Road/Ride: From Cha-Am highway 4 splits in two and
we took the coastal road south. The road is sealed
and flat with a wide shoulder all the way. Traffic
moderate.
Hau Hin is a tourist beach town. The city has
everything a traveler can desire. The beach is not very
nice, but there are plenty of trendy eating options
including seafood restaurants on the water front with
fresh seafood. Fishing boats are docked along side
the restaurants unloading the catch of the day. There is
a large indoor shopping mall, Market Village, about 3
kilometers from the tourist center on Phetkasem Rd
(hwy 4). Very upscale with excellent food court and
supermarket. The lively and crowded night market is
also on Phetkasem Rd.
The touristy area of town is all within walking distance
and concentrated between a few blocks.
Accommodations in town - Lots of sleeping options in
this very touristy town with both Thai and foreign
tourists. Some of the best accommodations can be
very pricey, but worth the extra baht is the Railroad
Hotel built in 1923 by a Thai Prince. It claims to be the
hotel used in the film, The Killing Fields. The name is
now the Sofitel Central. Accommodations in Hau Hin
are plentiful and the quality varies substantially, make
sure you look at the room before agreeing to a price.
Slept - Banpak Hua Hin Hotel
Cost - 600 B ($16.21) Cheaper with no television.
Located - Poolsook Road. In the heart of Hua Hin in a
maze of little streets, not on the street that parallels the
water.
Amenities - Older hotel, but very well maintained.
Family run, very safe. Adequate sized room, a/c, en
suite bath. Cheaper without TV. Room on 2nd floor
with nice big window. Included breakfast but we left
too early to see it.
Locked our bikes below the stairwell in the lobby.
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