Capella Bangkok has been crowned World’s Best Hotel and Asia’s Best Hotel according to the popular award site, 50 Best.
50 Best is a “best of” site that combines the collective views of hundreds of curated voters worldwide, including travel journalists, hoteliers and travel specialists. Their votes determine the winner of “The World’s 50 Best Hotels,” announced yesterday, Sep 17, at London’s Guildhall.
Although a prestigious claim, Capella Bangkok is no stranger to winning awards. Since opening in 2022, the hotel has taken home many awards, notably making it to eleventh place on The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023.
Today, despite tough competition, Capella Bangkok climbed to the top of the list, claiming the No.1 spot and the title of the best hotel in the world for 2024.
Aside from Capella Bangkok, the city earns another three hotels on the list, including Mandarin Oriental Bangkok (No.12), Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River (No.14) and The Siam (No.26).
Overall, hotels in Asia performed the best, with 19 hotels making it to the Best 50 list this year, including Rosewood Hong Kong (No.3), Raffles Singapore (No.6) and Aman Tokyo (No.7).
50 Best has long produced rankings for restaurants and bars, with the first awards presented in 2009. Hotels is a relatively new addition to their growing number of award lists, with The World's 50 Best Hotels entering its second year this year.
When it comes to voting, any hotel anywhere in the world is eligible as long as somebody on the voting panel has stayed there at least one night. Hotels cannot pay to be selected and the results are an anonymous list of votes from 600 industry-related individuals, selected by 50 Best for their expertise in the international hotel scene.
You can check the complete list on The World's 50 Best Hotels.