Kinboshi Silom

The rooms at Kinboshi Silom include mixed and female-only dormitories with bunk beds, and rooms for two guests with a queen or king bed. Some rooms have air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a reading light, and Wi-Fi is free in all rooms.

Some rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, while others use shared bathrooms, and some rooms have a city view. Towels, toiletries and bottled water are provided in some of the rooms, and luggage storage, laundry service and dry cleaning are available on site for all guests, while the shared lounge and the shared kitchen are open to everyone staying there.

Services at Kinboshi Silom include a 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, laundry service, dry cleaning and an elevator. Food delivery is available, the restaurant serves desserts, and the hostel also has a coffee shop and a shared kitchen for guests who prefer to cook.

For relaxing, the hostel has a massage and a spa with a sauna, and the shared lounge has a TV area. Non-smoking rooms are available, and English and Thai are spoken on site. The hostel also has themed rooms, and air conditioning is in the public areas, where guests can also use the internet. Staff speak English and Thai, and the hostel offers desserts in its restaurant along with food delivery.

Kinboshi Silom is in Silom, the business district of Bang Rak in central Bangkok, where office towers stand next to older streets and temples. It is a dense part of the city, and it puts you close to the river, the skytrain and the old city, so it suits those who want to be in the middle of Bangkok's sights rather than on the edge of them.

The Saint Louis BTS station is 350 m away on the Silom line, and Surasak station is also close, so the skytrain is the easiest way to get around the district. Sri Mahamariamman Temple, a Hindu temple, is a short walk from the hostel. Wat Phra Chetuphon, better known as Wat Pho, is 4.4 km away, and Wat Arun sits on the far bank of the Chao Phraya.

A good day could begin with Wat Pho and the Grand Palace, 4.7 km away, reached by road or by river boat from Sathon Pier, 1.2 km from the hostel, along the Chao Phraya. Asiatique The Riverfront, a riverside shopping and dining complex, is also on the river. Khaosan Road, 5.1 km away, is the backpacker street of the old city, so guests who want a night out on the other side of the river can reach it by taxi.