"The clue is in the name of Bangkok Publishing Residence, an eight-room bed-and-breakfast occupying a—you guessed it—former publishing house in the temple-studded Rattanakosin district. The hotel, which opened in 2017, chimed in a new era for Lan Luang Road, the busy, but at the time rather uninteresting thoroughfare where the hotel is located. It’s the vision of Panida Tosnaitada, whose grandparents printed and distributed the popular Bangkok Weekly magazine from this block of shophouses in the 1960s. The adults-only property doubles as a museum with antique printing presses, rare magazine volumes, and retro arcade games. The building’s original wire-cage elevator still whisks guests and luggage between the four floors where timeworn leather furnishing lends a nostalgic touch. But such modern creature comforts as gel mattress toppers and a rooftop Jacuzzi tub pitch the hotel firmly in the 21st century. Since the hotel opened, cafés like Eden’s and Alex & Beth have turned this stretch into one of the area’s most exciting hangouts." - Chris Schalkx
