Yes, you are missing a lot. You can't have a seaview from your room, you can't walk to the beach, you can't walk to Walking Street, you can't walk to all the 3 big shopping malls on 2nd Rd, you can't have 10 baht Songtaew rides, no need to have a car or motorbike. That's just a few things, but there are more than that ???? Oh, and pick up and girl and tell her you live in the middle of nowhere and see if she will go with you lol