The best hotels in Asia: 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards
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Its proximity to the equator makes the southeast region a hub for travellers seeking a tropical getaway – especially with Thailand’s world-class spas and villas, Vietnam’s jungle boltholes, Singapore’s smart stays and more only short flights away. In the east, when sakura season arrives in Japan, China’s weather is at its peak and ready to spoil guests with the splendour of five-star hotels in Beijing, Shanghai and its under-rated bucolic boltholes. Elsewhere, neighbour Hong Kong is a bucket-list destination in its own right, where the stays of the Rosewood, Mandarin Oriental and The Peninsula are just as brilliant as the scenes surrounding them.
These are the best hotels in Asia, according to the 2023 Readers' Choice Awards. The scores below are percentages representing overall average levels of satisfaction.
Getty ImagesThe best hotels in China
20. 1 Hotel Haitang Bay Sanya. Score 89.87
19. Grand Hyatt Shenzhen. Score 91.82
18. InterContinental Chengdu Global Center, an IHG Hotel. Score 92.78
17. The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi. Score 92.87
16. Conrad Shenyang. Score 94.12
15. Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing. Score 95.84
14. The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong. Score 95.88
13. Waldorf Astoria Xiamen. Score 96.15
12. Raffles Shenzhen. Score 96.32
11. The Middle House, Shanghai. Score 96.37
10. The Sanya Edition. Score 96.50
9. Waldorf Astoria Beijing. Score 97.05
8. The Temple House, Chengdu. Score 97.20
7. Park Hyatt Beijing. Score 97.23
6. Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou. Score 97.29
5. The Sukhothai Shanghai. Score 97.41
4. Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund. Score 97.74
3. Grand Hyatt Guangzhou. Score 98.57
2. Hyatt Regency Beijing Wangjing. Score 98.63
1. Hotel Éclat Beijing. Score 98.86
The best hotels in Japan
10. Hoshinoya Kyoto. Score 90.33
9. The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo. Score 96.01
8. Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto, a Luxury Collection Hotel & Spa. Score 96.27
7. Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi. Score 96.31
6. Park Hyatt Kyoto. Score 96.37
5. Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills. Score 96.56
4. Conrad Tokyo. Score 96.89
3. Hoshinoya Tokyo. Score 96.92
2. The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko. Score 97.78
1. Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto. Score 98.24
Raj PassyThe best hotels in Singapore
10. The Fullerton Hotel Singapore. Score 89.86
9. Capella Singapore. Score 93.83
8. The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore. Score 94.00
7. The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore. Score 94.28.
6. Andaz Singapore. Score 95.22
5. Swissôtel The Stamford. Score 96.08
4. InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay, an IHG Hotel. Score 96.19
3. Shangri-La Singapore. Score 96.49
2. Raffles Singapore. Score 96.511. Villa Samadhi Singapore. Score 97.31
The best hotels in Hong Kong and Macau
10. The St. Regis Macao. Score 94.25
9. Conrad Hong Kong. Score 95.45
8. Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong. Score 96.09
7. JW Marriott Hotel, Hong Kong. Score 97.06
6. Rosewood Hong Kong. Score 97.16
5. The Langham, Hong Kong. Score 97.23
4. The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong Score 97.26
3. The Upper House, Hong Kong. Score 97.95
2. The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong. Score 98.40
1. The Peninsula Hong Kong. Score 99.62
TOOTENThe best hotels in southeast Asia
10. The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon, Thailand. Score 95.50
9. La Résidence Phou Vao, A Belmond Hotel, Luang Prabang, Laos. Score 95.62
8. Hotel Tugu Lombok, Indonesia. Score 95.68
7. Rosewood Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Score 95.78
6. Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Score 95.83
5. Shangri-La Bangkok, Thailand. Score 95.94
4. Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok, Thailand. Score 96.21
3. Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Score 96.99
2. Park Hyatt Siem Reap, Cambodia. Score 97.30
1. The St Regis, Bangkok, Thailand. Score 97.75
The best hotels in the rest of Asia
5. Sofitel Ambassador Seoul, South Korea. Score 96.87
4. Shangri-La Far Eastern, Taipei, Taiwan. Score 97.31
3. Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, South Korea. Score 97.51
2. JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul, South Korea. Score 98.37
1. Signiel Seoul, South Korea. Score 98.89