S9 Hotel Samutsakhon

The double room has a king bed, a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels, and a courtyard view. Air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, a desk and linens complete the room, which sleeps up to two guests.

The building also has an elevator and 24-hour security, and English and Thai are spoken on site, so the apartment is a practical base for a short visit to Samut Sakhon and its markets.

Free parking is available on site, and free Wi-Fi covers the apartment. Guests have 24-hour security, an elevator and a desk with workspace.

Inside the apartment there is air conditioning, a flat-screen TV, linens, towels and toiletries. A ticket service and a convenience store are also on site, and English and Thai are spoken.

S9 Hotel Samutsakhon sits on Rama II Frontage Road in the city of Samut Sakhon, in central Thailand, south-west of Bangkok. Samut Sakhon is a working port town on the Gulf coast, shaped by fishing and the seafood trade, so its streets and markets have a very different pace from the capital. The waterfront gives the town a lively fishing-port character, and the local food is built around seafood. It is a place for travellers who want to see daily coastal life outside Bangkok.

The Mahachai Market and the Fish Market are the main markets close by, both 1.4 km away, and a dried seafood market is nearby as well. Wat Pom Wichian Chotikaram, a temple 1.1 km away, and Wichian Chodok Fort, 1.3 km away, are two of the area's older landmarks. The Hua Hiang Chinese Temple, 950 m away, is one of the closest sights, and the Mahachai ferry terminal lies 1.5 km away along the waterfront.

A practical day could begin at the Mahachai Market and the Fish Market, then move on to Wat Pom Wichian Chotikaram and the fort, with time left for a walk along the waterfront near the ferry terminal. The property has free parking, so arriving by car is simple.