New Siam Palace Ville

The rooms at New Siam Palace Ville sleep two or three guests and come in single, double, twin and triple set-ups, with a choice of bed set-ups in the Deluxe Triple. Several rooms have a city view and others a garden view, and rooms can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a refrigerator and a coffee and tea maker.

Several rooms have a private bathroom with a separate shower and bathtub or a walk-in shower, with toiletries and towels provided. Rooms can also have a balcony or terrace, a safe box and a clothes rack, and some have satellite or cable channels on the television.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and an indoor swimming pool, a restaurant serving breakfast, lunch and dinner, a poolside bar and a coffee shop. Room service, food delivery and vending machines are also available, and there is a garden and a terrace on the site.

The front desk is open 24 hours. There is an airport transfer, tours can be arranged, and luggage storage, laundry service and dry cleaning are offered. A convenience store is also available, and the hotel has a shuttle service for guests.

Families will find a family room, kids meals and a playground, and the property is wheelchair accessible, with facilities for disabled guests.

The hotel sits in the Khaosan area of Bangkok, in the Chanasongkram neighbourhood close to the old city. It is a district of temples, museums and guesthouses, where the streets are lined with street-food stalls and small tailoring shops. Quieter lanes lead off the main road to guesthouses and small restaurants, while the bars on Khaosan Road stay busy into the evening.

Khaosan Road is 450 m away and the Grand Palace is 1.1 km, with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) also in the old city. Wat Arun, the riverside temple with a tall central prang on the Thonburi bank, is 1.9 km away. The Chao Phraya is busy with river boats, and the Phra Arthit and Phra Pin Klao ferry piers are a short walk from the hotel.

A good day starts at the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, continues at Wat Pho with its large reclining Buddha, and crosses the river to Wat Arun before returning to Khaosan Road for street food. For shopping, the Chatuchak Weekend Market is 7.4 km away, a market that takes a full morning. Jim Thompson House, a museum of Thai silk, makes a calmer afternoon.