De Talak Hostel

Rooms at De Talak Hostel include private rooms and dormitory accommodation, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms. The double room measures 24 m² and has air conditioning. The family room measures 24 m² and has a balcony or terrace, sleeping up to five guests.

The two dormitory rooms measure 30 and 32 m² and sleep up to two guests each, and guests can use the hostel's shared kitchen and lounge. All rooms are non-smoking.

The hostel has a garden, a library and a shared lounge with a large TV, plus a shared kitchen for guests. Laundry service and a laundromat are available, along with luggage storage, daily housekeeping, an elevator and 24-hour security.

Tours can be arranged, and there is a taxi service. Free parking is available, and English and Thai are spoken.

A smoking area is provided for guests who smoke, and the hostel offers family room accommodation for up to five guests.

De Talak Hostel sits in Klongtei, a neighbourhood of Bangkok reached from Soi Phaisingtoh off Rama IV Road. The streets around it mix offices, apartment blocks and local shops, and the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre is one of the district's best-known landmarks. The hostel is a practical base for travellers who want to explore Bangkok by public transport and by taxi, with the convention centre and its MRT station close by.

The Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre MRT station is the nearest train stop, and Khlong Toey Market, 250 m away, is a busy local market for fresh food and snacks. Further afield, Siam Paragon, 4.1 km away, is one of the big shopping malls on Rama I Road, and Jim Thompson House, 4.8 km away, is a museum of traditional Thai houses assembled by the American silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson. Wat Arun, 8.3 km away, stands on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya.

For a full day, Wat Arun and Chatuchak Weekend Market, 8.9 km away and open at weekends, are the two big sights to pair with a visit to Jim Thompson House. Taxis are the most direct way to reach the main sights, and the MRT is useful for shorter trips around the neighbourhood.