The list of The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2024 was announced at a glittering awards ceremony in London on September 17th, with Capella Bangkok leapfrogging over Lake Como’s Passalacqua to claim the top spot.
The World’s 50 Best Hotels for 2024
Capella Bangkok opened in 2020 to soaring success. Overlooking Thailand’s majestic Chao Phraya River, it’s surrounded by lush gardens with grand dame elegance combined with the intimacy of a boutique hotel. Personal butlers cater to every guest’s needs.
Emma Sleight, Head of Content for The World’s 50 Best Hotels, says: “It gives us enormous pleasure to share the list of The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2024 and to celebrate Capella Bangkok’s ranking as number 1. This extraordinary hotel is a rare oasis in the middle of Thailand’s bustling capital, offering world-class service while retaining the intimacy and personality of a boutique hotel – making it a worthy winner of the top prize.”
Le Bristol Hotel Paris
Other notable names
Last year’s number one, Passalacqua, dips to number two. Set in an 18th-century villa amongst spectacular terraced gardens on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como, it received an additional Carlo Alberto Best Boutique Hotel Award 2024. The towering Rosewood Hong Kong in the city’s Victoria Dockside arts and design district took number three, followed by Cheval Blanc in Paris (four) and The Upper House in Hong Kong (five).
Other notable properties in the top 50 included Claridge’s in London (11), La Mamounia in Marrakech (31), and Singita in Kruger National Park (44).
Claridge’s London
The list of winners is created by The World’s 50 Best Hotels Academy, a group of 600 anonymous leaders in the hotel industry, each selected for their expert opinion and background in the hotel scene.
Sonia Cheng, CEO of Rosewood Hotel Group, was voted by the Academy as winner of the SevenRooms Icon Award, celebrating her achievements in the hotel sector over the last 16 years.
The Siam Hotel Bangkok
The full top 50 is as follows:
- Capella Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Passalacqua, Lake Como, Italy
- Rosewood Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Cheval Blanc, Paris, France
- The Upper House, Hong Kong
- Raffles Singapore, Singapore
- Aman Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Soneva Fushi, Maldives
- Atlantis The Royal, Dubai, UAE
- Nihi Sumba, Sumba Island, Indonesia
- Claridge’s, London, UK
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Raffles London at The OWO, London, UK
- Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand
- Hôtel de Crillon, Paris, France
- Chablé Yucatán, Chocholá, Mexico
- Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France
- Maroma, Riviera Maya, Mexico
- Four Seasons Firenze, Florence, Italy
- Borgo Santandrea, Amalfi, Italy
- Desa Potato Head, Bali, Indonesia
- Bulgari Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- The Lana, Dubai, UAE
- Rosewood São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- The Calile, Brisbane, Australia
- The Siam, Bangkok, Thailand
- Park Hyatt Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Mount Nelson, Cape Town, South Africa
- One&Only Mandarina, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
- The Carlyle, New York, U.S.
- La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco
- Four Seasons Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Capella Singapore, Singapore
- Four Seasons at The Surf Club, Surfside, U.S.
- Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, U.S.
- Eden Rock, St. Barths, Caribbean
- Aman New York, New York, U.S.
- Royal Mansour, Marrakech, Morocco
- Amangalla, Galle, Sri Lanka
- Le Bristol, Paris, France
- Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland
- Castello di Reschio, Lisciano Niccone, Italy
- Suján Jawai, Rajasthan, India
- Singita – Kruger National Park, Kruger National Park, South Africa
- Six Senses Zighy Bay, Zighy, Oman
- The Connaught, London, UK
- The Brando, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
- Hotel Esencia, Tulum, Mexico
- The Tasman, Hobart, Australia
- Kokomo Private Island, Yaukuve Levu Island, Fiji
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