We have been going to this hotel for many years during december / january and enjoyed our stay. Unfortunately in december 2011 they had a Bacardy beach party on the beach every afternoon from 5pm till late in the evening. During this period the hotel is mainly occupied by families and not single people or young couples wanting to party till late. In the afternoon on the beach at around about 5pm the disco staff start moving unoccupied beach loungers out of the way to make space for the disco. People who are still lounging on the beach are made to feel uncomfortable so as to move so that the loungers can be moved, not to worry that people paid to use the loungers without being notified as to what would happen at 5pm. While the disco is happening strangers who have been dragged to the disco loiter in the hotel the entire evening. Once the disco is over the hotel guests now have to persevere with the noise the people who were at the disco who were drinking are now making while having a party around the pool before they finally decide to leave.
The hotel guests pay plenty to stay at this hotel and do not have to be put through this noise every evening for the duration of their holiday. It is no longer a pleasure to have supper at the restaurant on the beach while the disco is blaring.
The hotel staff are very friendly and helpful. The room we were in was super. It is a pity that the disco has been introduced to the beach. Why not keep the disco where it belongs (Bangla road). The sea view from the hotel rooms has been obscured by the disco stage.
The hotel should offer you the opportunity to fill in a rating form on checking out by doing so they will then be able to see how many people are not happy with the disco on the beach.
I am sure that of the guests will not be keen to come back to this once very popular hotel which has lost popularity due to their experience with the noise of the disco on the beach and the privacy they once enjoyed at the hotel.
BRING BACK the GOOD OLD DAYS is that not what we are paying for.
- Patong Bay Garden Hotel
