In our latest global rankings, The Big Mango secured the title of world’s second-best city. Now, the capital’s shine continues with 19 hotels featured in the 2025 Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards, a global rating system for luxury hotels, restaurants, spas, and as of this year, ocean cruises.
Three of the 19 hotels are 5-star, with Capella Bangkok – celebrated as the No. 1 hotel in the World’s 50 Best Hotels Awards 2024 – leading the pack. The Peninsula Bangkok, a perennial favourite in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards is followed by the iconic riverside opulence of Mandarin Oriental Bangkok.
Of the 16 other hotels in Bangkok have made it onto Forbes' prestigious list, ten 4-star award winners include Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok, The Okura Prestige Bangkok and The Siam, Bangkok. The remaining properties featured in the Recommended category include The Athenee Hotel, Banyan Tree Bangkok and Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River.
This year, Forbes shares that the Forbes Travel Guide Star Award winners are the most globally diverse yet, with luxury hotels from 90 countries making the list. The selection process involves undercover experts who visit as regular guests, rating each hotel mainly on service (70%) and facilities (30%). They also pay attention to the little details, like unique design elements, wellness experiences or anything else that makes a stay truly memorable.
Full list of 2025 Forbes Travel Guide Star Award winners from Thailand
5-Star
- Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
- The Peninsula Bangkok
- Capella Bangkok
4-Star
- Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui
- Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok
- The Okura Prestige Bangkok
- Park Hyatt Bangkok
- The Ritz-Carlton, Koh Samui
- Conrad Koh Samui
- Rosewood Bangkok
- Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
- The Siam, Bangkok
- Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok
- The St. Regis Bangkok
- The Sukhothai Bangkok
- Waldorf Astoria Bangkok
Recommended
- The Athenee Hotel, A Luxury Collection Hotel
- Banyan Tree Bangkok
- Conrad Bangkok
- Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
- Napasai, A Belmond Hotel, Koh Samui
- Six Senses Hideaway Samui
- SO/ Bangkok
- W Bangkok