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     Rembrandt Hotel  Luxx Hotel      Chakrabongse Villas
     MAP T6  •  19 Sukhumvit   MAP N5  •  6/11 Decho Rd  MAP B5  •  396 Maharaj
     Soi 18  •  02 261 7100    •  02 635 8800  •  www.  Road  •  02 222 1290  •
     •  www.rembrandtbkk.  staywithluxx.com  •  BB  www.thaivillas.com  •  BBB
     com  •  BB       The minimalist   Located on the Chao
     In a quiet soi off the main  appearance of the suites   Phraya River, near Wat
     Sukhumvit Road, near    and compact rooms at   Pho and with amazing
     Soi Asok, the Rembrandt   this hotel will appeal    views of Wat Arun, this
     offers value well beyond   to the young, hip, and   stunning hotel comprises
     its price and immaculate   trendy; and the location,   seven rooms and suites
     rooms, as well as the    just a few steps from    set in lush tropical
     best Indian and Mexican   the shops and nightlife    gardens, with a riverside
     restaurants in the city.   of Silom Road, could    dining terrace.
                      not be better.
     The Rose Hotel                   The Siam
     MAP P5  •  118 Surawong  Praya Palazzo   MAP S5  •  3/2 Thanon
     Road  •  02 266 8268    MAP B2  •  757/1 Somdet   Khao, behind Vachira
     •  www.rosehotelbkk.com   Phra Pin Klao, Soi 2  •  02   Hospital  •  02 206 6999
     •  BB            883 2998  •  www.praya   •  www.thesiamhotel.com
     Close to much of the   palazzo.com  •  BB  •  BBB
     Silom area’s shopping and  With a riverfront location   Bangkok’s top-rated
     night life, the Rose offers   on the Thonburi side,    small hotel, located
     comfortable, quiet    this restored Italianate   in the quiet Dusit area,
     rooms in contemporary   mansion is beautifully   has 39 sumptuously
     Asian style. It has a   decorated and serves   decorated suites and
     swimming pool, an   excellent Thai and   villas with antique
     ex cellent res tau rant,    Western food.  furniture and lovely
     a gym, and a sauna.              views of the river.
                      Shanghai Mansion
     Wall Street Inn   MAP L3  •  479–81   Budget
     MAP P5  •  37/20–24   Yaowarat Road  •  02 221
     Surawong Road  •  02 233   2121  •  www.shanghai   A-One Inn
     4144  •  www.wallstreet   mansion.com  •  BB  MAP P2  •  25/13 Soi
     innhotel.com  •  BB  In the heart of Chinatown,  Kasemsan 1, Rama I
     The smartly furnished   this chic and unusual   Road  •  02 215 3029
     rooms in this hotel come   hotel has just over 50   •  www.aoneinn.com  •  B
     with comfortable beds,   smallish rooms fitted    Tucked just around
     satellite TV, and bath tubs.  with four-poster beds    the corner from Siam
     There is also a business   and painted in vibrant   Square, the shoppers’
     center, a coffee shop, and  colors. Some are window- paradise, this upscale
     a massage parlor offering  less. There is a restaurant,  guesthouse has basic
     traditional massage    massage/spa facilities,   but clean rooms. The
     and foot reflexology.   and a shuttle tuk-tuk   staff are friendly, there
                      service for guests.   is Internet access, and
     Boutique Hotels                  it is only a few steps
                      Siam Heritage   from the National
     AriyasomVilla    MAP P5  •  115/1   Stadium BTS station.
     Boutique Hotel   Surawong Road  •  02 353
     MAP T6  •  65 Sukhumvit   6166  •  www.thesiam   Jim’s Lodge
     Soi 1  •  02 254 8880  •    heritage.com  •  BB  MAP R3  •  25/7 Soi
     www.ariyasom.com  •  BB  The rooms of this hotel   Ruamrudee, Ploenchit
     This 1940s mansion    are decorated in Northern  Road  •  02 255 3100  •
     is a serene urban oasis   and Central Thai style,   www.jimslodge.com  •  B
     close to the Saen Saeb   with polished wood floors  Located near several
     canal and downtown   and antique furnishings.   major embassies and
     shopping areas. There’s    Services include a spa,    shopping malls, Jim’s
     a lovely garden and pool,   a business center, and    Lodge offers good-sized,
     and great vegetarian food. a terrace restaurant.  well-equipped standard






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