Sathorn can keep the business cards. Your evening deserves a less corporate agenda. At the centre of Bangkok, Thailand, picture the district's business-and-residential setting, then narrow the scene to Soi Singapore Embassy, described in the listing as quiet and private. The proposition is $1,630/month for a fully furnished corner home: two bedrooms, two bathrooms, a fitted kitchen and a work desk with a chair. Not every piece of furniture needs to be promoted to regional headquarters. Close the laptop. Put dinner on the dining table. Let the sofa have the final word. This is a layout I would shortlist for a couple wanting a second bedroom and somewhere to work that isn't the dinner setting. A household needing three bedrooms should look elsewhere. The building adds a saltwater pool, sauna and library. My vote: a city base with a convincing off-duty brief, rather than an office with better cushions. Those are facilities, not instructions to become a more impressive person before breakfast. Which address is behind the off-duty brief? Ask for the private Sathorn dossier.