Hostel&Cafe Friends Station

Pros1. The staff is super friendly and will always try to help you.2. The beds are comfortable and the AC is strong.3. It is in a quieter part of the city which makes for a good night's sleep.4. The TV area is great and you can watch anything you want.5. The internet is strong.6. There is storage for your food (a fridge).7. There are lockers downstairs for your shoes / helmets.Cons1. The toilets are barely cleaned and I found myself quite often using toilet paper to unclog the drains.2. The rooms are not cleaned often resulting in dirt on the floor which then results in the dirt being carried all around the upstairs area.3. Dorm lockers have become a safety issue as one key can sometimes open another locker. I experienced this myself by opening the wrong locker.These things are minor when compared to the biggest issue, which comes in the form of:Guests: This hostel is attracting more and more low quality customers. I'm talking about alcoholics who party all night long outside and want to fight anyone who looks at them funny. I had to deal with 3 people while I was there and the only reason they probably backed down is due to my size. Other people talked about having the same issues.Additionally, multiple people also smoke weed outside regardless of the signs placed saying not to. This results in a strong smell of cannabis everywhere including in the dorms. It also results in dealing with people talking absolute bullshit when you're just trying to enjoy a morning coffee.Moreover, you also have old drunken men trying to abuse young girls traveling solo. I personally saw this and invited the girl to sit with me who was very thankful for intervening as the old man wouldn't stop sexually harassing her with rude comments. He did stop once I called him out on it.Finally, the level of entitlement in these types of customers is unreal. They come here with little money and talk like they are royalty. They will then follow up by belittling Thai people and insulting their lifestyle. As someone who lives in another country (not my home country) , I cannot understand how you visit a country only to disrespect its people and culture.Staying here has become a toxic experience and it is mostly due to the staff not enforcing rules. Someone was even smoking upstairs and nothing was done about it. Meanwhile, regardless of what rules are broken, nobody is kicked out , enabling such toxic behaviour.This was once a nice place to come to and relax but as mentioned before, all you get now is a bunch of druggies, alcoholics or entitled old men who spend their mornings and afternoons loitering around the hostel followed by becoming a nuisance at night.Management knows what needs to be done, time to put some money to the side so you can take a loss for a couple of months while you filter out these trashy tourists.I will say one more time how nice and friendly all of the staff is because I want to emphasize on the issue being the customers this place is attracting. Do the right thing and move upwards with your business.

I don’t know how they feed here, I haven’t eaten, the menu is modest, the interior is simple, but the flat white is just awesome 👍 I think coffee lovers will check it out. Moreover, in Pattaya they rarely make flat whites.

Delicious Salmon toast.

Great hostel, friendly staff. Cafe on the ground floor, 3 minutes walk to the beach, air conditioning working, drawers with locks. Have PS5

Awesome place to stay and great cafe! I highly recommend!

Thank you for the warm welcome and hospitality ❤️ Just a perfect place. Definitely the best Hostel in Pattaya 👏🏽

This is the best hostel I’ve ever stayed… great atmosphere and great staff must stay if you’re planning to Pattaya :)

best coffee in the area

I got food poisoning with my wife in a cafe. We took avocado toast with fish and eggs Benedict and after a couple of hours I became terribly ill, sweating and vomiting. I'm 100% sure that it's the fish. I do not recommend this establishment.