Is Focal Local Bed and Breakfast pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

How much is parking at Focal Local Bed and Breakfast?

Focal Local Bed and Breakfast doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Focal Local Bed and Breakfast?

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 7 PM.

Does Focal Local Bed and Breakfast provide a shuttle to the airport?

Yes, there's an airport shuttle that runs on request. A fee of THB 900 per vehicle applies.

Where is Focal Local Bed and Breakfast located?

Located in Bangkok Riverside, this hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of River City Shopping Complex and ICONSIAM. Lumphini Park is 2.5 mi (4.1 km) away. Krung Thon Buri BTS Station is 12 minutes by foot and Charoen Nakhon Station is 13 minutes.

Focal Local Bed and Breakfast Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Mar 28, 2025

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Small B&B in a neighborhood in Bangkok but staff does goes above and beyond. Super clean, friendly staff, good set breakfast, and staff willing to do anything they can to help you. Only minor issue is you can hear everything from the streets in the bedroom.

Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Richard m.

Mar 5, 2023

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A Great Stay

We thoroughly enjoyed this Thai hotel. It is a bit out of the way, so is relatively quite. It is very clean and the breakfast was delicious and the service great. The manager at the hotel is the best. He is there to help you with anything you need. Truly a great experience. It is easy to get a tuk tuk or other transportation when you need it.

Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

MIYUKI

May 26, 2023

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We were comfortable here. You can choose between Thai and American style breakfast. They were very attentive to our clothes washing and room cleaning service. There is also a shuttle service to the nearest train station, which is extremely helpful. Most importantly, the staff was warm and involved. The male staff members were always smiling and involved. We loved him. We were comfortable and happy. Thank you very much！

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Oct 31, 2025

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A great place to stay! The room was spacious and clean. The bathroom was large and the shower water pressure was strong. The Thai breakfast was delicious and varied. The location was convenient as it was nearby many restaurants and massage parlours, and the complimentary TukTuk rides to the nearby train station/pier was a nice bonus. Street noise can be heard from the room like other reviews stated, but it wasn’t bothersome to me. I do wish there was a way to heat up food on the property, but I also didn’t ask the staff about it on time. The staff really elevated the experience as they were all friendly and ready to assist with a smile on their face. They were quick to accommodate another guest’s dietary preferences by substituting ingredients for their Thai breakfast, and they even offered to prepare a packed meal when they heard that the same guest would be leaving early in the morning. They also left a basket outside my room filled with extra water bottles, toilet paper, and coffee/tea when I placed the Do Not Disturb sign on the door. If I ever get the chance to visit Bangkok again, I would love to stay here a second time!

Stayed 5 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

lynn

Jul 6, 2025

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Cute, comfy, clean, and quiet

I had a nice stay here. It's a cute place. The room was clean, comfortable, and nice and quiet. The staff is friendly and very helpful. The ride to the ferry pier was a nice touch. Breakfast was yummy.

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kristen

Jan 3, 2025

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I can't say enough good things about this place. It was exactly what I was hoping it would be! Amazing location close enough to everything to be convenient, but in a sweet neighborhood. There's an amazing vegan restaurant within walking distance which was a big plus. I loved the free tuk-tuk service to the station or pier. And the hotel had a really helpful map and suggestions of things close by. The room was quite large and had everything I could have wanted. And the people were the sweetest! I wish I'd found this place my first trip to Bangkok! I will come back again and again. One of Bangkok's best kept secrets!

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

GREG

Dec 6, 2024

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Aaa

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Nov 12, 2024

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Great little hidden gem

Excellent stay at Focal Local. The staff was very friendly and helpful with suggestions. Good location in a quiet neighborhood but close to the major tourist sites. Easy to get a taxi. Great breakfast served every morning. It’s a little slice of tranquility in a very chaotic city!

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

joojong

Aug 20, 2024

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아침 로컬시장이 좋아요

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yuanyuan

Jun 26, 2024

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Hidden Gem; highly recommend

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yuanyuan

Jun 26, 2024

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Hidden Gem; highly recommend

My family enjoyed this hotel! The breakfast was super delicious and there were many options to cater to anyone’s liking. The staff were friendly, courteous and helpful. They offered free “tut-tut” ride to a nearby park and ferry. Highly recommend this hidden gem! If you are on the fence give them a try, you won’t be disappointed. It’s the best overall choice for our trip to Asia :)

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Apr 10, 2024

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Nostagic Bed and Breakfast with history

