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Aman Nai Lert Bangkok is named No.1 in The World’s Best 100 Hotels 2025

The annual global list presents 100 hotels across 29 countries and 64 destinations, led by Aman Nai Lert Bangkok, Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab and Raffles Sentosa Singapore.

Published: 2 December 2025
Status: For immediate release
Programme: The World’s Best 100 Hotels
Region: Global

LONDON — 2 December 2025

Aman Nai Lert Bangkok (No.1) is named The World’s Best Hotel 2025.
The 2025 edition spans 29 countries and 64 destinations across eight global regions.
Europe has 38 hotels in the edition, followed by Asia (27), the Middle East (11), North America (6), Africa (5), the Indian Ocean (5), Latin America and the Caribbean (5), and Oceania (3).

2 December 2025 – The World’s Best 100 Hotels 2025 is revealed today, presenting one ordered global edition of 100 hotels across 29 countries and 64 destinations.

Aman Nai Lert Bangkok takes the No.1 position. Set within Nai Lert Park, the 52-suite hotel brings Aman’s private, low-rise approach to central Bangkok through Jean-Michel Gathy’s architecture, a substantial wellness programme and the calm of its historic garden setting.

Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab in Dubai is ranked No.2, followed by Raffles Sentosa Singapore at No.3. Waldorf Astoria New York enters at No.4 and Soneva Secret in the Maldives completes the Top 5.

The edition brings established hotels and significant 2025 openings into one comparative field. Europe accounts for 38 positions and Asia for 27, with the remaining 35 places distributed across the Middle East, North America, Africa, the Indian Ocean, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Oceania.

Editor’s notes

The complete 2025 list

Position	Hotel	Location
1	Aman Nai Lert Bangkok	Bangkok
2	Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab	Dubai
3	Raffles Sentosa Singapore	Sentosa Island
4	Waldorf Astoria New York	New York City
5	Soneva Secret	Haa Dhaalu Atoll
6	Royal Mansour Casablanca	Casablanca
7	Cheval Blanc Seychelles	Mahe Island
8	The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel	New York City
9	Nujuma, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve	Ummahat Islands
10	Rosewood Amsterdam	Amsterdam
11	Rosewood Hong Kong	Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
12	Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River	Bangkok
13	Jumeirah Al Naseem	Dubai
14	Atlantis The Royal	Dubai
15	The Mark	New York, New York
16	Capella Sydney	Sydney
17	Bulgari Hotel Tokyo	Tokyo
18	Hotel du Couvent	Nice
19	Desa Potato Head	Bali
20	Soneva Fushi	Baa Atoll
21	Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok	Bangkok
22	Raffles Singapore	Singapore
23	Chable Yucatan	Chochola, Yucatan
24	Passalacqua	Lake Como
25	Capella Bangkok	Bangkok
26	Cheval Blanc Paris	Paris
27	Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris	Paris
28	Hotel Plaza Athenee	Paris
29	The Ritz London	London
30	The Savoy	London
31	Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong	Central, Hong Kong
32	Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong	Central, Hong Kong
33	The Peninsula Bangkok	Bangkok
34	Park Hyatt Tokyo	Tokyo
35	The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto	Kyoto
36	Taj Lake Palace	Udaipur, Rajasthan
37	The Oberoi Udaivilas	Udaipur, Rajasthan
38	Rosewood Mayakoba	Riviera Maya
39	Las Ventanas al Paraiso, A Rosewood Resort	Los Cabos
40	Soneva Jani	Noonu Atoll
41	Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan	Ubud, Bali
42	Amankila	Manggis, Bali
43	Aman Venice	Venice
44	Villa d'Este	Cernobbio, Lake Como
45	Il San Pietro di Positano	Positano, Amalfi Coast
46	Le Sirenuse	Positano, Amalfi Coast
47	Belmond Hotel Cipriani	Venice
48	Baur au Lac	Zurich
49	The Dolder Grand	Zurich
50	Six Senses Zil Pasyon	Felicite Island
51	The Beverly Hills Hotel	Beverly Hills, California
52	Southern Ocean Lodge	Kangaroo Island
53	Huka Lodge	Taupo
54	Post Ranch Inn	Big Sur, California
55	The Oberoi New Delhi	New Delhi
56	Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa	Johannesburg
57	Sabi Sabi Earth Lodge	Sabi Sand Game Reserve
58	Singita Lebombo Lodge	Kruger National Park
59	Londolozi Private Granite Suites	Sabi Sand Game Reserve
60	Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens	Athens Riviera
61	Bulgari Resort Dubai	Dubai
62	Emirates Palace	Abu Dhabi
63	One&Only The Palm	Dubai
64	Jumeirah Burj Al Arab	Dubai
65	The Gritti Palace	Venice
66	Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London	London
67	The Berkeley	London
68	Adare Manor	Adare, County Limerick
69	Gleneagles	Perthshire, Scotland
70	Ballyfin	County Laois
71	The Newt in Somerset	Somerset
72	The Fife Arms	Braemar, Scotland
73	Heckfield Place	Hampshire
74	Rosewood Villa Magna	Madrid
75	Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid	Madrid
76	Six Senses Ibiza	Xarraca Bay, Ibiza
77	The Maybourne Riviera	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
78	One&Only Portonovi	Boka Bay
79	Capella Hanoi	Hanoi
80	Amanyangyun	Shanghai
81	The Middle House	Shanghai
82	Aman Kyoto	Kyoto
83	The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon	Tokyo
84	Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve	Niseko
85	The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko	Nikko
86	Hotel Lutetia Paris	Paris
87	Bulgari Hotel Roma	Rome
88	Raffles London at The OWO	London
89	The Peninsula Istanbul	Istanbul
90	The Peninsula London	London
91	Hotel La Palma, Capri	Capri
92	The Fifth Avenue Hotel	New York City
93	Maroma, A Belmond Hotel	Riviera Maya
94	Son Bunyola Hotel	Mallorca
95	One&Only Aesthesis	Athens Riviera
96	The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya	Riviera Maya
97	Four Seasons Resort and Residences at The Pearl-Qatar	Doha
98	Six Senses Southern Dunes	Umluj
99	The Lana, Dorchester Collection	Dubai
100	Janu Tokyo	Tokyo

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