Location

A two and a half hour drive from Bangkok located in Hua Hin. This traditional fishing village has long been a preferred recreation location for Bangkok residents, who have built holiday homes in the area. Most notably the Royal Family retain many palaces and homes in the nearby area.

Over the last 20 years along with much of Thailand’s coastal areas, tourism development has been extensive and Hua Hin now boasts nearly all major 5-star hotel chains as well many retail, entertainment, fine and ethnic dining facilities to meet the desires and budgets of all types of travelers. At the same time the town has remained fundamentally the sleepy coastal fishing village it always was, with traditional teak houses, tree lined thoroughfares, Chinese family trading shop houses, wooden fishing boats, busy temples, crowded markets, all side by side with the new found trappings of the tourism industry. It is not hard at all to scratch the surface and pierce the screen to find the ‘real’ Hua Hin that seems not to have changed at all.

As a major domestic tourism center, Hua Hin retains a lot more authentic Thai food than some other tourist locations. Spicy dishes and fresh seafood abound, especially squid, as squid fishing has long been and continues to be a core local industry. In addition, there are many good quality western style restaurants for all budgets from fast food to haute cuisine. Pricing generally is substantially lower than Bangkok.