Lub d Bangkok Siam
by the TopOfHotel team
Lub d is Bangkok's most talked-about design hostel — central Siam, dirt-cheap, and exactly what backpackers want; scores 9.0.
Lub d is Bangkok's most talked-about design hostel — central Siam, dirt-cheap, and exactly what backpackers want; scores 9.0.
In-Depth Review
Rooms and decor
Lub d Bangkok Siam is a 9-storey building painted bright yellow and wrapped in street-art graffiti, about 100 metres from BTS National Stadium, holding a guest score near 9.0/10. Reviewers single out the Private Twin — a 12 sq m room at roughly $34 a night with a sturdy wooden bunk, a soft mattress, clean white linen, a personal reading light, a USB plug and a big locker under the bed. The shared bathrooms sit at the end of the corridor, spotless, with 8 separate showers. On a tighter budget you can grab a 4-to-8-bed dorm from about $10 a night, and a group of four can take a private dorm for very little. Couples get a Private Double with its own bathroom at around $40.
Food and amenities
The ground floor is a co-working space, cafe and bar that stays open till midnight. You can eat dinner next to backpackers from Germany, Spain and Japan in a single sitting. There is a pool table, a ping-pong table and a TV showing Premier League football. On Thursday nights a Pub Crawl takes a group out into Siam's nightlife with new friends for about $14, which includes three drinks. Coin laundry and a shared kitchen round it out — everything a traveler actually needs.
Location and getting there
This is about as central as Siam gets. BTS National Stadium is 100 m away, MBK Center 400 m, Siam Square and Siam Center 600 m, and Siam Paragon 800 m. The Jim Thompson House museum sits 600 m off. The treat for food hunters is Banthat Thong road, one BTS stop away — arguably Bangkok's best street-food strip, with roast duck, Jek Pui curry-over-rice and fat guay jub noodles. The 9.0–9.2 guest scores prove this is a genuinely top-tier hostel.
Things to know before booking
Facilities are hostel-grade, not a full hotel — there is no room service and nothing beyond the cafe-bar to eat on site. Dorm guests share the showers and a corridor bathroom, so light sleepers should pick a private. Beds fill fast from December to February; book a few weeks out or you will be pushed into the pricier private rooms. And the social ground-floor bar that makes this place fun also means it is not the spot for an early, silent night.
Our take
Lub d Bangkok Siam is the flagship hostel backpackers worldwide name first, and it earns it. We would send solo travelers aged 18-35, friend groups of three or four on a budget, and couples who want atmosphere and new faces rather than just a place to sleep. It is not merely a bed — it is where a trip's friendships start.
Score Breakdown
Assessed by our editorial team from data and real guest reviews
The Honest Verdict — pros & what to know
- One of the most famous hostel-meets-hotel backpacker stays in Bangkok, with a real social scene rather than just a bed.
- Hard to beat the location: about 100 m from BTS National Stadium, 400 m from MBK, and you can walk to Siam Paragon in 10 minutes.
- Both private rooms and dorms, so a group of four can take a whole private 4-bed dorm and split it cheap.
- The ground-floor cafe-bar runs till midnight with a pool table, ping-pong and Premier League on the TV — easy to meet other travelers.
- Excellent value: dorm beds from around $10, a 12 sq m Private Twin about $34, and a Private Double with ensuite around $40.
- Facilities are hostel-grade, not a full hotel — no room service, no on-site restaurant beyond the cafe-bar, and thin walls in the dorms.
- Dorm guests share a bank of 8 showers and a bathroom at the end of the corridor; only the private doubles have their own.
- Beds sell out fast in high season (December to February), so book a few weeks ahead or you will be priced into the dearer privates.
Who It’s For
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Insider Tips
- Traveling as a group of four? Book the whole 4-bed private dorm — it works out cheaper per head than separate singles.
- Hang around the ground-floor common area in the evening; it is the easiest place in Siam to find people for dinner or a night out.
- Walk one BTS stop to Banthat Thong (Bantadthong) for Bangkok's best street food — Pratunam-style duck, Jek Pui curry and guay jub noodles.