The 45-room River View Guest House is a budget property located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok's historic Chinatown. It's tucked away in a busy neighborhood that allows guests to experience true Bangkok living. Rooms are simple and basic, though they do have a dash of urban style. Dorm rooms are available, and every room except the Young Traveller Rooms have their own bathroom. Some have furnished balconies with beautiful river views. The property's best feature is probably its rooftop restaurant and bar with incredible river views, unusual in this price range. For slightly nicer hostel digs closer to the buzz along Silom Road, check out Saphaipae Hostel, which has just slightly higher rates.
The 45-room River View Guest House is a budget property located on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok's historic Chinatown. It's tucked away in a busy neighborhood that allows guests to experience true Bangkok living. Rooms are simple and basic, though they do have a dash of urban style. Dorm rooms are available, and every room except the Young Traveller Rooms have their own bathroom. Some have furnished balconies with beautiful river views. The property's best feature is probably its rooftop restaurant and bar with incredible river views, unusual in this price range. For slightly nicer hostel digs closer to the buzz along Silom Road, check out Saphaipae Hostel, which has just slightly higher rates.
The 380-room Century Park Hotel is a high-rise hotel popular with tourists and business travelers, and located in Pratunam, a colorful and chaotic Bangkok neighborhood famous for its fashion retail outlets, street markets, bazaars, and armies of local hawkers. The hotel is within walking distance of restaurants, malls, a night market, and a verdant park. Rooms are spacious and typical of an upscale chain hotel, while the lobby is decorated with traditional Thai artwork. There's also a large outdoor pool on the fifth-floor roof deck and the hotel is home to seven restaurants and bars. Unfortunately, the area near Century Park Hotel is noisy, and dirty thanks to the pollution and honking from the freeway traffic; it may be worth comparing rates with the Baiyoke Sky Hotel. A 10-minute walk away, the Baiyoke Sky has generally cheaper rates and -- housed in Thailand's tallest building -- soars high above the crowded city.
The 380-room Century Park Hotel is a high-rise hotel popular with tourists and business travelers, and located in Pratunam, a colorful and chaotic Bangkok neighborhood famous for its fashion retail outlets, street markets, bazaars, and armies of local hawkers. The hotel is within walking distance of restaurants, malls, a night market, and a verdant park. Rooms are spacious and typical of an upscale chain hotel, while the lobby is decorated with traditional Thai artwork. There's also a large outdoor pool on the fifth-floor roof deck and the hotel is home to seven restaurants and bars. Unfortunately, the area near Century Park Hotel is noisy, and dirty thanks to the pollution and honking from the freeway traffic; it may be worth comparing rates with the Baiyoke Sky Hotel. A 10-minute walk away, the Baiyoke Sky has generally cheaper rates and -- housed in Thailand's tallest building -- soars high above the crowded city.