Sabye Club Hostel

Guests can book a bunk bed in a 10-bed mixed dormitory room with a city view, or a room assigned on arrival that sleeps up to three guests. The dormitory room measures 30 m² and has air conditioning, blackout curtains, a fan and a flat-screen TV, with a bunk bed for one guest and a shared bathroom that has a shower, hair dryer and toiletries.

Linens are provided, and guests can also use the shared lounge and kitchen.

Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and there is also WiFi in the public areas and wireless internet access. Guests can use a shared lounge and TV area and a shared kitchen, and a continental breakfast is offered. Lockers, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes are available for guests.

Tours and ticket services can be arranged, and there is a taxi service and a concierge. Laundry, dry cleaning and daily housekeeping are offered, along with express check-in and check-out. English and Thai are spoken, and facilities for disabled guests are provided.

Rooms can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a fan, an in-room safe box, a refrigerator, a microwave, a coffee and tea maker, and a balcony or terrace, so the set-up varies from room to room.

Banpantom is a neighbourhood of narrow sois and older houses off Prachathipatai Road, in the Phra Nakhon district. Khaosan Road, 650 m away, is the backpacker street known for its guesthouses, bars and street-food stalls, and the hostel sits within easy walking reach of the old city's sights while keeping the busiest strip at arm's length.

The old city's main sights are a short ride away. The Grand Palace is 1.8 km from the hostel, and Wat Arun stands across the Chao Phraya river, 2.5 km away, reached by ferry from the riverside piers. Sam Yot MRT station is 1.7 km away, and Don Mueang International Airport is 20.1 km away, while Suvarnabhumi is further still.

A good day could start at the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, then continue to Wat Phra Chetuphon, the temple of the reclining Buddha, before crossing the river to Wat Arun. Back in Banpantom, the Bangkok Metropolitan Museum and Norrarat Market are a short walk, and Phra Sumen Fort and its ferry pier sit on the riverside. In the evening, Khaosan Road is the closest place to eat and drink after a long day among the temples and museums of the old city.