Welcome World Beach Resort & Spa

“Great Location , Clean ”

Hi guys , we were in this Hotel 4 night , hotel was in Jomtien beach Road , all of Shops you need were in there , just with 10 step you can lie on the white sand and take sunbathe, hotel was clean , staffs were helpful but they couldn’t speak english good , breakfast was normal , there was 3 pools … more

Hi guys , we were in this Hotel 4 night , hotel was in Jomtien beach Road , all of Shops you need were in there , just with 10 step you can lie on the white sand and take sunbathe, hotel was clean , staffs were helpful but they couldn’t speak english good , breakfast was normal , there was 3 pools , one for kids , 2 big pool that one of them had jomtien road view , you can take truck taxi to Pattaya beach road that was 10 Baht for every person , and come back with this taxi , hotel was quite Bad Thing : internet Was bad and discounted every time but Speed was good

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“Crazy Cash Deposit Requirement!”

Having stayed in this area a few times, I remembered that the Welcome World has a nice pool area. I’m a big fan of Rabbit Resort nearby, but it was booked full when I was planning this trip. I was also considering the Avalon Resort next door but the photos of the rooms at Welcome World looked nic… more

Having stayed in this area a few times, I remembered that the Welcome World has a nice pool area. I’m a big fan of Rabbit Resort nearby, but it was booked full when I was planning this trip. I was also considering the Avalon Resort next door but the photos of the rooms at Welcome World looked nicer. While the pool is nice, I am not a fan of this hotel. As others have mentioned, a main sticking point is the 3000 baht deposit that they make you pay in CASH. While this isn’t a huge amount ($95 USD), I never use cash and keep as little cash with me as possible. I pulled out 5000 baht at the Bangkok airport and after paying the taxi 1600 baht, I had just over 3,000 baht left. When I checked in, I had to fork all of the remaining cash over just to pay the deposit. Listen folks, $95 doesn’t break the bank but requiring this in cash only is crazy! I stay over 100 nights per year in hotels all over the world and I’m never required to pay cash for a deposit. When I challenged the girl at check in about this, she said either I pay the deposit in cash or I can’t get my room. She said that Agoda (where I booked my room) publicizes their deposit policy, but this is not true. I checked my Agoda confirmation and it doesn’t state deposit requirements anywhere. I have no clue why they won’t accept credit cards. So weird! The rooms are fine (but nothing special) and the beds are comfortable. The furnishings are very normal, which is fine for this kind of hotel. In addition to the strange cash deposit requirement, I also experienced another “first time” when I ordered ice. Again, I stay in different star levels of hotels around the world at least 100 nights a year, and getting ice is normally: 1. Brought to your room free of charge 2. Self-service (also free of charge) or 3. Not available (like in some low end Asian hotels). Well, the WW hotel will bring you ice, but it costs you over $3 USD! How laughable that they charge for ice! I don’t recommend this hotel. The Rabbit nearby is a much nicer place and better experience!

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