Introduction to Sukhumvit Road

The distinction of being the longest road in Thailand goes to the Sukhumvit Road. One may describe this road as a hip and cool side of an otherwise more traditional Bangkok. This road is inhabited by many of the expat community as well as the young and dynamic professional Thai, who like the more sophisticated and jazzy atmosphere of the ever busy Sukhumvit Road. It is is a straight 6 to 8 lane road with few intersections. Due to its dead-end streets, the area is good as a residential place too.

Location of Sukhumvit Road and its attractions

The Sukhumvit Road stretches east end to the west end of the city from central Bangkok to the suburbs. The juncture where Ploenchit Road ends is where the Sukhumvit Road starts. Though you will find the "Thai touch" in every corner of the Sukhumvit Road, there is yet a trendy feel to the place. You will find here plenty of foreigners mainly because of its cosmopolitan atmosphere. The place has plenty of luxury hotels,  modern clubs, trendy restaurants, bars, shopping malls, precisely all the trappings of modern life that the urban swish set can’t seem to do without.

Entertainment on Sukhumvit Road and getting there

Sukhumvit Road is host to some of the city's most daring and adventurous night spots. In fact the area has the red-light districts of Nana Plaza in Soi 4 besides a host of other night clubs, sweet cafes, atmospheric restaurants and lush day spas that bear on the expensive to the raunchy. The night life on the Sukhumvit Road caters to much of the tourist population who come here in search of some hedonistic pleasures.

The elevated Skytrain stretches along most of the Sukhumvit Road and it is also the most popular and easy way of transportation. The entire length of Sukhumvit Road has a complex network of interconnecting Sois which is in one way good since it is connected to most places but can be daunting to the ordinary tourist who might get lost unless he follows both road instructions as well as a map.

There is the Skytrain which goes above ground and a Subway which goes underground. Both systems are accessible on Sukhumvit road at the Asoke-Sukhumvit intersection. You can approach the Skytrain station called 'Asoke' station, as well as the subway station known as the 'Sukhumvit' station. Both of these are connected by stairs and escalators.
 

What you can expect to find in Silom Road

If you are setting up business or looking for an office your best bet would be the Silom road location, since it is easily accessible and is the center of business activities in Bangkok.

Apart from business men, tourists also flock to this part of the city because it is host to some of the biggest shopping centers as well as the biggest hotels in the name of the hospitality and entertainment sectors.

In true Bangkok style this road is everything Bangkok represents today, from the biggest of Buddhist monasteries, jostling for space with the shopping centers, the busy sidewalks or the congested roads it’s all there on the Silom road. Towards the end of the road near the Patpong district, is Bangkok’s famous night life centers, where you will get your fill of exotic Bangkok.


Towards the evening the Silom road opens up its street Bazaars and you can shop to your hearts content while having food in some of the street cafes, pubs and restaurants or the road sided food stalls serving delicious Thai food. Staying in Silom road or finding an accommodation isn’t much of a hassle since you have a wide choice of the classiest fare to the smallest dingy.

History of Silom Road

The Silom Road is one of the most prominent roads in Bangkok. It starts at the famous Oriental Hotel in the west and ends almost half a mile later near the Lumpini Park adjacent to the Patpong district. Silom Road, as in the days of the past was a seat of ancient Thai tradition today its importance has been reiterated by its importance as a commercial business hub. This area adjacent to a tree-lined canal, was once was called ‘The Venice of the East’, by the Thai’s. This road is a perfect example of Thailand and Bangkok’s great dependence even in today’s economy on the surrounding water proportions.

Silom road has been unanimous a name with the business hub of all city activities. So whether it is traders or the young and trendy business men in their Armani’s you will find them all here amidst the confluence of the chaos of jewelry business, restaurants and entertainment sectors, prominent hotels, department stores, etc.

The two major transportation systems of Bangkok, the Skytrain (BTS) and the subway both are connected to the Silom road
 

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