Matchbox Bangkok Hostel

Rooms at Matchbox Bangkok Hostel measure from 27 m² to 45 m² and sleep one or two guests, and single beds and queen beds are among the sleeping arrangements. Some rooms have a city view and others a country view, and several come with a bathtub and a hair dryer. The bathroom is shared in several rooms.

Free Wi-Fi and flat-screen TVs with satellite and cable channels are in most rooms, and air conditioning is available in some. Queen-bed rooms measure 45 m², and single-bed rooms measure 27 or 45 m². Toiletries and a DVD/CD player complete the equipment in several rooms, and room service is offered by the hostel.

The 24-hour front desk, room service and bar are on site, alongside a shared kitchen, a coffee shop and BBQ facilities for guests. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms of the hostel, and internet access and Wi-Fi also cover the public areas.

A salon, a convenience store and a range of shops are on site, with currency exchange and cash withdrawal. Concierge help, ticket services, tours and a taxi service are offered, as are daily housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning and safety deposit boxes. English and Thai are spoken, and meeting and banquet facilities are available for events. The 24-hour front desk is open round the clock for enquiries from guests.

Matchbox Bangkok Hostel stands on Sukhumvit 33, a side street off Sukhumvit Road, one of the city's long commercial avenues. The area mixes office buildings, hotels, residential blocks and small restaurants, and the Skytrain runs above the main road. Quieter residential sois branch off the avenue, so the hostel suits anyone who wants to stay in a busy part of Bangkok rather than in the old city.

Phrom Phong BTS station is 500 m from the hostel and Sukhumvit MRT station is 750 m away, so the Skytrain and the subway link the area with the rest of the city. Benchasiri Park, a green space close to the hostel, is a short walk on foot for a morning outing. Soi Cowboy, a street of bars off Sukhumvit Road, is nearby for an evening out. Both Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) and Don Mueang International Airport (DMK) are 20.3 km away, and the hostel offers a taxi service.

A day of sightseeing could begin at the Grand Palace, 8.4 km away, where the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, Wat Phra Kaew, sits within the same complex. Wat Arun, on the bank of the Chao Phraya river, is a good next stop for a day of temples. The Chatuchak Weekend Market, 7.5 km away, is best known as a weekend market, so it suits a Saturday or Sunday morning.