Akara Hotel Bangkok

The rooms at Akara Hotel Bangkok are Deluxe rooms of 30 m² with twin beds or a king bed, along with a 60 m² suite. Several rooms look over the city, some have a bathtub, and other rooms are equipped with air conditioning.

Rooms can have a mini bar, an electric kettle, an in-room safe, a hair dryer, bathrobes and blackout curtains. Some rooms have roll-in showers and an accessible toilet, and toiletries, slippers and towels are also available. Blackout curtains help keep the rooms dark, and the hotel also offers daily housekeeping, ironing facilities and laundry service for guests.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, a 24-hour front desk, concierge and room service. Dining includes a restaurant with a la carte dishes, a coffee shop, a poolside bar and a snack bar, and the restaurant serves Asian and buffet breakfast.

Services include tours, currency exchange, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, and an airport pickup service at an additional charge. Kids meals are available too.

Parking is free on site, valet parking is also available, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, with internet in the public areas too. The property is wheelchair accessible, has facilities for disabled guests and has a rooftop area.

Pratunam is one of Bangkok's busiest shopping districts, where clothing stalls, food vendors and large malls line the streets. The hotel sits on Sri Ayuttaya Road in the Phyathai area, close to rail links, a hospital and the shopping streets of the Siam district, with the tall Baiyoke II Tower nearby. Phaya Thai station is where the Airport Rail Link meets the city's skytrain, and it is a useful link for the rest of the city.

The Airport Rail Link's Ratchaprarop station is about 150 m away, and its trains run to Suvarnabhumi Airport, 23.7 km away. Pratunam Market is 300 m away, and Baiyoke II Tower, with its observation deck, is 200 m away. Siam Paragon, a large shopping mall, and the Jim Thompson House, a museum in a traditional teak house, are a short ride away. Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the biggest weekend markets in Bangkok, is 4.9 km away.

A full day could begin at the Grand Palace, one of the most visited sights in Bangkok, with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha inside its compound. From there you can continue to Wat Arun, with its tall, tiered tower on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya river, and finish with street food back in Pratunam.