In 2008, David & Khun Pariya transformed this villa, which has been in her family for decades, into a luxurious yet cozy hotel. Modernist details join a classic Thai structure in the design of the main building, and the new wings subtly blend with the original. Lush tropical trees and plants embrace it all – the pool, with its crackly,...

This hostel, which opened in March 2015, is about a 5 or 10 minute walk down Phahon Yothin Road from Saphan Kwai BTS station on a quieter street. It’s a convenient northern location because it’s near the BTS and only one stop away from Mo Chit and JJ Market. The relaxed and friendly owners renovated a little shophouse, keeping it...

Most of the guests at this eighty-year-old hotel hail from China, Malaysia, and Singapore, but there are some westerners here, too. The glass-walled reception on the ground level gives a wide-open view of Yaowarat Road, and there’s a restaurant and café. The staff is chatty and helpful. Upstairs the halls are dim, but not the rooms: they’re bright and a...

This building sits next to a colorful little Chinese temple on Samsen Road. Its tamarind exterior and busy, green cut-out balconies complement the temple in an unlikely way, and it has a rooftop garden with a sweeping view. The rooms are small but the place is clean and comfortable. Diamond House is right on Samsen Road so it can get a...

This luxury hotel in Silom across the road from Lumphini Park was built in the 1960s but later renovated into a sleek, modern Thai hotel, a tropical oasis of swaying palm trees, orchids, birds of paradise, and ginger flowers. The staff is very professional and accommodating; this is where celebrities and visiting dignitaries usually stay when in town. Thai art...

This clean and simple guest house is a deal in a convenient location. It’s a two-minute walk from the Chit Lom BTS station, between Central Chidlom and Central World. You could walk to Siam Square from here, or take the Skytrain one stop. At Siam there’s also the Silom line Skytrain, which goes to Lumphini Park and the river. Much...

HI-Sukhumvit sweeps away preconceptions of what a hostel is the moment you step onto their leafy porch. There are framed pictures of traditional Thai paintings hanging in the halls, the rooms are neat as a pin, the owner is kind, and the people who stay here are interesting travelers you’d like to talk to. Guests can hang out and play...

Lub d means “sleep well” in Thai, and that’s exactly what you’ll do, knowing that you’re not spending a fortune to stay in a cool place in the center of Bangkok. Created for urban backpackers and budget travelers who appreciate good design and cleanliness, this locally-owned outfit offers super accomodations in two convenient locations: one is steps away from the...

Its long, illustrious past and luxurious surroundings on the Chao Praya River make the Mandarin Oriental, formerly known as the Oriental, one of the most glamorous hotels in the world. Everyone from Neil Armstrong to Émile Zola has stayed here, but the Authors’ Wing is the only part of the hotel that still remains from the 1800s. Rooms here start...

This environmentally and socially conscious bed and breakfast is also one of the coziest places in town. The family who runs it has owned the property here for seven generations, and five years ago they decided to open Old Capitol Bike Inn (formerly Old Bangkok Inn), with a total of ten rooms with antiques, Thai silks, and repurposed golden teak...

This nine-story hotel in Chinatown has retained the charm and glamor of the opera house it once was. The interior courtyard has a shallow pool at the center with balconies that wrap around it, and the doors to the rooms look like entries to 1930s shophouses.  Black lacquer tables and chairs are set up with games for guests to play....

Way down Sukhumvit Soi 24 and claiming its stake as the first boutique hotel in Bangkok, The Davis Hotel has amenities galore both in the rooms and on site. The rooms are individually designed with a mix of Thai design and sleek, contemporary furniture. The most exclusive are the seven Thai-style villas that form a mini-village with its own pool....

Yaowarat Road is the heart of Chinatown in Bangkok and a must-see for anyone who wants to immerse him or herself in Chinese culture. It’s bustling all the time. The street is lined with traditional Chinese pharmacies that sell herbal and medicinal remedies, gold shops, and dim sum parlors. There are some good hotels here, including Shanghai Mansion, which used...