The best hotels in the world (2025)
The top 3 according to 271 votes from people: Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River · Rosewood Hong Kong · Capella Bangkok. (Updated May 31, 2026.)
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.
Top 25
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1
Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
Low-rise riverside resort in Bangkok designed by Jean-Michel Gathy, with courtyard gardens.
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Rosewood Hong Kong
Tower on the Victoria Dockside waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui; No. 1 for the second year running.
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Capella Bangkok
Riverside hotel where every room faces the Chao Phraya.
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4
Passalacqua
18th-century villa on Lake Como in Moltrasio, turned into a 24-room hotel by the De Santis family.
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5
Raffles Singapore
Colonial landmark opened in 1887, birthplace of the Singapore Sling.
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6
Royal Mansour Marrakech
Hotel built by the King of Morocco as a medina of private riads, each with its own pool.
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The Upper House
Hong Kong hotel above Pacific Place in Admiralty, designed by André Fu.
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8
Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Beijing
Courtyard hotel in traditional hutong houses near Tiananmen Square.
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9
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab
Yacht-shaped resort on its own island next to the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
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10
Desa Potato Head
Beachfront 'creative village' in Seminyak, Bali, built with recycled materials.
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11
Aman Tokyo
Minimalist sanctuary on the top floors of the Otemachi Tower overlooking the Imperial Palace gardens.
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12
Chablé Yucatán
Jungle wellness retreat on a restored hacienda near Mérida with a cenote at its heart.
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13
Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
Two Renaissance palaces set in Florence's largest private garden.
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14
Capella Sydney
Hotel in Sydney's restored 1912 Department of Education building.
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15
Bulgari Hotel Roma
Hotel in a 1930s rationalist building on Piazza Augusto Imperatore, by the Mausoleum of Augustus.
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16
Bulgari Hotel Tokyo
On the top floors of the Tokyo Midtown Yaesu tower, next to Tokyo Station.
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17
Copacabana Palace
Art Deco palace on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, opened in 1923.
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18
Atlantis The Royal
Stacked-block resort on Dubai's Palm Jumeirah with sky pools and celebrity-chef restaurants.
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19
Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens
Seaside resort on a pine-covered peninsula in Vouliagmeni on the Athens Riviera.
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20
Claridge's
Mayfair's Art Deco grande dame in London, a favourite of royalty for over a century.
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Hôtel de Crillon
18th-century palace on Place de la Concorde in Paris, a Rosewood hotel.
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Cheval Blanc Paris
LVMH hotel in the Samaritaine building overlooking the Seine and Pont Neuf.
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Rosewood São Paulo
Hotel in the Cidade Matarazzo complex, a former maternity hospital, with a vertical-garden tower by Jean Nouvel.
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24
Le Bristol Paris
Palace hotel on Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, opened in 1925, with a rooftop pool.
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25
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Historic hotel on the Chao Phraya dating from 1876, with its Authors' Wing.
Candidates
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26
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
Legendary hotel on the tip of Cap d'Antibes, open since 1870, with its pool carved into the seaside rocks.
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Comments (10)
Passalacqua deserves it. Stayed one night for our anniversary, staff remembered everything.
No Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc? Antibes, cliffside pool... a legend.
Raffles Singapore, had a Singapore Sling at the Long Bar where it was invented. Touristy but fun.
Copacabana Palace is the most iconic hotel in South America, glad it's here
Must be nice 😅 Saving this list for when I win the lottery.
Claridge's only at #16? It's the best hotel in London by far.
Bangkok with 3 hotels in the top 7, it really is the luxury hotel capital now
These rankings are just PR and paid trips for journalists
The 50 Best voting is done by a panel of hoteliers and travel writers, not paid. You can disagree with the picks though.
Rosewood Hong Kong at #1 is fair, the views over Victoria Harbour from the rooms are insane.