The Shanghai Mansion is located on Yaowarat Road, Chinatown’s main thoroughfare, which is lined with shops, pharmacies, restaurants and jewellers. In the evening countless street food stalls set up on the pavements. It’s a 10-inute walk to the Chao Phraya River from where a river ferry will take travellers to the Royal Palace in 15 minutes. Sampaeng Lane, the historic heart of Chinatown is a 10-minute stroll away. Wat Trimit, the temple that holds the world’s largest solid gold Buddha, is just five minutes’ walk away. To Hualamphong, Bangkok’s main railway station and its adjacent underground station, it’s fifteen minutes on foot.