Where to sleep in Bangkok — the neighborhoods and the picks, siesta side to fiesta side.
Sukhumvit — the connected spine
BTS at the door, rooftop bars above, every price point from hostel to high-rise.
Riverside — the grand old view
The Chao Phraya's hotels watch the longtails go by — splurge territory.
Old City (Rattanakosin) — temple-close
Walk to the Grand Palace and Wat Pho before the coaches arrive.
Ari & Thonglor — local cool
Café lanes and izakaya nights where Bangkok actually hangs out.
Khao San note
The backpacker mothership is a rite of passage — sleep one street away for sanity.