185@Surawong Hotel

The rooms at 185@Surawong Hotel measure from 17 m² to 62 m², from a room for one guest to suites with a terrace. Most rooms are air-conditioned and have a private bathroom with a shower and a flat-screen television, and several have blackout curtains.

Several rooms have queen beds, and others have a king bed or a single bed. Some rooms sleep up to four or five guests, and the Standard Single is set up for one guest with a single bed. A balcony or terrace is part of the Studio and the Queen Suite, giving those rooms outdoor space.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and Wi-Fi also covers the public areas, so guests have a connection both in their room and in the lounge. Guests can park on site, and bicycle parking and valet parking are offered too. The hotel has an elevator, and daily housekeeping is provided, with 24-hour security on the premises.

The shared lounge and TV area has satellite and cable channels and a flat-screen television. Air conditioning runs in the public areas, and rooms can have a desk, a closet, a refrigerator, linens and bottled water. Some rooms have blackout curtains and a socket near the bed. The rooms are accessible by elevator, and English and Thai are spoken at the hotel.

185@Surawong Hotel is on Phuttha Osot Alley in Silom, one of Bangkok's main business districts. The neighbourhood is busy and urban, a mix of office towers, older shophouses and small temples, and the Bangkok Mosque is a short walk away. Through the day the streets carry a steady flow of office workers, while the temples and older buildings give the area a slower side.

Surasak BTS Station, 950 m from the hotel, puts the Skytrain close at hand for trips across the city. On the riverbank, Wat Arun has a tall, tiered spire and stands 3.9 km away, while the Grand Palace, 4 km away, is the royal complex beside the Temple of the Emerald Buddha. The Jim Thompson House, the teak home of the Thai silk pioneer, is now a museum 2.5 km away.

A full day could begin at Wat Phra Chetuphon, known as Wat Pho for its giant reclining Buddha, and continue to Wat Arun by boat across the river before ending at Asiatique - The Riverfront, a riverside shopping and dining complex. Wat Pho and the Grand Palace are close to each other, so both can be seen in one visit, and the Skytrain makes the return to Silom straightforward.