Sahit Muja: Best Hotels Thailand
Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
“Every hotel could learn something from this one. Staying here is an experience not to be missed.” The oldest hotel in Thailand, this property on the Chao Phraya River has a colonial Authors’ Wing, a contemporary River Wing, and a Garden Wing overlooking the pool. “It’s a beautiful location, with views of the river and its fascinating life.” All rooms have floor-to-ceiling windows and are decorated with teak and Thai silk upholstery in colors of…
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Mandarin Oriental Dhara Devi, Chiang Mai
“This place is a fairy tale come to life.” The grounds, all 60 acres of them, and “the people, they envelop you like a hug. You never want to leave.” The design re-creates an ancient Lanna kingdom city, full of moats, fortified walls, and gateways. Rooms have views of gardens or a paddy and are filled with artifacts, Thai silks, and local hill-tribe textiles. Perfect-scoring staff are “unlike any I have ever encountered. They are magicians.” Nort…
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Four Seasons, Chiang Mai
This resort on a working rice farm is “almost like heaven” with its views of the rice paddies and Doi Suthep mountain beyond, even from “the gorgeous infinity pool.” The architecture blends thirteenth-century Burmese, Indian, and Chinese elements, including steeply pitched roofs. “Magnificent rooms” with vaulted ceilings have teak floors, private salas (open-air spaces), and art from the Siamese kingdom. Pool villas display the typical north-Thai…
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The Peninsula Bangkok
Sitting on the west bank of the Chao Phraya, this W-shaped tower was designed so that all rooms have river views. Accommodations have marble bathrooms with a television above the bathtub, and silk-clad finishes; some suites even have outdoor hot tubs. Guests value the “immensely attractive” waterfront location and the “amazing international breakfast” at The River Café and Terrace—it’s “the best in town!” The three-tiered pool is surrounded by lu…
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Amanpuri, Phuket
The perfect-scoring design at this resort on the Andaman Sea is “out of this world” according to guests, who stay in pavilions sprinkled among the hillside on the site of a former coconut plantation. Each pavilion has a large orchid-filled vanity in the bathroom and sala (open-air space), rattan furniture, and Thai silks. Common areas are fashioned from granite and hardwood. Dinner ranges from torch-lit barbecues on the beach to Naoki, where Japa…
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Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok
At this two-wing waterfront property near the Taksin Skytrain station, decor mixes Western and Asian influences. Rooms with Thai silks have a brown-on-beige color scheme that contrasts with the colorful Thai portraits above headboards. Service is “always excellent.” Salathip serves local cuisine in teak pavilions adjacent to a garden where bougainvillea, orchids, and birds-of-paradise bloom; Angelini’s Italian includes pan-fried foie gras escalop…
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Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai
Set on a jungle hillside along the Mekong River, this “simply stunning property” has views of three countries—Thailand, Myanmar, and Laos. The “diversity of activities” includes elephant trekking, bird watching, cooking classes, and more. Complete with handcrafted furniture, mosquito nets, and a hand-hammered copper bathtub, the “tents are amazing, as are the views.” Three tents have custom-made wooden hot tubs on the decks, with views of the sur…
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Banyan Tree Phuket
This resort, designed as a Thai village and built on rehabilitated wasteland, has “perfect, private luxury villas” that fringe a saltwater lagoon and the beaches of Bangtao Bay. Each low-rise villa is set next to a private landscaped garden and has his-and-hers dressing areas, an open-air sunken bath, teak-framed floor-to-ceiling windows, and dominant colors of black, gold, and red. The 24 two-bedroom pool villas have private infinity pools along…
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JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
Despite being on Sukhumvit Road in “an active, energetic area with shops, banks, restaurants, malls, and tailors,” it’s “a little difficult” to get to tourist attractions from here. The former office building has an exterior that’s “rather industrial,” but inside, there are gardens, high ceilings, and ubiquitous Thai touches. “Luxurious rooms” have marble, wicker, and wood paneling; stand-alone glass-walled showers have rain showerheads. Sunday b…
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Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok
This tower is located among the shops and businesses of Rajdamri Road, next to the Erawan Shrine. “The area is a little noisy, but it’s fun, and there’s plenty to do nearby.” Dining options include Tables, which serves French classics prepared on “live” cooking tables. and the Erawan Tea Room offers afternoon tea overlooking the shrine next door. Enjoy a treatment with Comfort Zone skin products at the spa, set in a garden; six cottages enable ov…
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