The Overstay: Bangkok squat, commune, and hippy hangout

The Overstay’s website describes it as a “six tiered cake of fun and living”, albeit one situated in a haunted ex-brothel. It’s a hostel, it’s a bar, it’s a squat, it’s an artists’ studio; every floor has a different concept and use. The ground floor bar, honesty-run of course using stamps to record drinks bought in guests’ Overstay ‘passports’, is the venue for the regular club nights. Move up a level and it becomes a hostel, each room sporting an elaborately painted interior, whilst the second floor above is an open-plan art gallery and cinema. Homeless hippies can find a place to crash for free in the third floor’s so-called refugee camp, although the long-time residents’ rooms on the two uppermost floors are decidedly plusher. To top it off, there’s a hammock strewn rooftop.

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