Kasayapi Hotel
A garden pool stay near Wat Arun, a highway drive from Don Mueang
Airport access
How you get from this hotel to the gate.
About this hotel
Kasayapi trades airport proximity for old-city proximity: it sits a short walk from Wat Arun, with the year-round outdoor pool, sun terrace and garden doing the work of a resort rather than a transit hotel. Rooms come with bathrobes, a tea and coffee maker, a work desk and a private bathroom, comfortable rather than showy. Don Mueang International Airport is a 29km highway drive away, so this is not a same-hour turnaround property, but for a traveller staying a night or two around a Bangkok layover before continuing on, the garden pool and old-city walkability are the trade worth making. The property's ground-floor units and walk-in showers also suit a traveler who prefers not to navigate stairs or lifts after a long flight.
- Garden pool
- Near Wat Arun
- 29km to Don Mueang
- Air-conditioned rooms
Our take
I would pick Kasayapi Hotel to stretch a layover into a short city stay near Wat Arun, not when you need to sleep next to the airport. The pool and the garden prove their worth on a warm afternoon. With a tight connection at Don Mueang, book closer to the terminal instead, because the 29km drive is not a quick hop.
- Confirm the 29km drive time to Don Mueang before booking if your connection is under three hours
- Walk to Wat Arun in the early morning before the heat and the crowds arrive
- Use the tea and coffee maker for an early start rather than waiting on room service
Why we love it
- Year-round outdoor pool in a garden setting
- Short walk to Wat Arun
- Bathrobes and tea-coffee maker in every room
- Quiet, non-transit atmosphere
Why guests love itKasayapi Hotel is a quiet, garden-set property a short walk from Wat Arun, and I would choose it for a leisure stopover near the old city rather than a fast airport turnaround. Don Mueang International Airport is 29km away, so allow plenty of time for the drive. The year-round outdoor pool is the best reset after a long flight, and rooms come with air conditioning, bathrobes and a tea and coffee maker.