Ramada by Wyndham Bangkok Chaophya Park

Every room at Ramada by Wyndham Bangkok Chaophya Park has a city view and a bathtub. The rooms include 37 m² rooms, a 74 m² Executive Suite and Presidential Suites that sleep up to six guests, so the choice covers both solo travellers and larger groups.

The hotel provides daily housekeeping, and the rooms have bathrobes, toiletries and hair dryers. Satellite or cable channels are available in the rooms, and the Executive Suite also has a private bathroom and an additional toilet. Some rooms offer a choice of bed set-ups. The hotel also has a garden and a children's swimming pool, which suits a stay with younger guests.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool and a children's swimming pool, along with a fitness centre, a spa with sauna and hot tub, and massage treatments. There is also a garden, a shared lounge with a TV area and a concierge.

Guests can use the 24-hour front desk, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, currency exchange and an airport transfer. The hotel also has shops, a convenience store and cash withdrawal. Valet parking is offered on site, and Wi-Fi is free in all rooms.

Dining covers Asian and Chinese cuisine and vegetarian dishes in the restaurant, with a coffee shop, a poolside bar and room service. Breakfast is served as an Asian breakfast or a buffet.

The hotel sits in Bangkok's Ratchada district, a busy area of offices, shops and street-food stalls, with quieter side streets close by. Rachadapisek Road runs past the hotel, and the Ratchadaphisek MRT station is a few hundred metres away on the Blue Line, a practical way to reach the central districts.

Nearby are the Design Village Ratchada, two Muay Thai gyms, Jitti Gym and Petchprasit Muay Thai Gym, and the Suan Lum Night Bazaar, 1.1 km away, an evening market with food and shopping. The Chatuchak Weekend Market is 2.7 km away on the same MRT line, a sprawling market with thousands of stalls that is open at weekends. The Grand Palace and the temples of the old city are a longer trip across the city, and for flights Don Mueang is 13.5 km away and Suvarnabhumi is 22.4 km away.

A good day is to take the MRT to Chatuchak Park, spend time at the weekend market, and return to the hotel for the pool or the spa. Families can also visit the Children's Discovery Museum, 2.6 km from the hotel, a hands-on museum with exhibits for younger visitors. For the temples and the Grand Palace, plan a longer trip across the city.