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Silom and Surawong Rd

Silom Rd is the heart of Bangkok's business district and there's plenty of typical tourist hotels in the area -- including properties by Holiday Inn, Le Meridien and Sofitel -- but there is also a growing scene in flashpacker hostels. So if you're a backpacker wanting to spend time in the Silom and Surawong area and not wanting to hump across from Khao San, don't fret -- we've found some budget digs for you.

  • The Inn Saladaeng

    The Inn Saladaeng

    Good value for money in an expensive neighbourhood

    5/12 Sala Daeng Rd
    T: (02) 637 5533; F: (02) 636 2600

    The Inn Saladaeng offers great value for money for its location a few minute walk from Silom Road. The rooms are spotlessly clean and stylishly decorated, with flat screen TVs, refrigerators, free ... View details

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    4 stars 600B to 1,500B 1 vote Flashpacker
  • HQ Hostel Bangkok

    HQ Hostel Bangkok

    Industrial flashpacker hostel

    5/3-4 Silom Soi 3, Bangrak
    T: (02) 233 1598; F: (02) 233 9657

    HQ Hostel comes squarely out of the Bangkok condominium school of architecture. Lots of unfinished concrete walls, slabs of pastel hues here and there — all that is missing is an inane slogans along ... View details

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    4 stars Under 600B 1 vote Backpacker
  • Lub d Bangkok

    Lub d Bangkok

    Slick flashpacker hostel

    4 Decho Rd, Bangrak
    T: (02) 634 7999; F: (02) 634 7510

    Lub d fills what used to be an office building with a refreshing approach to housing backpackers in Bangkok. The bulk of the rooms are dorms, which, while clean, are nothing to get excited about. ... View details

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    3.5 stars Under 600B 3 votes Backpacker
  • Rose Hotel

    Rose Hotel

    Refurbished and good mid range value

    118 Surawong Rd, Bangrak
    T: (02) 266 8268-72; F: (02) 266 8096

    For the location, at the eastern end of Surawong Rd, just a short walk from Silom Rd, the refurbished Rose Hotel is a good value mid range property, with surprisingly comfortable, well put-together ... View details

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    3.5 stars 1,500B to 4,000B 1 vote Midrange
  • Take a Nap

    Take a Nap

    Friendly and central, pack earplugs

    920-926 Rama 4 Rd, Bangrak
    T: (02) 637 0015;

    Set right on Bangkok's busy Rama VI Rd, traffic noise is always going to be an issue here — if you're a light sleeper, you will need earplugs. Take a Nap is well known for its pop-art style and many ... View details

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    3.5 stars Under 600B 1 vote Backpacker
  • The Urban Age

    The Urban Age

    Friendly and low key

    130/6 Silom Soi 8, Bangrak
    T: (02) 634 2680;

    While Urban Age may lack the style and flash of the other grander Silom hostels, it more than compensates with a particularly welcoming, traveller-style atmosphere. Check the very well-utilised ... View details

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    3.5 stars Under 600B 1 vote Backpacker
  • YHA Bangkok Downtown

    YHA Bangkok Downtown

    The only budget choice on Silom

    395/4 Silom Rd, Bangkok
    T: (02) 636 8687;

    This is one of the most sparklingly clean hostels we have ever seen, boasting luminous white interiors. The dorm is overpriced if you're travelling in a group, but for a single traveller wanting to ... View details

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    2.5 stars Under 600B 2 votes Backpacker

Chao Phraya riverfront

The area between Charoen Krung Road and the Chao Phraya River is home to some of Bangkok's flashest and most expensive hotels, including the Shangrila and Oriental, but that's not to say there are not a couple of more moderately priced digs worth seeking out.

  • Swan Hotel

    Swan Hotel

    No ugly duckling - great value!

    31 Soi Charoen Krung 36, Bangkok
    T: (02) 235 9271; F: (02) 630 9199

    For location and price, the Swan is hard to beat in the Silom area. A u-shaped building set around a swimming pool, the double rooms are well sized, light and airy, and though the singles feel a bit ... View details

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    4 stars 600B to 1,500B 1 vote Flashpacker
  • New Road Guest House

    New Road Guest House

    Great budget option

    1216/1 Charoen Krung Rd, Bangkok
    T: (02) 630 6994; F: (02) 237 1102

    Hidden away on Charoen Krung Road at the river end of Surawong Road, the New Road Guesthouse has a stack of backpacker friendly rooms spread across two properties that represent excellent backpacker ... View details

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    3 stars Under 600B 3 votes Backpacker


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