Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Siam

• Beside National Stadium BTS station
• 300 rooms with refrigerator and safe
• Complimentary breakfast in the Great Room
• Self-service laundry and rooftop 24-hour gym
• 3 accessible rooms and ADA-compliant lifts

Essentials

Holiday Inn Express Bangkok Siam is a mid-range, no-frills hotel at 889 Rama 1 Road, right beside National Stadium BTS station. MBK Center, Siam Paragon and CentralWorld are all a few minutes’ walk away.

National Stadium is one stop west of Siam on the Sukhumvit line, so the stay combines a station at the door with the Siam interchange one stop away.

Overview

The hotel has 300 rooms, each with a tea and coffee maker, in-room safe, refrigerator, 32-inch TV and a work station, according to IHG. A refrigerator and a laundry room are the two features that matter on a stay of several nights: milk, fruit and a cold drink after a day out are on hand, and washing can be done on site.

This is a compact, practical hotel and does not try to be anything else. There is no pool, and breakfast is the meal served on site, so the day is built around the neighbouring malls. Rooms are best treated as a place to sleep and wash. Next to the other rail-side hotels in hotels near BTS and train stations, it is the one with a free breakfast and a self-service laundry.

Rama 1 Road is a busy road. Rooms on higher floors or facing away from the main road are the sensible request when you check in.

Tip: Ask for a high floor when booking. The Great Room (breakfast) is on the 7th floor, so it takes a lift ride rather than a walk through the lobby.

Food and drink

Breakfast is complimentary and served in the Great Room on the 7th floor, with a take-away option for early departures, according to IHG.

For other meals, MBK Center, Siam Paragon and the cafes around Siam Square are a short walk from the hotel.

Amenities

The rooftop fitness centre is open 24 hours and a rooftop garden sits on the 24th floor. A self-service laundry is available to guests. Parking and Wi-Fi are free; the hotel has no pool.

For access, IHG lists 3 accessible rooms and lifts that meet ADA standards, and a wheelchair is available. The station entrance is next to the hotel, which keeps the walk to the platform short and flat.