ibis Styles Bangkok Ratchada

• MRT Huai Khwang station about 50 m away, a 2 minute walk
• 266 rooms, from 25 m2 standard to 35 m2 family rooms
• Streats Cafe and Streats Bar on the ground floor
• Fitness centre on site, car park listed

Essentials

ibis Styles Bangkok Ratchada is a mid-range, 266-room hotel on Ratchadaphisek Road in Huai Khwang. According to the hotel’s page on the Accor website, MRT Huai Khwang station is directly in front of the hotel, about 50 m or a 2 minute walk.

That puts the Blue Line at the door. Ratchadaphisek Road is wide and busy, so the practical value is the short, flat walk to the station rather than anything on the street itself. From Huai Khwang you can reach the rest of the Blue Line without a taxi.

Overview

The hotel lists five room layouts. Standard rooms of 25 m2 come with either two single beds or one queen bed, superior rooms of 29 m2 have a king bed and a sofa, and 35 m2 rooms come as a triple (one queen, one single) or a family room (one queen and a bunk bed). For two adults the standard queen is the plain choice; the 35 m2 rooms are the ones with space to spread out or to share with a grandchild or a travelling companion.

Accor lists the hotel as wheelchair accessible. Anyone who wants a kitchen for a longer stay will find serviced apartments in the Ratchada and Rama 9 guide. The hotels near BTS and train stations article places this hotel among the other rail-side options.

Tip: Ratchadaphisek Road is slow in rush hour, so plan day trips on the Blue Line from the station in front of the hotel rather than by taxi.

Food and drink

Streats Cafe

The all-day restaurant is on the ground floor with a large outdoor terrace and garden landscaping. It serves a breakfast buffet and à la carte lunch and dinner of Thai and Western dishes. The terrace is a calm place to eat away from the road.

Streats Bar

The ground-floor bar serves light meals, snacks, cocktails, beer, wine, coffee and tea, and runs happy hours. It suits an early evening drink without leaving the building.

Amenities

The fitness centre is open from 6:00 to 22:00. A car park is listed on site, which matters if you arrive by taxi with luggage or hire a car.

Walking to the station is the main outdoor exercise: the route is short and direct. Breakfast is sold as a separate buffet at Streats Cafe.