The Berkeley Hotel Pratunam

The rooms at The Berkeley Hotel Pratunam are in the North Tower and the Main Tower, and several of them have a city view. The hotel has family rooms, luxury rooms and suites, and rooms can have bathrobes, hair dryers, toiletries, an electric kettle and a mini bar. The building has elevators.

Bathrooms can have a bathtub, a walk-in shower or both. Rooms can also have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a sofa, a seating area, a desk and an in-room safe box, and ironing facilities are available. Guests can also use the hotel's spa, fitness centre and outdoor swimming pool.

The Berkeley Hotel Pratunam has an outdoor swimming pool, a spa with massage, a fitness centre, a garden and a terrace. Restaurants serve Asian, Chinese and international cuisine, and there is a coffee shop, a poolside bar and 24-hour room service.

For getting around, the hotel offers an airport transfer, a shuttle service and a taxi service. A concierge, currency exchange, luggage storage and a 24-hour front desk are also available, and tours can be arranged through the concierge.

Business facilities, meetings with a beam projector, a kids club, high chairs and wheelchair access are available too, and the hotel has an elevator and a gift and souvenir shop for guests to browse.

The hotel stands in Pratunam, a busy shopping district in the Ratchathewi area of Bangkok. The streets around it are known for clothing markets, street food stalls and shopping malls, and the streets close to the hotel, including those near the Neon Night Bazaar, stay busy into the evening.

The Erawan Shrine, 700 m away, is one of Bangkok's best-known Hindu shrines, where Thai dancers often perform for visitors who leave offerings. Siam Paragon, a large shopping centre with an aquarium and cinemas, is 850 m away, and the Chit Lom BTS station and the Ratchaprarop station of the Airport Rail Link are both close by. A ferry terminal at Pratunam is also nearby. Wat Arun, the Grand Palace and the Chatuchak Weekend Market are between 5.5 and 5.8 km away, so the Skytrain and a taxi are useful for reaching them.

A day could begin at the Erawan Shrine, continue to Siam Paragon and end at the Jim Thompson House, 1.5 km away, a house museum made of traditional Thai teak houses, with a collection of Asian art. The Chatuchak Weekend Market, with its clothing, craft and food stalls, is a full day out in itself. The hotel's garden and terrace offer a quiet place to rest between outings.