The second edition of the World’s 50 Best Hotels was unveiled in London last night Capella Bangkok topped the World's 50 Best Hotels list for 2024 Capella Bangkok Capella Bangkok Celebrating the World's 50 Best Hotels 2024 Raffles at The OWO in London A riverfront room at Capella Bangkok The Capella Bangkok has been named best hotel on earth in the second edition of the World’s 50 Best Hotels list. The Capella is among a cluster of new riverside resorts in Bangkok that has skyrocketed the city's luxury quotient. Rooms are advertised from €645 per night on its website in October.
Every one has a view of the Chao Praya River, and dining venues include a French gastronomic restaurant by Mauro Colagreco and the waterfront Phra Nakhon, which has become something of a legendary brunch scene for chic locals and visitors alike. The hotel’s pool is so densely surrounded by lush vegetation, it almost feels like instant transport to one of the Thai islands. Capella Bangkok knocked last year’s No.
1, Lake Como's Passalacqua , into second place, and saw Raffles London at The OWO as its highest new entry at No. 13. However, for the second year running, no Irish hotels made the cut (read the Irish Independent’s Hot 100 list of the best hotels in Ireland here ).
A riverfront room at Capella Bangkok The title of World's Best is a subjective one, rather than a scientific determination. To arrive at its results, the World's 50 Best team asks 600 anonymous jurors to rank the seven bes.