In fact in terms of the meaning and usage they are not much different, that is, they both refer to accommodation for tourists. However, a resort hotel may have additional features such as a beautiful garden or open-air spaces where guests can enjoy the natural environment.



The usual type of hotel accommodation tends to be a building in a city area where there is generally nothing other than a small garden or green space available for the guests to enjoy, if at all. A resort hotel is more likely to mean accommodation that is located in the mountains or woods where tourists or travelers can fully enjoy their environment. Because of this travelers tend to prefer to look for a resort hotel rather than an ordinary hotel which is simply a building and nothing else. Especially so if they are not on business trips which would most likely involve a stay in the city center.

Pattaya is a small and lovely city in the eastern region of Thailand. It is a small city that is popular with tourists because of its beautiful beaches and nightlife. There are also ordinary hotels and resort hotels available in this city. However, as most of the area of the city is urban area, it is quite rare to see large resort hotels in the city center. However, if you are planning to visit this city, there are some beautiful resort hotels that you could stay in, but you may have to hurry because they normally have full booking in the high season.

Even though it is quite hard for you to find large resort hotels in Pattaya, there are nevertheless some other hotels that have improved their surroundings and transformed their facilities into a resort. One of the good examples is the hotel called Cabbages and Condoms Resort which I visited last year. I booked this hotel through a hotel booking website for quite a reasonable price and the hotel's service is really impressive.

Booking a hotel in Pattaya is really very easy. It is quite surprising that I can see many of the travel agents in my country offering a hotel booking service for this city. Even though it is just a small city in a small country, the tourism market is very competitive. Therefore, many of the hotel booking website owners try to make a deal with local agents or directly with the hotels or resorts to offer competitive prices to the customers.

In summary, if you are planning to visit Thailand and Pattaya, it is very important to get the right information about hotel accommodation. If you are planning a business trip, it might not be so complicated because there are a lot of ordinary hotels in the city.