Khaosan Inn

Khaosan Road is Packed with Excitement

People come to Bangkok for excitement. They get it in various forms. Excitement is all over Bangkok, in its hotels, temples, palaces, beaches, massage parlors, street side food stalls and tuk-tuks. Most of the excitement is packed on Khao San road. You will find some of the best food on the streets here. There is a huge variety of things to eat at dirt cheap rates. Food is spicy with lots of chili, ginger, soy sauce and coconut soup.

If you compare the rates for various kinds of food in the eateries at Khaosan, you will know that food is probably the cheapest here than in any other big city in the world. You get to bargain for many things that you can buy in Khao San. You can start at half the price quoted and go up gradually. Tourists that stay in Khaosan will not be able to forget their experience even after they leave Bangkok. Khaosan road may be chaotic, but it is bustling with excitement.

You can stay at the Hotel Khaosan Palace or the Rikki Inn in Khao San area and take the cruise on the Chao Phraya River. The name refers to the River of Kings. It is so wide that people feel they are in an ocean somewhere. Speaking of an ocean, Bangkok has many canals and it was also known previously as the Venice of the East.

Somehow, Khaosan Road has become very popular with the tourists as they all like to go there for partying and food. It is one of the few streets in the world which have a website of their own. This place has a string of attractions to offer to the tourists. You can see people dancing on the tables and the shop vendors trying to attract visitors with their wares. Not far from here is the magnificent Grand Palace, the royal seat of the Thai King.