Every night so far I have stayed somewhere different, in the hope I can find somewhere with lots of people to meet!

After an unsuccessful saunter down Khao San Road I headed towards Soi Rambuttri and settled on Rambuttri Village Inn. For about 450baht you can get your only really nice room with cable TV and en-suite facilities. Apparently the place also has a swimming pool but I didn’t stay long enough to find out.

YHA Hostel Downtown was my next choice to seek out fellow travellers. The first thing that struck me was how tiny the place was; but it prides itself on being ‘the smallest hostel with the biggest smiles’. I chose the most economical room, a bargain at 170baht – the room was simply two bunk beds and fans…. however, someone needs to tell the owner that a slab of MDF does not a bed make! I had the worst sleep of my life in their beds because firstly, the bed was about the width of my entire body so I couldn’t even stretch out, and secondly because it was like sleeping on bricks. On a positive note, it’s great for certain spinal problems in some ways because it forces your muscles to work hard!
One bonus was the cute little roof terrace, although it could have been improved with the addition of more than just me up there! On the M floor you also get free wi-fi which was great because it’s not like I had anything else to do… a short walk on Silom Road somehow ended up as a meal at MacDonalds. There’s nothing wrong in that once in a while, but what put me off was a fifty-something Western man surrounded by about three young Thai children. Maybe I am being presumptious but they definitely weren’t his children, so unless he was a babysitter he probably had much darker intentions.

My House Guesthouse was my next and last stop. For about 260baht you get your own room with fan, or you can pay more for en-suite facilities. There’s a nice, cheap restaurant downstairs and it’s in a less hustle&bustle area of Bangkok than nearby Khao San road. The rooms aren’t the best and the staff here are so rude!! I wouldn’t stay here again purely because of the way they spoke to their guests… maybe it’s a ‘lost in translation’ thing but i’m not so sure.