Bed by City Surawong Patpong

Rooms at Bed by City Surawong Patpong measure between 19 and 22 m² and are arranged around double, twin and queen-bed set-ups. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the shared lounge with its large flat-screen TV is a place to relax between trips around the city.

Some rooms offer a choice of bed set-ups, while others have a double, queen or two single beds. Air conditioning, a mini bar, a refrigerator and a separate shower or bathtub are among the room facilities, and some rooms sleep up to three guests.

Bed by City Surawong Patpong has a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes and daily housekeeping, with laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services on site. The hotel also has a lift, a shared lounge and TV area, and a Xerox and fax service in its business centre. Luggage storage can be used before check-in or after check-out.

For connectivity, free Wi-Fi covers the rooms and public areas, and the hotel offers internet services, satellite and cable channels and a telephone. Breakfast is available à la carte, with Asian and halal styles, and guests can communicate in English, Thai and Khmer. The shared lounge and TV area is open to guests as a common space, with books and magazines for those who want a quiet hour.

Silom is one of the central districts of Bangkok, a busy mix of office towers, hotels and street-food stalls, and this hotel sits in its Surawong part, close to the Patpong area. In the evening the streets around come alive with food stalls and bars, while by day the district is full of office workers. It suits anyone who wants a central base from which to explore the city.

Sam Yan MRT station is 250 m away and Sala Daeng BTS station is 700 m away, so the underground and skytrain lines reach the main shopping areas quickly. MBK Center and Siam Paragon are both a skytrain ride away, and Jim Thompson House is a museum in a set of traditional Thai houses assembled by the American silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson. For Old Bangkok, the Grand Palace is 4.5 km away, while Wat Arun, Wat Phra Chetuphon and Khaosan Road are reached by river or taxi.

A good day could begin at Jim Thompson House, continue to the temples of Old Bangkok and end at Asiatique The Riverfront, a shopping complex on the Chao Phraya, in the evening. For markets, the Chatuchak Weekend Market, 7.9 km away, is one of the largest in Bangkok and open at weekends only. Back near the hotel, the Silom side streets fill with street food after dark, a simple way to end the day.