March 5th, 2009
Bangkok Layovers
Quite a number of our tours are best reached by flights that connect through Bangkok. And while our customers from Europe, Australia and New Zealand can connect straight through usually, our friends from North America often find themselves spending the night in Bangkok. While Bangkok is a vibrant, interesting city, if you have an early morning connecting flight it is too far to travel all the way downtown simply to sleep.
Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport, located a ways out from the city, now offers a variety of overnight accommodation options. Ranging from your typical overpriced on airport hotel to small, friendly lodges.
Lodging At Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport
Novotel Suvarnabhumi Hotel
The Novotel is on the airport grounds, just a short distance from the terminal, with regular shuttles running back and forth. It is a typical Novotel, first class western style hotel, with prices running $150 on up.
Lodging Near Suvarnabhumi Airport
Nearby the airport, a number of small hotels are popping up like mushrooms as the Thai entrepreneurial spirit rises to the occasion. The lodges we list below are all ones that member of Team Pedalers have stayed at. They are all well kept with friendly staff, shuttle service to the airport and breakfast. A couple have restaurants for dinner, the others you would need to stroll to a nearby restaurant.
Silver Gold Garden
The Silver Gold Garden hotel is a new hotel nearby the airport, located in the small town of Lat Krabang. It is a moderate class hotel, with prices starting at $25 on up and complimentary airport shuttles. Of the four nearby hotels listed here, this one has the best location, being on the main street with nearby dining and shopping options. The next three hotels listed are off the main road down small side streets.
Floral Shire Hotel
Floral Shire is another new hotel that sits just off of the airport grounds, maybe 10 minutes by car from the terminal. It is a moderate class hotel, with prices starting around $35 on up. Airport shuttle available. Please note: the deluxe rooms with lofts do not have curtains on the skylight windows, so sunlight floods in first thing in the morning.
Convenient Resort
The Convenient Resort (good name 
) is also a new hotel right at the edge of the airport property, about 5 minutes away. It is a simple hotel, with prices starting at $25 on up. Airport shuttle available at extra cost.
Queen’s Garden Resort at Riverview
Queens Garden Resort at Riverview was the first off airport hotel to open near Suvarnabhumi. Flamboyant name, but simple rooms, clean and friendly, with prices starting at $25. Airport shuttle available (free one way, 100 baht the other way).
