Counting Sheep Hostel

Counting Sheep Hostel offers rooms from bunk beds in a mixed dormitory and a 14 m² room with 10 single beds to shared rooms for up to three guests. One room with a street view measures 30 m² and has 18 single beds, and some rooms have a shared bathroom.

Rooms can have a fan, a locker, a mirror, a seating area, a shower and wooden flooring. Some are for one guest and others sleep up to three.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and WiFi is also offered in public areas, so guests can get online from the rooms or from the shared spaces. Breakfast is a buffet and is free, and an airport transfer is offered.

Tours, a taxi service and ticket services are offered, alongside lockers, luggage storage, daily housekeeping and laundry service. A smoking area is also provided.

English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Thai are spoken at the hostel, so questions about a day out in the city can be asked in several languages.

Counting Sheep Hostel is in the Khaosan area of Banglamphu, on Soi Samsen 4 in Banpanthom, in a neighbourhood of lanes and guesthouses close to Bangkok's old royal city. Khao San Road, the backpacker street known for its guesthouses, street food and bars, is 650 m away, and the area stays lively into the evening.

Several of Bangkok's best-known temples are close by. Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is 1.6 km away, and the Grand Palace is 1.8 km away. Wat Phra Chetuphon, known as Wat Pho, is famous for its huge reclining Buddha, and Wat Arun, on the far bank of the Chao Phraya river, is 2.5 km away and known for its tall tower covered in porcelain. The Sam Yot MRT station is 1.7 km away for trips across the city, and the Jim Thompson House, a museum in traditional Thai houses, is a little further on.

A first day can start at the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, continue to Wat Pho and the lanes of the old city, and finish on Khao San Road in the evening, when the street is busy with stalls and bars. Wat Arun can be added across the river as a separate visit.