The long, modern spine of new Bangkok — malls, sky-train stations, endless dining, and the nightlife of Nana, Asok and hip Thonglor. The most convenient base for transport, shopping and eating out, air-conditioned and cosmopolitan; less traditional Thai, but easy and endlessly connected.
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 Sukhumvit 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.
- A rooftop bar15 min taxi5.0 km
- Chinatown (Yaowarat)16 min taxi5.4 km
- The Chao Phraya river16 min taxi5.5 km
- Khao San Road22 min taxi7.2 km
- Bangkok street food22 min taxi7.2 km
- Wat Pho & the Reclining Buddha22 min taxi7.3 km
- The Grand Palace & Wat Phra Kaew23 min taxi7.5 km
- Wat Arun23 min taxi7.7 km
On your doorstep
What you’re living next to if you stay here.
- 4.Chatuchak Weekend Market — One of the world's biggest markets — 15,000 stalls of clothes, crafts, antiques, plants, art and food sprawling over 35 acres, open weekends. Overwhelming and brilliant; wear light clothes, bring cash and a plan, and graze the food stalls when you flag. Reached easily by sky-train.
- 10.A Thai massage — Blissful and dirt cheap — an hour of stretching, pressing traditional Thai massage for the price of a coffee back home, on offer from humble shophouse parlours to plush spas. The perfect antidote to a day of temples and heat; the massage school at Wat Pho is the gold standard.
- 11.Jim Thompson House — A serene teak compound of traditional houses and a lush garden in the middle of the city, home of the American who revived Thai silk before vanishing mysteriously in 1967. A cool, green oasis and a lovely collection of Southeast Asian art; a calm hour off the frantic Siam streets.
When are you staying?
Booking.com & Airbnb open searched to Sukhumvit; flights via Google Flights.