GLOW Sukhumvit 5

Every room at GLOW Sukhumvit 5 has a city view. The rooms measure from 25 m² to 55 m², and their beds range from double and king beds to sofa beds, super king beds and bunk beds, with a choice of bed set-ups in some rooms.

Capacity runs from two guests in the king rooms to four in the family rooms, and the Centropolis Suite sleeps three. The rooms suit a stay in the centre of the city, with views over the streets of Sukhumvit.

The indoor and outdoor swimming pools sit alongside a fitness centre and a sauna, and there is a poolside bar. Dining options include a restaurant, a coffee shop, a halal restaurant and room service, with food delivery also available, and breakfast is offered in Asian, buffet and continental styles. The hotel also has a business centre with Xerox and fax, and wheelchair accessible facilities and an elevator.

Transport services include an airport transfer, a shuttle service, car hire and a taxi service. Free parking is available on site, and the hotel has a 24-hour front desk, a concierge, luggage storage, laundry service, a terrace and a rooftop area, with a restaurant and bar on the same site.

Sukhumvit Soi 5 is a side street off Sukhumvit Road in the Nana area of central Bangkok, a busy district with hotels, restaurants and small shops. Nana BTS Station is 350 m away on the Sukhumvit Line, a practical way to reach other parts of the city. Pharmacies and convenience stores are on the street close to the hotel, and Arab Street, known for its Middle Eastern shops and eateries, is nearby.

Around the hotel, the Siam district has the Siam Paragon shopping centre, 2.2 km away, and the Jim Thompson House museum, a teak house filled with Thai silk and art, is 2.9 km away. The Grand Palace, the royal complex that holds the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is 6.9 km away on the Rattanakosin side of the river, and Wat Arun, the riverside temple with its tall prang, is 7.1 km away.

A good day out combines the Grand Palace and Wat Arun, both reached by taxi or by boat from the river piers, with a visit to the Jim Thompson House. Back in the Nana area, the street life along Sukhumvit is lively in the evening, and the hotel's pools, sauna and fitness centre make a quiet end to a day of sightseeing. Both airports lie on the outskirts of the city.