On Petchakasem Road, Hua Hin I viewed so many hotels in Hua Hin on the internet thru Agoda, Asia Web Direct, Late Stay and even vent thru the reviews of Hua Hin Hotels on tripadvisor.com . They were useful but it got me stressed and confused . I wanted a hotel that is walking distance to every where , with a 2 year old with us , it s important that the beach is near , eating places are within reach and semestinya hotel kena child friendly.
What i mean by child friendly ialah - clean , no rowdy party goers, drunken mat salleh buat kacau , no party 18 SX, have enough to keep them occupied - ada playground lagi bagus. Dulu when i holiday berdua jea , (before the arrival of Kaseh) , i wasn t that fussy . But it is important that the hotel is clean and value for money .
I was also looking at smaller scale hotels as compared to the bigger chain hotels like Ibis, Best Western, Hilton,Hyatt and you get what i mean lah , i prefer boutique hotels cause they have character and most have lovely decors . Most Thai boutique hotels won 't dissapoint you, we ve stayed at Sugar Palm in Phuket , the Metropolitan in Bangkok , and other boutique hotels in Samui, Koh Phangan and Krabi and they all are very charming and nicely decorated .
After reading and surfing for hotels in Hua Hin , i decided on The Sea Cret. I didn't want to splurge cause , it s only starting of 2013 and we needed to keep our budget in tact due to a few commintments already set in the year , plus it's good to berjimat cermat right ? So my budget is around RM 300 per night . That s why Intercontinental Hotel was out of the way , even though i read so many good reviews on it . Well with almost RM1000 semalam , it better have good reviews right ?
Prior to booking this hotel on Agoda , i contemplated to book :
1. The Lapa - winner of 2012 tripadvisor award , thank god i didn't because you need to cross a big busy main road to get to the beach .
2. Verandah Lodge - it had smaller room , only 25 sqm. But faces the beach.
3. Devasom Hotel - nicely decorated and fit in all my requirements but it s slightly further to the city centre.
Plus Hua Hin is such a new destination that, it s no one i knew have been there , so my only source of reference is online .
Tada , it s like bercinta di alam maya . Seen and read about this place online and finally hari ni kita berjumpa :). Sceptical at first but felt in love at first sight .And finally when i got here , i was satisfied . The room was spacious 40sqm with a private jacuzzi on the balcony. Yes, great for honey mooners but in our case , Kaseh officiated the jacuzzi .
I am glad that all the room in this hotel are king size bed. Think our i a super king . Normally i will bring extra thin mattresses along for trips, this is because we end up sleeping on the floor . Kaseh felt off the bed one day and i never wanted to take any risks ever since, but with this super king bed everyone can sleep together gether !
The decor of the hotel is really charming and sweet . The hotel have 2 koi ponds which was a delight to Kaseh and a clean concept pool, a sprawling garden , i love garens , i wish i have space in my house to have a garden like these ,
I read somewhere that this hotel is very popular for pre wedding photography.
The view from our room .
After we checked in we head on to the beach which is about 100 metres from the hotel . To surprise the beach is really clean and there s so much going on . Kiteboarding is a popular sport here , horse riding , massage and of course tourists and localsl taking a stroll along he beach . Unlike Phuket , local Thais enjoy coming here for a weekend getaway .
Ok , we ll probably stay in tonight , after the long journey today . Tommorow we are planning to explore #huahin and do some shopping . Let s see if we manage to find any interesting buy. Will blog bout it soon !
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