| This backpacker destination in the capital city has been | | | | bottom floor, and play movies in the evening which you |
| known for years to those familiar with trips to Thailand | | | | can watch for free. For nubile tourists on a tight |
| and especially Bangkok. Foreigners, typically young | | | | budget, this is the place to be. |
| backpackers in their twenties, use it as a base or a | | | | As you will not want to spend much time in a tiny |
| stopover after a long flight to spend a night or two | | | | room, there is much to do here in the way of thumping |
| before they head off to the North's jungles or the | | | | clubs and the popular night market. There are tons of |
| South's beaches. Then, once the tiring travel fun is | | | | tasty and varied restaurants around, as well. Khao San |
| done, it's back to one of the quaint Khao San rooms | | | | sits quite near the main tourist destinations in Bangkok |
| for some rest before the airplane home. | | | | such as the Grand Palace, too. Best of all, over a |
| You will be hard-pressed to find the traditional hostel in | | | | million other young tourists visit this backpacker road |
| this backpacker area. There are many hotels near | | | | every year, so you are sure to find interesting and |
| Khao San. However, for accommodation, what you | | | | beautiful friends from all over the world if you so |
| find on the road itself are basically guesthouses. | | | | desire. |
| Instead of sleeping in a big room with a bunch of | | | | In conclusion, hostels are not what you need in |
| smelly travelers for a hundred baht, you can sleep in a | | | | Bangkok. In Khao San, rooms for the budget traveler |
| single unit with privacy and a lock on your door for the | | | | are located in the many guesthouses. Those who stay |
| same price. Shower and bathroom facilities are likely to | | | | in Khao San hotels pay the rates of a hostel, but at |
| be shared for that price, of course. The Khao San | | | | least have some privacy and can be part of the |
| guesthouses typically have restaurants or bars on the | | | | excitement in this tourist destination of Bangkok. |