Hotels in Bangkok

Hotels in Bangkok

Hotels in Bangkok are often useful for people who need accommodation in the city. Some may want to have a vacation in the city, and so need a hotel. They may want to tour the city, and need a hotel to stay at. Some may want to see the culture, the entertainment venues or the sports of the city. Some may want to go to luxury hotel or a cheap hotel.

Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon Krung Thep for short, is the capital, largest urban area and primate city of Thailand. It was a small trading post at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River during the Ayutthaya Kingdom and came to the forefront of Thailand when it was given the status as the capital city in 1768 after the burning of Ayuthaya. However, the current Rattanakosin Kingdom didn't begin until 1782 when the capital was moved across the river after being sacked by the Burmese. The Rattanakosin capital is now more formally called "Phra Nakorn", pertaining to the ancient boundaries in the metropolis' core and the name Bangkok now incorporates the urban build-up since the 18th century which has its own public administration and governor.

The Chao Phraya River, , is Bangkok's main geographical feature. The Chao Phraya River basin, the area surrounding Bangkok, and the nearby provinces comprise a series of plains and river deltas that lead into the Bay of Bangkok about 30 km south of the city center. This gave rise to Bangkok's appellation as the "Venice of the East" due to the number of canals and passages that divide the area into separate patches of land. The city once used these canals, which were plentiful within Bangkok itself, as divisions for city districts. However, as the city grew in the second half of the 20th century, the plan was abandoned and a different system of division was adopted.

An elaborate network of canals known as khlongs gave Bangkok the nickname "Venice of the East" at a time when most transportation was by boat. Today, nearly all of the canals have been filled in and converted into streets. While many khlongs still exist with people living along them and markets often being operated along the banks, most are severely polluted. A notable khlong market is the floating market in Taling Chan district.

Bangkok has 50 districts or khet, which mark the administrative subdivisions under the authority of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration. These are further subdivided into 154 khwaeng, roughly equivalent to sub-districts tambon in the other provinces.

Phra Nakhon, Dusit, Nong Chok, Bang Rak, Bang Khen, Bang Kapi, Pathum Wan, Pom Prap Sattru Phai, Phra Khanong, Min Buri, Lat Krabang, Yan Nawa, Samphanthawong, Phaya Thai, Thon Buri, Bangkok Yai, Huai Khwang, Khlong San, Taling Chan, Bangkok Noi, Bang Khun Thian, Phasi Charoen, Nong Khaem, Rat Burana, Bang Phlat, Din Daeng, Bueng Kum, Sathon, Bang Sue, Chatuchak, Bang Kho Laem, Prawet, Khlong Toei, Suan Luang, Chom Thong, Don Mueang, Ratchathewi, Lat Phrao, Watthana, Bang Khae, Lak Si, Sai Mai, Khan Na Yao, Saphan Sung, Wang Thonglang, Khlong Sam Wa, Bang Na, Thawi Watthana, Thung Khru, Bang Bon

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