Hua Hin has already been the favorite Thai resort for over 70 years.
And welcomes you to an unforgettable holiday experience.
Located in Prachabkirikhan province about 281 kilometers south of Bangkok, Hua Hin, which
literally means stone head in Thai, is the oldest beach resort of the country and is still very popular and is a royal beach town
famed for chic boutique resorts and golfers’ paradise and a royal beach town. Clean white sand, crystal clear water and a
tranquil atmosphere has continued to attract tourists in search of peaceful and relaxing holidays.
The town was originally known as Ban Samoe Rieng, or Ban Laem Hin (Stony Point Village).
The construction of a railway station in the city as part of the Southern Railroad in the reign of King Rama VI resulted in making
Hua Hin stand out from many quite fishing villages. In addition, the construction of a Summer Palace of King Rama VII in the early
1920s totally transformed the village into a high-society resort town for royalty became popular among Siam’s nobility and
upper-class. Even today, the Royal Family continues to reside at the Palace for part of the year.
Hua Hin's consequence came with the opening of the Railway Hotel built in 1923 by the State
Railway Authority (known today as the Sofitel Central Hotel), an elegant Victorian-style resort hotel, and also the countrys first
standard golf course built in Hua Hin in 1924. A cluster of royal and high-society residences gradually became more visible resulting
in the transformation of the whole village into the first seaside resort of the country, where visitors could enjoy swimming, fishing,
and golfing in the country's first standard golf course.
Today, Hua Hin is a well-established beach destination with word-class facilities coupled with
a true sense of Thai hospitality. In spite of its unrestrained growth and development as a luxurious destination, the magnificence of
Hua Hin remains intact. Remaining content in itself, Thailand's oldest beach resort has never sought international recognition. It has
continued to provide a calm and peaceful haven in a charming environment that comes with a true sense of historical uniqueness.
This big small town offers a variety of hotels and guesthouses ranging from small cozy rooms
for 300-500 baht to international 5-star luxury hotels and stylish boutique resorts, with over 3,000 rooms. Hua Hin also offers modern
pharmacies, clinics, hospitals and international schools.
Hua Hin provides the highest density of world class golf courses anywhere in Thailand while it’s
yet virtually undiscovered as an international Golf destination. Green-fees and other costs are currently among the lowest in the world
while course maintenance and services are superb. Besides sun-filled days on the mile-long beach there are leisure activities for the
whole family from water sports to golf. The area around the town let's you discover fabulous national parks and peaks, caves, elephant
rides and waterfalls.
In the evening the winding roads with a great variety of shops make a great stroll for shopping,
and sampling variety of local food and seasonal fruits at the local night markets. And the restaurants built on stilts into the sea offer
superb seafood in the legendary and unsurpassed preparation of the Thai cuisine.
Hua Hin has all the ingredients for a very special holiday experience.
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