Lonely Planet Bangkok
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Lonely Planet Bangkok

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Lonely Planet Bangkok

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Publisher
Lonely Planet
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781787019355
Print ISBN
9781786570819

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If your idea of the typical Bangkok hotel was influenced by The Hangover Part II, you’ll be relieved to learn that the city is home to a variety of modern hostels, guesthouses and hotels. To further improve matters, much of Bangkok’s accommodation offers excellent value and competition is so intense that fat discounts are almost always available.
Hostels
Those counting every baht can get a dorm bed (or a closet-like room) with a shared bathroom for as little as 250B. The latest trend is slick ‘flashpacker’ hostels that blur the line between budget and midrange. A bed at these will cost between around 400B and 800B.
Guesthouses
In Bangkok, this designation usually refers to any sort of budget accommodation rather than a room in a family home, although we use it to describe the latter. Guesthouses and similar budget hotels are generally found in somewhat inconveniently located corners of old Bangkok (Banglamphu, Chinatown and Thewet), which means that the money you’re saving in rent will probably go on taxi fares. Rates begin at about 500B.
Hotels
The widest part of the accommodation spectrum, the term ‘hotel’ can mean a variety of things. Bangkok’s midrange hotels often have all the appearance of a Western-style hotel, but w...

Table of contents

  1. Table of Contents
  2. Welcome to Bangkok
  3. Bangkok’s Top 10
  4. What’s New
  5. Need to Know
  6. First Time Bangkok
  7. Top Itineraries
  8. If You Like
  9. Month by Month
  10. With Kids
  11. Eating
  12. Food Spotter’s Guide
  13. Drinking & Nightlife
  14. Entertainment
  15. Shopping
  16. Sports & Activities
  17. LGBT Bangkok
  18. Neighbourhoods at a Glance
  19. Ko Ratanakosin & Thonburi
  20. Banglamphu
  21. Thewet & Dusit
  22. Chinatown
  23. Siam Square, Pratunam, Phloen Chit & Ratchathewi
  24. Riverside, Silom & Lumphini
  25. Sukhumvit
  26. Northern Bangkok
  27. Excursions from Bangkok
  28. Sleeping
  29. Understand Bangkok
  30. Bangkok Today
  31. History
  32. People & Culture
  33. Food & Drink
  34. The Sex Industry in Thailand
  35. Transport
  36. Directory A-Z
  37. Language
  38. Behind the Scenes
  39. Bangkok Maps
  40. Our Writers

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