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Aurum The River Place
Bangkok's Riverside Boutique Hotel
 
Aurum The River Place is a genuine touch of class. Not as near to Khao San Road as other accommodation offered on KhaoSanRoad.com, but still near enough (10 minute taxi ride - around 40-45 Baht - or 4 stops by regular public boat) for you to keep in touch with what is happening on the strip.
 
Aurum has a firm focus - peace, quiet and excellent, excellent rooms. Aurum does not have the bar, club, or disco that other hotels might provide to act as a distraction; it does though offer a place you can genuinely call home while you are in Thailand.
 
Literally a stone's throw from key tourist destinations, Aurum is located right on the Chao Phraya River, in a part of Bangkok called Tatien, home to one of the oldest wholesale markets in Bangkok (from where the area took its name). Aurum is right next to a private pier and 5 minutes walk from the public pier where you can pick up a public boat that takes you effortlessly into Bangkok center and back again (providing you return before 19:00 when the public boats stop!).
 
The hotel is conveniently near the Grand Palace, National Museum, and a 24-hour wholesale flower market.
 
It is only 200 meters from Wat Pho, and 100 meters from its Wat Pho massage school, and 1 kilometre from The Grand Palace main entrance, and therefore highly convenient for people looking for nice and comfortable accommodation while taking Wat Pho's popular massage classes. The hotel is directly opposite Wat Arun - Temple of the Dawn - picture sunrises and sunsets, temple silhouettes visible from Aurum's Roof Garden, and you picture the type of accommodation Aurum offers you.
 
     
If you are looking for a quiet, extremely comfortable place to stay that is convenient for key tourist sites and located where you can get a real sense of the old Bangkok, then this is the place for you. Special rates are available for people requiring longer stays.
 
   
 
 

Aurum - splendid building
Aurum's rooftop garden
Aurum's rooftop views

 
Located on "Rattanakosin Island" - a historically and culturally preserved part of Bangkok
 
Enjoy an outdoor breakfast
     
     

There is a private pier right in front of AURUM where guests can board a public boat or rent a private long tail boat to go sightseeing around the canals. A long tail boat costs around 1,000 Baht per hour and can carry a maximum of 6-8 people (although most often you only see two passengers in one boat). A journey of 2 hours is most comfortable and recommended.
Boat rental prices vary depending on boat owners. Other types of boat are available but you need to book them in advance and of course prices will differ depending on what you choose, although they will not be too different.

 
Guests can use a public boat which costs between 10 and 30 Baht depending on where you are going and the type of boat used. Regular boats stop at every pier and cost less. Express boats do not stop at every pier and cost more. Tatien Pier is about a 5-minute walk from AURUM, near the entrance to Wat Pho and opposite Wat Arun on the other side of the river. Tatien Pier also offers ferry boats that go to Wat Arun at a cost of only 3 Baht for a one-way ride. Boats run from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.
 
 
   
       
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