Ninety 9 Hostel

Being right by the BTS, a 7/11, an ATM, and other nearby spots is the one thing that earns this place three stars from me. The bed was probably the most uncomfortable I've ever slept in. The springs are so hard it feels like lying on wood. If they replaced the mattresses, I might consider staying here.

The common area is pretty small, but the hostel itself is quiet and the shared bathroom is really clean and nice. It's close to Bangchak bts station, and the bed is bigger than what you get at most hostels.

It wasn't clean.

I come back whenever work takes me to BITEC, mostly because the place is affordable and getting there is easy. Bang Chak station on Sukhumvit 99 is right beside it, with the stairs up to the BTS just outside the soi. The ride to BITEC costs only 15 baht. The building has four floors and no getting around the stairs. The 4th floor has private rooms with shared bathrooms, plus one single bedroom and one double bedroom. Bunk beds are on the 3rd floor, the owner's room is on the 2nd, and the mezzanine is where you collect keys. Coffee and Danish cookies are there too. Downstairs, shoes go in storage and you change into the provided slippers. Rooms and bathrooms are roomy and clean, with hot water, shampoo, and conditioner. There's also a Thai massage shop out front. The massage was good and inexpensive.