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 Traveller's Tales: Shopping suggestions in Hua Hin, Thailand
Get the best advice on shopping in Hua Hin, Thailand. You may read about shopping malls, souvenir items and best buys in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Bangkok city guide,
Chiang Mai city guide,
Hua Hin city guide,
Koh Samet city guide,
Koh Samui city guide,
Krabi city guide,
Pattaya city guide,
and Phuket city guide.
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| L Thue jensen |
24 March 2004 |
Stayed at Hilton Hua Hin Resort And Spa - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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We played golf at Lake View, Majestic Creek and Springfield. All three courses is very nice and professional. There is a little to save if booking Springfield by a golf shop 200 meters left from the hotel, about 500 THB per person. Remember to tip the caddie, normally doubble the caddie fee (200 THB). The caddies are normally young people living only from the tip. We were transported round in Hua Hin first by bicycle, 2 hours 200 THB, later in car for 4 hours 500 THB.
Elephant riding was not that good, ½ hour 1000THB for both of us.
Interesting to go to the monkey mountain, and feeding the monkeys. It is cheap to buy suits, and a lot of other things. When having a suit, go for the best quality - Kashmir wool with Thai silk. I got 2 suits for 10000 THB.
Don`t forget to get massage - Thai massage for one hour 300 - 400 THB.
My wife and I can highly recommend to go to Hua Hin. We have only tried Bangkok and Pattaya earlier, and Hua Hin is a lot better - we think. The people in Hua Hin are very nice and always smiling. If you say no, not interesting to buy, they always accepted a no. You can exchange money a lot of places on the streets, and withdraw from a lot of ATMs. But the max level for withdrawing per card/day is about 10000 THB. Weather in march is OK, 2 days cloudy for a week.
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| O Lim |
06 August 2003 |
Stayed at Hilton Hua Hin Resort And Spa - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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Hua Hin's a nice, small resort town. Not much shopping, but a great place to just hang out and relax. We think it's nicer than Phuket and Koh Samui at any rate (Samui's beach is better though).
Everything is within walking distance if you're staying at the Hilton resort. If you're tired, ask the concierge to arrange for a tuk-tuk (they'll tell you the average price so you don't get fleeced).
Avoid the restaurant Itsara - it's grossly over-rated. It's popular with Thais and Thai VIPs (and recommended by our hotel) but we found the food rather bland. The Sinatra music and beachfront location is nice, but the mosquitoes and blah food is not worth the 10 minute drive out of town.
Here's what we discovered in Hua Hin..Best Chinese restaurant: Hilton's White Lotus. Best Indian restaurant: Maharajarah's. Best cakes for tea/coffee: World News Cafe, part of the Hilton complex. Best foot massage: Royal Thai Massage opposite the hotel complex - foot, hand, back and head massage, all for 300baht! Best buy at the night market: brightly coloured rubber slippers (40 baht) and little cloth animals stuffed with sand (10 for 300 baht) for the kids.
For those of you who love to bargain, you'll find that the vendors here don't like to bargain much, unless you're buying in bulk.
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| P Kende |
31 December 2002 |
Stayed at Central Village Hua Hin - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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The hotel is right in the centre of a very managable town with a great choice of restaurants from the always reliable Thai food,through to other Asian, Middle Eastern and European food. Try the many seafood restaurants perched over the water or enjoy the local upmarket fare at the micro Brewery. There is even a Gelato shop within 2mins. from the hotel.
The town is good for world class jewelry, and has the usual vast array of clothes from either steet stalls or boutiques. There are several day trips available and connections to many of the islands in the region that Thailand is famous for.
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| Z Desai |
12 August 2002 |
Stayed at Anantara Resort and Spa, Hua Hin - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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Elephant trekking is an experience worth having. Its easy enough so even kids can enjoy it. The hotel can arrange it for you.
I understand a visit to Petchaburi is also worthwhile, though our hotel couldn't arrange it for us.
I was also told by someone who'd been to Hua Hin that the night market is great & that there are some great eating shacks along the beach outside some of the other hotels.(This person had stayed at the Hyatt & swore by it.)
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| B Strijdhorst |
19 May 2002 |
Stayed at Central Village Hua Hin - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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I was just for a short time in hua hin, but i will recommend to make a tour to the national park. If clients have enough time they can make a very nice dress or suit for less.
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| P Bucher |
12 January 2002 |
Stayed at Anantara Resort and Spa, Hua Hin - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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Hua Hin City is not a very interesting place. It's mainly adressing low cost tourism.
I couldn't find a decent restaurant. The main attraction seems to be the small nightmarket.
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| J Yew |
11 January 2002 |
Stayed at Central Village Hua Hin - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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Hua Hin has limited appeal culturally but is a good short break from Bangkok. It has everything else you might need like restaurants and shops which sell handicrafts. Everything is within walking distance.
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| L Weitzel |
22 October 2001 |
Stayed at Sofitel Central Hua Hin Resort - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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Definitely worth the trip. Beach was quite nice and good for walking. Shops were fun. Very relaxing trip.
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| S Bell |
28 February 2001 |
Stayed at Central Village Hua Hin - Hua Hin, Thailand.
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We enjoyed Hua Hin, as it is still relatively under-commercialised. The beach is very clean and the people trying to sell things on the beach are not too pushy and take no for an answer straight away.
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