The Grand Palace Hostel

The rooms at The Grand Palace Hostel measure 14 to 16 m² and come with queen, king, futon, semi-double or single beds, depending on the type. Some rooms have a city view, some have a balcony or terrace, and others have a flat-screen TV or a desk.

Rooms sleep up to two or three guests, and the private bathrooms come with showers and toiletries in several of the types. Air conditioning, a desk, a shower and non-smoking settings can be found in the rooms, depending on the type you choose. Some rooms have a king bed, while others have futons or a pair of single beds.

The hotel offers free Wi-Fi in all rooms and internet services in its public areas, along with currency exchange, luggage storage, express check-in and check-out and daily housekeeping. A la carte breakfast is available, and there are restaurants at the hotel.

Laundry options include a laundry service, dry cleaning, ironing and a laundromat. There is a garden and a terrace, and paid parking is available with a daily fee. English, Mandarin, Japanese and Thai are spoken. The property also has a convenience store and a gift and souvenir shop, and guests can buy snacks and drinks without leaving the hotel. Guests with a car can use the paid parking, which is charged per day.

Pranakorn is the historic core of Bangkok, a district of narrow streets, old shophouses and temples. The hotel sits in a busy part of it, where the cloth shops of Pahurat and the flower market of Pak Khlong Talat draw traders and shoppers. The Sikh temple Gurudwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha is also nearby, and many of the streets are easy to explore on foot.

The Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha are 950 m from the hotel, and Wat Phra Chetuphon, with its giant reclining Buddha, is 650 m away. Wat Arun, a riverside temple with a tall central prang, is 1.1 km away, and Khaosan Road is 1.6 km away, a street known for its street food and nightlife.

A day here can start at the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, continue to the temples along the river, and end on Khaosan Road. The Pahurat cloth market is nearby for fabric shopping, and Sanam Chai MRT station, 450 m away, is useful for getting around the city by metro. Between them, the Grand Palace complex and the riverside temples make up most of a full day of sightseeing, and the Indian and Sikh shops of Pahurat add a different side of the district.