101 Seoul Hostel

The rooms at 101 Seoul Hostel range from twin rooms with single beds to doubles and studios with a queen bed. Several of them have a city view. Rooms can have a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels, and flat-screen TVs with satellite or cable channels.

Some rooms have air conditioning, blackout curtains or a telephone, and the rooms sleep two or three guests, depending on the type you book.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and there is free parking on site. Air conditioning is installed in the public areas, and daily housekeeping is provided to keep the rooms in order.

Guests can use luggage storage, a laundromat and a laundry service, a cash withdrawal point and 24-hour security. A shared kitchen, a vending machine and a terrace are also available, and Wi-Fi works in the public areas too, so guests can stay connected outside their rooms.

English and Thai are among the languages spoken, and the hostel offers internet services and a telephone, with satellite or cable channels also available in the rooms. Check-in runs from 13:00 to 22:00, and check-out is until 12:00, so arrivals should be planned around those hours.

101 Seoul Hostel is on Soi Ladprao, in the Wang Thonglang district of the Ratchada area in the north of Bangkok. The streets around it mix residential sois, small local shops and apartment buildings, and the area has an everyday feel that is a long way from the tourist streets of the old city.

The Chok Chai 4 MRT station is 150 m away, the closest link to Bangkok's metro network. The Chatuchak Weekend Market, 4.9 km away, is a large market with stalls of clothes, food and crafts. The Grand Palace, 12.1 km away, is the best-known royal complex in old Bangkok, and Wat Arun on the Chao Phraya riverbank is one of the city's most photographed temples. Khao San Road, 11.1 km away, is the best-known backpacker street in the city, and Don Mueang International Airport is 13.4 km away.

A day could begin at Chatuchak Weekend Market, then continue by metro into the centre for the temples, and by taxi or river boat to the riverside. The Asiatique riverfront complex on the Chao Phraya is a place to finish the evening by the river. Walking the soi nearby is also a simple way to see local life at street level.