Weekend getaway from bangkok

[danbo]

Hi All

Can anyone offer any suggestions on a location which can be reached within 2 or 3 hours of Bangkok.  I'm looking for somewhere quiet on the coast  where an apartment can be had for a reasonable price (4-5K per/m).  Ideally I'd like to travel from Hualompong railway station, or the Southern Bus Terminal (it would take me about 3 hours just to reach MorChit or Ekamai).

T.I.A

Dan.

[mrentoul]

Sathaheep. Close to Pattaya, but not so close as to get heaps of tourists. V quiet, access to sea. Direct bus route. Great seafood restaurants, nice atmosphere.

[Rinrada]

Agree about Sathaheep and I would have suggested Bang Saen however you would have to go from "Ekki".

From S.B.T, or "Huli" the easiest would be Cha-am or Hua Hin

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