The best hotels for single men in Pattaya are joiner-friendly hotels, more commonly known as guest-friendly, girl-friendly, and joiner-free hotels.
Why are guest-friendly hotels the best hotels for singles in Pattaya?
The short answer is that they DO NOT charge an additional “joiner fee” when you take a guest/girl to your hotel room.
What is a joiner fee?
A joiner fee (aka joining fee) is the fee some hotels charge for unregistered guests, also known as “outside guests” or joiners. A joiner is a temporary guest who is joining the registered hotel guest.
In case you’re a typical single guy in Pattaya to enjoy the nightlife and the girls, your joiner would be a bar girl, freelancer, or any other girl or ladyboy you invite back to your hotel room for some casual fun.
How much is a joiner fee at hotels in Pattaya?
At most 1 to 3-star hotels and guest houses the joiner is not (usually) more than 600 baht. 4 and 5-star hotels might charge as much as 1,500 baht.
Is there any way to avoid paying joiner fees at non-guest-friendly hotels?
Only if you check in and register at the hotel with a girl/partner you intend to stay with for the duration of your stay. That’s okay if you’re going to have a long term casual girlfriend or travel companion, but not suitable if you intend to take different girls to your room every day.
Joiner Policy
All hotels have a joiner policy of some sort, and some of the terms and conditions that usually apply in case you are taking girls back to your hotel room in Pattaya are as follows:
Maximum number of joiners allowed: At most guest-friendly hotels in Pattaya, if you stay alone (single) in a double room you will be allowed one joiner free of charge. Some hotels restrict you to only one joiner, while others permit 2 or more, usually depending on the maximum adult capacity of the room. If a hotel permits 2 or more joiners in a room, they usually only allow one free of charge, what they usually term the “third person” will be charged a joiner/joining fee.
Maximum age of joiner: Varies from one hotel to the next, but the absolute minimum legally is 18 years old, some hotels only allow 20 years old, or even 21.
Joiners must report to the hotel front desk: Most hotels in Pattaya will insist that your joiner/guest report to the front desk with their ID card or passport. Some of you might find this a little embarrassing, it’s been dubbed “the walk of shame”, don’t worry, they’ve seen it all before.
Other conditions: It’s rare, most hotels in Pattaya have very relaxed joiner policies, but some may request that your guest leave at a specified time, and not enter or use public areas and facilities.
Booking Guest-Friendly Hotels in Pattaya
Once you have chosen a hotel, and confirmed it is guest-friendly, there is just one simple thing you must do. That is, book the room for you and your guest/s, if, for example, you are booking a double room, book it for 2 occupants. Room prices at hotels in Pattaya are the same for single or double occupancy, so don’t worry about paying extra for double occupancy.
Where are the guest-friendly hotels in Pattaya?
The most popular guest-friendly hotels in Pattaya are close to Pattaya’s main nightlife zones between North Pattaya Road and South Pattaya and on Walking Street.
Which hotels in Pattaya are guest-friendly?
Most hotels in Pattaya are guest-friendly, but some are more likely to be guest-friendly than others. For example, if you were to randomly book a 1 to 3-star hotel or other low to mid-price range accommodation in Pattaya, you would be extremely unlucky if that hotel was not guest-friendly.
By comparison, if you chose a 4 or 5-star hotel there is a reasonable chance it may NOT be guest-friendly.
Some hotels are more guest-friendly than others
There’s nothing different about the vast majority of guest-friendly hotels in Pattaya, they are just like any other hotel, in any other place. They just happen to be extremely popular with single men because of their location near nightlife zones in Pattaya.
How to be sure your hotel is guest-friendly?
The only way you can be sure the hotel you choose for YOUR stay, on YOUR dates is guest-friendly, and that is to contact the hotel yourself, preferably by email so that you have it in writing.
Find a guest friendly hotel in Pattaya
There’s lots of websites, including this blog, with handy lists of popular guest-friendly hotels in Pattaya. And they are a great place to start your search for guest friendly hotels in Pattaya.
Thanks for reading, enjoy your stay in Pattaya. While you’re here, why not take a little time to browse the blog and learn more about Pattaya.