“Find your balance at Terra Selisa”

Terra Selisa means „Balanced Earth“ and if you are not in it for the action or the luxury you may well get your own balance back holidaying at this place. I have spent a few days here last year. I absolutely love the long and nearly empty beach with a view to some close-by islands. The perfect get… Mehr

Terra Selisa means „Balanced Earth“ and if you are not in it for the action or the luxury you may well get your own balance back holidaying at this place. I have spent a few days here last year. I absolutely love the long and nearly empty beach with a view to some close-by islands. The perfect getaway. Everything is very laid back. The 5 or 6 hotels along the 5km long beach road hardly get noticed in the overall local picture. So, when I came to Thailand again this year with my wife I decided to show her this relaxed place close to Hua Hin. We had booked a room for one night but on the next day we decided to extend our stay to a week. Terra Selisa (ex Lealawadee) has quite a few things going for it: a great beach only 20 meters away, a small but carefully landscaped tropical garden around the completely new pool which makes it very cosy to sit on your porch in front of your bungalow, especially in the evenings and when the resort is not fully booked. Looking at the beautifully lighted pool and up to the starry skies decorated with palm tree leaves. Pure relaxation. Skinny dipping in the night in the sea and/or the pool  It’s also a charm to sit on the shady restaurant terrace sipping some Thai beer (or me rather Thai whiskey) looking out at the sea and watch the traffic rush by on the beach road (approximately one car per hour as there is no through-traffic). You feel all your sorrows and woes slipping away. Internet/Wifi worked perfectly day and night (not always the case even in the most luxurious Thai hotels). The all female staff is more like a family and service is smiling and personal. They really make you feel welcome and at home. The rooms have been repainted since last year and look neat. They are rather basic, though. My wife missed sufficient storage for her many things so I left the small wardrobe to her and lived out of my bag. A full length mirror would also have been appreciated as well as a somewhat larger fridge. That’s why we had a look at the other hotels here at the beach after our arrival. But looking at the whole picture we found no alternative. My wife, usually being rather fuzzy, said she would put up with the room (that we used only for naps and sleeping anyway) because the combination of closeness to the hideaway beach, the lovely views, the pleasantness of the garden and its pool and the cosiness of our veranda could not be matched by any other resort here. You can rent bikes and scooters directly at the hotel if you wish to explore the area and the National park. No need for us as we were travelling by car. My wife enjoyed her early morning beach walks where she collected about a ton of all kinds of interesting shells. There is a nice bamboo shack Thai restaurant about 200m north of the hotel. Another 2km further is a Thai restaurant that specialises in crab. We stuffed ourselves with a bunch of them at 60 baht a piece. Heaven. They have a sign out on the road with a crab on it. Only Thai people – no tourists. In short words: we had a wonderful, in fact, very romantic week and they let us

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