Chern Bangkok

The rooms at Chern Bangkok measure between 24 and 29 m² and sleep up to five guests. Bed set-ups include two single beds, a king bed, a double bed, a bunk bed and a king bed with a single bed, and several rooms have a city view or a garden view. Some rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels.

Rooms can have air conditioning, a desk, an in-room safe box and a shower, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms. Some rooms have a balcony, and others have open-air bath privileges. Several rooms have a flat-screen TV and a telephone, and satellite and cable channels are available in several of them.

The property has an outdoor swimming pool and an indoor swimming pool, a fitness centre and a garden. A games room with a dart board, a family room and a 24-hour front desk are also on site, and English and Thai are spoken at the property. There is an elevator as well.

Free parking is available on site, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms. Internet services and Wi-Fi in the public areas are also offered.

Food and drink on site include a coffee shop, a restaurant, room service and a vending machine, and breakfast is available à la carte. Luggage storage, lockers, safety deposit boxes, laundry service and daily housekeeping are also offered.

Chern Bangkok stands in the China Town area of Phra Nakhon, the old part of Bangkok where many of the city's historic temples and palaces are concentrated. The streets around the hostel are busy with small shops, and the Samran Rat Fresh Market is one of the local places to buy food. Because the old city is compact, it is easy to explore on foot, with the river, the temples and the museums all within a short distance of one another.

The Giant Swing (200 m) is one of the best-known monuments in the area, and Wat Suthat Thep Wararam Ratchaworamahawihan (300 m) is one of Bangkok's principal royal temples. The Grand Palace is 1.3 km away, with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha inside its walls, and Wat Arun, on the bank of the Chao Phraya River, is 1.8 km away. Sam Yot MRT Station and Wang Burapha station are both 500 m away, so public transport is close to the hostel.

A good day in the area could start at the Grand Palace and the temples around it, then continue to Wat Arun across the river. For a different kind of outing, Chatuchak Weekend Market is a longer trip across the city, and it is best kept for a day of its own. In the evening, the streets around the hostel are a good place for a walk past the food stalls.