City Quarter, Street, Club, Bar

Kahosan Road (more commonly spelled separately as Khao San Road) is undoubtedly the most famous, liveliest and wildest street not only in Bangkok, but in all of Southeast Asia. [btn "Compare the cheapest hostels in Bangkok on booking.com" https://booking.com/city/th/bangkok.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-bangkok-kaho-san] Today, the name Khao San actually refers to the wide area around this famous avenue in the Bang Lamphu district and is the…

City Quarter, Bar, Club

The Sukhumvit district, with a number of similarly named streets distinguished only by numbers, is located in the eastern part of modern Bangkok and is one of the main centres of entertainment, vice and accommodation. [btn "Choose a quality international hotel on booking.com" https://booking.com/city/th/bangkok.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-bangkok-sukhumvit] Unlike the more famous Khaosan Road in Old Bangkok, Sukhumvit is a much larger, more…

City Quarter, Bar, Club

Bangkok's Silom district is an electrifying place that changes its face not only street by street, but also hour by hour. The most interesting part can be found for less than a kilometre around the main Silom Road from Lumpini Park towards the river. Don't forget to explore the adjacent perpendicular streets of Patpong, Sala Daeng and Thanyia. [btn "Choose a quality international hotel on booking.com" https://booking.com/city/th/bangkok.cs.html…

Market

Although many promotional photos of Bangkok show the floating markets so popular in Thailand, you won't actually find many of them in the city. [btn "The 10 best hotels in Bangkok" https://booking.com/city/th/bangkok.cs.html?aid=2380460;label=p-bangkok-taling-chan] The biggest one is in the Taling Chan district, and if you don't have time to head to the Amphawa or Damnoen Saduak floating markets about an hour and a half outside of Bangkok (see…

Market

More than 15,000 stands. Up to 200,000 visitors every weekend. Chatuchak Weekend Market is one of the largest weekend markets in the world - and one of the places to get lost, literally and figuratively. You can run through it in half an hour. Or you can spend a whole day here and still not see everything. What is Chatuchak and why is it called "JJ Market"? It's not just a tourist market with a few souvenirs. Chatuchak is a city within a…

Lookout, Bar, Skyscraper

Akara SkyHanuman is something completely different from the classic Mahanakhon view. You won't find a glass walkway or a "mere" view over the city. What you get here is a multi-level 360° panorama with cultural elements, interactive zones, themed installations and a live evening program. Akara is located on the rooftop of the One City Centre skyscraper (floors 58-61) and the highest observation deck with its iconic rooftop bar is at 276 metres…