Bangkok Hotels – Where to Stay near Nana Plaza?

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Bangkok Hotels – Where to Stay near Nana Plaza?

NB – All the hotels on this page are ‘guest friendly’ meaning there are no girl joiner fees to pay. When you book a room make sure you check 2 under how many adults are staying.

This is a guide to help ‘Bangkok 112’ Subscribers when booking hotels in the Soi 4 Nana area of Bangkok. There are no cookies in the links below, so if you do choose a hotel from this list then please consider clicking from the link below and booking straight through. This will be at no extra cost to you, any commission will go straight back into improving Bangkok 112 YouTube videos and maintaining this website. Thank you for your support and I hope that this information will be of use to you.

Nana Plaza, one of the 3 Red Light Districts of Bangkok

Choosing your hotel in Bangkok can make or break your stay, I always recommend to any friends to stay near Nana Plaza, Sukhumvit Soi 11 or Soi Cowboy. All are near the Skytrain and are centrally located for the restaurants, bars and night clubs.

Bangkok is a massive city with over 8 million people living here, transport can be a big issue so you don’t want to book a hotel in the wrong place.

Do not stay near the Chao Phraya River or Khaosan road if you are going to be frequenting the bar areas of Soi Cowboy and Nana Plaza. Getting taxis all the time will waste both time and money.

Here is my solid list of hotel options to stay near the Nana Plaza bar area. I have recommended these places to many friends over the years who come and stay in the area. Prices are from low to high and are quoted in $ Dollars for clarity.


At a glance (updated 2023):

Heaven@4 from $21 [budget travellers only]

Nana Tai Suite from $32

Ibis Nana from $37

The Nana Hotel from $40 [Wild Card – Opposite Nana Plaza

Majestic Suites Hotel from $42

The Dawin Nana  from $51 [best value in this price range]

Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 4 from $83

The Landmark Bangkok from $125

JW Marriot Hotel, Bangkok from $220

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Hotel locations relative to Nana Plaza

 

Heaven@4 [budget travellers only]

3-star guest friendly hotel with 21 rooms

Room rates start from around $21

Heaven@4 hotel is a great choice for seasoned budget travellers only. You might have to make compromises here just like any other cheap hotel.

However, if you just only want a cheap bed in a very good location then this is a great option. Don’t expect the Ritz if you stay here, either way Heaven@4 hotel is amazing value for money.

Heaven@4 Deluxe Double Room, not too bad for just over $20 a night

Nana Tai Suite

3-Star, guest friendly hotel with 60 rooms.

Room rates start from around $32 a night.

Nana Tai Suite is a longstanding hotel with huge room sizes for the price (they don’t build em’ like this anymore!). It has a restaurant plus a swimming pool and fitness room too. There is a free shuttle to the sukhumvit road and the BTS. You have a choice of ‘smoking’ or ‘non-smoking’ so that could either encourage some people to stay or put some people off.

Overall: Massive rooms, huge balconies with great views on the high floors, great price, and good facilities. I had a friend who only ever stays here in Bangkok. He usually requests a high floor which some rooms have a double aspect balconies. He’s a non-smoker but is not affected by any smoke from fellow guests.

Nana Tai Suite is a great choice for seasoned budget travellers and is a firm favourite with many repeat visitors. The location is all the way up Soi 4 but the free tuk tuk shuttle makes up for this. It’s a little rough around the edges as you would expect from an ageing hotel, but you certainly get a lot of room for your money here…

Nana Tai Suite Deluxe room

Ibis Nana

3-Star guest friendly hotel with 200 rooms.

Room rates start from around $37 a night.

Small, but very clean and functional rooms with free WIFI.

Overall: A great location 2 minutes walk from the bars in Soi 4 Nana. I’ve actually stayed here once a few years ago and everything was fine. ‘If in doubt, just book the IBIS’ is something I advise people in Thailand if you are totally stuck for somewhere to stay as it is a solid but unspectacular choice.

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The famous iconic Nana Hotel in 2014. With the Golden bar in front. The hotel first opened in 1963, and was a favourite with US soldiers during the Vietnam war.
[The wild card. Don’t stay here if you are not a seasoned monger traveller. If you really want to live the Soi 4 Nana nostalgic experience and be in the thick of it then stay here]

The Nana Hotel

3-Star guest friendly hotel with 334 rooms.

