The Pattern Boutique Hotel

The local night market is a ten-minute walk away, with local prices. Around this small four-storey hotel in busy downtown Thonburi, there are eateries, coffee shops, street-food carts, CJs and 7-11 mini marts. It's a friendly, safe area, though old town and a bit rough around the edges. The hotel is down a quiet Soi. We booked a third-floor studio facing the city. The staff were welcoming and kind, and the hotel was clean and well serviced. Breakfast was delicious in the ground-floor coffee shop. Rooms have a kettle and mugs but no tea or coffee; there are shower gel, shampoo, and conditioner dispensers, a small safe that couldn't fit my iPad, daily bottled water and housekeeping. Airport shuttle is available. There's also a small area with two PCs, with an internet-cafe feel. This side of the river offers a lot more than central Bangkok. BTS Krung Thon Buri is a 5-8 minute walk. Wat Sawetachat is 15-20 minutes away for the Orange ferry, which currently only runs before 9.15am and after 3pm. For ferries up or down the Chao Praya river, take the BTS to Saphan Taksin, right by Saphorn pier N3.

It's a spotless, lovely hotel with very friendly staff and a reasonable price. My room was cleaned every morning, and there's a quiet workspace as well as a nice ground-floor cafe. The MRT station is only five minutes away, with a 7Eleven across the road and lots of local food stalls nearby. I'd definitely recommend it.

This was my third time in Bangkok, and I stayed at The Pattern Boutique Hotel again. It's a little outside the main area, but the BTS is a five-minute walk and gets you downtown in fifteen minutes. The neighborhood is quiet, with food stalls, pharmacies, and about five 7/11s close by. The staff are great and very helpful. Rooms are small, but they're fine.

Good spot near the BTS, with lots of local food nearby. The toilet, bed, and blanket were clean, there were plenty of charging sockets, and the water heater, Wi-Fi, and customer service were good. They could speak English. The TV didn't work and had no channels. I was charged 150 baht for using a mini foot towel, but nobody from customer service had told me about that beforehand, and they hadn't provided the foot towel either. Confusing.