Trang Hotel Bangkok

Rooms at Trang Hotel Bangkok include doubles, twins, deluxe rooms and suites. Some look out over the garden and others over the city, and several have a bathtub. Many include a private bathroom with a shower, a hair dryer and toiletries, and the bathrooms in several rooms also have a bathtub.

Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and air conditioning, a desk, a flat-screen TV or a telephone are offered in some of them, depending on the room. Guests can also use the hotel's bar, garden and indoor swimming pool, and the restaurants and room service are there for meals after a day out in the city.

The hotel has an indoor swimming pool and a garden, with a bar, a poolside bar and a coffee shop on site. The restaurants serve Chinese and international cuisine as well as vegetarian dishes, and food delivery is available.

Breakfast is available as a restaurant meal or as a takeaway service, in Asian, buffet, continental or American styles. A 24-hour front desk, a concierge, tours, a taxi service, currency exchange and luggage storage are also offered.

The hotel has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible, and it offers daily housekeeping and business facilities, including meetings, seminars and a projector with LED display. Languages spoken include English, Mandarin, Japanese, Greek and Thai.

Trang Hotel Bangkok sits in the Khaosan area, a lively part of the city known for its guesthouses, street-food stalls and bars along Khaosan Road. The neighbourhood sits close to the old city's temples and palaces, so the traditional side of Bangkok is never far, and the evenings bring a busy mix of travellers and locals to the streets around the hotel. Both of Bangkok's airports are a longer trip away, while the historic core is a taxi ride away.

Nearby sights include Wat Phra Kaew, the Temple of the Emerald Buddha, 1.9 km away, and the Grand Palace, the former royal palace complex, at 2.1 km. Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn, is 2.8 km away and sits on the opposite bank of the Chao Phraya from the Grand Palace, so the river is part of any route between the two. Wat Phra Chetuphon, also known as Wat Pho, is home to a large reclining Buddha, and the Sam Yot MRT station is about 2 km away for metro connections.

A good day starts at Wat Phra Kaew and the Grand Palace, then moves on to Wat Pho and Wat Arun, and the evening can be spent on Khaosan Road among the street-food stalls. For a weekend outing, the Chatuchak Weekend Market is 6.2 km away and is a large market for food, clothing and crafts.