| Each year many travelers from all over the world | | | | to a variety of restaurants with menus from all over |
| head to Bangkok for business and travel, especially in | | | | the world. Hop easily from Siam Square to another |
| November through April which is the high season in | | | | shopping center (Central World Plaza, Gaysorn Plaza, |
| Thailand. All hotels in bangkok tend to be fully booked | | | | The Emporium) or to the business center with rapid |
| during that period. For your convenience, you should | | | | and convenient transportation by sky train. |
| plan ahead and make your hotel reservations at least | | | | Silom Road |
| a few months in advance. | | | | Silom is one of the main business centers of |
| There are many hotel options in Bangkok. If you are | | | | Bangkok, named "Bangkok Wall Street." Silom has |
| looking for a big, high quality and affordable hotel, | | | | banks, hotels, offices and big department stores lined |
| you would do well to locate yourself in the business | | | | up along both sides of the road. You will find |
| center, which offers great shopping and | | | | souvenirs and other goods for sale along the |
| entertainment. The sky train provides rapid and easy | | | | sidewalk at night or in Soi Lalaisap (Silom soi 5). And |
| transit. You will find many excellent downtown hotels | | | | Silom also offers famous night entertainment that is |
| in the area around Sukhumvit, Silom, and Siam | | | | very popular for all tourists like Silom soi 2, Patpong, |
| Square. | | | | and Soi Taniya. Though the traffic on Silom Road is |
| For a more peaceful, less central situation, you can | | | | heavy, you can travel by sky train and subway, |
| admire the beautiful scenery along both sides of | | | | economical and very convenient transportation |
| Chaophraya River. You can travel easily by boat or | | | | connecting to other business and shopping centers |
| by road, not far away from areas of historical | | | | like Sukhumvit, Siam Square, Jatujak Sunday Market, |
| interest. Those travelers desiring a more laid-back | | | | Sathorn, and Riverside. |
| experience will appreciate many of the nice hotels in | | | | Riverside |
| the Bangkok Riverside area. | | | | Another interesting area to find hotels in Bangkok. |
| Sukhumvit Road | | | | These days boat travel along Chaophraya River is |
| Sukhumvit is always the number one choice in | | | | very popular. Besides the beautiful scenery and |
| tourists' mind when they looking for hotels in | | | | traditional Thai life style along the river, you will |
| Bangkok. Along this road you will find various lanes | | | | journey through the history of the region. It is no |
| (or Soi) packed with shopping zones, delicious foods, | | | | surprise that many tour agencies always include boat |
| and night entertainment. It is a heaven for tourists. | | | | travel in their program. Along with many restaurants, |
| From Nana (Sukhumvit soi 3-4) to Asoke (Sukhumvit | | | | the banks of Chaophraya River boast luxury 5 star |
| soi 21), you will find many shops offering jewelry, | | | | hotels such as The Oriental, The Peninsula, or |
| leather, souvenirs, costumes, tailors, clothes, car | | | | Shangri-la, as well as 3 star hotels that can respond |
| rental, etc. but the most attractive for tourists is | | | | to the needs of tourists who prefer a peaceful |
| Nana Plaza (soi 4) and Soi Cowboy (between soi | | | | location, far from the downtown bustle. The scenery |
| 21-23). Sukhumvit Road has many foreign residences | | | | along the river at night is so beautiful, not to say |
| and hotels for tourists. Hotels and serviced | | | | romantic. Sites such as Wat Phrakaew (The Temple |
| apartments line the road. Leading or economy 3-5 | | | | of Emerald Buddha), Wat Po, Wat Arun (The Temple |
| star hotels provide the best choice for tourists and | | | | of Dawn) can be reached by ferry boat. And if you |
| businessmen who want to stay comfortably within | | | | want to pop back into town for shopping or business |
| easy walking distance of the sky train. | | | | at Silom or Siam, you can take the sky train at |
| | | | Taksin Station. |
| Siam Square | | | | Ratchadapisek |
| Called "Siam" for short, this downtown square is the | | | | Is the main road for entertainment and business. |
| hub for fashion, the world of shopping, trendy | | | | Especially entertainment at night: pubs, bars, cabarets, |
| entertainment, and international food. No wonder this | | | | foot massage, and restaurants. This place is very |
| is the most popular shopping center in all of Thailand: | | | | popular among tourists, in particular Ratchada soi 4 |
| it can respond to the shopper's need for any | | | | with its many bars and pubs. Plus department stores |
| selection. If you are after original brand name | | | | and low price shopping centers that are very popular |
| products, you can go to Siam Center, Siam | | | | for shoppers. With convenient transportation by bus |
| Discovery, or Siam Paragon. If you want a cheaper | | | | or subway, you can travel easily to other locations |
| product, you can find it at MBK. But if you are looking | | | | like Sukhumvit, Silom, Siam, and Jatujak Sunday |
| for economy price products like in the Sunday | | | | Market in 15 minutes. Most of the hotels are located |
| Market, you'll do well in the retail shops in Siam | | | | not far from the subway, making Ratchada well |
| Square. For entertainment, this location can offer you | | | | worth considering if you are looking for a base to |
| anything from modern cinema, bowling and karaoke, | | | | stay. |