Advantages: Lovely rooms, nice touches like petals on your bed
Disadvantages: Some may find the location too far from Hua Hin centre

...We stayed at Kaban Tamor in December 2002. It's a lovely small resort in Khao Takiab on the outskirts of Hua Hin. The rooms are cute little round bungalows and were spotlessly clean and very romantic - they sprinkled petals on your bed every morning which we thought was lovely. The restaurant was good - we had lunch there several times but only ate there a couple of times at night as we preferred to go into Hua Hin centre. It was quite romantic at night, as you can sit at candlelit tables very close to the sea. The food was authentic and spicy, and the staff were friendly. Breakfast was fine, perfectly adequate but nothing special, as is the norm in most Thai hotels. The pool is quite small but very refreshing to swim in and was rarely too busy when we were there - it could be hard to get a sun lounger round the pool though... Read review

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Advantages: 5 Star luxury at affordable prices.
Disadvantages: A little off the beaten track.

...From the moment you arrive at the impressive front entrance with its long sweeping driveway you can tell that this hotel has 'class'. Situated on the edge of Hua hin (yet easily reached by foot in 15/20 minutes) the complex has low rise beautiful accomodation set around stunning gardens and pools and across from the enormous free form swimming pool (which has a wicked steep slide..not for the faint hearted!) lies a gorgeous stretch of white powdery sand.Turn right on the beach and your'e headed for the gigantic golden statue of Buddha which towers over the rocky headland.The local monks will be glad to see you and you can have them pray with you and give you a twisted coloured rope bracelet which is supposed to keep you from harm and bring you peace. Turn left and you can walk into town,this will take you close to the King of Thailands... Read review

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Advantages: relatively undiscovered when compared to Phuket & Koh Samui
Disadvantages: long journey from Bangkok

...a page that was advertising Hui Hin, Thailand. Booking This company was called Travelmood and it saved me!! (www.travelmood.com). I have used them before to arrange a trip to Australia and they are very helpful, friendly staff and excellent value for money and go out of their way to assist (I should do a review on them!). They will also tailor bespoke holidays. One very quick phone call later and we were booked on a ten night holiday to Hua Hin, staying at the Anantara Resort & Spa (http://huahin.anantara.com/default.aspx). Flights were via Emirates from Manchester to Dubai then on to Bangkok. We were then picked up in Bangkok via mini bus for the journey down to Hua Hin. Cost was £795 each for flight, ten nights accomodation and airport transfers. I must confess that I had never heard of Hua Hin at the time but the brochure... Read review

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Advantages: Great rooms,spa,squash courts,pool area,beach
Disadvantages: A very hard bed

...We stayed at The Hilton Hua Hin Resort & Spa for 3 nights in the end of September 2002. We came to Hua Hin on a bus from Bangkok and just as we got of the bus it started to rain. And if you have been to Thailand you know that when it rains it pours. So we grabbed the first transportation that we could find and that was a pickup where we could sit in the back. So that is how we arrived at the Hilton in Hua Hin…in an old pickup more or less soaking wet. Once we got into the reception we saw that this was a nice hotel. A girl was playing on a string instrument and behind her was a big glass façade, which gave us our first view of the pool area and the beach. The lobby itself is huge and there are lots of places to sit down. A friend of ours had already made the hotel reservation for us and I have to say that the welcome at the hotel... Read review

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Advantages: Quite, pleasant and relaxing.
Disadvantages: Limited activity outside the hotel.

...The royal resort of Hua Hin is a delightful sleepy little town in SE Thailand. There are no famous tourist attractions, not too many girlie bars and a lovely long sandy beach. The first week of our visit coincided with a travelling market and a funfair, so there was extra activity there. This was around the time of the queen's birthday (9th August if I recall) so there may have been a connection. There are a few shops and a small night market, a golf course and a pretty little railway station. The royal palace is not open to the public and there's little to see from the road, the bars and restaurants are mainly centred close to the Sofitel Central, so it makes that a very convenient hotel to stay at. Formerly the Railway Hotel, the Sofitel has been renovated and the original colonial style retained. It is a lovely hotel... Read review

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Advantages: Beach nearby
Disadvantages: Too relaxing

...When my boyfriend and I were looking at going away on holidays, one of our main preoccupations was our budget. We wanted to spend a few days in Bangkok and 10 days in a nice resort where we could chill out without breaking the bank. The travel agent recommended the Regent Cha-Am as it was a very cheap option and the setting seems to be fantastic. - The hotel – The hotel is a 4 star hotel and is located about 2.5 – 3 hours drive from Bangkok a bit in the middle of nowhere. Cha-Am in itself is a very very little village and the nearest town is Hua-Hin which is about 15- 20 minutes away. The hotel is in fact three hotels in one. You have the Regent Cha-Am, The Regency Wing (a bit better accommodation than the Cha-Am and obviously a bit more expensive) and the Regent Chalet (those are little chalet around the resort, really pretty... Read review

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Advantages: Good courses,Cheap, Friendly people,Great food
Disadvantages: Traffic problems,

...business men who say golfing facilities are improving all the time and are probably now among the very best in South East Asia. What is more golf is much cheaper, on the average, than in other emerging golfing destinations such as Portugal, Malaysia, Hawaii and such like. There are now around 70 courses in Thailand and a large number are being planned. Of existing courses, golfing buffs say that at least ten of them are international standard and could stand comparison with some of the best in the US and Great Britain. Hua Hin, on the Gulf of Thailand's west coast, an easy 220 km drive on Highway 4 from Bangkok, is blessed with miles of beckoning blue water and white... Read review

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Advantages: Shopping, great food, cheap, friendly people