What has 101 suites and villas, views over Bangkok’s Chao Phraya river and prices from $600 per night time?
Capella Bangkok, 2024’s ‘finest’ resort on the earth, in accordance with ’50 Greatest.’
That is the collective view of 600 nameless international voters, comprising journey journalists, hoteliers and seasoned journey specialists, which decided the outcomes of “The World’s 50 Greatest Motels,” introduced Tuesday in London’s historic Guildhall.
The resort climbed 10 locations, up from No. 11 on the 2023 checklist. It has 5 eating choices, together with a one Michelin-starred restaurant by chef Mauro Colagreco, plus a “spa sanctuary” referred to as Auriga, and 7 riverside villas with personal plunge swimming pools.
Following the awards ceremony, the resort’s Basic Supervisor John Blanco informed World Head News Journey: “I believe we’re numb! So sudden, flattering, all of the adjectives you possibly can consider. For a small model like Capella … it is simply fantastic recognition for our folks. I am positive everybody again house is celebrating.”
The resort’s director of gross sales and advertising and marketing, Josephine Ping, added: “We deal with giving visitors a real Thai expertise. It is a fantastic reward for everybody and their onerous work. Our location is actually distinctive, native, genuine with a way of place on the ‘River of Kings.'”
In 2023, bragging rights within the inaugural resort awards went to Passalacqua in Italy’s Lake Como, which slipped one place to No. 2 on this yr’s checklist.
That is the second time the 50 Greatest group has launched resort rankings. It has lengthy produced rankings within the culinary world, releasing “The World’s 50 Greatest Eating places” since 2002, and ‘The World’s 50 Greatest Bars’ since 2009.
The ’50 finest’ accommodations on the earth
This is the whole checklist:
- Capella Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Passalacqua, Lake Como, Italy
- Rosewood Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Cheval Blanc, Paris, France
- The Higher Home, Hong Kong
- Raffles Singapore, Singapore
- Aman Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Soneva Fushi, Maldives
- Atlantis The Royal, Dubai, UAE
- Nihi Sumba, Sumba Island, Indonesia
- Claridge’s, London, UK
- Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
- Raffles London at The OWO, London, UK
- 4 Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Bangkok, Thailand
- Hôtel de Crillon, Paris, France
- Chablé Yucatán, Chocholá, Mexico
- Lodge du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France
- Maroma, Riviera Maya, Mexico
- 4 Seasons Firenze, Florence, Italy
- Borgo Santandrea, Amalfi, Italy
- Desa Potato Head, Bali, Indonesia
- Bulgari Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- The Lana, Dubai, UAE
- Rosewood São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
- The Calile, Brisbane, Australia
- The Siam, Bangkok, Thailand
- Park Hyatt Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
- Mount Nelson, Cape City, South Africa
- One&Solely Mandarina, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico
- The Carlyle, New York, U.S.
- La Mamounia, Marrakech, Morocco
- 4 Seasons Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Capella Singapore, Singapore
- 4 Seasons at The Surf Membership, Surfside, U.S.
- Lodge Bel-Air, Los Angeles, U.S.
- Eden Rock, St. Barths, Caribbean
- Aman New York, New York, U.S.
- Royal Mansour, Marrakech, Morocco
- Amangalla, Galle, Sri Lanka
- Le Bristol, Paris, France
- Gleneagles, Auchterarder, Scotland
- Castello di Reschio, Lisciano Niccone, Italy
- Suján Jawai, Rajasthan, India
- Singita – Kruger Nationwide Park, Kruger Nationwide Park, South Africa
- Six Senses Zighy Bay, Zighy, Oman
- The Connaught, London, UK
- The Brando, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia
- Lodge Esencia, Tulum, Mexico
- The Tasman, Hobart, Australia
- Kokomo Non-public Island, Yaukuve Levu Island, Fiji
The 2024 checklist options accommodations from dozens of locations throughout six continents.
Asia is house to probably the most accommodations on the checklist with 19 spots, adopted by Europe with 13, North America with 9, Africa and Oceania with 4 every, and South America with one.
The highest-ranked resort on every continent are:
- Asia — Capella Bangkok (No. 1)
- Europe — Passalacqua (No. 2)
- North America — Chablé Yucatan (No. 16)
- South America Rosewood Sao Paulo (No. 24)
- Oceania — The Calile (No. 25)
- Africa — Mount Nelson (No. 28)
For vacationers searching for a metropolis break, Bangkok represents the highest city vacation spot on the checklist with 4 accommodations; adopted by London and Paris, with three every; then Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore and New York, with two every.
Different awards
The ’50 Greatest’ group additionally introduced particular person awards for standout accommodations in particular classes.
The Highest New Entry Award went to Raffles London on the OWO (No. 13) whereas The Highest Climber Award was claimed by Atlantis The Royal in Dubai, shifting 35 positions from No. 44 to No.9.
Bulgari Tokyo (No. 22) was the highest-ranked resort to open throughout the two-year voting window and was due to this fact named “Greatest New Lodge,” whereas The Peninsula Istanbul, which solely opened final yr, was named the “One to Watch” for exhibiting the best potential to interrupt into the highest 50 checklist sooner or later.
The Artwork of Hospitality Award went to Morocco’s Royal Mansour, and the Greatest Seashore Lodge Award went to Soneva Fushi in The Maldives.
The Greatest Boutique Lodge Award was claimed by Passalacqua in Lake Como and the Eco Lodge Award was awarded to Maroma Riviera Maya in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula for “its dedication to each folks and planet.”
The Most Admired Lodge Group Award went to luxe and wellness pioneer Aman, whereas The Icon Award was given to Rosewood Lodge Group CEO Sonia Cheng for her “constructive power on the resort sector.”
The voting system
Voters, divided throughout 9 areas world wide, title the seven accommodations that they loved probably the most previously two years, of their order of choice.
Members of the 50 Greatest group “don’t vote and don’t management the composition of the checklist,” Emma Sleight, head of content material for The World’s 50 Greatest Motels informed World Head News. “It is as much as every particular person voter to determine what makes any particular person resort amongst their ‘finest’ experiences.”
Any resort could be nominated, so long as a voter stayed at the least one night time in it, nonetheless, the foundations state {that a} voter can not nominate greater than three properties throughout the identical resort group.
“A resort doesn’t must inventory a sure product, meet a sure worth level, have gained another accolades,” stated Sleight. “Any model of resort is eligible for inclusion — whether or not it is a new resort or has been open for 100 years — as demonstrated by final yr’s checklist … Atlantis The Royal in Dubai was featured, alongside Claridge’s which has been open for the reason that 1800s.”
