Khao San road is one of the most popular tourist hot spots in Bangkok. It is particularly well known for cheap food, drink and most importantly cheap hostels and budget hotels. And where to stay and save money in Khao San road is what everybody wants to know.
Khao San road is not that long and you can walk it within 10 minutes. All along the road you will find plenty of cheap guesthouses and a couple of well known budget hotels. However, most of the accommodations in the area have started raising room rates due to their popularity and proximity to most of the action in the area.
But that does not necessarily mean that hotels in Khao San road are not affordable anymore. Take for instance two popular hotels called Sawasdee Bangkok Inn and Sawasdee Banglampoo Inn. Both are right on the road close to bars, clubs and restaurants. Though the quality of the rooms aren’t so great they are stil popular with tourists mainly because the rooms there are cheap, around 600 baht per night, that’s just $18 US dollars.
Now if you think that’s too expensive then consider a much cheaper alternative at Charoendee Hostel. A single room here with a shared bathroom cost just 250 baht a night. That’s just $8 US dollars. And the location of the hotel is right on Khao San road as well.
Now if you want to stay at a better quality hotel and don’t want to pay too much you may want to consider staying in a few hotel properties that are not too far from Khao San road.
For instance Rambuttri Village Hotel is located in a beautiful tree lined lane called Soi Rambuttri. A room there cost around 600 baht per night and there’s a swimming pool for guest use. There are many restaurant cafes around for travelers to tuck into familar Western meals as well as traditional Thai grub, all at affordable prices.
Khao San road is a great base for exploring Bangkok. It is close to the express ferry boat piers, a cheap way to get to central Bangkok. And the airport express bus also makes stops here so you can get to and from the airport inexpensively.