The Best Hotels In Bangkok For Your Next Thailand Adventure

Dusit Thani Bangkok has officially reopened its doors after receiving a significant facelift, now eloquently combining the excitement of the city with the relaxation of a resort. The gold and glimmering heart of Bangkok (quite literally), ensures guests the ultimate “celebrity experience” with grand and luxurious dining experiences, an infinity pool with incredible views, and complimentary Porsche airport transfers available for some rooms.

With one five-star hotel comes six unique and luxury restaurants from a bougie breakfast buffet to a restaurant run by three-Michelin-star-winning chef Umberto Bombana. Each room hosts its own bay window with unreal views of the city skyline and Lumpini park, and modern interior design with traditional Thai flair. Whether you’re in the mood for a drink at the Spire Rooftop Bar or are looking for the best spot to hold your destination wedding—the hotel houses a ballroom with the capacity for 950 guests, and a wedding pavilion—Dusit Thani Bangkok is the hotel for you.

Located on ‘the peninsula’ (a.k.a. Chao Phraya River), The Peninsula Bangkok is a five-star delight. With up to nine complimentary activities on offer every day ranging from Monk-led meditation to cooking classes, you’ll want to spend all of your time at the hotel—but if you decide on an outing, The Peninsula offers free boat and tuk tuk transportation to some of Bangkok’s biggest icons including the ICONSIAM (southeast Asia’s largest shopping centre) and the Jam Factory.

The luxurious guest rooms provide exceptional views of the river, and come equipped with a dressing room, lounge area, electronic curtains, mood lighting and a bath. Wake every morning to a fresh, complimentary platter of fruits delivered to your room or indulge in 24/7 room service. While we’re on the topic of indulging, guests can book an exclusive, one-group-a-night Mei Jiang nine-course meal where they can watch the master chefs at work, or have drinks and tasty treats delivered to them in their private, traditional salas by the pool. Still not feeling relaxed? The Peninsula Spa offers massages, facials, and even a healing programme consisting of vibrational sound and therapeutic touch therapy.

Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, located where Lotus Pond Palace once resided, and commissioned by King Rama IV, ensures guests will enjoy grandeur and luxury reminiscent of its royal past. The hotel is currently home to a Princess of Thailand, Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and if it’s good enough for royalty it’s certainly good enough for us. This five-star urban oasis in the heart of the “City of Angels” aims to combine Kempinski’s European elegance with traditional Thai style and service. Enjoy the hotel, art museum and spa experiences in one go, as the hotel-resort is home to over 2,000 works of local art and a bespoke spa with treatments tailored to each guest’s personal needs.

Start your day the right way at The Addition, an international buffet with al fresco dining available amongst serene greenery, full of healthy, gourmet dishes and freshly baked pastries. Complete your day at one of the first ever restaurants to be awarded a Michelin star, Sra Bua, a restaurant that experiments with traditional, Thai ingredients, creating a culinary experience like no other.

Tradition meets sophistication at Rosewood Bangkok, located in the centre of the retail district and offering guests some incredibly unique dining and relaxation experiences. Rejuvenate your senses at Sense, A Rosewood Spa—the spa where results are the top priority, whether you’re after a healing massage or a fresh set of nails. And then for dinner, farm-to-table, and then table-to-stomach dining is on offer at restaurant G&O, whose focus is organic, healthy and locally sourced meals. For a late-night treat, Lennon’s—the top-floor speakeasy bar hidden behind a whisky library—allows guests to be their own mid-century DJ, with over 6000 vinyls available to be played or purchased.

Take in panoramic views of the city skyline from the comfort of your room, or witness them at Nan Bei, the authentic Chinese restaurant located inside the hotel. You might even like to enjoy the views while working up a sweat at the Rosewood fitness studio or wading in the saltwater lap pool.

The star treatment at The Siam in Bangkok begins immediately with a 20-minute complimentary massage upon arrival. After guests have been eased into their stay, they are directed to one of the 38 suites and villas located in the three-acre, art-deco inspired hotel. Each room comes with extra-large king-sized beds, high ceilings, and (with huge emphasis) a personal butler.

Described by the hotel’s architect, Bill Bensley, as “part hotel, part resort, part museum”, it comes as no surprise that The Siam displays thousands of artworks and antiques from the owner’s personal collection. From cooking classes to cocktail boat cruises at sunset, and from a library with a cinema to a spa offering all sorts of treatments and private wellness classes, it makes sense that The Siam won TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Award in 2024.

Kloem—a Thai word used to describe the feeling you get when you’re feeling all cozy and warm, when a light breeze is flowing around you and you’re drifting peacefully to sleep—is the inspiration for Kloem Hostel. This sanctuary in the city centre offers complimentary fruit, tea and coffee in its common dining and outdoor relaxation area, as well as an area for guests to prepare their own meals and dine with friends-waiting-to-happen.

