Cheap Hotel in Bangkok (Banglamphu Area)

Banglamphu, the neighborhood that includes the backpacker street of Th Khao San, is a well-padded landing zone for jet-lagged travelers. As a regulation you can appear anytime at night and find a place to stay. And services abound: you can’t swing a túk-túk driver without hitting an internet shop, travel agent or beer stall.

If you’re go around in the low end of the budget choice, just show up and begin hunting, as most cheapies Bangkok hotel deals don’t take any reservations. The cheapest choices start at 180B (shared toilet); look for long-running guesthouses such as Lek, Chada House and Nat on Th Khao San, or other spots in the alleys behind Th Khao San or across Th Tanao. To a greater extent, the neighborhood is gravitating towards the multistory, upper budget trend with in-room décor (truly a revolution compared to the former flophouse aesthetic of dried projectile vomit) and comfort (air-con, sturdier beds, private bathrooms).

New hotels are always opening up, accompanied by striking promotional rates. Sense travelers should shop on Th Khao San, Th Rambutri, Soi Rambutri and Th Kraisi. Most of the year, it pays to visit numerous guesthouses before making a conclusion, but in the peak season (December to February), take the first vacant bed you come across. The best time of day to get a vacancy is around check-out time; 10am or 11am. The following are only a cross section of the accommodation options. We trust you to be knowledge enough to discover the best fit for you and your wallet.

Chai’s House (0 2281 4901, 49/4-8 Soi Rongma; s/d 165/275B; bus 53, 506, river ferry Tha Phra Athit) This family-run guesthouse has shared bathrooms. It’s a calm and safe spot that enforces a 1am curfew.

Donna Guesthouse (0 2281 9374; subsoi off Soi Damnoen Klangnella, Th Ratchadamnoen; d 250-350B; bus 53, 506, river ferry Tha Phra Athit; a) The sign pointing down a little sub-soi was followed on a whim, and tucked back in there was a hygienic and silent nest with large twin beds, new comforters and huge shared bathrooms. Not all rooms have windows.

New Siam GH (0 2282 4554; www.newsiam.net; 21 Soi Chana Songkhram, Th Phra Athit; s 290B, d 320-490B; river ferry Tha Phra Athit, bus 53, 506; as) Long-running New Siam is a smart spot to park your backpack. It passed the schoolmarm’s cleanliness inspection (shower curtains are mould-free). Singles share bathrooms, while some doubles have private facilities. There are also small, self-accessible lockers for safekeeping valuables. Guests can use the pool at the affiliated guesthouse New Siam II for a day-use fee.

Bella Bella House (0 2629 3090; 74 Soi Rambutri, Th Chakraphong; s 250B, d 420-500B; bus 53, 506, river ferry Tha Phra Athit; a) Bella Bella has nice perspectives into the tiled roofs of the neighbouring temple. Rooms are spartan and blank with rickety beds, and the toilets are new and shiny. Singles have shared bathrooms. As with such a lot guesthouses, the desk staff tends to be the standard forged of grumpy teenagers.

Villa Guest House (0 2281 7009; 230 Soi 1, Th Samsen; s/d 250/500B; bus 30, 53, 506, river ferry Tha Phra Athit & Tha Saphan Ram VIII) Simply over the khlong is a good residential neighborhood of bicycle-riding youngsters and chatting housewives. This old teak home occupies a womblike backyard amid the village noises of crowing roosters and the smells of mesquite cooking fires. With solely 10 fan rooms (all with shared bathrooms), Villa is commonly full and reservations are recommended.

Mango Lagoon Place (0 2281 4783; Soi Rambutri, Th Chakraphong; r from 650B; bus 53, 506, river ferry Tha Phra Athit; a) Sunny, lemon-yellow complicated has rooms that look surprisingly like an actual hotel: bed and box spring, wall-to-wall carpet (a nasty idea in the tropics), massive TVs and artwork on the wall. The pretty backyard at the entrance is a pleasant noise buffer.

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