Room 22 Hostel

Every bed at Room 22 Hostel is in a dormitory with bunk beds, and Wi-Fi is free in all rooms. Some dormitories have a single bunk bed for one guest, others have six bunk beds for up to two guests, and one sleeps up to three guests.

Air conditioning, linens and in-room safe boxes are available in some of the dormitories, two of which have a city view. Two dormitories have a shared bathroom, while one has a separate shower and bathtub.

Room 22 Hostel has an elevator, a shared lounge and TV area, along with daily housekeeping and air conditioning in its public areas. The hostel offers private check-in and check-out, and English and Thai are spoken on site.

Free Wi-Fi covers all rooms, and wireless internet is also available in the public areas, with internet services offered as well. Food service covers restaurants, room service and food delivery, and there is a designated smoking area as well as non-smoking rooms.

Rooms are accessible by elevator, and luggage storage is available for guests who arrive early or leave on a late flight. Guests with heavy bags can leave them in storage while they explore the neighbourhood.

Room 22 Hostel is in Bangkok's Chinatown district, where narrow streets of shophouses, fruit carts and food stalls give the neighbourhood a busy, lived-in character. It works well as a base for travellers who want to be close to the markets and the evening food scene while staying close to the older parts of the city. The area is busiest in the evening, when the food stalls are open.

The Wat Mangkon MRT station is 400 m from the hostel and is the closest rail link, and Hua Lamphong Pier is 300 m away, useful for boat trips around the city. Wat Phlapphla Chai, a pagoda, is nearby, and the Yaowarat Chinatown Heritage Center covers the history of the community. Jim Thompson House, a teak-house museum of the American silk entrepreneur, lies further away but is well worth the trip.

A good day could start at the Grand Palace, 2.5 km from the hostel, with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha inside its walls. From there, take a boat across the river to Wat Arun, which stands on the opposite bank, so the crossing is a short one. Then walk back through Chinatown's food stalls in the evening, when the streets are busiest.