Novotel Bangkok Platinum Pratunam

The rooms at Novotel Bangkok Platinum Pratunam measure between 28 and 56 m² and look out over the park or the city. Electric kettles, bathrobes and hair dryers are part of the room equipment, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Park-view rooms of 28 m² sit alongside 56 m² suites, and the Executive Suite King also has a city view and a bathtub. Some rooms sleep up to five guests, and each room is described with its own size, capacity and equipment.

Free parking is available on site, and the hotel offers an airport transfer, a shuttle service and a 24-hour front desk. Tours and car hire are offered, and there is a concierge, a taxi service and currency exchange.

Dining includes a restaurant with a la carte and buffet service, a coffee shop, a snack bar, a poolside bar and 24-hour room service. Breakfast styles include Asian, buffet, continental and halal.

Leisure facilities include an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, massage, a game room and a playground for children. Families can use the kids club, babysitting and baby changing rooms, and business travellers have meeting rooms and a business centre.

Pratunam is a busy district of Ratchathewi in central Bangkok, known for its wholesale clothing markets and its street-level bustle. Shops and street-food stalls line the nearby roads, which puts shopping and transport links close at hand. Chit Lom BTS station is 650 m away and Ratchaprarop station on the Airport Rail Link is 550 m away, so both the Skytrain and the airport line are a short walk from the hotel.

The Erawan Shrine, a Brahma shrine at the Ratchaprasong junction, is 600 m away, and it is one of the city's best-known shrines. Jim Thompson House, the former home of the American silk entrepreneur, is 1.3 km away and sits among traditional teak houses that make a quiet change from the traffic. Pathumwananurak Park offers a calmer break nearby, and the Pratunam Pier serves the canal boats.

The Grand Palace is 5.3 km away in the old city, and Wat Pho, the temple of the reclining Buddha, lies close to it, so the two are easy to combine in a single day. Chatuchak Weekend Market lies further north, a large weekend market for a slower morning out. In the evening, the streets around Pratunam stay busy with street-food stalls and shops.