If we are looking for the best area to stay in Bangkok we have to think of the center of the city, in the areas known as Siam and Silom .In this area you can access luxury hotels overlooking the river, or more affordable hotels that are close to interesting points of the city as the Avenue Silom , Patpong Market or Lumphim Park, the largest park in Bangkok.
But the really important and necessary to visit Bangkok is to stay near its air subway. The Bangkok air subway , officially called BTS , allows us quick and easy access to everything you need to visit in Bangkok and also allows us to access from the airport, avoiding having to drive through the urban jungle.
The hotels in Bangkok are cheap compared to European or American standards.So we can book very good quality hotels at affordable prices, always keeping in mind that they are close to the air subway.
If you are interested in knowing where to stay in Bangkok , you may also be interested in knowing where to stay in Phuket, where to stay in Krabi, where to stay in Chiang Mai and where to stay in Koh Samui.
Siam and Salom, the best areas to stay in Bangkok
Siam
Siam is the most popular and commercial district of the capital of Thailand, a chaotic collection of streets and shops that brings together many people, who visit the various places of clothing in search of the best deals.Among the markets in this unique area is the MBK Center or the Siam Paragon, a shopping center with luxury products.
Restaurants, cafes, boutiques, cinemas, bookstores, hotels and banks all come together in this busy and vast neighborhood, which is home to the Siam Ocean World Aquarium, one of the largest in Southeast Asia, and the unique House of Jim Thompson, an early 20th century architect who helped liberate Thailand and encouraged the global expansion of Thai silk.The mansion, which in turn consists of six traditional houses brought from other provinces of Thailand, can be visited, as well as the surrounding gardens, as it has become one of the most famous and popular museums in Bangkok.
Hotels in Siam
Silom
Another of the busiest areas of the city is Silom , one of the main business centers of the city.Nearby is Lumpini Park, a huge public park of almost 58 hectares, with trees, paths for walking or running, and playgrounds with an artificial lake where visitors can rent boats. This huge green lung, created in the 1920s, also houses Bangkok’s first public library and a dance hall.
Silom is also home to the Patpong Night Market, Thailand’s most famous and an icon of street shopping in Bangkok, which attracts many tourists for its atmosphere and bargains.Patpong’s busy nightlife is famous for its many nightclubs and American bars.
Silom Hotels
Other recommended sleeping areas in Bangkok
Sukhumvit
In addition to Siam and Silom, the grand Sukhumvit district, presided over by Sukhumvit Avenue, has luxury hotels, elegant restaurants, shops and foreign embassies.This well-known district of Bangkok is also home to Benjasiri Park, a modern and pleasant park with a lake, a swimming pool and several tennis, volleyball and Takraw (Thai futvoley) courts, and Kamthieng House, a teakwood house with almost two centuries of history, converted into a museum.
Sukhumvit is also a short distance from other points of interest, such as the aforementioned Lumpini Park, the Erawan Chapel, a mid-20th century non-Buddhist temple located in Silom, and the Khlong Saen Saeb, a boat service located in Siam, which makes a daily route of 18 kilometers with different stops for the passengers who get on it.
Hotels in Sukhumvit
Phra Nakhon
It is also a good option to stay in the Phra Nakhon district, the old part of Bangkok, where Khao San Road, one of the busiest streets in Bangkok, is located.
Its location also allows you to visit the Grand Palace, a spectacular palatial complex that served as the official residence of the king of Thailand from the 17th century to the mid-20th century and is considered the holiest place in the capital and is the symbol of the foundation of the city, and the more than 400 Buddhist temples that are scattered throughout the city.Among these are Wat Arun, emblematic symbol of the city, Wat Pho, the oldest temple and the one that houses the great Reclining Buddha of 46 meters long and 15 meters high, and Wat Traimit, where you can find the Golden Buddha, the most important statue in solid gold in the world.
