Sampheng House

Rooms at Sampheng House have air conditioning, and the rooms can have a private bathroom with a shower and toiletries. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the rooms can also include a flat-screen TV, an electric kettle and a hair dryer.

Several rooms sleep up to three guests. The Deluxe, Family Room and Standard Room each have a queen bed and sleep up to two guests. The Deluxe has a kitchenette, the Standard Room has a refrigerator, and the Family Room measures 35 m².

Wi-Fi is free in all rooms, and Wi-Fi is also available in the public areas of the property. Daily housekeeping is offered, and the property has an elevator and smoke-free public spaces.

Tours are offered, and private check-in and check-out are available. The staff speak English and Thai, and the property has a 24-hour security service at the entrance.

Rooms can have air conditioning, a refrigerator, an electric kettle, a washing machine and a clothes dryer, plus toiletries, a shower and a hair dryer. Free bottled water is also provided in some rooms, and a clothes rack is available for guests who want to hang up their clothes during a longer visit.

Sampheng House is on Soi Maitri Wanit in Chakkrawat, part of Bangkok's old Chinese quarter, where narrow lanes of shophouses, markets and shrines run off Yaowarat Road. The streets around the property are busy and lively, and the district is one of the best places in the capital to walk between markets, temples and street-food stalls. It is a practical base for travellers who want to see the older side of Bangkok rather than its newer shopping districts.

Getting around is straightforward. The Wat Mangkon MRT station is 550 m away, and the Sam Yot MRT station is also nearby, so the metro links the area to the rest of the city. Rajchawongse Pier, on the Chao Phraya river, gives access to the riverside, and the Wat Chakkrawat temple is a few minutes' walk from the property. Wat Phra Chetuphon, the temple of the reclining Buddha, is also close to the old city's main sights.

A good day here starts in the lanes of Sampheng, with the markets and the Chinese temples, and then continues on foot or by taxi to the Grand Palace, 1.9 km away, and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha beside it. Khaosan Road, the backpacker street near the old city, is 2.3 km away for the evening. Suvarnabhumi Airport is 27 km away for departures.