Bangkok hotels & travel guide
Honest prices, real photography, and the handful of neighbourhoods — Old Town, Sukhumvit, Silom, Thong Lor — that are actually worth your week.
Temples at dawn, rooftops by night, noodles in between
StayBangkok is a curated guide to where to sleep in and around Bangkok — honest prices, real photography, and the areas worth your week. We focus on the neighbourhoods that actually reward a visit: Bangkok Old Town around Phra Athit and Rambuttri, Sukhumvit from Asok through Thong Lor, Silom near Saphan Taksin pier, and the riverside strip along the Chao Phraya. The list is deliberately short. We are not trying to cover every soi in the city, and we do not pretend to.
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Bangkok Old Town (Rattanakosin) is where the temples are — Wat Pho, the Grand Palace, Wat Arun across the river. Guesthouses around Rambuttri and Phra Athit run $25 to $45 a night for a clean double, and you can walk to the morning alms rounds. There is no BTS here, but the orange-flag boat from Phra Athit pier reaches Saphan Taksin in 30 minutes for around $0.50. It suits slow travellers and first-time visitors who want the postcard city.
Silom Road at night with the Patpong market stalls lit up
The 24 areas we cover in and around Bangkok
Where to book in Bangkok
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2026-07-02
Bangkok's Vegetarian Festival: nine days of Jae food in October
For nine days each October, Yaowarat and half of Bangkok goes strictly vegan — 300+ dedicated stalls, yellow flags everywhere, and a different way to eat the city.
2026-06-22
Dusit area guide: royal Bangkok with almost no tourists
Dusit is Bangkok's royal government district with 10 sights, three hotels worth staying in, and rooms at $40-120.
2026-06-14
Pattaya or Bangkok: which to book for a beach-plus-city trip
Pattaya is 150 km southeast of Bangkok, 90 minutes by minivan, and beachfront rooms start at $25 a night — here is who should base here and who should stay in the capital and day-trip.
2026-06-14
Bangkok in monsoon: what a rainy week actually looks like
The rain falls hard for 40-90 minutes then stops, floods four intersections you can name, and knocks 30-50% off hotel prices — which is why the monsoon is the sharpest deal in the calendar if you plan around water.
Before you book
The questions we get most, answered with this month’s numbers.
Off-peak (May to September, excluding public holidays) you can find clean air-conditioned rooms from $18 to $28 a night in Khao San/Rambuttri and around Hua Lamphong/Chinatown. Hostel dorms drop to $8. For a proper mid-range double with pool access in Sukhumvit or Silom, budget $45 to $70 outside peak season.
November to February is dry, cooler and busiest — expect hotel rates 30 to 50 percent higher, with December peaks. The cheapest months are May, June and September, deep in the rainy season, when four-star hotels drop to $55 to $80. March and April are hot (38°C plus) but Songkran mid-April spikes prices sharply.
Sukhumvit (around BTS Asok or Phrom Phong) suits first-timers who want the Skytrain on their doorstep and rooms from $50. Bangkok Old Town near Phra Athit is best for temples, river ferries and old-city walking, from $30. Silom works for nightlife and easy transit, with Saphan Taksin pier five minutes away.
You do not need a car — traffic is punishing. The BTS Skytrain (Sukhumvit and Silom lines) and MRT Blue Line cover most tourist ground, fares $0.50 to $2. The Chao Phraya orange-flag express boat is $0.50 a hop. Grab taxis from the airport run $10 to $14 to Sukhumvit; the Airport Rail Link is $1.30.
Two things. First, the Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew strictly enforce covered shoulders and knees — you will be turned away, and the on-site rental queue eats an hour. Second, September is peak monsoon: afternoon downpours flood Sukhumvit sois within 20 minutes. Carry a light rain layer and plan indoor midday stops.
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