Room rates start from around $40 a night for a smoking room (inc breakfast)

Free WIFI, outdoor swimming pool, famous coffee shop downstairs, very popular with older solo travellers. 25 sq m rooms with a safe, and large refrigerators to accommodate long stays. 2pm standard checkout time is a bonus.

Overall: The most central location, directly opposite Nana Plaza. Freelancers are on your doorstep around the car park at all times of day. The rooms are a bit tired and dated but the management have improved recently so it is becoming a good option to stay here again. They have a standard late checkout of 2pm for all guests which is a bonus.

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The Nana Hotel above. Hooters bar replaced the Golden bar in December 2015.

Majestic Suites Hotel

3-Star guest friendly hotel with 55 rooms.

Room rates start from around $42 a night.

Free WIFI in the rooms, Outdoor swimming pool. Small but well appointed rooms.

Overall: Amazing location with the Soi 4 bars and Nana Plaza being very close but it’s still quiet. It can be hard to get a room here as it frequently gets booked up which is a sign of a good place to stay.

Tip: Book direct via this agoda link for the best rates (I was quoted 1386 baht for a night in October 2019 which represents good value for the area)

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Staying close to Nana Plaza is a good choice as there are many solid mid range hotel options available.
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Nana Plaza, 3 floors of gogo bars.
A Deluxe room at the Dawin hotel. Hard to go wrong with this one!

The Dawin Nana [Personal favourite from this list]

4-Star guest friendly hotel with 53 rooms.

Room rates start from around $51 a night.

Free WIFI, Outdoor Swimming Pool.

Overall: The Dawin has many loyal repeat customers, so it usually gets booked up very fast. Spotlessly clean, great service, great food and it’s in a great location with the bars just a short stroll away. At this price point it’s a hard place to beat.

Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 4

4-Star guest friendly hotel with 185 rooms.

Room rates from $83.

Free WIFI, fitness center, rooftop pool and bar.

Overall: Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 4 is a great hotel with modern rooms, good facilities and it’s in an excellent location. If this place falls in your price range it’s very hard to beat.

One business traveller friend of mine who visits Bangkok frequently always used to stay at the 5-star Marriot. He’s since changed to Novotel Bangkok Sukhumvit 4 and raves about this place.

The Landmark Bangkok

5-Star Luxury guest friendly hotel with 399 rooms.

Room rates start from around $125 a night.

Great hotel in the best location possible. Excellent facilities as you’d expect and a nice choice of bars and restaurants on site. This hotel was recently refurbished which is a bonus.

Overall: First class service in one of the best locations, a great choice for a 5-star hotel right near Nana. If this place falls into your price range then you can’t go wrong by staying here. (Interesting note: the owners of the Landmark Hotel own all the land around Soi 4 and therefore dictate the rents in the area).

JW Marriot Hotel, Bangkok

5-Star Luxury guest friendly hotel with 441 rooms.

Room rates start from around $220 a night.

For affluent visitors only, first class facilities and service to match.

Overall: I have it on good authority from the Thai girls on Soi 4 that ‘the rich guys always stay in the Marriott’ 🙂 It’s an outstanding hotel in a great location and if you have the money, and want to stay near Nana Plaza then don’t look any further and just book in here.

Also Consider these if your chosen hotel is fully booked:

Dynasty Grande Hotel – a 4-Star, 150 room, guest friendly Hotel. Rooms from $58 a night.

DoubleTree by Hilton Bangkok Ploenchit a 4-star, 251 room, guest friendly Hotel. Rooms from $100. Very central location for the bars just behind the Rajah hotel.

There are a few other 2-star hotels in the Soi 4 Nana area under $30 a night but I wouldn’t recommend staying in them as most are complete dumps. For budget travellers I will be completing a guide of much cheaper hotels soon for the Sukhumvit area.

Thank you for reading this article. I would appreciate your comments or feedback and I plan to revise and improve this list to keep it as up to date as possible.

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(Prices in $ Dollars were taken in 2023)