Bangkok's 8 best love hotels

Mirrors everywhere – full 360-degree viewing pleasure of whatever recreational activities you've got going on. Retro details cranked to 11, iconic feminine iconography watching from the walls (sexy-cheeky or ever-so-slightly creepy?), but the whole seduction number stays firmly on the classy side of the line and never tumbles into tacky territory.

Location-wise, it's close enough that getting there from the CBD doesn't feel like mounting an expedition, yet kind of far that you probably won't run into that coworker from accounting. As love hotels go, this one wears its old-school heart firmly on its sleeve and pulls it off beautifully.

Location: Lat Phrao 122, Bangkok

Probably the most self-aware fantasy and fun offering in the bedroom game. It goes full sci-fi: metallic surfaces and neon glow like an alien spaceship. Maximalism pushed as far as it'll go – a bedroom that's gone completely off the rails with celestial, sexy, cosmic something-or-other and an astronaut just... floating through a galaxy. 

It's a bit of a drive outside of Bangkok, but you don't pull out of something this hot! One heads-up though: they're unexpectedly old school when it comes to payment. No QR code scanning, no bank transfer – only cash or credit card (we asked!). So show up sorted or you'll be sat there in your intergalactic love nest with absolutely nowhere to park it.

Location: Bang Khu Wiang, Bang Kruai, Nonthaburi 

It's a full-throttle themed love hotel with fantasy sets front and centre – jungle oases and love boat cabins, Wild West saloons, military bunkers and all sorts of scenarios.

It’s less elegant restraint, more fun unleashed. If a quick, themed escape from the everyday sounds like your kind of fun, this could be just the absurdly playful night out you’re after. It’s a little way out of Bangkok, but that only adds to the adventure, setting the mood before the place takes it even further.

Location: Bangraknoi, Nonthaburi

The name pretty much does what it says on the tin. Walk through those doors and your fantasies genuinely do run wild – there are many options. Will you be staying in a boxing ring? Or perhaps a Batman cave? It's basically a theme park for adults, except the rides happen in rooms with themes that are absolutely barmy.

It’s on Bangkok’s edges, stretching into Nakhon Pathom for off-the-radar fun. Best for couples with a proper sense of humour. The sort who book the spaceship cockpit, walk in, immediately lose it laughing and then fully commit to the bit anyway.

Location: Lam Phaya, Nakhon Pathom 

Another one just outside Bangkok proper. This is your no-frills love hotel – colourful rooms split into tiers from standard to VIP, with three whole floors if you're the type who likes a bit of a run-around. What's genuinely lovely is that actual customers rave about the food, so when everyone's knackered you can just order room service and refuel without having to put actual clothes back on.

Nothing’s too showy here, even with all the colours. For couples who reckon those elaborate themed rooms are doing a bit much, this is a proper shout.

Location: Phra Pradaeng, Samut Prakan