Top Lists
Curated lists of the best hotels, restaurants, temples, beaches, and nightlife across Thailand.
Category
Destination
9 lists matching filters
The 10 Best Activities & Tours in Hua Hin, Ranked
What strikes me here is how little of this list is actually in Hua Hin proper. Most of it is parks, boardwalks and wildlife centers scattered south and west of town, with a couple of water parks thrown in for anyone traveling with bored kids. Wildlife Friends Foundation leads the list, and the mangrove boardwalk at Pran Buri costs nothing to walk.
The 10 Best Hotels in Hua Hin, Ranked
This is a beachfront list almost top to bottom, big-name resorts with pools, spas and enough restaurants to keep you on site all week. The one that stands out to me is B2 Hua Hin Premier, the lone budget option in central town and still holding its own against resorts charging many times more.
The 10 Best Markets in Hua Hin, Ranked
This lot leans heavily nocturnal, with weekend and one-night-a-week night markets making up most of it, plus a couple of oddities like a mall, a supermarket and a chocolate factory. Cicada, a weekend institution, takes the top spot, though Chatchai is where you go if you'd rather see people buying dinner than souvenirs.
The 10 Best Restaurants in Hua Hin, Ranked
Seafood runs this list from top to bottom, most of it Thai coastal cooking at mid-range prices, with a few places right on the sand and one Cha-am spot pulling in the crowds. Aowtakiab Seafood takes the top slot, though Indian Hut on Soi Naresdamri is the outlier worth knowing about if you want a break from grilled prawns.
The 10 Best Spas & Wellness Spots in Hua Hin, Ranked
Half this list sits on Phet Kasem Road, which tells you where Hua Hin does its serious massage work, and the rest splits between mall spas and proper resort retreats out on the coast. Kinn Retreat takes the top spot, and it stays open till 11 at night.
The 14 Best Bars and Night Spots in Hua Hin, Ranked
Soi Bintabaht for a first night out, Soi 94 for a bar crawl, The Sky for the view and Tamarind Market for a band and cheap beer. Hua Hin's nightlife is relaxed, more live music and beer bars than big clubs, and I've ranked this list by what each place is best for rather than by rating.
The 4 Best Shopping Malls in Hua Hin, Ranked
Hua Hin's four malls and outlets, from Market Village and Blúport in town to the two outlets toward Cha-am.
The 8 Best Beaches in Hua Hin, Ranked
Eight beaches, from the town beach and Khao Takiab to Sai Noi's swimming cove and the national park at Sam Roi Yot.
The 9 Best Temples & Cultural Sites in Hua Hin, Ranked
Cave temples run this list, four of them, plus a couple of royal palaces and a memorial park, and most sit well outside Hua Hin proper in Phetchaburi or Sam Roi Yot. Phraya Nakhon Cave is the one I'd build a day around, since it tops the ratings and you earn it with a proper hike.