Two Australian hotels have been recognised in the coveted World’s 50 Best Hotels list by a global academy of well-travelled experts in the hotel and travel industry, with Brisbane’s brutalist-inspired urban resort The Calile named Best Hotel in Oceania for the second year running . The Calile came in at No.25 on the World’s 50 Best Hotels list for 2024.

The Calile, operated by TFE Hotels, ranked No.25 this year, sliding down the rankings from No.12 in 2023, while new entry, Hobart’s Marriott-run The Tasman – which Traveller awarded a perfect score – just made the top-50 list at No.

49. The Tasman in Hobart made the list at No.49.

Credit: Adam Gibson The top-ranked hotels for 2024 were announced at a ceremony at London’s Guildhall on Tuesday, September 17, with luxury Thailand hotel Capella Bangkok, located on the Chao Phraya River, climbed 10 places in the list to be crowned the world’s best hotel for 2024. The world’s best hotel ..

. Capella Bangkok. It marks the second edition of the annual hotel rankings for the 50 Best group, best-known for its annual global top-50 restaurants and bars lists.

Compiled by UK-based company William Reed Business Media, the hotel rankings’ debut in 2023 marked the group’s first global launch since turning its attention to bars in 2009. Last year’s winner, the luxurious Passalacqua on the shores of Italy’s Lake Como, came in at No.2 in the 2024 rankings.

Last year’s top-ranked hotel Passalacqua, located on the serene .