The Dawin Hotel

The rooms at The Dawin Hotel range from 23 m² standard rooms to 65 m² suites, and the standard and superior options are among those with a city view. Some rooms come with a whirlpool bathtub, others with a bathtub, and several have a private bathroom with a walk-in shower.

Across the property, rooms can have blackout curtains, a desk, a sofa, individual air conditioning and an in-room safe box. The three 65 m² suites sleep two, three or four guests, and the standard rooms measure 23 m². Guests travelling with a baby can ask for a baby cot, which is available on request, and the rooms are set on Sukhumvit Road near Nana BTS Station.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, a restaurant with a la carte dishes and Asian, Western and vegetarian cuisine, a coffee shop and a bar. Room service and a 24-hour front desk are available, and there is a concierge.

Guests can use luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, currency exchange and an airport transfer. Laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services are offered, and daily housekeeping is provided. The business centre offers Xerox and fax services, and there is a shared lounge with a TV area.

The building has an elevator, facilities for disabled guests, a terrace and a rooftop area, and parking nearby is available. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the shared lounge has a TV area.

The Dawin Hotel stands on Sukhumvit Road in the Nana area of central Bangkok, a lively part of the city where street life carries on late into the evening. The streets around it stay busy into the night, and the Sukhumvit line gives easy access to the rest of the city, so the river, the old city and the weekend markets are all reachable from the hotel by public transport and taxi.

Nana BTS Station is a short walk away, and the Sukhumvit line runs from there to the shopping areas around Siam, where Siam Paragon is one of the largest malls in the city. Jim Thompson House, a traditional Thai teak house that once belonged to the American silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson, is about 3 km away. The Grand Palace and Wat Arun, on the Chao Phraya River, are a longer trip across the city from the hotel, best planned as a day of their own.

A good day could start with a walk in Benchakitti Forest Park, which has a lake and paths, followed by a visit to Kamthieng House Museum, a traditional northern Thai teak house. The Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the largest markets in Bangkok, is open on weekends and is a longer ride away, so it suits a day with time to spare.