City Secrets Bangkok

Artsy, vibrant, and laid back are the names of the game at this petite bed and breakfast. Perfectly placed, just off happening Sukhumvit Soi 31, yet tucked away and intimate, this funkster provides respite from the heat of the streets as you step into the cool white lobby, via the raspberry red pond surrounding the entrance. Inside, you?ll find six individually-themed rooms, each inspired by a day of the week, and their associated colour and god of the planets, per ancient Indian astrology. The theme colour is manifested in the Thai-inspired murals and decorative accents against minimalist white walls, furniture, and in the bathrooms, which all come with door-free, walk-in rain showers. 

Outside your digs you?ll find the last ?room? in the house, the Seventh Heaven bar, where you can flop on a sunken seating area and have a tipple around the communal table (the best way to get to know your fellow guests), or take the beverages up to the rooftop or the garden patio. You can also dine anywhere on the property ? breakfast is included, and at other times they can order you Italian, Thai, Japanese or Indian from the menus of four restaurants nearby. There mightn?t be a pool or a spa, but the friendly vibe and personalised service are what keeps jaded chain hotel-dwellers coming back ? upon arrival, you?ll be equipped with a local mobile phone and SIM, pre-programmed with telephone numbers for the town?s hottest restaurants, bars and clubs, as well as useful contacts like the concierge, so while you?re out and about, they?ll still be on hand for anything from translation to finding a manicurist. If you can?t stay with your clued-in local friends, this is the next best thing.