The Character China Town

Every room at The Character China Town has air conditioning and its own private entrance. Each one also has a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels, along with linens and an electric kettle, and free bottled water is provided.

The rooms vary in size: the King Suite measures 40 m² and sleeps up to three guests, the Studio with Terrace measures 38 m² for up to two guests, and the One-Bedroom Apartment covers 22 m² for two guests. Every room also has a dining table and a socket near the bed, which is handy for charging phones at night.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and Wi-Fi also covers the public areas of the hotel. Air conditioning is installed in the public areas as well as in the rooms, and daily housekeeping is included. The hotel also offers food delivery, and English and Thai are spoken, and the property is managed by a private host.

Private check-in and check-out is offered, and the rooms are soundproofed. Non-smoking rooms are available for guests who prefer them, and the rooms have a private entrance, a dining table and an electric kettle. The bathrooms come with toiletries, towels and linens, and free bottled water is provided in the rooms, which are kept clean by daily housekeeping.

Chinatown, known locally as Yaowarat, is one of Bangkok's busiest neighbourhoods, a dense grid of narrow streets where Chinese shops, old temples and street-food stalls sit side by side. The Character China Town is in this part of the city, a good fit for travellers who want to be in the middle of the local street life rather than in a quieter residential area.

Wat Mangkon MRT Station is 350 m from the hotel, and Hua Lamphong Railway Station, the main railway station for long-distance trains, is 850 m away. Sawatdi Pier is a ferry terminal on the Chao Phraya river close to the metro, and the Grand Palace and Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, are each 2.2 km away. Wat Phra Chetuphon, better known as Wat Pho and home to a giant reclining Buddha, is 1.9 km away, and the Jim Thompson House, a museum of traditional Thai houses, lies further east.

A typical day here can start with a walk along Yaowarat Road to Wat Chaiyaphummikaram, a pagoda close to the hotel, and continue to the Grand Palace and Wat Pho. Wat Arun can be reached by river boat, a change from the busy streets. In the evening the stalls around Yaowarat Road fill up, and it is the easiest way to eat in the district.