@42 Residence

Rooms at @42 Residence include twin rooms, triple rooms, a standard room and a family room, several of them with a city view. Several rooms have a private bathroom with a shower and towels, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Beds are single beds in the twin rooms and a queen bed in the Family Room, while some triple rooms offer a choice of bed set-ups. Some rooms have air conditioning, blackout curtains and a desk, and the Standard Room and the Family Quadruple Room are non-smoking rooms.

The hotel has a front desk open 24 hours, luggage storage, daily housekeeping and a coffee shop alongside the buffet breakfast. Free parking is available on site, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms as well as in public areas.

Air conditioning covers the public areas, and massage and fishing are also offered at the property. The hotel is smoke-free, with non-smoking rooms available, and English and Thai are spoken. Food is served through the buffet breakfast and the coffee shop on site.

Rooms can have blackout curtains, desks, kettles, telephones, satellite or cable channels, free wired internet, an in-room safe box and individual air conditioning, depending on the room.

Bang Phlat sits on the Thonburi side of the Chao Phraya River, in a residential and commercial part of western Bangkok. The area around the hotel has a local feel, with everyday neighbourhood life rather than the bustle of the old city across the river. It is a practical base for travellers who plan to combine sightseeing with public transport and the metro.

The closest public transport is Bang Yi Khan MRT Station, 500 m from the hotel. Khaosan Road, the backpacker street with its guesthouses, bars and street-food stalls, is 2.5 km away. Across the river, the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha sit within the same royal complex, and both are 3 km from the hotel. The Royal Barges National Museum, which shows the royal ceremonial barges, is 1.5 km away.

A good day could start at the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, then move on to Khaosan Road for an evening walk. For a weekend outing, Chatuchak Weekend Market, 7.8 km away, is one of the city's best-known markets and a day's trip in itself. Travellers with a free afternoon can also visit the Royal Barges National Museum, close to the hotel.