They tend to prefer the high-rise glamour of the Melia Hua Hin Hotel next door, though Thai families do enjoy the bungalows on the Sofitel's adjacent property, called Central Hua Hin Village (Central comes from the hotel's management by the Central Group).

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But Hua Hin's best hotel may even yet reassert itself as a prime destination for stressed-out Bangkokians.

CNN: The Grandes Dames