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....

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...