| Sukhumvit Soi 22 is one among many Sois that | | | | too. |
| run off the famous Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok, | | | | Much closer to Sukhumvit Road are two famous |
| Thailand. It is between Benjasiri Park and Soi 20. | | | | bar areas called Washington Square and Queen |
| Soi 22 is well known and frequented by | | | | Plaza. Both have well-known Thai bars which have |
| foreigners. One of the reasons is that it has one | | | | been operating for many years in some cases. |
| of the great Bangkok landmark hotels; Queen | | | | Washington Square has the famous Bourbon |
| Park Hotel. This is a massive building with two | | | | Street which puts on big feasts for both |
| towers which were built years apart. The lobby of | | | | Christmas Day and for America's Thanksgiving |
| the hotel is gigantic and trimmed with Thai timber | | | | celebrations. The bars in these two places offer all |
| and design. There are massive chandeliers in the | | | | that you might be looking for. |
| lobby. Nine floors up there is a gym and a large | | | | There is an internet cafe which charges 60 baht |
| swimming pool which gives has a great view of | | | | per hour to foreigners and girls that work in bars |
| Sukhumvit and Bangkok. This building represents | | | | at the entrance to Washington Square. However, |
| everything that a fine hotel should be, and it is | | | | in a small sub-Soi not far away the rate is only 20 |
| worth going there, even if just to have coffee. | | | | baht per hour, but this tends to be frequented |
| Deeper into the Soi (further away from BTS | | | | only by Thais. |
| Skytrain and Sukhumvit Road) is the Park Avenue | | | | Washington Square itself is a vast tar-sealed area |
| Hotel which has a middle-to-upper price range. Out | | | | between Benjasiri Park and Soi 22. It has clusters |
| front there are an Italian and an Indian Restaurant | | | | of buildings on its periphery as well as a large |
| on each side of the large car park. | | | | building in its centre which has bars. On its |
| Admiral Suites is deeper into the Soi on the same | | | | Sukhumvit Road side a very large bar. Cutting |
| side of the road as Park Avenue. It has | | | | through Washington Square is a faster way to |
| well-appointed studio, one bedroom, and other | | | | get to The Emporium shopping complexes. |
| suites which are available on daily rate or longer | | | | One of the famous bars on Soi 22 is the Titanium |
| period if that is required. | | | | Club which has an Ice Room where you can have |
| At the front of the Admiral Suites complex is the | | | | a Vodka or two in very cold temperatures. It is a |
| Green Parrot Cafe which is a favourite with | | | | popular venue for the young and trendy and |
| tourists in the Soi because it has internet wifi. At | | | | always seems to have something going on. |
| most times of the day there will be people in the | | | | All down the half of Soi 22 closest to Sukhumvit |
| Green Parrot with their notebooks and netbooks | | | | Road are massage places, such as May Massage |
| tapping away at their keyboards. | | | | which has the enormous feet over the entrance. |
| About 30 metres deeper into the Soi is the New | | | | People can go for any type of massage they |
| Cowboy Bar and Restaurant which was set up, | | | | want. The massages are really good and |
| apparently, by the same American Cowboy who | | | | reasonably cheap but it is a good idea to leave a |
| set up Soi Cowboy (a fmaous sub-Soi between | | | | tip as well. Sometimes the massage places have |
| Soi 23 and Soi Asoke). It is full of memorabilia | | | | big windows where you can see the interior of |
| collected over many years and appeals particularly | | | | the massage facility and the people getting |
| to visitors from the USA. The food is excellent | | | | massages in big reclining chairs. |