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River View Guest House (Guesthouse)

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  • Address:
    768 Soi Phanurangsri, Songwad Rd., Talad Noi, Sampanthawong 
    Bangkok 10100, THAILAND
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  • Neighbourhood: Samphan Thawong
  • Atmosphere: Backpacker - Basic and Low-key
  • Price Range: Budget

Lonely Planet Review

Perched on the river in Chinatown, far from the backpacker ghetto, this is a fantastic choice for those who really want to see and feel Bangkok. Above the basic rooms sits a wonderful rooftop restaurant with magnificent views and a breeze worth gold in this town.

You'll find the River View among narrow laneways where the motor of daily life turns and hums, men weld in scrap metal kingdoms and women ladle out noodle soup. Birds squawk from wooden cages as cats skulk in shadowed doorways. This is true local living. If you are happy without air-con, the fan rooms are the ones with the wonderful views over the river and the adjacent pagoda, and those without bathrooms have balconies. More expensive rooms have less vista but come with air-con, wooden furnishings and fridge. The wonderful rooftop restaurant/bar has an exceptional panorama over Chinese dragons and the city sprawl with the Chao Phraya river snaking majestically through it all.

Review by author Annabel Hart

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Rating 2.0/5

Staff
Rating 3.0/5

Vibe
Rating 2.0/5

Facilities
Rating 1.0/5

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Facilities

  1. 24-hour reception
  2. Air conditioning
  3. Cafe / Restaurant
  4. Children allowed
  1. Clothing iron
  2. Facilities - Private
  3. Safe
  4. Tea and Coffee maker
  1. Tour desk
  2. Wake up service
  3. Internet access
  4. Laundry service
  1. Left luggage/storage
  2. Lift/Elevator/Wheelchair access
  3. Phone/Fax
  4. Room service
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How to Get There

1. From Suwarnaphum Airport, the best way to us is by taxi which would cost about 500 Baht. For public transportation, take the airport bus to Hualamphong train station, then 10 minutes walk to us or take a tuk-tuk which would cost about 40-50 Baht.
2. From Hualamphong train and MRT (underground)station, walk to Wat Trimit direction. When approching the red Chiness Gate circle, turn left to Charuenkrung Rd. Walk for about 20 meters then turn right to Songwad Rd., and you will find Soi Phanurangsri on the second left. (Soi means narrow road.) Go straight into the Soi, walk pass Soi Wanit 2 on the left, you will then have to turn left at the next small Soi. Go straight and the turn right. Walk straight until you reach San Jao Joesuekong, a chinese shrine, on your left. The River View Guest House is right behind the shrine.

Check In Instructions

Earliest check-in time: 06:00

Latest check-out time: 12:00

1. For early check in from 6.00-12.00, we will let you in only if the room is available. If not available yet and you don't want to waste your time, you can check-in, leave your luggages at the front desk and pick up the luggages later.
2. Regular check out time is 12.00. The late check out time at 19.00 will be charged for another half day rate.

Author Tip

The rooftop is a wonderful spot to read or write, sip a beer or eat some inexpensive Thai food - particularly at sunset when Bangkok turns its lights on and becomes a lady of the night. Around the corner on soi Wanit 2, across from the Harbour Department, a little stall called Pet Tun Jao Tha has rice noodles with roasted or stewed duck.