Vijittada Hostel

The rooms at Vijittada Hostel range from a private room with a single bed to dormitory rooms with bunk beds, and every room has a shared bathroom. Most rooms have a fan, a desk and a seating area, and one has air conditioning instead.

Capacity ranges from one to two guests, and all the rooms are non-smoking. The dormitory rooms have a balcony or terrace, and some rooms come with a shower and a wireless internet connection.

Vijittada Hostel offers an airport transfer and a shuttle service, along with tours, taxi service, ticket services and currency exchange. Laundry is available through a laundromat and a laundry service.

Internet access is available in the public areas, and the languages spoken include English, Chinese (Mandarin) and Thai, so guests can ask in several languages. Check-in starts at 12:00 and check-out is until 11:30.

The rooms come with a desk, and their bathrooms are shared with other guests, which is typical of a hostel.

Vijittada Hostel is on Samsen Road in the Khaosan area of Banglamphu, in the old Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok. It is a lively stretch of the city, with backpacker guesthouses and street-food stalls packed close together, and the Chao Phraya river runs close by. Phra Nakhon is the historic core of the capital, home to many of its best-known temples and palaces.

Khaosan Road is 500 m away, and Norrarat Market is 100 m away, so the basics are close at hand, and the nearby ferry piers make it easy to move along the river. The Grand Palace is 1.7 km away, with the Temple of the Emerald Buddha inside the same complex, while Wat Arun stands on the opposite bank of the Chao Phraya. Jim Thompson House, a museum in traditional Thai houses, is a short ride from the old city.

A day here can start at the Grand Palace, continue to Wat Arun across the river, and finish on Khaosan Road in the evening. The Chatuchak Weekend Market, a large weekend market, is 6.7 km away, and Don Mueang Airport is 20.2 km away, with Suvarnabhumi Airport further out. Riding the river between the old city and the riverside temples is a simple way to fill a day, and the piers are close enough to the hostel to reach without a long walk.