Here Hostel Bangkok

The rooms at Here Hostel Bangkok range from dormitory beds with bunk beds to a double room with a private bathroom and a standard double with a king bed. Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and some rooms have a balcony or terrace, a garden view or a courtyard view.

Dormitory beds are bunk beds in mixed and female-only rooms, and several rooms share a bathroom with a shower. Rooms with a double or king bed add a window and a garden view, and one twin room sleeps two guests on two single beds and a bunk bed, with a shared bathroom.

The hostel has an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, a bar and a terrace, with a snack bar, a shared kitchen and restaurants for guests who want to eat on site. Room service is also available, and vending machines are on the premises, with a happy hour also offered at the bar.

Daily housekeeping, laundry service, luggage storage and lockers are offered. Tours are offered too, and there is a public area with air conditioning, so guests can relax indoors between outings.

Entertainment includes a games room, a shared lounge with a TV and outdoor recreational features. Guests can communicate in English and Thai, and WiFi is also available in public areas, including the lounge.

Here Hostel Bangkok sits in the Khaosan area of Bangkok's old city, where Khaosan Road runs through a neighbourhood of temples, museums and older shophouses. The backpacker street is lively in the evening, with bars and street-food stalls along the road, and it draws a steady flow of travellers who want to be close to the action.

Nearby are Wat Ratchanatdaram Worawihan and its Loha Prasat, the iron-roofed Metal Palace, and the Democracy Monument. The Temple of the Emerald Buddha is 1.3 km away and the Grand Palace is 1.5 km away, while the Sam Yot MRT station is 950 m from the hostel, so the metro is an option for journeys beyond the old city.

A full day can begin at the Grand Palace and the temples of the old city and end on Khaosan Road, with the bar and garden at the hostel close by for the evening. Further afield, Jim Thompson House and Siam Paragon are in central Bangkok, and Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the city's best-known markets. The old city is easy to explore on foot, and several of its temples are close enough to visit in a single morning, with the river and the old quarter lying just beyond the main roads.