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Hua Hin Information
Hua
Hin was Thailand's first beach resort with much of its success
attributed to the railroad completion in 1911, making the 190
km. journey from Bangkok relatively easy. Hua Hin became a popular
retreat for Thai royalties and Bangkok's affluents. King Rama
V built a summer palace here, the Klai Klangwon (Far from Worry),
which is still used by the Royal Family today, though opens to
the public when not in residence. King Rama VI also commissioned
a nine-hole golf course in Hua Hin.
Hua Hin continued to develop in its own leisurely way, both as
a aristocratic resort with the added attraction of an 18-hole
golf course, and as a fishing port. The Railway Hotel, today's
Sofitel Central Hua Hin, was built by the State Railways of Thailand
in 1923 in the architectural style of old Siam.
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