Kenny202 Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Does Rayong have any nice beach areas / swimming for a holiday or am I better off just going to Koh samet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KittenKong Posted May 23, 2016 Share Posted May 23, 2016 Check out the vast beaches from Hat Mae Rumphueng to Laem Mai Phim. https://www.google.co.th/maps/@12.6248432,101.5139615,12z?hl=en All covered by Street View. Many resorts of various types, mostly catering to Thais. Some are very nice, usually the ones that are a bit hidden. I never swim in salt water but I often enjoy a day trip driving around there. Sometimes there is a lot of plastic crap on the sand. Nice and quiet on weekdays but heaving with Thais on weekends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny202 Posted May 23, 2016 Author Share Posted May 23, 2016 We tried the area south oh Hua Hin. Bangsaphan. Sounded perfect, quiet. It was horrible. Nice looking beached but the soi dogs were so savage u wouldn't dare go to the beach. They were literally tearing chunks out of people. The beach looked lovely but the water was hot and only about a foot deep even walking out for 100m. Very strange place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachproperty Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 One beach area in Rayong that is popular with locals and Bangokians on weekends is Hat Saeng Chan.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooner Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I think you answered your own question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Baan Chang used to be a nice, quiet place with a clean beach and clear water. Haven't been there in years though. It's just outside of Rayong a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leggo Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) If you like swimming avoid the whole area -there is an enormous oil refinery/port at Rayong and often there are leaks. Apart from that most of the beaches are filthy. There are a lot of people who think the beaches in Thailand are wonderful and thirty years ago if you really looked you could find them. Even Jomtien beach which looked great then was actually so polluted that when the tide went out it was just a big bay of plastic bags. Bangkok has beein emptying it's rubbish into the Gulf of Siam for decades. Karon beach on Phuket in those days was pristine - now it's just a rubbish tip. People who think the beaches are good in Thailand haven't travelled -same goes for Vietnam -trash and pollution everywhere. The Caribbean still has crystal clear water as does Corsica and some of the Greek islands. Such a shame that mankind is so greedy that they can generally up everywhere! Edited May 25, 2016 by leggo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cadle1 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Koh Samet for sure Rayong Beach very nice but very quiet many dogs roam only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB24 Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I found Rayong to be very Thai-focussed and most of the beaches are awful - no way I would swim in them (looking and walking OK). Rich Thai weekenders go towards Hua Hin, and middle/poor go towards Rayong. Want good views - somewhere to walk along the beach - happy to stay mainly in/around accommodation - reasonable pricing? Then Rayong has some good value hotels with a pool - but be careful as they 'exaggerate' worse than most Thai places. Want great views with best facilities and small private beach OK to swim in? Then the best place would be Rayong Resort - but not cheap - maybe get a deal as now off-season? http://www.rayongresort.com/en/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachproperty Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Rich Thai weekenders go towards Hua Hin, and middle/poor go towards Rayong. Don't know where you get your information from ....but bought a property on the beach from Dhanin Chearavanont (the richest guy in Thailand).....he still owns next door and his family owns other properties on the beach. This is in Rayong (Hat Saeng Chan) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 I went to Rayong just this April and also a year prior - first time stayed at Suan Son beach and second time on Mae Rim Phung. Both beaches were lovely and the water clean, no problem. Lots of trees for shade and places to eat/drink along the beach. it is very quiet during the week, gets more crowded on weekends and holidays - mainly Thai tourists. Both times got very good deals for accomodation through airbnb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny202 Posted May 25, 2016 Author Share Posted May 25, 2016 I went to Rayong just this April and also a year prior - first time stayed at Suan Son beach and second time on Mae Rim Phung. Both beaches were lovely and the water clean, no problem. Lots of trees for shade and places to eat/drink along the beach. it is very quiet during the week, gets more crowded on weekends and holidays - mainly Thai tourists. Both times got very good deals for accomodation through airbnb. hey Sheryl. Was the water reasonably deep? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 Yes if you go out far enough. Starts off shallow, gets deeper. Depends also on high tide or low, but certainly easy enough to get to deep water. This is where we stayed at Mae Rim Phung - 2 BR condo just across from the beach, lovely ocean views https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/8890038 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandrabbit Posted May 25, 2016 Share Posted May 25, 2016 go between Ban Phe & Laem Mae Phim, after Suon Son and you will find km's of empty beaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB24 Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Rich Thai weekenders go towards Hua Hin, and middle/poor go towards Rayong. Don't know where you get your information from ....but bought a property on the beach from Dhanin Chearavanont (the richest guy in Thailand).....he still owns next door and his family owns other properties on the beach. This is in Rayong (Hat Saeng Chan) Just a generalisation - there are exceptions - but as a general rule. But maybe not so true anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Yes there are, although the refinery view detracts from a nice beach near Tamnanpah resort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyf Posted May 26, 2016 Share Posted May 26, 2016 Better off going further along the coast to Laem Sing area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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