Where to stay

The old royal island: temples at your door and quieter evenings. Fewer rail links, so rely on boats and Grab.

Grand river hotels, galleries and boat piers. Saphan Taksin BTS links you to the rest of the city.

Malls, museums and the BTS interchange. Central, practical and easy with children.

Long avenue of hotels, cafés and nightlife along the BTS. Asok and Phrom Phong are the useful stops.

Business district by day, rooftops and restaurants by night, with Lumphini Park close by.

Leafy lanes, small cafés and local restaurants a few stops north of Siam on the BTS.

Gold shops, temples and night-time street food. Loud and atmospheric; the MRT stops at Wat Mangkon.