W22 by Burasari — a great-value boutique hotel in Bangkok Chinatown with a garden atrium that turns heads
Tucked into a side street near Talat Noi and Wanit Road, W22 by Burasari is the Burasari Group's answer to budget Chinatown accommodation — it looks and feels nothing like a typical cheap hotel, thanks to a seven-storey garden atrium that floods the building with natural light and greenery. Rooms are clean and well-designed, staff earn consistently warm praise in real guest reviews, and the location puts you within easy reach of Yaowarat's legendary street food, Wat Traimit (the Golden Buddha) and the Old Town riverfront. About an 8-minute walk to MRT Wat Mangkon; slightly closer to MRT Hua Lamphong. From approx. THB 1,300/night.
W22 by Burasari opened in 2018, launched by the Burasari Group — a name travellers may know from its upscale resorts in Phuket and Koh Samui. Here the group set out to prove that affordable doesn't have to mean generic. The centrepiece is a seven-storey garden atrium that runs up through the middle of the building, letting natural light pour down through living greenery — an experience that consistently surprises first-time guests who booked at this price point expecting something far more ordinary.
There are four room categories across 123 rooms: Standard, Superior, Triple and Family. Standard and Superior rooms run roughly 20–23 sqm, fitted with warm wood furnishings, quality beds and new mattresses, powerful air-conditioning, and bathrooms that guests frequently highlight for their vintage Chinese-style tilework and strong water pressure. One honest caveat: Standard rooms are compact. If you arrive with two large suitcases, things will feel tight — but the Triple and Family rooms provide noticeably more space and are worth the upgrade for groups. Amenities are pared back (toothbrush and toothpaste are available on request from the front desk), but the fundamentals — a clean, comfortable room that's properly cold — are consistently delivered.
"Spotlessly clean, staff were so friendly and helpful, and the atrium completely surprised me — I wasn't expecting a place like this at this price. The location is perfect for exploring Chinatown too."
The communal spaces are what bring many guests back for a second stay. At ground level, the Cork & Fork restaurant serves Thai food and cocktails, and there's a full-size snooker table plus a comfortable lounge area. Coin-operated laundry machines are available for longer stays. Up on the roof, there's a rooftop bar with city views that several reviews single out as worth visiting at least once in the evening. What's missing is a swimming pool — there is no pool here, and that's worth knowing before you book. But for a budget design hotel in old Bangkok at this price, a rooftop bar and a seven-storey garden atrium is a genuinely different offer.
The address — 422 Mittraphan Road, Pom Prap Sattru Phai — puts you in the Talat Noi district, a short walk from Chinatown proper. MRT Hua Lamphong is about a 5–6-minute walk, slightly closer than the often-quoted MRT Wat Mangkon at around 8 minutes, though both stations are easily reachable. From Hua Lamphong you can connect onto the Blue Line heading to Silom or Sukhumvit. Wat Traimit (the Golden Buddha temple) is roughly a 5-minute walk; Sampeng Lane wholesale market and Yaowarat's night food scene are about 10 minutes on foot. The trade-off is that this is genuinely old Bangkok — narrow pavements, some uneven sections, and quieter streetlighting at night than Sukhumvit.
The guest review picture is positive across platforms: a score of 9.0 from 457 Trip.com reviews, 8.6 on Booking.com, and 4.6 out of 5 from 399 TripAdvisor reviews. The three things guests praise most consistently are cleanliness, the friendly and attentive staff, and the atrium — which feels worth considerably more than the room rate. The grumbles that appear in real reviews are worth noting honestly: sound insulation between rooms and from the corridors is imperfect, meaning you may hear footsteps or conversation from next door; a small number of guests mention that some rooms can feel warm if ventilation is poor; and standard amenities like toothbrushes are not automatically provided but available on request. None of these are dealbreakers, but they are real.
A few tips from reading the reviews: ask for a room on a higher floor away from the communal areas if noise is a concern, as rooms closer to the ground-level social spaces tend to get more corridor noise. Groups of three or four should consider the Triple or Family Room directly rather than squeezing into a Standard. And save your appetite for Yaowarat Street — the roast duck, noodles and desserts within a 10-minute walk are far better value than eating every meal in the hotel.
Summary from Booking & Agoda
- ✓ Spotlessly clean rooms with quality beds and powerful air-conditioning
- ✓ Staff are genuinely friendly and attentive — frequently singled out in reviews
- ✓ The garden atrium creates an atmosphere well above what the price suggests
- ✓ Good location for exploring Yaowarat, Sampeng and the old-town riverfront
- ! Sound insulation between rooms is imperfect — some guests report hearing corridor noise
- ! Toothbrush and toothpaste not provided automatically; available on request
- ! No swimming pool
- ✓ High cleanliness scores — vintage Chinese tilework in bathrooms earns particular praise
- ✓ Excellent value for a Chinatown location with boutique character
- ✓ Atrium, snooker table and rooftop bar make communal areas a genuine draw
- ✓ Convenient for MRT and Yaowarat street food
- ! Some rooms can feel warm if air circulation is limited
- ! Pavement from MRT to hotel has some narrow and uneven sections
- ! Standard rooms are compact — large suitcases will be tight
- 💡If you need a large room or a swimming pool — Standard rooms are compact and there's no pool here → choose a Triple or Family Room for groups, or look at a 4-star riverside hotel for a pool
- 💡If you're sensitive to noise — room-to-room sound insulation is not perfect, and corridor sounds carry → request a higher-floor room away from communal areas when booking
- 💡If you want boutique atmosphere and real value in old Bangkok — W22 is one of the best picks at this price in the neighbourhood → book ahead in high season and flag any special requests to the team in advance