Hidden Gem 2BR+1SFB Chinatown MRT EntireHome 80SQM

The home has two room set-ups, both with air conditioning and a full kitchen. One is a two-bedroom layout of 85 m² for up to seven guests, with a private bathroom and a washing machine, and the other sleeps up to six guests and has its own private entrance.

Depending on the set-up, you can also find a hair dryer, toiletries, a coffee and tea maker and a desk, along with a flat-screen TV and free Wi-Fi.

The home has a kitchen with a microwave, a refrigerator, a freezer, dishes and cooking basics such as cookware, oils and condiments. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the property also offers internet services, Wi-Fi in its public areas and a free wired internet connection.

The home is cleaned by a professional cleaning company, and cleaning supplies are provided for guests. Luggage storage is available, and there is 24-hour security. Board games and video streaming services are also available, and English and Thai are spoken.

The public areas have air conditioning, and ceiling or portable fans are provided. Both the public areas and the rooms have Wi-Fi access, and a free wired internet connection is also offered.

Chinatown, known locally as Yaowarat, is a dense district of traditional Chinese shophouses, gold shops and street markets in central Bangkok, close to the Chao Phraya river. Its streets are busiest in the evening, when food stalls set up along the roads and neon signs light up the shophouse fronts. The area has a strong Chinese character in its temples, its shops and its food, so the atmosphere changes quite a lot between the daytime markets and the evening crowds.

Sam Yot MRT station is 450 m away and Wat Mangkon MRT station 500 m, so the metro is the quickest way to reach the rest of the city, including the riverside. The Grand Palace is 1.7 km away, with its Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and Wat Arun lies across the river at a similar distance. Wat Mangkon Kamalawat, a Chinese temple, is within the district itself. Several ferry piers along the river are within about a kilometre of the home.

Set aside an evening for Yaowarat Road, where food stalls serve wanton noodles and freshly made dim sum, then walk to Sampeng Lane Market, 250 m away, for textiles and souvenirs. The Chinese food market and the street stalls of Yaowarat Road are close to the home as well, so it is easy to split a day between the old temples and the evening food. The Grand Palace complex makes a full morning out.