Focal Local is located in an authentic old Bangkok 'alley/street' and has been refurbished with 'antique' style and reverence to historic modes of decoration. The walls to the patios are painted in vivacious Thai-colours that radiate light. Breakfast, (western or thai), is ample, well presented and delicious. The omelette chef is wonderful! An additional delight is the Grandmother's house, open at weekends. For anyone who loves vintage and nostalgia, one can step in to 1930s style, sit down, and savour an assortment of teas, and thai cakes. I was prepared a splendid display, with special touches, that eshewed elegance and taste. There are savoury options too. The ambience is a treat. You are living in those moments, 1930s style. Do go. Finally, to mention, that, the family offer you a complementary 5 minute ride in a tuk tuk to arrive at the BTS station in the morning when you step out to explore. From there you have access to the entire BTS network, and the free river crossing from Icon Siam to Saphan Thaksin. The latter is the Oriental hotel side of the Chao Praya river. I feel that the only location to stay is in old Bangkok, as each year I go, I see something devoured by a glitzy skyscraper, meticulously constructed to appear as though it could fall down. By the river, you see the canals and you see lives still lived alongside water. Your whole experience is nourishment. Indeed an education! Go stay at Focal Local and experience 'the real' with Karan and his family.

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nicolas

Feb 17, 2024

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I have confess I was forced to give 5 stars because I had no other option. This B&B deserves more than 5 stars!!! By far the best I’ve ever stayed. Fantastic room, above par service, amazing breakfast, extremely reasonable. Friendliest staff. Definitely will return.

10/10 Excellent

Laila

Dec 9, 2023

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Bed and breakfast worth 5 stars

Our first trip to Asia, and this was our first place to sleep. The breakfast was superb! Eat the thai breakfast, not the western. It tastes so good. We were welcomed by the friendliest staff. They took great care of us. It felt like we were on a 5 star hotel. Never been to one, but we loved it. It was outside the main things in Bangkok, but it is just a little tuk tuk ride away. And then we got the pleasure to eat very good food for a very good price, and everyone is nice and welcoming in the area. We will come back next time we are in Bangkok!

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pulkit

Nov 10, 2023

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Amazing services! Great and fresh breakfast every morning! Cute little place to stay for short trips and easy to take local transportation

10/10 Excellent

CHINATSU

Jul 29, 2023

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スタッフが親切。英語が通じる。タイらしいふんいきがいい。

Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Silas

Jul 6, 2023

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Excellent Service & Nice Place

As with the other reviewers, I received great service. The laundry and tuktuk services were unexpected perks that made the stay quite relaxing. Cute place, nice breakfast, friendly people.

Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Brooke

Feb 28, 2023

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This is truly a magical place. The property is pristine and the manager and all of the staff are exceptionally kind and helpful! Not to mention the breakfast is so delicious every morning. They truly go above and beyond and I would recommend this place to anyone!

Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sophia

Jan 2, 2023

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Great stay

My 2-day stay was amazing. The staff were completely helpful and nice. The room was perfect. I will come back here again. Walking distance to iconsiam

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Dec 14, 2022

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Very nice stay

Nice and clean small hotel, with very helpful staff. From arranging transportation, to laundry, to other useful information and tips, they were always available to immediately help. Reception closes at 7pm, but they stay next door, so it's easy to reach them later in the evening as well. The Thai breakfast offered was delicious and different each of the four days I stayed. Not sure about the other (Western) breakfast, as I was interested in the Thai one while in Thailand.

Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Didy

Jul 27, 2020

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Eazy access and confort room Nice staf

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Feb 20, 2020

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My wife and I stayed here for two nights as part of a two week holiday in Thailand , the staff were very friendly and helpful with where too go and what to see ,our room was clean and comfortable, breakfast was very good with a choice of thai food or eggs of your choice with sausages both very good, although this B&B is not right in the centre it is close to the sky train and ferry terminal on the river , and they have a complementary tuk tuk service to take you to both, we took hop on hop off ferry and all well known sites were easy to get to

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Chris

Dec 24, 2019

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Nice stay for a couple nights

The was really helpful and the breakfast good. The room was really clean and well done.

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

10/10 Excellent

Jessica, Salt Lake City

Oct 13, 2019

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This was my favorite place to stay during my three weeks in Thailand. It's location was perfect, only 1.5 km from the BTS and a few km from the river transportation. There was coffee shops, bars, malls and local food stalls and stores all within a few kilometers walk. We never had to pay for a taxi, we took the BTS, MTR and river boats the whole time all over the city. This was the only place that provided a local map which was so helpful. It was in the middle of a residential area so there no tourists which was what my husband and I were looking for. The staff were so very helpful and accommodating. The room was very clean and the ac was such a nice break from the heat. Although you were smack in the middle of the city the beautiful natural materials and designs of the building and the garden area made for a relaxing environment. They were only place we stayed at the offered a thai breakfast option, which we took appreciatively so enhance our experience of the culture. They were also accommodating for my vegetarian diet (thank you!). We will definitely be staying here again when we come back.

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Kristine

Sep 6, 2019

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Focal local

Focal Local is an extremely pleasant and low key place to stay. The staff is amazing! So sweet and helpful. I highly reccomend this place. There is street noise but the rooms are so quaint and quiet. Just a wonderful place overall.

Stayed 11 nights in Aug 2019

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