Speaking of the rooms, they are nice. I stayed in a suite, and they gave me a complimentary bottle of cheap tasting sparkling wine. The Internet was free. The room was lovely, and modern and large. There was enough parking for my car. However, I found the staff basically “untrained” and not very professional. When I checked in, I told them my name and that I was checking in, and the lady asked me my name three times and then asked me what day I was checking in, as if her mind was wondering or lost. It was quite unpleasant and very unprofessional from such an expensive hotel for Thailand. Other staff tried hard to help, but you could tell they were not well trained like in most international brand 4 star properties. Since service in what we pay for, mostly, I would rank this hotel 3 stars, certainly not 5; but because of the nice room, it could be 4 star at best. Service needs to improve a lot.

When I checked out, I called for a bellboy to take my bags to my car; the result was like some kind of comedy show, as 3 people could not figure out how to get a luggage cart to my room in a timely manner. I ended up taking one piece of luggage to my car myself and was preparing to take all three.

In a nutshell, if you want to be in the middle of the Pattaya action, noisy and a lot of traffic, and don’t care about noise during your afternoon nap or when watching TV in the evening, and you don’t care much about service quality, this may be your favorite property in Pattaya. However, if you care about service quality and don’t want to be in the middle of bars, noise and traffic, then this is not for you.

Studio suite.

Looks nice but no bread? What kind of Italian place is that ???

Italian fare between Pattaya and Jomtein Beach. Don’t expect any bread with the dishes on the overpriced menu! This place is so cheap ! No bread with your meal !

Local landmark on Sukhumvit Soi 5.

In Thailand, cheap roadside coffee and tea are everywhere.

One of the best Issan restaurants in Bangkok, Tida Issan is located near Victory Monument and the Pullman Hotel.

Nice Indian food on Sukhumvit Soi 31.

Finally, after getting through, I spoke with someone who did not identify herself, but I assumed she was one of the assistants to the examiner. It was hard to understand her and I asked for the direct number of the doctor. She refused to give it to me. Then, I asked for her number and she refused to give that to me as well, saying her telephone was out-of-order. I was a bit shocked that Bangkok Hospital, a private hospital, could offer such poor service. Their phones do not work properly, staff does not answer emails, and the staff does not provide working numbers.

I am beginning to question the wisdom of leaning to fly a small private aircraft in Thailand, LOL.

The club is located in Chonburi at the Bang Phra airfield, about a hour or an hour-and-a-half outside of Bangkok by car.

At the current time, the ground school is free to all. Pictured below is a Japanese member of the Thai Flying Club (seated on the left) with one of the well qualified Thai instructors in the classroom during a pre-training flight briefing (seated on the right).

You can learn to fly in Thailand at this club. Pictured below is one of the students (left) with the owner of one of the planes (right) used by students during a pre-flight inspection. Stop by and visit the club if you are interested in flying.