The hostel consists of female and mixed-gender dormitories (each with cozy, curtain-enclosed bunk beds), and a variety of private bedrooms for those who are keen for a bit more space. This retreat takes all the great aspects of a hostel—the affordability and the opportunity to make friends from all over the world—and combines it with the style and serenity of a resort or hotel.

If you’re looking for a high-flying hotel, the multi-award-winning Banyan Tree Bangkok shoots for the stars. This five-star stay is housed in one of Asia’s tallest buildings, so a drink at the rooftop watering hole Moon Bar is a must. At 61 floors up, the sunset views alone are worth the trip, but the cocktails are what will make you stay a while – order a Vertigo Sunset (Pampero Blanco Rum, Malibu, pineapple, cranberry and lime) and something light from the restaurant to settle in.

Some floors down, rooms and suites enjoy equal bragging rights to impressive outlooks. All rooms and suites have separate living spaces, bathrooms with tubs and either city or river views.

Described as "achingly hip" by Vogue Singapore, The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon oozes cool vibes with interior designs by Spanish artist and designer Jaime Hayon. There is a zebra-striped boozy tearoom, a cocktail bar in the sky and a terrace pool flanked by retro yellow-and-white umbrellas and sun loungers.

Thailand’s highest restaurant, Ojo, serves up innovative Mexican dishes amid glamorous pink-and-gold-themed interiors. In your room, expect sweeping Bangkok views, custom robes and Nespresso coffee machines, plus the colourful furnishings that are the hotel’s signature.

Some hotels are special enough to pull focus from the destination itself and Capella Bangkok is one of them. In the Travel + Leisure World's Best Awards 2023, Capella was ranked the World’s Best Hotel Brand, with Capella Bangkok awarded #1 Best Hotel in Bangkok. And we tend to agre. Inside, the hotel is all marble floors, Thai teak latticework, and chandeliers in chrome and crystal.

The Michelin-starred Côte by Mauro Colagreco promises refined Mediterranean-inspired dishes from a daily changing menu. The 101 rooms, suites and villas all have views of Chao Phraya River, plus guests receive bubbles on arrival and a complimentary minibar. For something extra special, book a room with a Jacuzzi plunge pool on the balcony.

The Sukhothai Bangkok was designed to resemble the palaces of the ancient Sukhothai Kingdom - reflection pools, perfectly symmetrical colonnades, open-air galleries and an abundance of bronze, teakwood and marble. The hotel’s seven bars and restaurants have one goal in mind: to keep you coming back for more.

Celadon offers classic Thai cuisine in a lily pond-adjacent pavilion, and the sumptuous Sunday brunch at Colonnade is weekend decadence at its most delicious with Alaskan king crab, Maine lobster, Sicilian brown crab and oysters. Sleep it off afterwards in your room or suite in either the Club or Main Wing.

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok is a magnet to foodies everywhere thanks to its Michelin-starred restaurant, Le Normandie by Alain Roux. Here, French fine dining is presented amid velvet upholstery, sunset river panoramas and crystal chandeliers. The rest of the hotel is just as impressive. Head to the spa when you’re not wining and dining in any of the other 10 restaurants and bars.

With a Forbes Five-Star award under its belt, The Oriental Spa has set the standard for wellness in Thailand since 1993, promising a tranquil lotus pond and treatments including traditional Thai massages, cleansing rituals with eucalyptus and a Moroccan hammam experience with mud masks and olive pit body polishes.

Kempinski is synonymous with luxury and its outpost in Bangkok, the Sindhorn, is no exception. There is an entire floor dedicated to Sindhorn Wellness by Resense, home to eight treatment rooms where world-class practitioners await to pamper you with Thai massages, lifting facials, body polishes and hammam experiences.

Unusually for a city hotel, the suites are abundant with space and natural light, with breezy balconies overlooking the city and separate living rooms with dining space. Each suite stay offers access to Thermal Journeys, a series of wellness benefits including access to an infinity pool overlooking Lumphini Park, a bio sauna and an aroma steam room. 

The Bangkok buzz feels miles away when you stay at Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort, located only a 20-minute drive from the city centre, on the banks of the Chao Phraya River. Surrounded by lush jungle, with a smorgasbord of wellness and lifestyle activities, the resort is a breath of fresh air in the metropolis. Sunrise yoga, Thai herbal compress workshops, tennis lessons, happy hour and live music are a recipe for a good time.

Keen for a good feed? You’ll be spoiled for choice with 10 restaurants at your fingertips. The Riverside Terrace is a particular favourite, with an international barbecue and seafood buffet. Pile your plate sky-high with oysters shucked tableside, ocean-fresh seafood and a daily rotation of Thai classics like Massaman beef curry and pad Thai.