Tongpoon Hotel

Rooms at Tongpoon Hotel include a 48 m² junior suite, 32 m² deluxe rooms for two guests, and a 64 m² Family Room that sleeps up to seven guests. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and daily housekeeping is provided.

The Quadruple Room with Terrace measures 64 m² and sleeps up to five guests, and the Triple sleeps three guests in 32 m². Some rooms look out over the city, and the Superior Room sleeps up to three guests with a private bathroom. The Family 4 room measures 64 m² and sleeps up to four guests, with two single beds and a double bed.

Facilities at Tongpoon Hotel include a 24-hour front desk, a concierge, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, daily housekeeping, an elevator, air conditioning in the public areas and 24-hour security. Meeting and banquet facilities are also available, and English and Thai are spoken, with safety deposit boxes and luggage storage also on site.

Dining includes Asian and continental breakfast, a coffee shop, restaurants, room service, a shared kitchen and a vending machine. Internet access is available, with WiFi in public areas, and some rooms have air conditioning, heating and a refrigerator. Car hire and a taxi service are also offered at the hotel, along with a concierge, a 24-hour front desk and 24-hour security.

Tongpoon Hotel is in the Siam area of central Bangkok, a district known for its shopping streets, hotels and the elevated BTS Skytrain. The hotel sits on a side soi rather than a main road, so its immediate surroundings are quieter than the avenues nearby, while the skytrain is a short walk away. Central Bangkok's temples and museums are a taxi ride away from Siam.

The nearest landmarks are close by. Wat Chai Mongkhon, a small pagoda, is 250 m from the hotel, and the Jim Thompson House Museum, the former home of the American who helped revive Thai silk, is a short walk away. The National Stadium BTS station, 850 m from the hotel, is the closest skytrain stop. Further afield, the Grand Palace is 3.2 km away from the hotel, and Chatuchak Weekend Market is 6.6 km away from it.

A good first day could start at the Grand Palace, next to Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, then cross the Chao Phraya river to Wat Arun, which is illuminated after dark. In the afternoon, return to Siam for a visit to the Jim Thompson House Museum, and on a weekend, Chatuchak Weekend Market is worth the longer trip.