![]() SO Sofitel Hua Hin Studio Room with balcony Despite the modern museum-like facades and hallways, the rooms are quite warm, welcoming and comfortable with a nature theme. I stayed in a SO Studio Room with a pool view and balcony – these are located on the 2nd and 3rd storeys of the buildings surrounding the Signature pool. This can all be done in English with less of the language barrier that can happen while talking on the phone. There is a chat function where you can ask questions about facilities or call for buggy service, and it listed the various facility opening hours and shuttle bus timings and you could make a booking directly through the app. At first glance it seemed like a real hassle to do that just for a short stay, but this pocket concierge app is actually very useful and saves you the hassle of calling reception for everything you need. One interesting note upon checking in – the hotel asks that you download the Handigo app to your phone. A bit of an Alice in Wonderland vibe Feels like the entrance of an art museum Welcome drink in fancy china. Check in is done against the backdrop of a long pond feature that I only realised later actually sits atop a giant stone-covered wall that cuts through the heart of the resort. SO Sofitel Hua Hin feels at first blush like idyllic palace gardens as you turn into its driveway, and then suddenly you’re dropped into a contemporary art museum with its expansive marble stairs greeting you at the entrance. Rays peeking in at Tham Khao Luang Looking over the tree tops at Phra Nakhon Khiri aka Khao Wang First impressions What I did was request to stopover in Petchaburi along the way (about 45 minutes away from the resort) to see the palace and temples on the hill of Phra Nakhon Khiri Historical Park (Khao Wang), as well as the cave temple Tham Khao Luang. Tha Kha Floating Market Mae Klong Train Market You can see the Tha Kha Floating Market or the famous Maeklong Train Market before continuing your journey. If you are planning to self drive so you can explore the area around Cha am more easily, you could stop over at Samut Songkhram which is about halfway between to stretch your legs. ![]() ![]() If you are planning to spend more time in Thailand, the resort can also arrange a Bangkok-Hua Hin package that lets you stay in both SO Sofitel properties over 4 nights and shuttles you in between Bangkok, Cha am and airport. SO Sofitel of course provides airport transfers from either Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) or Don Mueang Airport (DMK) to get you to the resort comfortably. The bad news is that it’s still going to take a minimum of 3 hours to drive from the airport to SO Sofitel Hua Hin, which is longer than it takes to fly from Singapore to Bangkok, but hey you have to do a little bit of work if you want a real getaway from everyone right? Getting from Bangkok to Cha am The good news is that you save 30 minutes getting to Cha am from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport as compared to Hua Hin.
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