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Choosing Hua Hin or Pattaya for a family holiday? Compare the journey, accommodation, meals and outings, with our Hua Hin Night Market and Jomtien preferences.

By Natalie, SPNJ Travel · Updated 22 October 2026 Looking for fun things to do in Bangkok with kids when they need a break from sightseeing? For a day built around play, our family favourites are HarborLand for indoor play, BEAT Active and D-SPORTS STADIUM for active children, and board-game cafés, MBK arcades, karaoke and

Koh Samet vs Koh Chang comes down to how you want to spend your holiday, how you will get around and how much time you want to give the journey. For our family, Koh Chang is the favourite we return to every year. Koh Samet suits the beach holiday I remember: sand, food, massages, drinks

Pattaya with kids, for our family, means an overnight stay, plenty of hotel time and knowing where we are going for dinner before anyone gets hungry. Although Pattaya is close enough to Bangkok for a day trip, we stay overnight to make the most of it. We stay in both Pattaya and Jomtien, but often

Koh Chang with kids is our favourite family holiday, and we go back every year. For us, it is worth the drive. We take our car across on the ferry, settle into island life and leave plenty of time for the beach, food and relaxing. What keeps us returning is the choice. There are busy

Koh Samet with kids is, for me, a slow beach holiday. Think sand, a swim when conditions suit, a massage, something good to eat and a drink beside the sea. I would not go expecting a full sightseeing programme. The appeal is having less to do. We travelled by ferry as a family of four.

A Bang Saen day trip from Bangkok is one of our family’s ways to spend a day at a very local Thai beach. We usually start at Ang Sila fresh market, choose seafood and have it cooked, then take our food to Bang Saen, rent a table and deckchairs and spend the day by the

A Maeklong and Damnoen Saduak day trip combines two very different visits: a working railway market and a floating-market area built around canals. The useful question is not simply whether you can fit both into one day, but which experience matters most to your group and how to leave enough time to enjoy it. For

This 5-day Thailand itinerary combines Bangkok, Ayutthaya and Kanchanaburi, with two nights in Bangkok, one in Ayutthaya and one in Kanchanaburi before returning to Bangkok on day five. It suits couples and families who want city sights, ancient temples and time beside the river in one short trip. The key is to treat travel between

The safari and Erawan Waterfall are two things we love about Kanchanaburi. Add the River Kwai, a browse around the market and some local food, and there is plenty for a family trip. This Kanchanaburi travel guide brings together our own visits and a few extra ideas to help you plan yours. One thing I