FIVITEL King Hotel

Omg.. where do I start.. location is not bad.. 10 minutes from beach. Don't come here if you have mobility issues. You need to access steps before you find the lift. The lift always fills up, so the alarm starts sounding and no one wants to get off to stop the noise. Breakfast yuck! Tried 1 day.. bypassed the rest. Its like two hotels combined.. 2 lifts for the front and 1 for the back. Shared pool on roof, which is small but ok.. room... smells like wee from the bathroom. Tv does not work. They give you one key card so you can't keep the electric going in day time to keep the room cold.

I'll try to be as objective as possible after several negative experiences. First, the positives. The receptionists and cleaning staff are extremely helpful and polite. The hotel's location couldn't be better because you're literally about a 10-minute walk to the beach and surrounded by local restaurants and big-name franchises like KFC and Pizza Hut. The wifi was relatively fast and stable. The ac was quite cold, so I had to set it to 25C instead of the usual 19 or 20C in other hotels. The room and bathroom were clean. Excellent price. Now, the negatives. The moment I stepped out of the elevator, I was hit with a strong cigarette stench, and the cleaning crew tried to mask it with a heavy chemical spray. The next morning, I could smell cigarette stench again in my room and the elevator area. Breakfast was ok, with very, very limited options for vegetarians (unless you're ok with rice, the occasional pasta, and salad). You can get fresh pho but it's sad-looking. I asked for a vegetarian pho and the server took the ladle from the beef broth to scoop out the vege broth! At around 6 to 7 am, there were screaming kids and adults talking really loudly outside their rooms. Some would even leave their doors ajar. Sound insulation is really terrible. Sometimes they would talk loudly outside the rooms at around midnight. The doors slammed and the noise traveled into all the rooms on the floor. One afternoon, one guy knocked on my door and tried to open it. I went out to check and he apologized. The next evening, I heard someone outside my window. I had a room with an outside hallway. I dragged the curtain to see who it was and it was the same guy who tried to enter my room. He quickly ran away. Then there was a woman who yelled at the kids in the exterior hallway at around midnight. The hotel staff needs to remind people about the silent hours outside the rooms. It got so annoying that my neighbor and I shooed her. Staff loved to keep their main door open, so sometimes there's a lingering cigarette stench in the lobby.

There are things that the hotel staff could do better. However, this hotel seems to attract loud, inconsiderate, and maybe creepy customers.

Location location location - perfect!!!

600m walk to MyKhe beach - be sure to catch the sunrise.

Check in was effortless, room was spacious, staff was friendly, amenities was amazing, close to transport and walking distance to shops, beach, restaurant.

Highly recommend