Baan1668

The rooms at Baan1668 come in a range of sizes and set-ups, from rooms for up to three guests to rooms that sleep up to five, and all of them have free Wi-Fi. Some look out over the city and others over the garden, and several rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, a hair dryer and toiletries.

Bed set-ups vary, with queen, king, bunk and single beds across the range, and several rooms offer a choice of bed set-ups. Depending on the room, the equipment includes an electric kettle, a mini bar, a microwave, a flat-screen TV or a fan.

Baan1668 has an on-site bar, and its kitchen facilities include a shared kitchen, a snack bar and food delivery, so guests can eat in as well as out. Laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services are available, along with daily housekeeping and private check-in and check-out.

Free Wi-Fi covers all rooms and the public areas, with internet services as well. Air conditioning is available in the public areas, and the property has a game room, a playground, a convenience store and a salon.

There is 24-hour security, and the property is wheelchair accessible. English, Thai and Mandarin are spoken at the property. Because the kitchen is shared, guests can also cook for themselves.

Baan1668 is on Krung Kasem Road in the Yaowarat area of Bangkok's Chinatown, a dense quarter of shophouses, street-food stalls and temples, where the streets stay busy well into the evening. Walking the lanes at dusk, you pass long-established gold shops, herbal medicine stores and noodle counters, and the mix of old shophouses and modern traffic gives the area a distinct character.

Hua Lamphong Railway Station is 300 m away, and it is Bangkok's main railway station for long-distance trains. The Grand Palace, 2.8 km from the hostel, and Wat Arun, across the Chao Phraya river, are the big sights of the old city, and Suvarnabhumi Airport lies 26 km away. Nearby sights in the old city are easiest to reach on foot or by taxi, depending on the distance.

In the evening, the food stalls on Yaowarat Road are a draw in their own right. The Golden Buddha at Wat Traimit, a solid-gold statue, is 400 m from the hostel, and the Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center, 450 m away, covers the history of Bangkok's Chinese community. The neighbourhood's streets fill with lanterns and crowds during Chinese New Year, one of the area's best-known celebrations, so a stay here can coincide with one of the city's most lively weeks.