The Best Hotels in Bangkok
Every type of traveler is satiated when it comes to sleeping options in Bangkok—with touches of luxury surprising at every price point. Find the slow pace and the true heart of the metropolis along the river. A series of boutique, beautifully ramshackle river houses are perfectly perched to lounge the day away, watching the colorful Chao Phraya boat traffic. If soaking tubs and chandeliers appeal, the city’s glitzy glass skyscrapers answer, boasting rooftop infinity pools and Michelin-starred menus to match.
Take the city's Mandarin Oriental, with its iconic lobby that transports guests in the Indochine architecture of the early 1900s, and a bygone time when Bangkok’s Grande Dame hotel hosted authors and dignitaries. Author Somerset Maugham once spent weeks at the Oriental. In 2019, this 145-year-old Grande Dame received a $90-million dollar facelift, but she’s far from the only fresh game in town. The Siam—a villa-styled tropical resort right on the river—also had a million-dollar-makeover before reopening this year. Simply put, Bangkok is one of the best cities in the world for those who adore hotels. An added bonus? You'll find luxury hotels at half the price of Tokyo or New York City; here are our picks for Bangkok's best hotels.
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Courtesy The SiamhotelThe Siam
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Gold List 2019, 2024 
Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2019Compared with many of its rivals, this Bangkok stalwart doesn’t have a location that’s wildly convenient: the postcard sights need a boat transfer, and most top tables are more than a 30-minute taxi ride away. But for me, and the legions of other loyal fans of this monochrome masterpiece by hotel guru Bill Bensley, that’s the point. Pitched up on a lush riverside plot in the hushed Dusit district, The Siam feels like a portal to a bygone Bangkok. Even though it opened a decade ago, it’s easy to imagine it as a plush playground for the city’s erstwhile big guns, the mid-century movers and shakers whose heirlooms—vintage Pan Am posters, tattered travel trunks and chipped ceramics—adorn the marble-floored hallways. I’d be hard-pressed to point friends to a lovelier lunch spot than the hotel’s Thai restaurant, set between the timeworn pillars of three ancient teakwood houses, where butlers in dressy black sarongs deliver the kind of classic Thai hospitality—lilting “sawadee ka” greetings and tables set with fresh orchids—that’s becoming harder to find. None of which is to say that the hotel is stuffy—there’s a tattoo parlor in the spa. An ongoing refurb is keeping suites and private-pooled villas looking fresh. And with the opening of a Jim Thompson homeware boutique in the wooden house the illustrious silk magnate helped procure for its former owners, things have come full circle. The Thai capital’s five-star hotel scene gets plusher every year, but this timeless beauty remains in a league of its own. From $618. —Chris Schalkx
- Sven Ellsworth/Courtesy Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotelhotel
Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023The Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel, which draws a fashionable crowd of international travelers, is a verdant sanctuary in the retail jungle. Much to the delight of those staying here, the property has a stronger resort-vibe than many in this area, with tropical landscaping, a central swimming pool, garden terrace rooms, and old-world Thai details. It also offers some of the only terrace rooms in town; they come with adjoining gardens where you can sit out on a private patio.
- Virgile Simon Bertrand/Courtesy The Peninsula Bangkokhotel
The Peninsula Bangkok
$$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021It feels like you might be in London when you're at The Peninsula in Bangkok's Thonburi neighborhood, thanks to the British racing vehicles parked out front. But the hotel's custom tuk-tuk reminds you that you're in Thailand. Rich, warm, toffee tones carry throughout the lobby and lounges; the space offers grand views over the Chao Praya and the Thai river homes across the water. The Peninsula swimming pool is among the best in the city; there's no better way to beat the heat in this famously hot capital than by taking a dip right on the river.
- David Mitchenerhotel
Park Hyatt Bangkok
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Hot List 2018 Readers' Choice Awards 2018At Park Hyatt Bangkok, the rooms and common areas were designed by the firm Yabu Pushelberg, which focused on clean, stark lines. The hotel has the feel of an art gallery, where striking design elements surprise you but nothing gets in the way. The Penthouse Bar & Grill, which spans three upper floors of the building, was designed by the famous New York firm of AvroKo. The idea was to turn one seamless space into five separate venues with marble, ebony, gold accents, and British antique stylings. You're pointed to the hotel entrance by a series of discrete signs in gold lettering, where lifts take you to the beautiful 10th floor lobby decorated in cream and white and accented with simple, bold artworks, also in gold. Even the sleek, sculpted reception desk looks like modernist art. The rooms are beautiful, and the bathrooms feel like spas.
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Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok
$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2020, 2021, 2023Shopaholics will love Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, which is located right next to Siam Center, Siam Discovery, and Siam Paragon—all excellent, upscale shopping malls where you'll find everything from premium name brands to emerging Thai fashion labels. That's one of the reasons why CEOs—many with kids in tow—favor staying here. Another reason: despite its epic size and scope, the service is warm and personable. Many rooms have private terraces with direct pool access, and five onsite dining outlets ensure you'll never go hungry.
- George Apostolidis/Courtesy Mandarin Oriental, Bangkokhotel
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
$$$ | Gold List 2019, 2020, 2023 Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023The Mandarin Oriental never fails to impress, whether it's your first time or your 40th. The driveway doubles as a garden, and you enter to a teak-and-marble atrium room with birdcage chandeliers and plush rugs. Located in Bang Rak, the hotel is ideal for shopping, transportation, and river activities like dinner cruises and longtail boat rides. This section of the neighborhood still retains plenty of old-world charm, with hundreds of small, two- and three-story Chinese-style shophouses in bright colors and delightful street food.
- Martin Morrell/Courtesy COMO Metropolitan Bangkokhotel
COMO Metropolitan Bangkok
$$ | Readers' Choice Awards 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022You enter down a long driveway, shaded by enormous trees, to reflecting pools, smooth stones and plenty of glass. The sleek, minimalist design of Como creates a vibe more akin to a posh modern-art gallery than a typical hotel. This is the best escape in the bustling, exciting neighborhood of Sathorn. Large rooms feature giant windows, white linens, and espresso-wood floors with thick area rugs, while hotel dining includes Michelin-starred Nahm, the widely acclaimed modern Thai restaurant.