We were in Pattaya recently and while the courses are good, they are far from the hotels and the night spots. As plan to be in Thailand next month, we are considering other options where the golf courses would be not too far from the hotels/night spots. Any recommendations please..will Hua Hin or Chiang Mai be fun or any other alternatives and if so, names of hotels/golf courses will be much appreciated..Cheers

We were in Pattaya recently and while the courses are good, they are far from the hotels and the night spots. As plan to be in Thailand next month, we are considering other options where the golf courses would be not too far from the hotels/night spots. Any recommendations please..will Hua Hin or Chiang Mai be fun or any other alternatives and if so, names of hotels/golf courses will be much appreciated..Cheers

We've golfed in Chiang Mai quite a bit - we had Tee-Off Golf Services arrange all the golfing for us - they transport you to the golf courses and even arrange hotels as well. Found them to be very reasonable. Otherwise you could stay at some of the hotels at the golf courses, but they are also outside of the city. Good golf courses in Chiang Mai and quite a few of them too. We golfed this year in Chiang Rai, but had a rental car so stayed in the city and drove to Santibury. Really nice golf course but "stuffy".

In the Hua Hin area, there are a number of courses which are <30 minutes drive from downtown. These are Royal Hua Hin, Palm Hills, Banyan, Black Mountain. Additionally, there are some other great courses a little bit further out (say 30-45 min) such as Springfield, Majestic Creek & Imperial Lakeview.

For hotel recommendations, I don't know your budget, however, in terms of location within walking distance to nightlife, the Hilton is the choice. If that's too expensive for your budget, then there are a few 2-3 star hotels (eg, City Beach) as well as guesthouses within walking distance of the bar area in Hua Hin.

Isn't the Royal Hua Hin just across the highway from downtown? Took us about 10 minutes to get there from the Hilton.

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