Hua Hin (Day 3+4)

Day 3 and 4

As we were staying very near the mini-van station (which is just beside the Victory Monument BTS Station and the Century Plaza Mall, you wont missed it as vans will be parked all along the road/alley), we took a van which can fit up to 14 people. It is only 180 baht per person and large luggages ( larger than cabin size luggage) may need to purchase one ticket by itself as they will have to sacrifice a seat for the bags. Be prepared to wait for probably about 30 minutes or till the van is more or less full before they start moving. Another option is to travel by bus however, as the bus terminal is nowhere near us, it was not a good option. Taxis would be the most comfortable way but be prepared to pay anyway near 1500-2000 baht. 

Journey took about 2-3 hours. Upon reaching, we had lunch at a old-looking coffee shop directly opposite where the mini-van stops. Again, you wont missed it as throngs of people (mostly tourists and even some locals) will be there. Overall, food was good considering the price which was quite cheap. Loved their Thai milk tea! We ate here twice as they have quite a good variety. (we felt that there aren't too many shops for lunch and those available are either just not tempting, no ones eating or felt they were just too tourist-sy.

Pork rice ~40 baht (good, cheap and small portion)

Pork Satay 30 baht/stick (nyum!)

Thai Milk Tea (super-addictive!)

Spicy Seafood Tom Yum 80 baht (super good with lots of fresh seafood and fish)

Seafood noodle 40 baht (delicious with lots of seafood as well but really small portion)

Rest Detail Hotel, Hua Hin

The highlight of our trip was Rest Detail (which was why we were in Hua Hin in the first place:O). This resort/hotel has a unique, modern but not too exaggerative design which gives you a touch of luxury, modernism yet it come with a special feeling (indescribable!). The photos below tells all !

Beachfront

Hotel lobby

Rest Horizon's private jacuzzi-infinity tub!

Room and bed facing facing Gulf of Siam!

Bath salt

A small souvenir upon check-in :) Sweett

Rest Scene : Dinner by the hotel's infinity pool

Appetizer : Crab meat soup

Oglio Olio with bacon - not spicy enough but tastewise is good

Seafood curry rice - super spicy and delicious !

Sticky rice was a bit uncooked. Prefered the one in Mandarin Oriental :p

Room was tidied and presented with this after dinner :) 

Night view-Jacuzzi under the stars :O 

Good selection of Western and Asian cuisines for breakfast!

Delicious chicken kuay chap...yes..its chicken and Freshly brewed Thai Milk Tea

We had a super awesome time in Rest Detail. We didn't really explore the tourist places in Hua Hin as our aim was to have an intimate, relaxing time in the resort. Totally well-spent! More attractions of Hua Hin can be found at their tourism website. The hotel also provides scheduled shuttles to and from to the town.

We took the mini-van back to Bangkok the next day to board a night flight. My advice would be either leave early from Hua Hin or stay overnight in Bangkok before flying home. The after-work traffic jam in Bangkok is undoubtedly terrible ! We nearly missed our flight eventhough we gave a 6 hours time space between Hua Hin to Bangkok ! Also, the mini-vans pit stops at many places along the way to pick up passengers if the van from Hua Hin is not full; so make sure you have enough time allocation for that !