcing the law, we might be better off! But there seems to be no appetite to do anything about it.

@bigbopper6311 3 ай бұрын

HiSo area, right up your street BC. heard you have not been to good, hope all is well now. any word on guest friendly.

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the good wishes, BB. Hopefully on the road to recovery. I've probably said before my problem is I've got hiso taste and lost bank balance, but never mind. Security was really relaxed (maybe too relaxed) they weren't even using the key card reader on the lift. It would be easy to bring a guest in, bit I guess that may change on the future!

@tobyprice1092 3 ай бұрын

I'm not keen on the sausage that are supplied in Thai hotels and that ham is really bad. The rest of the breakfast looked good though. I also like a balcony in a hotel which you did not have, 2800 baht. Not for me unless they send a cleaner up to warm my bed...lol

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Toby. Did I forget to mention the cleaner in the room. Must have been an oversight on my part! Those full length windows look good, but a balcony is more useful/practical, agreed. The sheer choice at breakfast impressed me, buy if your favourite items aren't there or up to scratch then it's not much of a benefit! Thanks, again!

@clappi59 3 ай бұрын

no balconny,avoid.

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

You make a good point. Filming the front of the building, I was thinking how modern it looked. But then I realised...no balconies! Design over comfort and practicality.

@peapaulofthailand6539 3 ай бұрын

When did it open again, i think I missed that 😉? Did in open as much as you did the curtains on the tablet control lol? 🤣

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Opened this month! Did I forget to mention that? 😀 I'd be embarrassed if I told you how often I played with that tablet. They also had remote control in the restaurant toilets where you can open and close the seat. So much entertainment I never bothered with the Netflix! 😃

@peapaulofthailand6539 3 ай бұрын

@balloonchaser sounds like a bargain price then. Same the didn't have a 360 curtain on the swimming pool floor. You'd have never left 😉💦

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

@@peapaulofthailand6539 I do like my gadgets! 😃

@kevkloster3259 3 ай бұрын

That space hotel is full of screaming spoilt brats I will never stay there again.

@balloonchaser 3 ай бұрын

Thanks, Kev. I did visit Space once, but I've never stayed there. At the time, it was well out of my price range, and yes, there were people everywhere! Hopefully, the Akara can provide a quality experience with less of the waterpark and light show flashiness!

@kevkloster3259 3 ай бұрын

@@balloonchaser 👍