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Hua Hin - The Royal Seaside Resort/Coastal Resort
 For many people Hua Hin is the most beautiful holiday destination in Thailand. Thailand’s royal family is one of the most famous guests of Hua Hin.
Already in the 1920’s King Rama VII had realized that Hua Hin is the perfect place to get away from Bangkok’s hectic goings.
Since then the former even-tempered fishing village is a favourite place to go for Thailand’s nobleness and upper class.
Hua Hin is located southeast of Bangkok. By car Bangkok can be reached in about 2,5 hours.
Today Hua Hin is a felicitous combination of a modern vacation spot and the fascination of a calm and graceful picturesque fishing village.
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Hua Hin coast
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Some international hotels and luxury condominium resorts are situated along the coastline (5,5 kilometres) with its long and sandy beach, which is said to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Thailand. At the city you can visit the historic rail station (which was built in 1920) as well as the old royal palace.
The alleys around the harbour lure with their great variety of great seafood restaurants and restaurants with Thai delicacies as well as international cuisine.
Take a walk around the quaint night market and grab the chance to purchase some handcraft souvenirs, T-Shirts, CD’s, DVD’s and so on.
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Kao Takiap temple (top),
Kao Wang in petchburi (bottom)
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Taste the delicious Thai food-specialties at one of the numerous cookshops or try the tasty local fruits at one of the food stands.
In summer 2006 a new large shopping mall opened in Hua Hin. The new Hua Hin Market Village has just about everything you would expect from a large mall and includes various restaurants, cafes, supermarkets, fashion boutiques offering many international brands, banks, market stands, bowling alleys, movie theatres, and a lot of other things.
Throughout the year events and festivities take place, e.g. the Chinese New Year’s Festival “Songkhran”, the Thai Festival of Lights “Loy Krathong”, the Hua Hin Jazz Festival, a variety of golf festival and events, and the world-famous “Kings Cup Elephant Polo Tournament”.
Whoever is looking for non-stop entertainment and a excessive nightlife, is certainly wrong at this place.
Hua Hin is surrounded by six golf courses of international top-class, among them the oldest golf course in Thailand and the Royal Hua Hin Golf Club, which was opened in 1924 and due to the club’s central position, the city centre is just within walking distance.
Information regarding reservations of all golf-packages, transfers to the golf courses and further details about all courses can be found under the rubric “Golf”.
Getting there
By Car/By Bus
From Bangkok it takes about 2,5 hours to get to Hua Hin. We are happy to take your reservation for a transfer with an air-conditioned vehicle and a German-speaking attendant. Per passage costs for the transfer are approximately 80,- Euro (6 persons maximum).
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Hua Hin historical railway station
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By Train
From Bangkok trains depart regularly for Hua Hin. Most trains leave Bangkok in the afternoon. An economy-class-ticket for an air-conditioned train costs approximately 6 Euro and can be purchased in advance.
Hua Hin Ticket Office: Damnoenksem Road, Tel: 032 511073
By Bus
Air-conditioned busses leave Bangkok’s Southern Bus Terminal for Hua Hin on a regular basis between 05.00 AM and 10 PM. The journey time is about 3 hours at a price of 5,- Euro per ticket. Hua Hin’s air-conditioned bus station is located at the Siripetchkasem Hotel on Srasong Road. From there busses for Bangkok depart at least every hour between 03.00 AM and 09.00 PM. Tel: 032 511654
By Plane
Four times a day a Cessna prop airliner with eleven seats connects Hua Hin and Bangkok. The journey takes about 40 minutes and the price is 3.300 Baht per passage, which is about 69 Euro (as at September 2006).
Contact details: www.sga.aero/en/huahin.html, Tel: 032 522 3002
By Taxi
A one-way-trip from Bangkok to Hua Hin costs approximately 40 to 60 Euro. The journey lasts about 2,5 hours.
Within Hua Hin you can go by (shared) taxi (10 Baht = 0,20€), by Tuk Tuk (50 to 100 Baht within Hua Hin), or simply catch one of the numerous rickshaws.
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Restaurant on the beach
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Restaurants
You can hold veritable feasts in Hua Hin. Within the city you will find various great restaurants with Thai or International Cuisine and also lots of excellent Seafood Restaurants with quite convenient prices. But also aficionados of the German and Swiss Cuisine will get their money’s worth.
Please find some restaurant recommendations in the following:
Thai Cuisine & Seafood
Ketsarin Seafood & Restaurant
The restaurant is built on wooden piles right into the sea. It provides its customers with a great view and excellent seafood at reasonable prices. Located within the harbour area
Tel: 032 511 339
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Horse riding on Hua Hin sandy beach
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Chao Lay
Famous seafood specialty restaurant. Great view above the harbour
This restaurant is also built on wooden piles right into the sea
Tel. 032 513 436
Let’s Sea
Delicious seafood! Located directly at the sea and about 3 kilometres away from the city centre
Tel: 032 536 022
Hua Hin Balcony
The restaurant is located directly at the sea, but a bit outside of the city centre. Thai delicacies in a nice restaurant full of atmosphere.
Tel: 032 531 191
Chinese
White Lotus
Directly at the city centre right in the 17th floor of the Hilton Hotel, this restaurant provides its guests with a great view and exquisite Chinese delicacies.
Japanese
HAGI
Downtown, directly at the Sofitel Hotel
The HAGI offers traditional and modern Japanese Cuisine; a sushi-bar in the interior of the restaurant, Sashimi and Tepanyaki specialties as well as the best Sukiyaki Hot Pot all over the town.
Italian
Lo Stivale
Directly at the centre of the city vis-á-vis to the Hilton Hotel
Carlo, the owner speaks German fluently and provides his guest with a great variety of delicacies of the original Italian Cuisine.
Tel. 032 513 800
Mamma Mia
Across from the City Beach Hotel
Enjoy fine, traditional Italian dishes in a comfortable atmosphere
Tel: 032 512 250
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