Suk18 Hostel

Suk18 Hostel offers rooms ranging from single bunk beds in dormitory accommodation to a king bed room and a queen bed room. Several rooms have air conditioning, and the city-view rooms also have satellite and cable channels, with blackout curtains in the King Bed City View room. The King Bed City View room and the Queen Bed room both sleep up to two guests.

Beds range from a single bunk bed to a double queen bed for up to three guests, so solo travellers, couples and small groups can all find a room that fits them. Some of the rooms use a shared bathroom, and most rooms have one bed as their main bedding.

Shared facilities at Suk18 Hostel include a lounge and TV area, lockers, a convenience store and cash withdrawal. Air conditioning and satellite channels are features of some rooms, and lockers are available for belongings.

Continental breakfast is offered, and Wi-Fi is available in all rooms as well as in public areas. English and Thai are spoken at the property. The shared lounge gives guests a place to relax with comfortable seating, a large flat-screen TV and a selection of board games.

Soi Sukhumvit 18 is a side street running off Sukhumvit Road, one of central Bangkok's busiest districts, where offices, hotels and hostels sit close to the Skytrain. For travellers who want to stay near shopping, nightlife and transport rather than the old temples, this part of the city is a practical base. Its mix of hostels, serviced apartments and small shops gives the area a busy, city feel.

Asok BTS station and Sukhumvit MRT station are both 350 m away, giving access to the Skytrain and metro lines. Soi Cowboy, a well-known nightlife street, is 250 m from the hostel. Siam Paragon, a large shopping mall, is 3.3 km away, and the Jim Thompson House, a teak house museum filled with Thai art and antiques, is 4.1 km away.

A day could start at the Jim Thompson House and continue with a Skytrain ride to Siam Paragon. The Grand Palace, 7.9 km away, houses Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, and the Chatuchak Weekend Market, with thousands of stalls, is best visited at the weekend. Benjakitti Park, a green space close to Sukhumvit, offers a quiet break between visits to the shops and the Skytrain, and it is a good place to walk off a busy day.