# The best hotels in the world (2025)

The top 25 of The World's 50 Best Hotels 2025, voted by an academy of hoteliers, travel journalists and seasoned travellers. Asia dominates, with Rosewood Hong Kong at number one.

- 271 votes · 26 items
- Feb 22, 2026 · liam.limerick
- https://even.best/en/l/65/the-best-hotels-in-the-world-2025

## Top 25

1. **Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River** (22 · ▲22 ▼0) — Low-rise riverside resort in Bangkok designed by Jean-Michel Gathy, with courtyard gardens.
2. **Rosewood Hong Kong** (18 · ▲19 ▼1) — Tower on the Victoria Dockside waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui; No. 1 for the second year running. <https://www.rosewoodhotels.com/en/hong-kong>
3. **Capella Bangkok** (14 · ▲16 ▼2) — Riverside hotel where every room faces the Chao Phraya.
4. **Passalacqua** (13 · ▲14 ▼1) — 18th-century villa on Lake Como in Moltrasio, turned into a 24-room hotel by the De Santis family.
5. **Raffles Singapore** (9 · ▲12 ▼3) — Colonial landmark opened in 1887, birthplace of the Singapore Sling.
6. **Royal Mansour Marrakech** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — Hotel built by the King of Morocco as a medina of private riads, each with its own pool.
7. **The Upper House** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Hong Kong hotel above Pacific Place in Admiralty, designed by André Fu.
8. **Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing** (8 · ▲9 ▼1) — Courtyard hotel in traditional hutong houses near Tiananmen Square.
9. **Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — Yacht-shaped resort on its own island next to the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
10. **Desa Potato Head** (7 · ▲9 ▼2) — Beachfront 'creative village' in Seminyak, Bali, built with recycled materials.
11. **Aman Tokyo** (7 · ▲8 ▼1) — Minimalist sanctuary on the top floors of the Otemachi Tower overlooking the Imperial Palace gardens.
12. **Chablé Yucatán** (6 · ▲8 ▼2) — Jungle wellness retreat on a restored hacienda near Mérida with a cenote at its heart.
13. **Four Seasons Hotel Firenze** (6 · ▲7 ▼1) — Two Renaissance palaces set in Florence's largest private garden.
14. **Capella Sydney** (6 · ▲6 ▼0) — Hotel in Sydney's restored 1912 Department of Education building.
15. **Bulgari Hotel Roma** (5 · ▲8 ▼3) — Hotel in a 1930s rationalist building on Piazza Augusto Imperatore, by the Mausoleum of Augustus.
16. **Bulgari Hotel Tokyo** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — On the top floors of the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu tower, next to Tokyo Station.
17. **Copacabana Palace** (4 · ▲7 ▼3) — Art Deco palace on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, opened in 1923.
18. **Atlantis The Royal** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Stacked-block resort on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah with sky pools and celebrity-chef restaurants.
19. **Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens** (4 · ▲6 ▼2) — Seaside resort on a pine-covered peninsula in Vouliagmeni on the Athens Riviera.
20. **Claridge's** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Mayfair's Art Deco grande dame in London, a favourite of royalty for over a century.
21. **Hôtel de Crillon** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — 18th-century palace on Place de la Concorde in Paris, a Rosewood hotel.
22. **Cheval Blanc Paris** (3 · ▲7 ▼4) — LVMH hotel in the Samaritaine building overlooking the Seine and Pont Neuf.
23. **Rosewood São Paulo** (3 · ▲7 ▼4) — Hotel in the Cidade Matarazzo complex, a former maternity hospital, with a vertical-garden tower by Jean Nouvel.
24. **Le Bristol Paris** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Palace hotel on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, opened in 1925, with a rooftop pool.
25. **Mandarin Oriental Bangkok** (2 · ▲8 ▼6) — Historic hotel on the Chao Phraya dating from 1876, with its Authors' Wing.
26. **Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Legendary hotel on the tip of Cap d'Antibes, open since 1870, with its pool carved into the seaside rocks.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.