After mentioning The Hua Hin Marriott Resort and Spa in the previous post about the Hua Hin Jazz festival, I thought I’d share some photos and thoughts about the place.

We arrived quite late (around 8pm) on a Friday night because we couldn’t leave Bangkok until after I finished work. We were seated in the airy lobby (seen in the picture to the right) and handed chilled towels scented with jasmin and a complimentary drink while the staff got our details and checked us in.

After being shown to our room we decided to grab something to eat at the Sala Thai restaurant. This restaurant, like most of the public spaces in the hotel is open to the elements and the soft scented breeze while we ate, combined with the soft sounds of the unseen beach nearby made for quite a romantic setting. The red beef curry was delicious and even though we were the last customers in the restaurant, we never felt rushed to pay the bill and leave.

Back to room, which was pleasantly appointed, not surprising for a Marriott property. The bed was large and comfortable, with plenty of pillows and a Thai silk bed runner over the foot of the bed.

Satellite TV with all the channels you would expect, CNN, BBC, HBO, ESPN, Star movies, MTV and the like were of course available.

The bathroom was well appointed with separate bath and shower with plenty of towels, some of them folded in cute little configurations, see the elephant on the bed in the picture to the left.

I’m not usually an early riser, but for some reason on our first morning at the hotel I woke up before 6, and happened to open the curtains and was dumbstruck to find that not only was our room facing right out onto the beach, but that the most beautiful sunrise over the Gulf of Thailand was underway and we (well, I), had perfect view from the double sized floor to ceiling glass windows. Absolutely stunning!

The next morning we decided to try the pool. Unfortunately, it seemed that while I was enjoying the sunrise at 6 am, a lot of guests from a certain European country were busy heading down to the pool to place their towels on the poolside lounge chairs to “reserve” them for when they decided to turn to the pool late morning. After circling around the pool a few times we asked one of the pool staff if there were any places to sit available. He looked around and moved a couple of unaccompanied towels from some poolside lounges and told us we could sit there. About 30 minutes later we were accosted by a middle aged couple who were outraged that we were sitting in “their” seats. Thankfully, one of the pool staff soon came to our rescue and sent them on their way.
The pool is large and quite family friendly and features some waterfalls and a small slide made of stone at one end of the pool.

Overall the stay was very pleasant, the staff were friendly and helpful, the rooms comfortable and the facilities very relaxing. We would definitely stay there again.

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