Hotels & Resorts

Thailand’s storied luxury-hotels group Dusit Thani has launched a younger, hipper brand with Asai. We chat with the founder about next-generation travel.

Presenting the Travel + Leisure It List 2021

Did you know that one of the most luxurious hotels in Bangkok is also one of its most conscientious? Here’s Capella’s blueprint for a green, clean, feel-good urban resort.

The T+L 500 are the world’s best hotels in 2021, as voted by T+L’s discerning readers.

Kimpton is rebranding itself as a luxury, locally minded lifestyle hotel, and their first property in Southeast Asia is an open house in the urban jungle.

Thanks to COVID-19, Thailand requires all inbound travelers to quarantine for a couple of weeks. In a city swimming in staycations, will Bangkokians volunteer for a luxe lock-in?

The best hotels today use their walls as portals to culture, cultivate soul, and give you reason to feel.

Forget lullabies, we’d rather be rocked to sleep by a massage and a sound bath.

A new restorative IV-drip bar in the middle of an actual bar means you’ll never have to fear that boozy brunch again.

St. Andrews this is not, but plenty of dedicated pros have managed to coax some stunning, challenging championship courses out of our tropical environs. These five are way above par (or should we say under?).

Who wants to be a millionaire? Hyatt Regency’s new Million Baht Club even includes birthday-party planning.

From high tea to champagne toasts, this grande dame knows how to celebrate in style.

Get out of town this holiday season with these three deals from Centara.

The brand-new Capella Bangkok pours on the extras with its 36-hour one-night stay. Plunge in with your own Jacuzzi pool.

Savvy hotels are bending the rules to fewer limitations and more time in-house for Covid-era guests.

Colorful things happen when artists and hotels work together.

Park Hyatt Bangkok’s birthday celebration will be next-level glam.

No need to live out of a suitcase: extended stays these days mean city-center locations, spacious modern abodes and top-notch 24-hour dining.

High-contrast mid-city stays that deliver stylish comfort without breaking the budget.

All work and no play is no way to do business travel. Mix up your next corporate trip with rooftop cocktails, sightseeing or soaking up the sun.

This might be your solution to getting work done without distractions from your children…or the fridge.


An alternative to mainstream hotels, serviced apartments offer more space, in-room facilities and privacy.

At the new Mövenpick BDSM Wellness Resort, healing starts with nutritious, delicious meals at Khum Hom and Tamarind.

We can’t imagine a better beginning to 2020 than a holiday at one of these gems in the Cape Hotel Collection.

At Khum Hom, the restaurant at the Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort, the chef is radically rethinking the cuisine.

A new suite in a beloved boutique hotel lets you feel the call of the wild in the middle of Bangkok.

Steps from the city’s top embassies and luxury shopping centers, The Athenee Hotel is an ideal urban haven.

Located in the heaving center of Bangkok, this 1,388-room hotel provides easy access to the city (and a luxury retreat from its mayhem) just a short walk from multiple public transport stations.

Traveling on the job doesn’t have to be boxy and boring. These upscale hotels do the hard work for you, leaving more time to enjoy your surroundings.

With its coveted location overlooking the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, the Waldorf Astoria Bangkok is an impressive debut for the esteemed hotel brand in Southeast Asia.

With designer digs and creative spaces, a new crop of hotels is making it easier than ever to ditch the nine-to-five and embrace the digital nomad lifestyle.

Set overlooking Chao Phraya, the Avani Riverside affords sweeping views of the urban skyline but still manages to feel removed from all of the bustle of Bangkok.

Located in the grand, graceful space that was once the Four Seasons Bangkok, this hotel enjoys a prime location in the very heart of the city, offering easy access to the luxe shopping malls of Chitlom and the nearby embassies.

Occupying the top floors of an energy-efficient building near Bangkok’s embassy row, the Okura Prestige offers a clean, modern design that incorporates Thai artistic influences with Japanese functionality.

Abutting Rama IV and Sathorn Road in the capital’s frenetic financial district, this much-hyped property is geared toward artsy, style-minded types as much as business travelers—check-ins are done via iPads and in-room tech amenities are powered by Apple Mac mini.

In keeping with the St. Regis ethos, the property melds unabashed opulence with tasteful restraint.

This legend, with a loyal fan base, has been voted one of the world’s best hotels by T+L readers more than once. A paragon of understated elegance, the hotel is famous for its impeccable service and riverside restaurant.

Despite its proximity to the city’s buzzing shopping district, this city-resort feels like an oasis with its 401 guest rooms and suites set amid lush landscaped gardens and cascading water features.

Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts excel when it comes to spas and the Bangkok outpost is no exception. Partaking in one of their holistic treatments with a sweeping panorama of the skyline is truly an indulgent experience.

The Sukhothai hotel takes its name from the capital of Thailand’s first kingdom, which means the “Dawn of Happiness” in English. The city inspired a golden age of Siamese architecture.

For more than 130 years distinguished travelers have followed the legendary Chao Phraya River, through the heart of Bangkok, to the doors of one of the world’s most luxurious hotels, Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok.