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Mr R Sole · 06-04-2009, 04:29 PM

Have you considered Trang or Satun??? very very nice indeed.

Going anywhere with the in laws...has got to be a bad idea in the first place

Mr R Sole · 06-04-2009, 04:31 PM

gotta beat hurricanes in Florida one would think?

peterpan · 06-04-2009, 04:37 PM

Far nicer places south of Hua Hin, its always had a crap beach, its over priced
Can't see why people bother, particularly now its that over crowded.
Much rather stay at Prachip Kiri khan as our esteemed member Terry has suggested, beach is a bit crap when the tides out but its nice and relaxing, good value and not over run with tourists. bit it seems the further south you go the better beaches can be found.

Rural Surin · 06-04-2009, 07:05 PM

Agreeing with most here, one needs to explore the many regions and open your opyions. The secret is to discover where 'they' ain't.

good2bhappy · 06-04-2009, 04:43 PM

Nakon Srithamarat

chassamui · 06-04-2009, 05:01 PM

Doesn't NR hail from Hua Hin? Can't be all bad then.

November Rain · 06-04-2009, 06:52 PM

^ Aaaw, thanks, luv.

Actually, I'd agree Hua Hin is overrated, in the way most Thai tourist towns are overrated. If you were discontented, did you make the effort to visit other places, nearby, OP? Kao Tao? Pranburi? Cha-am? Prachuab? Kao Kalok/Pak Nam Pran? All nice beach areas. For other types of view, Sam Roi Yod and Pala U are near, as is Petchburi. Did you visit any of those? If you only stayed in Hua Hin town centre, then I can see that it might not have lived up to your expectations. It's just another tourist town, after all. But, if you didn't make the effort to see anything else, when there are so many places a maximum of an hour and a half away, then, you really only have yourself to blame.

November Rain · 06-04-2009, 06:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jesus Jones

I did stay at a military hotel which was very pleasant though.

Suan son. Not bad little beach area either, between Khao Takiab (round the rock) and Khao Tao.

EmperorTud · 06-04-2009, 07:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

and very soon Thailand will only be popular to those after a cheap and easy shag!

Soon?

They have managed to alienate the budget tourists quite effectively.

No mean feat for a country that at one time was almost completely reliant on this sector for tourism income.

Bexar County Stud · 06-04-2009, 07:12 PM

Hua Hin impressed me as the kind of place suited for folks who like to spend their holidays hunting down fish & chips shops and watching football with their matey-mates.

cimboc · 06-04-2009, 07:40 PM

Every time we've visited Thailand we've alway had a stop off at HH - Love the place!

As mentioned by others getting out and about is the key, if I wanted white isolated sandy beaches I would just drive the 4hrs south from my house to the whitest beaches in OZ (Esperance).

I admit each time we have gone the place has become a little more populated with us farangs but still a nice mix I think. The flash new shopping centre was full of locals although still easy for us to enjoy a night of bowling and beer for example.

Looking forward to again exploring more in the region later this year when we come over again.

nedwalk · 07-04-2009, 10:45 AM

i had a good time in HH, mind you i reckon the company had a bit to do with it

HAMILTON · 12-04-2009, 04:50 PM

I was in HH about 9 years ago. The main thing I remember was the horse shit on the beach. There were always about 10 thais hiring out their horses on the beach. The horse shit was all over the place and it made a strange mix wuth the sand, especially when the sea water came in over it. Strange but I can still smell that shitty mixture...............and i will never go back.

Ukan Kizmiaz · 12-04-2009, 06:59 PM

I returned to Hua Hin for a visit in Aug last year, and I thought it was pretty horrible. Overpriced, too many tourist lurks, too many jaded farangs. But I was surprised how many nice places are within an hour or two's drive.

November Rain · 12-04-2009, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HAMILTON

The main thing I remember was the horse shit on the beach. There were always about 10 thais hiring out their horses on the beach. The horse shit was all over the place and it made a strange mix wuth the sand, especially when the sea water came in over it.

They pretty much clean it up, now. Though you do occasionally come across discarded plastic bags filled with horseshit, rather than just the biodegradable stuff, itself.

Jet Gorgon · 13-04-2009, 02:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by good2bhappy

Nakon Srithamarat

^ What? Nothing there. Beach further north is good.

I'd go to HH to see NR, her son, the dogs and the new kitties.

jarne · 13-04-2009, 07:44 PM

I stayed a month+ a coulpe of years back.
I enjoyed the night bazar/night market offering good food.
One off the girls took mr to her favourite place been one off the last food stands on the top off the road. Japaneese food .
There was a article hanging there from a aussie food critic and the food vendor
was one of the chefs behind the japaneese restaurant in one off the Sheratons in Bangkok. He had also been working in famous restaurants in japan with a good rep.
Anyway this was his path in life now and he had been recognized by this food critic s.f.
He did his coocking and food prepering with such a finess that there was always a small group of people watching.
He spoke good english and the food was really good. We ate there alot.

otherwise you have a couple of muay thai gyms, one very basic one swede/thai owner ship. The thai man is quite famous being a three times bangkok champ in his younger days. So they said. Fight nights 300 bath a ticket and not the 1000 bath rip of like other places.
They have a nice quiet bar scene, the girls were friendly enough.
And the locals were nice
The beach is so so, the older part of town is quite nice for a walk.
Cha am i didnt care for. The funni part is I went ther for aday with the gf and the atmosphere was unplesant and she returned to hua hin. I stayed afew more hours untill evening. Then i took a private car back driven by a thai girl and she had very few good things to say about cha am. To much violenc, to much thai mafia,
so on so on. Later in the evenig I was chatting with the inn keepers (dutch man and upper class thai lady) and they said the same. The guys at the gym said the same. I really didn like cha am .
My friends went to Hua Hin to have a look and returned to Pattaya after two days, they were bored.
I have never been back but is ok, though for me a bit to boring in the long run.
I stayed at first at a small hotel paying 1100 bath but later i moved in to the older parts of the city in a farang/thai guest house paing 600 bth.

November Rain · 13-04-2009, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet Gorgon

I'd go to HH to see NR, her son, the dogs and the new kitties.

And we'd love to see you. Anytime, Jettie.

kingwilly · 13-04-2009, 10:04 PM

the hua hin cricket 6's tournament at Dusit Thani is starting soon, damn good fun. wish I could be there this year, but cannot.

DaffyDuck · 13-04-2009, 11:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Floridathunderstorm

It seems that every place you go, in the Land of Smiles these days, is a tourist trap.

No, not really...

Just gotta know WHERE to go - not going where the wife's family wants you to go is the first step.

06-04-2009, 06:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
November Rain Up the junction Last Online: 13-11-2009 05:14 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Blighty Posts: 8,580	^ Aaaw, thanks, luv. Actually, I'd agree Hua Hin is overrated, in the way most Thai tourist towns are overrated. If you were discontented, did you make the effort to visit other places, nearby, OP? Kao Tao? Pranburi? Cha-am? Prachuab? Kao Kalok/Pak Nam Pran? All nice beach areas. For other types of view, Sam Roi Yod and Pala U are near, as is Petchburi. Did you visit any of those? If you only stayed in Hua Hin town centre, then I can see that it might not have lived up to your expectations. It's just another tourist town, after all. But, if you didn't make the effort to see anything else, when there are so many places a maximum of an hour and a half away, then, you really only have yourself to blame. __________________ Quot homines, tot sententiae

06-04-2009, 07:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
cimboc Phatthalung Last Online: 21-11-2009 09:54 PM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Khlongsan Posts: 661	Every time we've visited Thailand we've alway had a stop off at HH - Love the place! As mentioned by others getting out and about is the key, if I wanted white isolated sandy beaches I would just drive the 4hrs south from my house to the whitest beaches in OZ (Esperance). I admit each time we have gone the place has become a little more populated with us farangs but still a nice mix I think. The flash new shopping centre was full of locals although still easy for us to enjoy a night of bowling and beer for example. Looking forward to again exploring more in the region later this year when we come over again. __________________ Once you have a Mac you never go back! ************************ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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06-04-2009, 04:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
Mr R Sole Erawan Shrine Last Online: 20-11-2009 03:49 PM Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: desperately needing a piss Posts: 993	Have you considered Trang or Satun??? very very nice indeed. Going anywhere with the in laws...has got to be a bad idea in the first place

06-04-2009, 04:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mr R Sole Erawan Shrine Last Online: 20-11-2009 03:49 PM Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: desperately needing a piss Posts: 993	gotta beat hurricanes in Florida one would think?

06-04-2009, 04:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
peterpan Limp member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pleasantville Posts: 6,052	Far nicer places south of Hua Hin, its always had a crap beach, its over priced Can't see why people bother, particularly now its that over crowded. Much rather stay at Prachip Kiri khan as our esteemed member Terry has suggested, beach is a bit crap when the tides out but its nice and relaxing, good value and not over run with tourists. bit it seems the further south you go the better beaches can be found.

06-04-2009, 07:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
Rural Surin rough around the edges Last Online: Yesterday 09:22 PM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Portland, OR & Kwao Noi, Surin Posts: 12,843	Agreeing with most here, one needs to explore the many regions and open your opyions. The secret is to discover where 'they' ain't.

06-04-2009, 04:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
good2bhappy Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Yesterday 03:55 PM Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Klong Samwa Posts: 11,058	Nakon Srithamarat

06-04-2009, 05:01 PM	#6 (permalink)
chassamui Thailand Expat Last Online: Yesterday 10:31 PM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In a dreamworld Posts: 1,532	Doesn't NR hail from Hua Hin? Can't be all bad then.

06-04-2009, 07:12 PM	#10 (permalink)
Bexar County Stud Cha Am Last Online: Yesterday 08:54 AM Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 732	Hua Hin impressed me as the kind of place suited for folks who like to spend their holidays hunting down fish & chips shops and watching football with their matey-mates.

07-04-2009, 10:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
nedwalk Thailand Forum Last Online: Today 04:31 AM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: sunshine coast Posts: 3,892	i had a good time in HH, mind you i reckon the company had a bit to do with it

12-04-2009, 04:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
HAMILTON Tak Last Online: 12-07-2009 06:17 PM Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 351	I was in HH about 9 years ago. The main thing I remember was the horse shit on the beach. There were always about 10 thais hiring out their horses on the beach. The horse shit was all over the place and it made a strange mix wuth the sand, especially when the sea water came in over it. Strange but I can still smell that shitty mixture...............and i will never go back.

12-04-2009, 06:59 PM	#14 (permalink)
Ukan Kizmiaz Nan Last Online: 02-11-2009 11:55 AM Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 169	I returned to Hua Hin for a visit in Aug last year, and I thought it was pretty horrible. Overpriced, too many tourist lurks, too many jaded farangs. But I was surprised how many nice places are within an hour or two's drive.

13-04-2009, 07:44 PM	#17 (permalink)
jarne Petchabun Last Online: 08-11-2009 08:07 AM Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: norway thailand Posts: 174	I stayed a month+ a coulpe of years back. I enjoyed the night bazar/night market offering good food. One off the girls took mr to her favourite place been one off the last food stands on the top off the road. Japaneese food . There was a article hanging there from a aussie food critic and the food vendor was one of the chefs behind the japaneese restaurant in one off the Sheratons in Bangkok. He had also been working in famous restaurants in japan with a good rep. Anyway this was his path in life now and he had been recognized by this food critic s.f. He did his coocking and food prepering with such a finess that there was always a small group of people watching. He spoke good english and the food was really good. We ate there alot. otherwise you have a couple of muay thai gyms, one very basic one swede/thai owner ship. The thai man is quite famous being a three times bangkok champ in his younger days. So they said. Fight nights 300 bath a ticket and not the 1000 bath rip of like other places. They have a nice quiet bar scene, the girls were friendly enough. And the locals were nice The beach is so so, the older part of town is quite nice for a walk. Cha am i didnt care for. The funni part is I went ther for aday with the gf and the atmosphere was unplesant and she returned to hua hin. I stayed afew more hours untill evening. Then i took a private car back driven by a thai girl and she had very few good things to say about cha am. To much violenc, to much thai mafia, so on so on. Later in the evenig I was chatting with the inn keepers (dutch man and upper class thai lady) and they said the same. The guys at the gym said the same. I really didn like cha am . My friends went to Hua Hin to have a look and returned to Pattaya after two days, they were bored. I have never been back but is ok, though for me a bit to boring in the long run. I stayed at first at a small hotel paying 1100 bath but later i moved in to the older parts of the city in a farang/thai guest house paing 600 bth.

13-04-2009, 10:04 PM	#19 (permalink)
kingwilly Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 33,744	the hua hin cricket 6's tournament at Dusit Thani is starting soon, damn good fun. wish I could be there this year, but cannot.

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