The good:
The best thing was the amazing fitness centre/gym - BIG and rarely busy, with a great & well maintained selection of equipment and free weights, free towels & water provided and large clean locker rooms. Open from 6am-10pm. This alone was worth the price I paid to stay here. Rooms are spotlessly clean, new, smell great. Crisp & clean sheets, towels. Good toiletries supplied. Strong aircon. The room has a mini-fridge & a safe. My room had a window with block-out curtains. TV had a very small selection of TV channels, but covered most tourist languages. I was allowed to check in before 2pm, and I was also able to change my room quickly when I had a noisy problem neighbour. Housekeeping was very efficient and quite friendly. Location is very close to beach & food.
The bad:
The pools are small and were always full with no spare loungers - not sufficient for the size of the resort. The wifi signal varies depending on location of your room, from super-fast to super-slow. I wasn't impressed with the front desk staff. They were very unwelcoming, never once smiled and were very curt. The walls in this hotel are very thin - you can hear what is going on in the next door rooms very clearly, and this is Pattaya so be prepared!