Hua Hin Briefing: Wednesday 11 November
The rain fell south of Hua Hin overnight, a local seed won on day one of the ITF tennis, Loy Krathong dinners are on sale, and Thailand plans a tax rise on e-commerce imports.
The rain alert for the south is doing its work, just not over Hua Hin. Also today: a tennis result from Arena Hua Hin, two Loy Krathong dinners with prices, a tax change for online shoppers, and a Michelin list that skips the town.
Rain stayed south of town
The Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation has put Prachuap Khiri Khan and Phetchaburi on its watch list for flash floods and run-off from 9 to 13 November, along with 14 southern provinces. The overnight ThaiWater readings, logged between 05:00 and 06:00 today, show where the water went. The wettest gauge in the province was Ang Thong in Thap Sakae district with 98.5 mm in 24 hours, followed by 71 mm at Thong Mongkhon in Bang Saphan.
Hua Hin district stayed close to dry. Its highest reading was 4.2 mm at Nong Phlap, and the stations at Hua Hin, Nong Kae and Thap Tai recorded little or nothing. Further south the numbers were much larger: 131 mm at Pak Phanang in Nakhon Si Thammarat and 117.5 mm at Tha Chana in Surat Thani. The notice runs to Friday, so the heaviest totals may still shift north.
ITF tennis: local seed wins on day one
The men’s M15 at Arena Hua Hin Sports Club opened its main draw on Tuesday, Matichon reports. The fourth seed, a Prachuap Khiri Khan native ranked 679th in the world, beat a player ranked 1,813th 6-2, 6-0 and meets a Taiwanese opponent in the round of 16. He also won his doubles opener, 6-2, 6-1, alongside a Thai partner ranked 740th in doubles. The event carries US$15,000 in prize money, and the second men’s week starts on 16 November, as our events calendar shows.
Loy Krathong dinners are priced
Loy Krathong falls on Tuesday 24 November, and hotels are selling tables. Cape Nidhra Hua Hin plans krathong making from 15:00, a poolside cocktail hour from 18:00 and a barbecue buffet from 18:30. It costs 1,390 baht net per person, with children under 12 at half price, according to a Cape & Kantary Hotels release. Reservations are on 0 3251 6600 ext. 444.
Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa serves its Loy Krathong buffet at Amber Kitchen on the same night, with a krathong-making activity. It costs 1,399 baht plus tax per adult and 499 baht plus tax for children aged six to 11, Travel Daily Media reports. Both prices come from the hotels’ own announcements.
Online shopping: tax rise approved
Thailand’s cabinet has approved a tax increase of no more than 30 per cent on goods imported through e-commerce platforms, the finance minister said on Tuesday, according to Reuters via CNA. The short report gives no start date, product list or exact rate. Parcels ordered from overseas marketplaces to Hua Hin addresses are the obvious group affected, so check the final rate once it is published.
Michelin list skips Hua Hin
The MICHELIN Guide Thailand 2027 was unveiled on 10 November with 507 establishments, including 53 starred restaurants and 151 Bib Gourmands. The Nation’s list of the 26 new Bib Gourmands names venues in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chon Buri, Phuket and several other provinces. None is in Prachuap Khiri Khan. For the town’s hotel side of Michelin, see our guide to the five Michelin Key hotels.
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