River-facing mid-range hotel a walk from Khao San and the old city temples.
23 Phra Athit Road, Phra Nakhon
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The royal complex of 1782 and the Temple of the Emerald Buddha — gilded, mirrored, crowded and unmissable.
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A gold chedi on an artificial hill, reached by 344 spiralling steps, with a 360-degree view over the old city.
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The temple of the 46-metre gold reclining Buddha, and the home of traditional Thai massage, five minutes' walk from the palace.
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The Temple of Dawn on the west bank, its 70-metre prang covered in broken Chinese porcelain, best at sunset from across the river.
A riverside institution since 1876, with its own boats and the Authors' Wing.