Hua Hin will have no fewer than two floating markets
Undoubtedly no market research has preceded this, otherwise one of the two organizers of the new floating markets in Hua Hin might have changed their mind.
You read that right: the royal seaside resort 220 kilometers south of Bangkok will have two floating markets. And that while Hua Hin has never had one…
It is also remarkable that they are close to each other, on or on soi 112, well outside the center of Hua Hin. Although the Sam Phan Nam Floating Market with more than 12 hectares is a lot larger than the 7 hectares of the Hua Hin Flaoting market. According to general director Anusara Dankul, the former market costs just under five million euros. This company specializes in setting up floating markets. The first project has been realized in Ayuthaya. The copy in Hua Hin is number two and must open its (sluice) doors on July 15th. The plan is to go all over Thailand to open five of these markets, aimed at tourists. Hua Hin was chosen because of the large number of foreign guests and the relatively high amount they have to spend.
In Hua Hin, visitors can get acquainted with the time when Kings Rama 5 and Rama 6 held sway in Thailand. A second phase will be carried out over the next six months in classical Greek style…Food and drink will be provided from 200 stalls and establishments, while 40 boats will serve hot meals. A train and, among other things, a replica of the famous station in Hua Hin complete the picture, in addition to (of course) shops with branded articles.
The smaller Hua Hin Floating Market is an initiative of local business people. It will have 130 shops and 30 boats that sell hot meals. An elephant show should entertain the visitors. The final touches will be made to the project next month, which should open in August.
The question is whether both projects are viable. Tourism to Hua Hin is not exactly booming and especially during the low season until October/November you can shoot a cannon in the town without hitting anyone. It also seems strange to set up a floating market in an area that traditionally cries out for a little water. We won't talk about the 'vertrutting' of touristic Thailand here.
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- Almost 20 years ago, journalist Hans Bos moved to Bangkok. Almost from the beginning, he was involved in the birth of Thailandblog. As a journalist, he worked for Limburg newspapers and for the travel trade journals of what was once called Elsevier. Hans (76) has lived in Hua Hin for 14 years, with his wife Raysiya and daughter Lizzy. He was secretary and vice-chairman of the Dutch association in Hua Hin and Cha Am for about nine years.
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Asia is slowly but surely turning into 1 big Disneyland. Have you been to Macau, Singapore or Shanghai lately?
Another destination on my “don't go there” list.
Recently heard that two hotel chains want to realize a floating market. No sooner said than done, but………. the gentlemen (or ladies) got into a fight and their ways parted, resulting in two floating markets. Of course, one hotel brings its guests to their floating market and the other …….to their own floating market.
Oh yes, more of the same
Looks familiar. You can also see it on a smaller scale. Thai opens a shop and is successful. Then two more exactly the same shops will be opened in the same street (preferably next to it). LOL.
We also have something similar here (between Pattaya and Sattahip). Of course all counterfeit.
The only real market is somewhere above Bangkok. So it's kind of a history falsification. But that is part of Thailand. Anyone can start a shop or restaurant here. Seen several times. There is a shop that sells rice and a year later the same shop next to it. In our (village) Bang Sare were at a certain time
three pizza restaurants within 150 meters of each other. Also in Pattaya.
In a street 7 eleven and 100 meters away a family market. Both open 24 hours a day. They all help each other out. The three pizza restaurants are now
all closed.
Cor.
I have visited the floating market near Pattaya several times from the beginning. In my opinion it is nicely laid out, but unfortunately I had to conclude with each subsequent visit that I saw the floating market slipping a little further each time. More and more shops were empty and in my opinion there is (too) little maintenance. Very unfortunate because on my last visit there were quite a lot of tourists.
Hans Bosch
(Tourism to Hua Hin is not exactly booming right now and especially during the low season until October/November you can shoot a cannon in the town without hitting anyone.)
well hans exaggerating is also an art. Do you ever come to town on weekends? then half of Bangkok is here and the traffic jams in the Netherlands are nothing. there is certainly no way to get through with a car and the (Thai) hotels are ram full every weekend, and those people also go to the entertainment venues such as a Floating Market.
luckyluke
Indeed, the weekend in Hua Hin is busier than during the week. But then it concerns families from Bangkok: rest on Saturday and return on Sunday evening. You hardly see them in restaurants and certainly not in a bar. Do you really think they will also go to a floating market in Hua Hin?
Yes. Once and after a few months everyone has been there and the business can be closed, because every other tourist ignores that fake / kitsch.
I sometimes wonder where all those compatriots of mine live, I lived in Hua Hin for 5 years but I left because it was getting more and more closed, let alone on the weekends, then you really don't have a parking space outside the Hilton, because if you can only find a place somewhere you are king.
then I have to put something in the group, this week I went to follow the signs floating market from pranburi in the direction of hua hin drove about 20 minutes on the moterbike the entire soi 112 to the end, and what a joke my surprise no activity at all see about 1 floating market.
tony thai .
W?
Were you that passed me so fast on that motorbike from the fly over 6 km further on soi 112.
On the left you could have seen the installation, while you could have read on the blog that it is not open yet.
You can register to start 1 business there with 1 hefty advance payment so that the organizer is already in the right place.
And Uh, parking is never a problem if you're not too lazy to walk 1 meters, certainly not.
I assume that the idea of a new floating market stems from the success of the floating market in Pattaya. Friday, Saturday and Sunday and other holidays it is very busy with Thai tourists (not only from BKK). And of course they only come to eat.
There are several original old floating markets in and near Bangkok. Some have become a tourist attraction, some have not yet been discovered by the masses (luckily).
Reminds me of a Thai saying “We'll demolish authentic Bangkok to build condos and then rebuild it somewhere to show our kids what it was like. And our kids now think that's real.”
Do you know very secretly I sometimes think that Sukhuthai is also just a fake amusement park.
Chang Noi
Hello
where exactly is that floating market of Hua-Hin does anyone know
and where his other sights were
go to HUA_HIN in Oct 2011
greetingssss
Both markets are on or on Soi 112. You just have to google for Hua Hin.
What are you looking for Greet ?
Beaches -Golf courses -Temples -shopping -landscapes -monkeys -sports -old palaces there is a lot to do.
Across the street from the train station is a hill with very special trees, flowers and plants where you have a view of the entire city from various angles, wonderful to take pictures from there.
We just got back from our first trip to Thailand a few days ago. We've seen and reviewed that new floating market. The train made us laugh, but we were spoiled with the steam train of the Efteling. The market was quite an experience and we had a delicious meal. Of course we were there on our scooters. It was on a Sunday and it was good to get through. We also visited the market in Pattaya and it was really crazy there. A can of photographing Japanese had been opened, who were only concerned with that and caused congestion everywhere. But it was wonderful to be busy.
We enjoyed it and will definitely go back to Thailand.