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The lit HOFT Hostel sign above the glass frontage of Arawana Hoft Hostel in Silom, Bangkok at night, with a wooden bench on the pavement and the cafe and reception visible inside.
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Arawana Hoft Hostel

Design hostel on Surawong Road, 950 m from BTS Chong Nonsi

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Overview

Dorm beds and private rooms on Surawong Road

Arawana HOFT Hostel is our design hostel, on Surawong Road in Bang Rak, at the western end of the Silom business district. It suits backpackers, solo travellers and anyone who wants the group's lowest rate: beds in 4, 6 and 8 bed dorms, each with a locker, a curtain and a reading light, plus private double rooms for couples.

Measured on foot from the hostel: Sri Maha Mariamman Temple is about 700 m (9 minutes), the Patpong night market about 800 m (11 minutes), BTS Chong Nonsi about 950 m and King Power Mahanakhon about 1 km (13 minutes each), MRT Sam Yan about 1.1 km (15 minutes), BTS Sala Daeng about 1.3 km (18 minutes) and MRT Si Lom about 1.6 km (21 minutes).

Facilities: a fifth-floor rooftop, a pool table, a coin-operated washing machine, luggage storage, car parking, printing and photocopying, and free Wi-Fi. There is no swimming pool or restaurant on site.

  • Room types

    Private doubles plus 4, 6 and 8 bed dorms

  • Personal locker

    On every bed, for luggage and valuables

  • Rooftop

    Fifth floor

  • Laundry service

    Coin-operated machine on site

Accommodation

Room types

What actually changes between the rooms: bed, view, and the extras that move the rate.

1 double bedSleeps 2

A private room with a double bed.

The hostel rate without the dorm.

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4 single bedsSleeps 4

Four bunks, each with a locker, curtain and reading light.

The quieter of the dorms.

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6 single bedsSleeps 6

Six bunks, same locker, curtain and reading light.

Cheaper than the 4-bed, a little louder.

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8 single bedsSleeps 8

Eight bunks, same kit.

Our lowest bed rate.

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Facilities

Hotel amenities

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Location

Nearby attractions

Places we send guests first, in walking order.

Silom Night Market

The Patpong-area street market, between Silom and Surawong, with souvenirs, clothing and accessories laid out from early evening. Haggling is expected, not resented.

About 800 m, an 11-minute walk.

Visitors on the glass-floor SkyWalk of King Power Mahanakhon, the pixelated tower near Arawana Hoft Hostel

King Power Mahanakhon

The pixelated tower you can pick out of the skyline from anywhere, beside BTS Chong Nonsi. Up top: the SkyWalk observation deck and a glass floor that not everyone manages to stand on.

About 1 km, a 13-minute walk.

Silom Entertainment

Silom and Patpong after dark, bars and clubs and street stalls running late. Getting home is the easy part.

Patpong is about 800 m (an 11-minute walk) along Surawong Road.

The daylit atrium of a Bangkok shopping mall

Major shopping malls

Silom Complex and Robinson Bang Rak are the near ones, with the bigger Sathorn and Sala Daeng centres a short BTS or taxi ride on. Enough between them for an air-conditioned afternoon.

Silom Complex is about 1.5 km (a 20-minute walk) and Robinson Bang Rak about 1.7 km (23 minutes).

The elevated Skytrain line above a Bangkok street

BTS Skytrain access

Sala Daeng and Chong Nonsi are both on the Silom Line, putting Siam, Sukhumvit and the rest of the network within easy reach. Si Lom connects you down to the MRT underground.

BTS Chong Nonsi is about 950 m (a 13-minute walk) and BTS Sala Daeng about 1.3 km (18 minutes). The nearest MRT stations are Sam Yan, about 1.1 km, and Si Lom, about 1.6 km.

The painted tower of a Hindu temple in Bangkok

Sri Mahamariamman Temple

A vivid South Indian Hindu temple on the corner of Silom and Pan roads, its gateway a riot of carved figures. Locals call it Wat Khaek.

About 700 m, a 9-minute walk.

The lit HOFT Hostel sign above the glass frontage of Arawana Hoft Hostel in Silom, Bangkok at night, with a wooden bench on the pavement and the cafe and reception visible inside.

Arawana Hoft Hostel

Silom, Bangkok

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Before you go

Practical notes for any Arawana stay

Arrival and check-in

  • Standard check-in is afternoon. Arrive earlier and the desk will store bags so you can start the day.
  • Bring a passport if you are visiting from abroad.
  • Tell us about late arrivals, twin beds, parking or invoice needs in the booking notes. These are quick to arrange in advance and slow at a full counter.

Booking direct

  • Book on arawanagroup.com and enter the code SMART is our direct-booking code. Enter it at checkout on arawanagroup.com for our best available rate, with no booking fee and free cancellation on most rates. at checkout for our best direct rate.
  • If you compare an An external booking site such as Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Tripadvisor, Hotels.com or Trip.com., match the room type and cancellation rules before comparing the price.
  • For stays of a week or more, ask us about long-stay pricing rather than stacking nightly rates.

Coming from the airports

  • From Suvarnabhumi, the Airport Rail Link plus BTS or MRT is usually calmer than a taxi if you are travelling light.
  • From Don Mueang, allow more time, or take a taxi if you are arriving tired or late.
  • Grab and Bolt are usually cheaper than airport taxi touts, and the fare is set before you ride. Open the app before you leave the terminal.

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