Kokotel Bangkok Surawong

The rooms at Kokotel Bangkok Surawong measure between 17 and 21 m² and sleep from one guest up to four. Beds include single beds, queen beds and a double bed, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms. Depending on the room, you can find air conditioning, a hair dryer, a shower, toiletries and an in-room safe box.

Several rooms have a city view and a private bathroom with a shower, while others have a closet and an ironing facility. The shared lounge and TV area and the restaurant are there for guests to use.

The restaurant serves Asian, international and vegetarian dishes, with lunch and dinner, a la carte choices, happy hour and a coffee shop. Buffet breakfast with Asian and Western dishes is served, and a breakfast takeaway service is also available.

Guests can use the 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, laundry service and taxi service. The hotel has an elevator, facilities for disabled guests, a kids club and a playground for children.

For meetings, a projector and LED display are available, and the hotel also has a gift and souvenir shop. The shared lounge and TV area, with its large flat-screen TV, is a place to relax between activities.

Kokotel Bangkok Surawong sits on Surawong Road in Silom, the business district of central Bangkok. By day the streets are busy with office workers, and in the evening the food stalls and the nightlife around Patpong draw crowds. Old shophouses and modern towers stand side by side here, and the area suits business travellers who want to be close to the Skytrain and the city's main streets.

The nearest transport is Chong Nonsi BTS station, 700 m away, with Saint Louis station close by, so the Skytrain is the simplest way to reach the rest of Bangkok. Chong Nonsi Canal Park is a short walk from the hotel, a green space beside the canal. Siam Paragon, 2.4 km away, is one of the large shopping centres in the area, and the Jim Thompson House, 2.5 km away, is a museum in traditional teak houses built by the Thai silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson. The Grand Palace, 4.4 km away, is the royal complex in the old city, across the river.

A day could start with a walk through the Silom side streets and a stop at Chong Nonsi Canal Park, followed by a visit to the Jim Thompson House. In the evening, Khaosan Road in the old city is a lively street of food stalls and bars, and Wat Arun stands on the opposite bank of the river.