Yimwhan Hostel&Cafe

The accommodation at Yimwhan Hostel&Cafe is made up of air-conditioned rooms, from double rooms with a queen bed and a private bathroom to family rooms for up to five guests. Some rooms have a balcony or a street view, and the family rooms sleep up to five guests. The private bathrooms come with a shower and toiletries, and several rooms have a flat-screen TV with Netflix streaming.

Shared spaces include a lounge with a TV, a shared kitchen and a coffee shop, while Wi-Fi is free in all rooms. The hostel also offers luggage storage and daily housekeeping, and air conditioning is fitted in every room.

Shared spaces at Yimwhan Hostel&Cafe include a lounge with a TV, a shared kitchen and a coffee shop, and the public areas are air-conditioned. Luggage storage, private check-in and check-out, and daily housekeeping are also offered, and 24-hour security is in place.

Wi-Fi is free in all rooms and in the public areas, and the hostel offers internet services. Rooms can have free bottled water, linens and trash cans, and the building is accessible by stairs. Staff speak English and Thai. The property is smoke-free, and non-smoking rooms are available for guests who prefer them. The shared kitchen and the coffee shop sit in the common areas, and guests can use both.

Yimwhan Hostel&Cafe is in the Khlong Suan Phlu area of Ayutthaya, the former capital of the Siamese kingdom until it fell in 1767, and the temple ruins that remain from that period are the city's best-known sights, many of them within a few kilometres of the hostel. The district is more residential than the ruins themselves, so the hostel sits a little away from the sightseeing core. The shared lounge and coffee shop give guests a place to spend time between trips out, and the lounge has a TV for evenings in.

Wat Khok Samrong is 300 m away, one of several temples in the immediate neighbourhood. Wat Phanan Choeng Worawihan, 1.9 km away, houses a large seated Buddha image that is one of the best-known in the city. The Historic City of Ayutthaya, where the main ruins stand, lies 4.2 km away, and Ayutthaya Train Station is 2.4 km away for onward rail links.

A good day starts at the Historic City, where Wat Mahathat and Wat Phra Sri Sanphet are among the best-known ruins, and can continue to the Ayothaya Floating Market & Elephant Village nearby before returning to the hostel's coffee shop and lounge for the evening.