Far enough to feel like yours.
Pak Nam Pran, Pranburi — on the Gulf of Thailand coast. 230 km south of Bangkok. Mountains behind you, sea in front.
A small fishing village that Bangkok's wealthiest families discovered decades ago and quietly kept to themselves. Unspoilt beaches, fresh seafood on the sand, bike lanes along the coast, mangrove forest a few minutes' walk away.
Peaceful in the way that places only stay peaceful when people who live there actively want it that way.
Hua Hin is 25 minutes north — close enough for a night market run or a round of golf, far enough that it doesn't define your weekend. Pranburi itself is quieter, greener, and less developed.
The coast here runs south into Khao Sam Roi Yot national park — limestone karst, caves, freshwater marshes. It's a serious nature corridor, not a resort strip.