Anantasila Beach Resort Hua Hin

Come here to do very little. The resort sits right on the sand in Nong Kae, south of central Hua Hin, and that distance is the whole point. You're trading walkable bars and night market noise for a stretch of coast where the loudest thing is usually the sea. If that sounds like a compromise, book somewhere in town instead. If it sounds like relief, this is your kind of place.

There's a pool for days when the tide or the wind makes swimming unappealing, a restaurant and bar on site so you don't have to move, and a mini-golf course that's more a way to fill an hour than a reason to book. Families and couples suit it best. Anyone planning to be out every evening will get tired of the taxi rides.