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and superior rooms, New Siam 2 Bangkok’s green lung
as well as suites. Service MAP B2 • 50 Trok Rong (see p53), the Tree House
is very efficient, and the Mai, Phra Athit Road • 02 is accessible only by boat
lodge’s other amenities 282 2795 • www.new or on foot. So close yet
include a restaurant. siam.net • BB so different from the
This modern budget hotel metropolis, it offers
Riverview offers peace and privacy organic food and free
Guesthouse near the Grand Palace. bicycles – ideal for
MAP E6 • 768 Songwat Rooms are well equipped exploring this rural area.
Road • 02 235 8501 with in-room safes and
• www.riverviewbkk. private bathrooms, while Dheva Mantra
com • B air-conditioning costs Resort & Spa
Located in a backstreet extra. There is a small MAP S2 • Moo 3,
beside the San Jao swimming pool. Thamakham Road,
Sien Khong temple in Kanchanaburi • 034
Chinatown, this family- Beyond Bangkok 615 999 • www.dheva
run guesthouse has mantra.com • BBB
refurbished rooms Hilton Hua Hin The sumptuous rooms
and good views of the Resort & Spa here are set in an elegant
Chao Phraya River from MAP S3 • 33 Soi Nares colonial-style building
the upper floors. There Damri, Hua Hin • 032 and surrounded by huge
is a great rooftop bar 538 999 • www3.hilton. gardens. Although it is
and restaurant. com • BB a bit out of town, there
There may be newer and are some great views
Silom Village Inn more spectacular hotels over the river and moun-
MAP N5 • 286 Silom in Hua Hin, but the Hilton tains. There’s also an
Road • 02 635 6810 is within walking distance excellent spa.
• www.silomvillage.co.th/ of old Hua Hin and the
hotel_silom.php • B Night Market. It also Novotel
Built to recreate the fronts onto a beautiful Suvarnabhumi
atmosphere of a beach, and its top-floor Airport Hotel
traditional Thai village restaurant is one of the MAP T2 • Moo 1,
in Bangkok’s most best in town. Nongprue, Bang Phli,
famous nightlife district, Samut Prakarn • 02 131
this small hotel offers Kantary Hotel 1111 • www. novotel.
superior and deluxe MAP T1 • 168 Moo 1, com • BBB
rooms, as well as suites Rojana Road, Ayutthaya If an airport hotel is
at affordable rates. • 035 337 177 • www. needed, this is by far the
The hotel also hosts kantarycollection.com best. The rooms are very
nightly cultural shows • BB elegant, and there is an
at the adjoining This is the best choice excellent spa. Enjoy a
entertainment hall. for an overnight’s stay relaxing atmosphere,
in Ayutthaya. A great- and good food at any of
Suk 11 value stylish hotel with the five restaurants and
MAP T6 • 1/33 Sukhumvit ideal studios for families, bars situated just off the
Soi 11 • 02 253 5927 the place also offers atrium lobby.
• www.suk11.com • B good tours of the
Representing one of the historical sights. Sugar Hut
city’s best budget deals MAP U3 • 391/18 Moo
for its great location and Bangkok Tree House 10, Thabpraya Road,
quirky design, Suk 11 is MAP T6 • 60 Moo 1, Pattaya • 038 251 686
one of Bangkok’s most Petch Cha Heung Road, • www. sugar-hut.com
popular guesthouses. Bang Namphueng • BBB
The rooms are small • 08 2995 1150 • www. Stay here for elegant
and basic, some with bangkoktreehouse.com Thai-style villas beyond
a shared toilet and hot • BBB the busy part of town, with
shower, but all come A boutique eco-resort superb gardens, three
with air-conditioning. located in Bang Krajao, pools, and great Thai food.
For a key to hotel price categories see p114

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