hi there , we just had 9 nights in Hua Hin and had a great time. The reason for visiting HH was to stay in the wonderful Anantara hotel where we stayed 3 years ago.
I must say the last time we visited HH I was not over impressed by the town but loved the hotel so we decided to visit again after a visit to Laos.
On arrival late at night we were advised on check in at the Anantara that all rooms were full but they would take us to the Wora Bura hotel for 1 night then the next day we would be picked up and brought back to the Anantara where we would then be a upgraded to a Lagoon room for the remaining 8 nights !!!!!!!!!!! these rooms are fantastic so I was more than happy to accept this.
We spent aqll our days relaxing by the pool , apart from 1 very long day when we visited the tiger temple in Kanchanaburi and the weather was perfect.
Hua Hin town was a nice surprise for me and seemed much better than my last visit and we grew to love it.
Good restaurants were the Hua Hin brewing company by the Hilton hotel - great steak, Maharaja Indian was fantastic , Moonsmile and Platoo was a little basic place which was very cheap and the Thai food was to die for, I also loved the Thai food in Orchids restaurant.
All in all we loved it there and hope to return maybe in a few years time as there are so many other places I would like to try out , I am glad we visited and still adore the Anantara hotel.
We enjoyed massages on the beach for 300 baht, bought lots of things on the night market which is great, on Soi Bintabat near the Hilton is a girly bar area , good fun and quite safe for a drink and to people watch.
A bit more to do than Ko Samui , so this would be my area of choice if visiting thailand in the summer months.