Hostel @ 8 Sukhumvit Bangkok

Hostel @ 8 Sukhumvit Bangkok offers dormitories and shared rooms on Sukhumvit Soi 8 in Klongtoey. Mixed and women-only dormitories have bunk beds, and the shared rooms sleep up to three guests each. Women-only accommodation is available both in a dormitory and in a shared room.

Rooms can have air conditioning, an in-room safe box and toiletries, and bathrooms are shared. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the bar and the shared lounge/TV area are there for guests to use.

The hostel has a bar and restaurants, and there is also a vending machine on the premises. There is a shared lounge/TV area, and tours and ticket services are offered.

The front desk is staffed 24 hours, so reception is open around the clock, and a shuttle service is available. Luggage storage, lockers and safety deposit boxes give guests places to keep their belongings. Daily housekeeping and an ironing service are offered, with business facilities and meeting or banquet facilities for groups.

Cash withdrawal is available, and staff speak English and Thai. On-site parking is available for guests who arrive by car, and WiFi is also offered in public areas.

Sukhumvit Soi 8 runs off Sukhumvit Road in Klongtoey, one of Bangkok's busiest districts, where side lanes hold small shops and street-food stalls. Sukhumvit Road is one of Bangkok's main roads, and the Skytrain runs above it. The hostel sits in this lively part of the city, for travellers who want to be close to the sights and the shopping districts.

Nana BTS Station is 300 m away and Asok BTS Station 500 m, so the Skytrain takes you a few stops to Siam Paragon, a large shopping centre with restaurants and cinemas, and to the shopping streets along Sukhumvit Road. Jim Thompson House, a museum in a teak house that tells the story of Thai silk, is in the same part of the city and makes a worthwhile visit between shopping stops.

Chatuchak Weekend Market, 6.9 km from the hostel, is worth a full day at weekends, with thousands of stalls across many sections selling a wide range of goods. The Grand Palace is the royal complex that houses the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and it is worth a visit alongside Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, which stands on the west bank of the Chao Phraya river. Suvarnabhumi Airport is 21.7 km away.