How we checked this one
Checked 19 September 2026
Booking.com
9.0
1,027 reviews
Agoda
9.1
15,276 reviews
Combined
16,303
guest reviews
The two platforms agree to within a tenth of a point across 16,303 reviews, which is the signal we look for. Scores that diverge between platforms usually mean one of them is thin.
Confirmed on Booking.com (9 from 1,027 reviews) and Agoda (9.1 from 15,276 reviews, read on the property page), checked 19 September 2026. Booking.com shows an official five-star rating. Booking.com lists it as Holiday Inn Resort Vana Nava Hua Hin, an IHG Hotel. Agoda's page showed 15,276 reviews, more than its own data feed gave, and we use the page's figure. Straight-line distances are from its Booking.com coordinates to OpenStreetMap or Wikidata points. Sub-scores and facilities read from the Booking.com property page. We have not stayed here.
9.1 on Agoda from 15,276 reviews, 9.0 on Booking.com from 1,027. That is 16,303 reviews in all, the deepest sample of anything we list around Hua Hin.
Wifi scores 9.4, and staff, cleanliness, comfort and facilities 9.3. Staff at 9.3 is level with I Calm for the lowest staff score we list around Hua Hin, and value for money at 8.8 is the lowest of our Khao Takiab picks. Its average is level with The Kaset for the lowest here. Booking.com lists two pools, a spa, a sauna and beach loungers, and shows an official five-star rating.
Its coordinates are about 420 metres from Cicada Market in a straight line. It carries the name of the Vana Nava water park, which we list under things to do. The cheapest room for two on our dates was a king room with an ocean view at around ฿4,220 a night.
Best for
A big resort with a very long track record
Skip if
Value for money matters, 8.8 is the lowest of our Khao Takiab picks
How guests score it
Read from Booking.com, 19 September 2026
- Wifi
- 9.4
- Staff
- 9.3
- Cleanliness
- 9.3
- Comfort
- 9.3
- Facilities
- 9.3
- Value for money
- 8.8
- Location
- 8.8
Strongest on wifi at 9.4, weakest on location at 8.8. We publish the low numbers as well as the high ones.
What the property lists
- 2 swimming pools
- Spa and wellness centre
- Sauna
- Fitness centre
- Beach chairs/loungers
- Room service
- Bicycle rental
These are the facilities this property itself lists on Booking.com, read on 19 September 2026. We don't guess them from the star rating.
Where it actually is
129/129 Phetkasem Road, Nong Kae, Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan 77110
Khao Takiab, Hua Hin
Guests score the location 8.8, comfortably its strongest suit.
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Our quoted rate of ฿4,220 a night was for Two adults, three nights, 15-18 November 2026, on Booking.com. Rates move constantly, so treat it as a marker rather than a quote.
How it compares nearby
| Hotel | Mean score | From | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday Inn Resort Vana Nava Hua Hin this one | 9.1 | ฿4,220 | Researched Pick |
| Captain Joe Cafe & Hostel | 9.8 | ฿650 | Researched Pick |
| BC Summer Beach | 9.7 | ฿1,950 | Researched Pick |
| Bonne Nuit Hotel | 9.7 | ฿1,680 | Researched Pick |
| CHARRAS Bhawan Hotel and Residences | 9.6 | ฿15,561 | Researched Pick |
Mean score averages every booking platform we checked for that property, so each row is measured the same way. Per-platform figures are shown above.
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