Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom By IHG

Every room at Holiday Inn Bangkok Silom By IHG has a city view, and the rooms range from standard and premium rooms to one-bedroom suites. The rooms can have air conditioning, a desk, an in-room safe, a hair dryer, a mirror, a mini bar and a refrigerator.

Beds are king, queen, double or single, and some rooms have a sofa bed. Some rooms have a bathtub with a grab bar and an adapted bath, and some suites have an additional bathroom and toilet. Several rooms come with an electric kettle and bathrobes, and the suites have room for up to three guests. Every room looks out over the city of Bangkok.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, and a spa with sauna, massage and steam room, plus a salon with massage available in the spa and a 24-hour front desk. There is also a convenience store and a shop on site, and a shared lounge with a TV area.

Services for travellers include an airport transfer, tours, car hire, currency exchange, luggage storage and laundry service, and there are business facilities for meetings and seminars.

Dining includes restaurants serving Asian, Chinese, international and Western cuisine, a coffee shop, 24-hour room service and a halal restaurant. For families there is a babysitting service, kids meals, and a children's swimming pool.

Silom is one of central Bangkok's busiest business districts, a street of office towers, galleries and street-food stalls that stays lively well into the evening. The hotel sits on Silom Road itself, so the neighbourhood's cafés, shops and nightlife are close by.

Surasak BTS Station is 450 m away on the Silom Line, and Saphan Taksin BTS Station is 750 m away, both useful for crossing the city and reaching the river. The Silom Line runs north to Siam, where the big shopping centres are. Oriental Pier, a riverboat pier, is 650 m away. Across the river, Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, is 4 km away, and Asiatique - The Riverfront, a riverside complex of shops and restaurants, is 2.7 km away.

Jim Thompson House, a group of traditional Thai teak houses filled with art, is a short trip from the hotel. A full day can combine the Grand Palace in the old city with Wat Arun across the river, and end at Asiatique by the water. In the evening, the streets around Silom Road stay busy with food stalls and bars, so the hotel is well placed for a late meal after the temples. The Chatuchak Weekend Market is a much longer trip across the city, so it is better kept for a separate day.