The Orchid House 153

The Orchid House 153 offers rooms and suites with king beds and single beds, including a Triple Suite for up to three guests. Many rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, toiletries and towels, and several have a city view.

Bathrobes and flat-screen TVs are provided in some suites, and rooms can have air conditioning, a desk and a coffee or tea maker. Several rooms also have satellite and cable channels and a telephone.

The front desk is open 24 hours, and the property offers luggage storage, safety deposit boxes and daily housekeeping. Tours can be arranged, a taxi service is available for getting around, and there is an airport transfer.

Restaurants and food delivery are both available, and the property has a garden and a terrace as outdoor spaces where guests can sit in the open air. Breakfast is served daily from 08:00 to 10:30, and free WiFi is available in all rooms.

The rooms can have blackout curtains and linens. Free parking is available nearby, and internet services are offered throughout the property, with many rooms having satellite and cable channels and a telephone.

The Orchid House 153 sits on Lumpoo Road in the Khaosan area, a historic neighbourhood on the edge of Bangkok's old city. Guesthouses, small temples and street-food stalls line the lanes here, and the area is lively in the evening, especially around Khaosan Road.

Khaosan Road is 650 m away, and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha (Wat Phra Kaew) is 1.6 km away, with the Grand Palace 1.8 km away. Wat Arun, 2.5 km away, lies across the Chao Phraya River, and the Bangkok Metropolitan Museum and Wat Sangwet Witsayaram are close by. Ferry piers on the Chao Phraya are close to the hotel, and Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of Bangkok's largest weekend markets, lies further north. Asiatique - The Riverfront is further along the river to the south, and Suvarnabhumi Airport is 28.5 km away.

A good first day could begin at the Grand Palace and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, cross the river by ferry to Wat Arun, and finish on Khaosan Road in the evening. Taxis and tuk-tuks cover the rest of the route, and visitors interested in Thai design can add the Jim Thompson House, a museum in a group of traditional Thai houses.