Bangkok City Hotel

Rooms at Bangkok City Hotel measure between 24 m² and 28 m² and sleep two or three guests. Every room has a shower, wireless internet access and a telephone, and several rooms have a city view. The Family Room and the Superior Room offer a choice of bed set-ups.

The Standard Double Room has a queen bed, the Deluxe Double Room a double bed, the Deluxe King Bed a king bed and the Deluxe Twin Room two single beds. Several rooms also come with a private bathroom, a bathtub, toiletries and a hair dryer. Guests in these rooms can also enjoy the hotel's shared facilities, including the indoor swimming pool and the restaurants.

Guests can use the indoor swimming pool, the restaurants and a 24-hour front desk, and a shuttle service is offered. Free Wi-Fi covers all rooms, and the shared lounge has a TV area for guests to relax in.

Tours are offered, and there is a concierge, currency exchange, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, and business facilities. A gift and souvenir shop is on site, and daily housekeeping is provided.

Breakfast is offered as a buffet or a continental breakfast, and 24-hour room service means food can be brought to the room at any hour. The property has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible, so guests with mobility needs can move around the building more easily.

Bangkok City Hotel sits on Petchburi Road in Ratchathewi, a busy district of central Bangkok next to the Siam shopping area. The streets around it hold hotels, shophouses and small eateries, and the Ratchathewi BTS Station is 400 m away. The Skytrain is the most practical way to reach other parts of the city, and shopping and museums are all within the same few streets.

Close by, the Jim Thompson House Museum, 550 m away, is the former home of the American entrepreneur who revived the Thai silk industry, and the Ban Krua neighbourhood, a short walk from the hotel, is known for its silk weaving. Further afield, the Grand Palace is 4.1 km away in the old city, and Wat Arun stands across the river from it, so the two make a natural pair for a day of temples.

A good day could start at the Jim Thompson House Museum, followed by one BTS stop to Siam and a walk to Siam Paragon, 1 km from the hotel. Later, the Grand Palace and Wat Arun fill an afternoon in the old city. On a weekend morning, the Chatuchak Weekend Market, 5.5 km away, is a large place to browse food, crafts and clothing.