Where to stay in Bangkok

Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guidance for Bangkok, Thailand: which areas suit which travellers, what they cost, and the stays we list in each.

• Sukhumvit (3) — Skytrain spine, endless everything Malls, street carts and BTS access from one long road.
• Thonglor & Ekkamai (4) — Polished nightlife, Japanese Bangkok Speakeasies and izakayas, but long hot walks down the sois.
• Rattanakosin (2) — Temples, canals, low skyline The Grand Palace and Wat Pho before the tour buses land.
• Ari (2) — Low-rise cafés, local cool Sois of independent cafés with almost no tourists in them.
• Silom & Sathorn (3) — Suits by day, street food by night Lumphini Park at dawn, night markets after dark.
• Riverside (4) — River light, old godowns Hotel ferries beat the traffic and the sunset is free.

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