Issara House Bangkok

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• Camjar

  16 febrero 2016
  Close to Wat Arun

  Issara House is relatively new, being built in 2014. It sits in Bangkok Yai, a predominately Thai area, on the west side of the Chao Phraya River. It is a leisurely ten to fifteen minute walk to Wat Arun, Temple of Dawn and around ten kilometres from the city centre which is easily reached by taxi and/or public transport. The establishment itself is divided into two sections comprising of twenty rooms that are spread over three floors (left and right sides of the courtyard as you reach reception). During my stay the place was very quiet; I hardly saw another guest and the reception desk was rarely manned. This proved frustrating at times as I wished to garner some information on one thing or the other but was unable to do so. The area around the reception is quite inviting and well maintained, a bit of a chill area. You can bring food or cold drinks back and laze about on the chairs. There is also an area that looks like it may have catered for diners in the past but there were no dining options available during my stay. In this same area there is a complimentary tea/coffee station set up. My room was on the ground floor and was very clean and spacious. The AC worked fine and there was complimentary WIFI which also worked fine. Flat screen TV with mainly Thai channels is provided but no facilities in the room to make a cuppa, you will need to go to the dining area outside for this. The bathroom was also clean and spacious and the shower had good water pressure although the water temperature was only tepid. Issara House is set back down an alley about twenty or thirty metres from Itsaraphap Road which is generally quite busy and so it is easy to hail a taxi. A taxi to the nearest BTS Skytrain, Wongwien Yai, is a 50/55 baht ride away and takes only five to ten minutes. Make sure to take a hotel card with you when you leave so as to show to taxi drivers on your return as Issara House is a little hidden away. There are no shortages of local street food in the area but if you want something with Western options then turn right onto Itsaraphap Road as you leave the hotel and there is a restaurant on the corner of Wang Doem Road called Baan Khun Nine. It is less than one hundred meters away from Issara House and does good food at reasonable prices. There is also a 7/11 just around the corner. All in all I enjoyed my stay at Issara House and at twenty odd dollars a night, booked through Agoda, it represented excellent value.