| You have decided to visit Asia for your next | | | | country, taking ½ and full day trips, I |
| vacation and have decided to go to Bangkok, | | | | suggest you book your hotel near the Bangkok |
| Thailand. Your flight is booked but you are | | | | Airport. Make sure that you stay near the new |
| still looking for a hotel. But, how do you | | | | Bangkok Airport - Suvarnabhumi and not at Don |
| decide which hotel to stay at? | | | | Muang. Only stay in this area if you do plan |
| | | | to go to Bangkok proper. Bangkok Airport |
| Your decision should be based on what you | | | | hotels are conveniently located and easy to |
| plan to do while you are "Krung Thep". Will | | | | get to from Suvarnabhumi. |
| you be spending most of your time | | | | |
| sightseeing, shopping or enjoying the | | | | If soaking up the Bangkok nightlife is your |
| nightlife? You don't want to waste valuable | | | | reason for visiting, there are a few |
| time in a Bangkok taxi inching along | | | | different areas you can stay. If Patpong Road |
| Sukhumvit Road. | | | | is your destination, stay either on Silom or |
| | | | Suriwongse Road. The Nana Entertainment Plaza |
| Siam Square area is a good place to stay if | | | | is on Sukhumvit and Soi 4 (or Soi Nana) and |
| you want to have some fun shopping. There are | | | | there are a variety of hotels - everything |
| hundreds of small shops at street level and | | | | from the JW Marriott to the Majestic Suites |
| the Siam Center and the Siam Discovery | | | | or the Dynasty. In the Soi Cowboy area, you |
| shopping centers have many up-market brand | | | | can stay anywhere near Soi Asoke, Soi 22 or |
| label shops. On the top floor of Siam | | | | anywhere along Sukhumvit Road and just catch |
| Discovery Center there is a cinema complex | | | | the Skytrain. |
| with some of the most comfortable seats to be | | | | |
| found in the world. After a hard days | | | | Probably, your hardest decision will be |
| shopping, relax and lie down as you watch a | | | | selecting your hotel since there are so many |
| movie! | | | | 4 and 5 start hotels in Bangkok. For the |
| | | | budget traveler, there are also cheap hotels |
| Another great shopping mall nearby is | | | | in Bangkok. Some hotels that I recommend are: |
| Mahboonkrong (MBK). It will take only 10 | | | | Windsor Suite Hotel Bangkok, Viengtai Hotel |
| minutes to walk there from Siam Square and | | | | Bangkok, Radisson Hotel Bangkok, or the Amari |
| you will find literally hundreds of smaller | | | | Airport Hotel Bangkok. Another solution is to |
| shops and stalls, selling many goods at | | | | do a search for Hotel Bangkok Sukhumvit in |
| bargain prices. Electronics and clothes are | | | | any search engine. Or visit my Thailand Link |
| the specialties here. Both of these areas are | | | | Directory. |
| on the Skytrain routes and are easily | | | | |
| accessible. | | | | Do your research, and look for a discount |
| | | | Bangkok hotel, and enjoy your stay in the |
| If you plan on seeing other parts of the | | | | Land of Smiles. |