My apologies too for hijacking Jax's thread.
The Rabbit have two pools and one strictly for adults, the other the kids can make as much noise as they like.
I've never been to Hui hin so I can't compare the beaches.
The Rabbit is directly on the beach but separated by a paved road which is closed to traffic from 10:00 to 5:00. I thought the beach was lovely and the Rabbit have their own private section of beach and deck chairs at no extra cost. You can buy drinks from the beach sellers and get a massage and nails done by the girls.
A little further down the beach is a predominately gay beach area.
It's an easy walk down to the police box corner where you can pick up a baht bus. Also after 5:00 the Rabbit runs an electric buggy down to the corner if you don't feel like walking. There are heaps of bars and restaurants on the corner if you want to eat local.
The area near the Rabbit is quite tame (by comparison) and I saw nothing too in your face other than the older men and young girls... but then I wasn't looking through my 'parent' eyes.
There is a waterpark very close to the Rabbit... you could hear the thrill seekers screams when the wind blew in our direction.
There were kids staying at the hotel but mainly European and so I never got to hear their thoughts about taking children to Pattaya.
As lovely as the hotel is... my honest thoughts are that I wouldn't take my children to Pattaya.
Cheers Geri