Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The number one hotel in the world, Capella Bangkok, Tea Lounge Capella Bangkok , overlooking Thailand’s majestic Chao Phraya River, takes the top spot on The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2024 list, climbing 10 places from No.11 in the 2023 list, to also clinch The Best Hotel in Asia 2024 title. Opened in 2020, the contemporary Capella Bangkok is surrounded by lush gardens and exudes the elegance of a grand dame property combined with the intimacy of a boutique hotel.
The dramatic, layered architecture ensures all 101 rooms face the water, while riverside villas and suites also include their own private pool. Passalacqua, Lake Como The No.2 spot goes to Passalacqua (number 1 last year), set in an 18th-century villa amongst spectacular terraced gardens on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como.
The hotel is additionally awarded the Carlo Alberto Best Boutique Hotel Award 2024. This award is given to the hotel that places highest on the list and fits all the criteria of a boutique property. 50 Best defines a boutique hotel as having fewer than 50 rooms and not being part of a large chain or group, showcasing personalised service and idiosyncratic features unique to its destination.
The towering Rosewood Hong Kong in the city’s Victoria Dockside arts and design district takes the No.3 spot. Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Author's Wing of the historic Bangkok hotel which took number 12 in the World's 50 Best Hotels Asia leads the way in Th.