Blue House 191 Hometel

The rooms at Blue House 191 Hometel range from a standard room with a king bed to a Deluxe Family Room for up to four guests. Most rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels, and a flat-screen TV.

Some rooms have a balcony, and the Superior Family Room with Balcony is on the fifth floor, reached by stairs only. Air conditioning is fitted in several rooms, and the Superior King Room has a city view.

The hotel has a shared kitchen and a shared lounge and TV area, and a kitchenette is also available. Guests can use luggage storage, a laundromat and a laundry service, and air conditioning runs in the public areas. The property has 24-hour security and an exterior corridor. Guests can also use the shared lounge with its TV area to relax with family and friends.

Free Wi-Fi covers all rooms and the public areas, and the hotel also offers internet services and wireless internet access. Parking is paid, with a daily fee. The hotel has family rooms and a couple's room, and it is smoke-free. Television is available in select rooms, and bottled water is provided in some rooms. Staff speak English and Thai.

The hotel is on Charoen Wiang Road in Sathorn, a busy district of offices, hotels and shophouses beside the Chao Phraya river. The streets around it have a local character, with Bang Rak Market only 150 m away and the Ban U Mosque a short walk further on. It is a practical choice for visitors who want to be near the river and the skytrain rather than in the middle of the old city's temples. Sathon Pier, a ferry pier, is also nearby.

Saphan Taksin BTS station is 250 m away, linking the hotel to the rest of the skytrain network. Asiatique - The Riverfront, a riverside shopping and dining complex, is 2.2 km away, and the Grand Palace is 4.3 km from the hotel. Wat Arun stands on the opposite bank of the river, not far from the palace area.

A good day could start at the Grand Palace, where the Temple of the Emerald Buddha stands inside the palace grounds, then cross the river to Wat Arun, and finish with a walk around Asiatique. Suvarnabhumi Airport is 25.5 km away, so the airport is a longer journey from the hotel than the city sights. Jim Thompson House, a museum in a traditional teak house, is also worth a visit.