48 Metro Hotel

Rooms at 48 Metro Hotel include a 28 m² king room and two-bedroom suites of 40 m². Rooms can have air conditioning, a safe box, a desk, a refrigerator and a hair dryer, and several have a city view.

Beds include king beds, pairs of single beds and suites with a king bed and a single bed. Complimentary tea, instant coffee and bottled water can be found in the rooms, and several rooms also have a flat-screen TV, satellite or cable channels and a telephone.

The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, a fitness centre, a coffee shop and room service, plus a taxi service. Free parking is available on site, and free Wi-Fi covers all rooms, with Wi-Fi also offered in the public areas.

Daily housekeeping, laundry service and dry cleaning are offered, along with luggage storage and safety deposit boxes. The hotel has an elevator and 24-hour security, and there is a convenience store, a salon and shops.

Family rooms are offered, and English and Thai are spoken at the hotel, with the front desk open 24 hours a day. The fitness centre gives guests a place to exercise on site, and the rooms can have air conditioning, a safe box, a refrigerator and a hair dryer.

The hotel sits on Lat Phrao Wang Hin Soi 48 in the Ratchada area of Bangkok, a residential and commercial district north of the old city, so it has a different feel from the tourist centre along the river. Staying here means a neighbourhood base rather than the riverside core, with a longer trip to the main sights along the river.

Around the hotel are Wat Lat Phrao, Sena Park and the Thai Bank Museum, and the Suan Lum Night Bazaar is a short taxi ride away. Phawana MRT station is 2.2 km from the hotel and Lat Phrao MRT station is 2.4 km, and both link the area to the wider metro network. A hospital, TunTaLux, is also in the neighbourhood, which is useful to know when you travel with children.

For a day out, the Chatuchak Weekend Market is 5.1 km away and is open at weekends, while the Grand Palace, 13.3 km away in the old city, and Wat Arun, on the opposite bank of the river, make a longer trip across town. The Jim Thompson House, a museum set in traditional Thai teak houses, is further into the centre of town. Don Mueang International Airport is 10.6 km away, and Suvarnabhumi Airport is further out.