The Period Pratunam Hotel

Rooms at The Period Pratunam Hotel can have air conditioning, a private bathroom with a shower and hair dryer, blackout curtains, a mini bar, a refrigerator and an in-room safe. Some rooms have a city view, and some sleep four guests.

Bed set-ups include single beds, double beds and a queen bed, and some rooms combine a single bed with a double bed.

The hotel has a 24-hour front desk, daily housekeeping, business facilities and a convenience store, and it offers taxi service. There is an elevator, a shared lounge with a TV area and a family room. A smoking area is provided, and non-smoking rooms are available.

Food and drink come from the restaurant, the bar and the coffee shop, and room service is available, so food and drinks can be brought to your room. Free Wi-Fi covers all rooms, and Wi-Fi also works in public areas. The hotel also offers satellite and cable channels and a telephone.

Guests can leave luggage in storage and keep valuables in the safety deposit boxes, and the front desk is open around the clock.

The hotel is on Soi Phetchaburi 15, a side street in Pratunam, one of Bangkok's busiest commercial districts. Clothing wholesalers and street-food stalls share the busy streets, so the neighbourhood is lively and crowded, and the nearest shops and markets are a short walk from the hotel. Pratunam is also known for its wholesale clothing trade, which keeps the streets busy.

Pratunam Market is 300 m away, and the Airport Rail Link at Phaya Thai Train Station, 450 m from the hotel, runs to Suvarnabhumi Airport, which is 24 km away. Siam Paragon, a large shopping centre with an ocean aquarium, is 750 m from the hotel. Wat Pathum Wanaram Ratchaworawihan, a royal temple, is a short walk away, and the Jim Thompson House museum, a traditional Thai house with a collection of Thai silk and art, is 1.1 km away.

A good day could start at the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, in the old city, then cross the river to Wat Arun, which stands on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya River. Chatuchak Weekend Market is a large market that needs a full day, and Asiatique The Riverfront is a riverside shopping area by the water.