Cheap Bangkok Hotels Near Pratunam Market

Bangkok's Pratunam district is one of the best places to find cheap and affordable budget hotels. If you have a shop until you shop attitude Pratunam Market has it all from cheap quality shirts to sneakers. And staying at a budget hotel in Pratunam can be advantageous as you won't be far from your hotel room to unload all that you've bought and go back for more.

Many cheap hotels in Bangkok's Pratunam district are actually quite a good value. Many hotels are new but have low discount rates to compete against other hotels and there are many in Pratunam. And that's a good thing for tourists who love to shop and need an affordable hotel in Bangkok.

Pratunam district is a big with various shopping complexes, bazaars and side street vendors selling everything from fake brand name luxury hand bags to som tom (papaya salad). The main place to find cheapest clothes is Pratunam Market, which is mainly a wholesalers clothing market and attracts all sorts of customers especially tourists. Other popular places to shop are Platinum Fashion Malls and Pantip Plaza.

Since it is a big area there are many hotels in the district but most cheap hotels are either right at the doorsteps of Pratunam Market or just a short 10 minute walk.

Besides shopping there are many reasons why tourists are interested in staying in Pratunam Bangkok. It is a central location in the city, practically right at the commercial center. MBK Mall, another popular place to shop on the cheap is not far away. Then there are the more expensive malls such as the Siam Paragon, Central World and Gaysorn too.

There are BTS Sky Train stations near Pratunam but depending on which hotel you want to stay in Pratunam it can be a bit of a walk. Good news is there is an Airport Express Rail Link station close to Pratunam so you can save money, time and avoid dodgy taxi drivers.

Pratunam has a fair share of comfortable and clean budget accommodations. But you do get what you pay for. So keep that in mind. Yet many accommodations in Pratunam are still very popular so many hotels in the area try to keep their rates as low as possible to keep up with the competition. Which is good news for tourists.

But it is possible to get cheaper room rates published by the hotel. And no it does not involve bribing a hotel staff.

Hotels throughout the world use the services of online hotel booking agencies to help fill rooms that they themselves cannot. Since there is so many hotels in the area to compete against, hotels have a hard time reaching their occupancy quota.

One of the biggest world wide hotel agencies that I use is Agoda.com. Their advantage is that they have an office in Bangkok so they are always on top of the best discount hotels. It is through their website that you can find discounted unpublished rates for hotels in Pratunam or anywhere else in Thailand.