Capsule Hostel and Thai Traditional Bath Bangkok
This hostel is a good option for budget-conscious travellers prioritising location and a social atmosphere, provided they can overlook significant cleanliness shortcomings and basic facilities.
Capsule Hostel and Thai Traditional Bath Bangkok offers a budget-friendly stay in a prime location, ideal for exploring the city's nightlife and street food scene. Guests sleep in pod-style bunk beds, equipped with personal fans and charging stations, providing a degree of privacy. The hostel features a pool and social areas, fostering a friendly atmosphere, yet dorms are surprisingly quiet for sleeping. While the staff are consistently praised for their helpfulness, guests frequently report significant cleanliness issues, including unpleasant smells in dorms and luggage areas, and basic, often dirty, shared bathrooms. Luggage storage is also a concern, with no secure lockers provided.
♀ Reviews mention a 'Lady's dorm' that is cleaner and more comfortable than the mixed dorm.
Eleven dimensions of capsule life, read from 67 reviews.
Noise & sleep
Guests generally find the dorms surprisingly quiet, allowing for easy sleep, and appreciate the privacy offered by the capsules.
“Very quiet, very private”
“Such a social hostel. Also not loud in the dorms rooms surprisingly. Very easy to sleep.”
Pod comfort
Reviews are mixed on pod comfort; some appreciate the fan and air conditioning, while others find the capsules small and prone to poor air circulation, leading to heat.
“Beds are clean and air conditioned, with a small electric fan in the bed space.”
“The capsules are very small and I didn’t feel very comfortable, and I didn’t find the pool area very appealing. But it was okay for one night.”
“The capsule style actually makes it hard for air to circulate. So it gets hot at night and made it hard to sleep.”
Privacy
The capsules offer good privacy, equipped with personal amenities like lights, fans, and charging stations, enhancing the sense of personal space.
“beds are nice and private, with your own little capsule with a light, fan, charging station and just enough room for your bags at the bottom of the bed”
“The privacy of the capsule and the kindness of the staff also the Thai bath is pretty cool”
Cleanliness
Cleanliness is a significant issue, with multiple complaints about unpleasant smells in mixed dorms, bed cubicles, and the luggage area, despite some mentions of staff cleaning.
“Mixed dorm is smelly uncomfortable bedsheets nasty. if you are lady traveling take the lady's for hygiene”
“What I didn’t like about the hostel was the smell inside the bed cubicle. It had an unpleasant, unclean odor, similar to athlete’s foot. The bedsheets, blankets, and pillow also had a noticeable smell.”
“The luggage area always smelt like feet”
Shared bathrooms
Shared bathrooms are described as basic, not as good as the sleeping areas, and prone to becoming dirty and wet.
“The shower facilities and sinks are fairly basic, while they do have hot water. The showers are not as good compared to the sleeping area.”
“Bathrooms get very dirty and wet unfortunately which was a minus for me.”
Luggage storage
Luggage storage is problematic; there's no space inside the capsules, no lockers are provided, and the common luggage area is described as messy, disorganized, and smelly.
“The tight capsule space with nowhere to store your things they do not provide lockers for example also the fact that there is no kitchen and mo fridge to put water in such warm and tropical climate also many people come and go and hanging clothing on racks to dry can make them suddenly DISAPPEAR”
“The luggage area always smelt like feet”
“The luggage area looks a bit messy and disorganized, as it’s a common area.”
Staff & check-in
The staff consistently receive high praise for their friendliness, helpfulness, and attentiveness, with several individuals mentioned by name for their excellent service.
“Very friendly staff!”
“Rain was really helpful Wonderful, great staff, I recommend”
“The staff were wonderful. Lots of staff cleaning and keeping place look great. Special mention to Peter Ka spoke great English & was very helpful. Also Eri very helpful with a big smile willing to assist”
Location & access
The hostel boasts an excellent location, close to nightlife, street food, and within a 10-minute walk of Khao San Road, with many restaurants in the vicinity.
“Location for the property is great, lots of stuff to do locally and plenty of food stores/ street food.”
“If you enjoy bars and nightlife, this place is close to several great spots.”
“Oh and the location is awesome. It is 10 min from Khao San rd but the whole area is lined up with restaurants leading up into Khao San rd. Truthfully loved the location a tons.”
Atmosphere
The hostel has a social atmosphere, with a pool and refreshing sitting areas, but dorms remain surprisingly quiet for sleeping.
“Had a pool and lovely social area”
“Great place to stay the atmosphere is nice specially pool and sitting area is refreshing.”
“Such a social hostel. Also not loud in the dorms rooms surprisingly. Very easy to sleep.”
Value for money
Guests consistently praise the excellent value for money, noting the low price for a good experience.
“I stayed in the pod beds and played around 9 pounds for two nights”
“The value for money is absolutely fantastic.”
“At the end of the day it’s a $5 hostel so it’s really great bang for your buck.”
The honest drawbacks, from guests.
- unpleasant smells in dorms and luggage area
- small and hot capsules
- basic and dirty shared bathrooms
- no secure lockers for valuables
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