The business district by day, buzzing by night — the city's famous sky-high rooftop bars, the green lung of Lumphini Park, and the neon of Patpong. Central and well-connected by sky-train and metro, with the river close by; a lively, grown-up base with the best skyline views in town.
A look around
What you’ll be living next to. Swipe through.
€50–120
typical per night in Thailand
The sensible middle
Typical prices for Bangkok — neither steal nor splurge.
Where it sits
The circle is Silom & Sathorn and roughly a 10-minute walk around it.
How far is everything?
From the middle of this area to the city's headline sights — pick your own on the city page and these become your list.
- The Chao Phraya river27 min walk2.2 km
- Chinatown (Yaowarat)8 min taxi2.8 km
- Wat Pho & the Reclining Buddha14 min taxi4.7 km
- Wat Arun15 min taxi4.9 km
- The Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew15 min taxi5.0 km
- Khao San Road16 min taxi5.2 km
- Bangkok street food16 min taxi5.2 km
- Chatuchak Weekend Market26 min taxi8.6 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 6.A rooftop bar — Bangkok invented the sky-high rooftop bar, and there's no better way to see the sprawl light up — a cocktail 60 floors above Silom as the sky-trains snake below and the sun sinks over the river. Dress smart (no shorts), go for sunset, and pick a lofty spot like the famous domed Sky Bar.
- 13.Lumphini Park — Bangkok's central green lung — lakes with paddle boats, joggers and tai-chi at dawn, and monitor lizards the size of dogs lazing on the banks (harmless, and a sight in themselves). A leafy, free breather in the middle of the downtown towers; loveliest early or late in the day.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Silom & Sathorn; flights via Google Flights.