Hua Hin, Thoughts?

[BangkokDreamer]

Hua Hin seems to be trending as a place for foreigners to go , however I have no clue on the gay scene. Is there a scene? Massages? 

 

Does seem like there are recent threads

 

[siriusBE]

I was there recently visiting friends. It's a nice place, especially favoured by expats. Our Swiss (non-gay, but gay friendly) community is very active there. The infrastructure is also quite good and you can get to BKK quickly by train (is the planned "high-speed train" already running?). But as far as the gay scene is concerned, it's pretty much a NO-GO. One single bar, that's it. Grindr was quite busy though. 

[ichigo]

I'll be following this thread with interest as I was actually thinking about visiting Hua Hin on my next Thailand trip. I always aim to visit at least one new place each trip in addition to the usual Bangkok/Pattaya..

[vinapu]

6 hours ago, ichigo said:

I'll be following this thread with interest as I was actually thinking about visiting Hua Hin on my next Thailand trip. I always aim to visit at least one new place each trip in addition to the usual Bangkok/Pattaya..

too bad  ferry from Pattaya is no longer running. It was 2 hours only

[daydreamer]

I was in Hua Hin about 1.5 years ago.   I had a boy from Bangkok with me, so I can't I don't know about the scene in Hua Hin.  

On the beach anything goes, with horses and three wheeled motocy vendor carts riding on the sand.    Here's a couple photos from January 2024. 

 

 

[PeterRS]

I was also there relatively recently. Frankly I found it boring. Even the beach where my hotel was located was tiny. If you go at the end of the year, you have to remember that Hua Hin is very exposed to the winter monsoon winds. On three of my five days it was even chilly lying by the pool! I had been decades ago and enjoyed it. Not this time, though.

[Travellerdave]

A few years ago i took the train from bkk to Hua Hin with a gay friend and our two boyfriends. One thing I remember was our visit to a temple populated by monkeys who swarmed all over us. I thought the huge beach was superior to that at Jomtien and good for jogging which I was into at the time. However during our two night stay I saw no gay bars or any other guys with Asian boys.  It would now be a lengthy journey by road from Pattaya.

[daydreamer]

13 hours ago, PeterRS said:

If you go at the end of the year, you have to remember that Hua Hin is very exposed to the winter monsoon winds.

You are correct.  We drove further south to Nakhon Si Thammarat and Hat Yai on that trip.  Sitting at a beach restaurant just north of Nakhon Si Thammarat in the evening, it felt like we were in a typhoon.   The wind was very strong and non-stop.  There was no rain, just heavy wind.  

BTW, if you like Massaman curry, Nakhon Si Thammarat is known for being the best for that dish in Thailand, just like Hat Yai fried chicken is famous all over the country.  Burger King started selling their version of Hat Yai fried chicken country-wide in 2023.