Lhong Krung Hostel

The rooms at Lhong Krung Hostel measure between 15 and 25 m², and every room has a shower, toiletries and a mirror. Several rooms have a city view, and the 25 m² room sleeps up to three guests with two queen beds.

Beds include two single beds, two queen beds and a king bed, with the king bed in two of the rooms. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and luggage storage is offered at the hostel for guests who need to leave their bags. Rooms with a private bathroom include a shower, toiletries and a mirror, and the twin room has two single beds.

The concierge can help guests with local advice and transport arrangements in Bangkok, and English and Thai are spoken at the hostel. Tours and ticket services can be arranged at the hostel, and car hire and a taxi service are also available for travel around the city and further afield.

An airport transfer is offered, and luggage storage is available for guests who need to leave their bags before or after their stay. Daily housekeeping is provided, and 24-hour security covers the property. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms and in the public areas, and air conditioning is available in the public areas too. Wi-Fi and air conditioning both cover the common areas, so guests can use them away from their rooms.

Lhong Krung Hostel stands in Bangkok's Chinatown, in the Wang Burapha Phirom area, where the streets are dense and busy, with shops spilling onto the pavement and street-food stalls at the corners. Chinatown is a neighbourhood of wholesale trade, Chinese shrines and Indian and Sikh traditions, and the hostel sits within walking distance of several of them.

Sampeng Lane, 100 m away, is a narrow market street of wholesale shops, and Phahurat, which is also within a short walk, is known for its cloth market. The Sikh temple, Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha, is a short walk from the hostel. For the sights further afield, the Grand Palace is 1.3 km away and Wat Arun is 1.4 km away, with Wat Arun across the Chao Phraya River. Sam Yot MRT station is about 400 m away, and ferry piers on the river are a practical way to reach the riverside temples.

A good day here starts with a walk through Sampeng Lane to Phahurat for the cloth shops, then the Sikh temple before taking a taxi to the Grand Palace. From the river piers, a ferry crosses to Wat Arun on the opposite bank. In the evening, the street-food stalls of Chinatown are open along the main roads.