The first place was retained by “Rosewood Hong Kong” in Hong Kong. The hotel located on the Victoria Harbour waterfront has 413 rooms, 11 restaurants and bars, and an infinity pool with a city view.
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The second place went to “Capella Bangkok”. In 2024, this hotel was the leader of the ranking, and this year it took second place. The hotel located by the Chao Phraya River has 101 rooms, suites, and villas, as well as Mauro Colagreco’s restaurant “Côte”.
The third place was taken by “Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River”, located just a few steps from “Capella Bangkok”. So two Bangkok hotels made it into the top three in the world.
The fourth place is “Atlantis The Royal” located in Dubai, Palm Jumeirah. The huge resort has 795 rooms and suites, 17 restaurants, and more than 90 pools. In addition to the fourth place in the overall ranking, it also won the best beach hotel award.
The top five is completed by “Passalacqua” by Lake Como in Italy. The boutique-style hotel set in an 18th-century villa has only 24 rooms. It won the best boutique hotel award for the third consecutive year and became the highest-ranked European hotel.
The Swiss legend returned to the top fifty
The famous “Badrutt’s Palace” in St. Moritz took 36th place this year. It is the only Swiss hotel to make it into the top 50 in the world.
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A year ago, it missed the top fifty by just two positions.
The hotel’s general manager Richard Leuenberger called the 36th place a “great story” and admitted that such a position for a hotel located in the mountains was unexpected. Members of the ranking committee can only vote for hotels where they have stayed themselves, and St. Moritz is not as easily accessible to international travelers as London, Paris, or Bangkok.
“Badrutt’s Palace” also received another recognition this year – the “SeiBellissimi Art of Hospitality Award 2026” for exceptional hospitality.
The hotel staff even photograph some regular guests’ rooms before they leave so that everything can be prepared exactly the same next time. Guests’ skiing equipment is cleaned, stored until the next visit, and prepared for use again upon their return.
“We have the best people,” said R. Leuenberger.
The 50 best hotels in the world in 2026
“Rosewood Hong Kong” – Hong Kong, China
“Capella Bangkok” – Bangkok, Thailand
“Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River” – Bangkok, Thailand
“Atlantis The Royal” – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
“Passalacqua” – Moltrasio (Lake Como), Italy
“Rosewood São Paulo” – São Paulo, Brazil
“Mandarin Oriental Qianmen” – Beijing, China
“Upper House Hong Kong” – Hong Kong, China
“Chablé Yucatán” – Chocholá, Mexico
“Mandarin Oriental Bangkok” – Bangkok, Thailand
“Aman Tokyo” – Tokyo, Japan
“Four Seasons Firenze” – Florence, Italy
“Claridge’s” – London, United Kingdom
“Hôtel de Crillon” – Paris, France
“Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab” – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
“Capella Sydney” – Sydney, Australia
“Raffles Singapore” – Singapore
“Casa Maria Luigia” – Modena, Italy
“Le Bristol” – Paris, France
“Cheval Blanc Paris” – Paris, France
“Desa Potato Head” – Bali, Indonesia
“San Ysidro Ranch” – Santa Barbara, USA
“One&Only Mandarina” – Riviera Nayaritas, Mexico
“Bulgari Tokyo” – Tokyo, Japan
“Las Ventanas al Paraíso” – Los Cabos, Mexico
“Royal Mansour” – Marrakech, Morocco
“Four Seasons Astir Palace” – Athens, Greece
“Raffles London at The OWO” – London, United Kingdom
“Copacabana Palace” – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
“The Taj Mahal Palace” – Mumbai, India
“The Peninsula Istanbul” – Istanbul, Turkey
“Bulgari Roma” – Rome, Italy
“Patina Osaka” – Osaka, Japan
“Mount Nelson” – Cape Town, South Africa
“Nihi Sumba” – Sumba, Indonesia
“Badrutt’s Palace” – St. Moritz, Switzerland
“Park Hyatt Kyoto” – Kyoto, Japan
“Hôtel du Couvent” – Nice, France
“Portrait Milano” – Milan, Italy
“Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo” – Monaco
“Plaza Athénée” – Paris, France
“Hotel Sacher Vienna” – Vienna, Austria
“Estelle Manor” – Whitney, United Kingdom
“Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc” – Antibes, France
“Amangiri” – Canyon Point, USA
“The Peninsula Hong Kong” – Hong Kong, China
“Maroma” – Riviera Maya, Mexico
“Aman Nai Lert” – Bangkok, Thailand
“The Connaught” – London, United Kingdom
“San Domenico Palace” – Taormina, Italy.
Who makes this ranking?
The “The 50 Best Hotels” ranking is organized by the British media company “William Reed”, which also organizes “The 50 Best Restaurants” and “The 50 Best Bars” awards.
More than 800 international experts vote for the hotels – professionals from the hotel sector, travel journalists, and experienced luxury travel enthusiasts. Employees and sponsors of the ranking organizers do not participate in the voting.
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