The Fifth Residence Hotel

All rooms at The Fifth Residence Hotel measure between 21 and 30 m², and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms. Beds range from doubles and twins to a king bed with a single bed, and some rooms have a city view.

Private bathrooms with a shower, toiletries and towels feature in several of the rooms, and some include a flat-screen TV and an electric kettle. Air conditioning is available in several rooms too, and the property has an elevator, luggage storage and a 24-hour front desk.

Reception runs a 24-hour front desk, and the property offers luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, ironing and daily housekeeping. There is an elevator, a taxi service and an airport transfer, and bottled water and food delivery are also available. Luggage storage and safety deposit boxes are useful for guests with an early departure or a late flight.

Internet services and Wi-Fi in the public areas sit alongside the free Wi-Fi in all rooms. The property also offers telephones and satellite or cable channels, and the languages spoken include English, Thai, Mandarin Chinese and Burmese. Rooms can have blackout curtains, a desk, a clothes rack, linens, a mosquito net and an in-room safe.

The hotel stands on Rama 6 Road in the Rongmuang neighbourhood of central Bangkok, an area of older shophouses, temple compounds and narrow side streets. The Chao Phraya river is a short walk away, and street-food stalls and small shops line many of the lanes. Taxis and river boats reach the old city from here.

Wat Borom Niwat Ratchaworawihan, a temple with a pagoda, is close by, and the Jim Thompson House museum, a complex of teak houses filled with Thai silk and art, is 850 m away. Further afield, the Grand Palace complex, home to the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is 3.1 km away, and Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn with its tall tiered spire, is 3.5 km away. The Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of Bangkok's largest weekend markets, is about 6.2 km away, and Urupong Station is 700 m from the hotel for train travel.

A good first day combines the temples on the river with a visit to the Jim Thompson House, and the Grand Palace and Wat Arun can be reached by taxi or by a river boat from the nearby piers. The Chatuchak Weekend Market works best as a separate trip, with plenty of time for the stalls.