New Siam 1, Bangkok 26th January to 1st February
By Jon. Filed in Travel |
I’ll be reviewing my guest-houses from now on in the format shown below. Also shall post these on Travelfish and other sites.
Stayed 6 nights here. Paid 340 baht for a double fan room with shared facilities. For the price its pretty good, not much noise and facilities are cleaned at least twice a day what I saw.
The restaurant there is not that amazing but that’s not down to the food, more the staff there who can be a little off when it gets busy, or even just plain forgetful. The food itself is a good introduction to Thai food for those who do not wish to start straight on the street food. Menu also has a nice array of western food, which I found out is actually made at one of New Siam I’s sister properties, but that doesn’t really matter as they are very close by.
Location is on a sub-soi off Soi Rambuttri which is much more genteelthan the nearby Khao San Road, although its still a bit of a zoo at times. Going the other way from Soi Rambuttri brings you onto Th Pra Athit which is good as it has a riverboat pier on it and once on the river you can get to the main sites quite easily indeed, and even the sky-train should malls or the bigger markets be your destinations.
All in all I do recommend the New Siam 1 to people who want to stay somewhere quiet in the city, and yet still easily get to all big musts in Bangkok.