The Palette Bangkok Hotel

Rooms can have a private bathroom with a shower and toiletries, individual air conditioning, an electric kettle and a refrigerator. Layouts include double rooms, twin rooms with two single beds and king-bed rooms.

The double room with private bathroom measures 18 m² and has a double bed and a city view. The twin room with private bathroom measures 13 m² and has two single beds.

The Palette Bangkok Hotel offers luggage storage, a laundromat and a coffee shop on site, with 24-hour security. Guests can use the laundromat to refresh their clothes during a stay in Bangkok, and the luggage storage lets you explore the city without carrying your bags. English and Thai are spoken at the hotel, which is smoke-free and has non-smoking rooms.

Free Wi-Fi covers all rooms and the public areas, including the lobby and shared spaces. Rooms can have a private bathroom with a shower and toiletries, individual air conditioning, a refrigerator, free bottled water, an electric kettle and a hair dryer, and some rooms have a flat-screen TV with streaming services such as Netflix.

The hotel sits on Phayathai Road in the Siam area of central Bangkok, one of the city's busiest districts, where large shopping centres stand alongside the BTS skytrain lines. The streets around it are busy by day, with shops, food stalls and offices, and Khlong Saen Saep, the canal beside the district, is close to the hotel.

Ratchathewi BTS station is 250 m away, and the skytrain connects the area to the rest of the city. Jim Thompson House, the former home of the American silk entrepreneur Jim Thompson, is 350 m away and is now a museum, and Siam Paragon, a large shopping centre, is 450 m away. Chalerm La Park is right next to the hotel, and the Grand Palace, the royal complex with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, is 4.3 km away. Further out, the Chatuchak Weekend Market, one of the largest markets in Bangkok, is 5.8 km away.

A good day could start with a visit to Jim Thompson House, followed by lunch and shopping at Siam Paragon, which is a short distance from the station. For the Grand Palace and the temples of the old city, plan a separate trip, and visit Chatuchak at the weekend, when the market is open.