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in a simple yet attractive primary colour scheme. A host of facilities (laundry, kitchen, rooftop garden) and a con-
venient location near the MRT make it great value.
Sukhumvit; incl breakfast dm 350B, r 650-1500B; ; Thong Lo exit 4) The dorms here are admit-
tedly rather plain, but clean bathrooms and a location in a quiet residential area with easy access to street food
make it comfortable and convenient.
1216/1 Th Charoen Krung; dm 160-250B, r 280-2500B; ; Tha Oriental) The fan-cooled dorms
here, among the cheapest accommodation in all of Bangkok, are surprisingly clean and welcoming.
Villa Cha-Cha
HOTEL
$$
( 0 2280 1025;
www.villachacha.com
;
36 Th Tani; r 1000-3200B; ; Tha Phra Athit (Banglamphu))
Wind between statues, lounging residents, an expansive restaurant and a tiny pool to
emerge at this seemingly hidden but popular hotel. A few clumsy stabs have been made at
interior design, but the real draw is the social, resort-like atmosphere.
Rikka Inn
HOTEL
$$
( 0 2282 7511;
www.rikkainn.com
;
259 Th Khao San; r 1150-1450B; ; Tha Phra Athit
(Banglamphu))
Boasting tight but attractive rooms, a rooftop pool and a location right in the
middle of all the action on Th Khao San, the Rikka is one of the area's most convenient
and better-value midrangers.
Penpark Place
HOTEL
$$
( 0 2628 8896;
www.penparkplace.com
;
22 Soi 3, Th Samsen; r 330-1650B, ste 2100B; ; Tha Phra
Athit (Banglamphu))
This former factory has been turned into a good-value budget/midrange
hotel. Rooms in the original building are little more than a bed and a fan, but a newer add-
on sees a handful of well-equipped apartment-like rooms and suites.
New Siam Riverside
HOTEL
$$
( 0 2629 3535;
www.newsiam.net
; 21 Th Phra Athit; r incl breakfast 1490-3990B; ; Tha Phra Athit
(Banglamphu))
Of the few places along Th Phra Athit taking full advantage of the riverside
