What has 101 suites and villas, views over Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river and prices from $600 per night time?
Capella Bangkok, 2024’s ‘best’ hotel in the world, based on ’50 Greatest.’
That is the collective view of 600 nameless international voters, comprising journey journalists, hoteliers and seasoned journey specialists, which decided the outcomes of “The World’s 50 Best Hotels,” introduced Tuesday in London’s historic Guildhall.
The lodge climbed 10 locations, up from No. 11 on the 2023 listing. It has 5 eating choices, together with a one Michelin-starred restaurant by chef Mauro Colagreco, plus a “spa sanctuary” referred to as Auriga, and 7 riverside villas with personal plunge swimming pools.
Capella Bangkok is the brand new “greatest lodge” on this planet, based on the 50 Greatest group.
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Following the awards ceremony, the lodge’s Common Supervisor John Blanco advised CNBC Travel: “I feel we’re numb! So sudden, flattering, all of the adjectives you may consider. For a small model like Capella … it is simply fantastic recognition for our individuals. I am certain everybody again house is celebrating.”
The lodge’s director of gross sales and advertising and marketing, Josephine Ping, added: “We give attention to giving company a real Thai expertise. It is an amazing reward for everybody and their onerous work. Our location is actually distinctive, native, genuine with a way of place on the ‘River of Kings.'”
In 2023, bragging rights within the inaugural lodge awards went to Passalacqua in Italy’s Lake Como, which slipped one place to No. 2 on this yr’s listing.
That is the second time the 50 Greatest group has launched lodge rankings. It has lengthy produced rankings within the culinary world, releasing “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants” since 2002, and ‘The World’s 50 Best Bars’ since 2009.
The ’50 greatest’ motels on this planet
Here is the whole listing:
- Capella Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Passalacqua, Lake Como, Italy
- Rosewood Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Cheval Blanc, Paris, France
- The Higher Home, 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
- 4 Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand
- Hôtel de Crillon, Paris, France
- Chablé Yucatán, Chocholá, Mexico
- Lodge du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France
- Maroma, Riviera Maya, Mexico
- 4 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 City, South Africa
- One&Solely Mandarina, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
- The Carlyle, New York, U.S.
- La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco
- 4 Seasons Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Capella Singapore, Singapore
- 4 Seasons at The Surf Membership, Surfside, U.S.
- Lodge 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 Nationwide Park, Kruger Nationwide Park, South Africa
- Six Senses Zighy Bay, Zighy, Oman
- The Connaught, London, UK
- The Brando, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
- Lodge Esencia, Tulum, Mexico
- The Tasman, Hobart, Australia
- Kokomo Personal Island, Yaukuve Levu Island, Fiji
The 2024 listing options motels from dozens of locations throughout six continents.
Asia is house to essentially the most motels on the listing with 19 spots, adopted by Europe with 13, North America with 9, Africa and Oceania with 4 every, and South America with one.
The highest-ranked lodge on every continent are:
- Asia — Capella Bangkok (No. 1)
- Europe — Passalacqua (No. 2)
- North America — Chablé Yucatan (No. 16)
- South America Rosewood Sao Paulo (No. 24)
- Oceania — The Calile (No. 25)
- Africa — Mount Nelson (No. 28)
For vacationers on the lookout for a metropolis break, Bangkok represents the highest city vacation spot on the listing with 4 motels; adopted by London and Paris, with three every; then Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and New York, with two every.
Different awards
The ’50 Greatest’ group additionally introduced individual awards for standout motels in particular classes.
The Highest New Entry Award went to Raffles London on the OWO (No. 13) whereas The Highest Climber Award was claimed by Atlantis The Royal in Dubai, transferring 35 positions from No. 44 to No.9.
Bulgari Tokyo (No. 22) was the highest-ranked lodge to open inside the two-year voting window and was subsequently named “Best New Hotel,” whereas The Peninsula Istanbul, which solely opened final yr, was named the “One to Watch” for displaying the best potential to interrupt into the highest 50 listing sooner or later.
The Art of Hospitality Award went to Morocco’s Royal Mansour, and the Best Beach Hotel Award went to Soneva Fushi in The Maldives.
The Best Boutique Hotel Award was claimed by Passalacqua in Lake Como and the Eco Hotel Award was awarded to Maroma Riviera Maya in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula for “its dedication to each individuals and planet.”
The Most Admired Hotel Group Award went to luxe and wellness pioneer Aman, whereas The Icon Award was given to Rosewood Lodge Group CEO Sonia Cheng for her “optimistic power on the lodge sector.”
The voting system
Voters, divided throughout 9 areas around the globe, title the seven motels that they loved essentially the most previously two years, of their order of choice.
Members of the 50 Greatest group “don’t vote and don’t management the composition of the listing,” Emma Sleight, head of content material for The World’s 50 Greatest Motels advised CNBC. “It is as much as every particular person voter to resolve what makes any particular person lodge amongst their ‘greatest’ experiences.”
Any lodge could be nominated, so long as a voter stayed no less than one night time in it, nonetheless, the principles state {that a} voter can not nominate greater than three properties inside the identical lodge group.
“A lodge doesn’t need to inventory a sure product, meet a sure worth level, have received every other accolades,” mentioned Sleight. “Any fashion of lodge is eligible for inclusion — whether or not it is a new lodge or has been open for 100 years — as demonstrated by final yr’s listing … Atlantis The Royal in Dubai was featured, alongside Claridge’s which has been open because the 1800s.”
