Most amazing hotels in Thailand
Soneva Kiri
At Soneva Kiri unparalleled luxury meets sustainable and eco friendly design on an unspoiled island with some of the best beaches in Thailand. All villas at Soneva Kiri, located on the island of Koh Kood come with a private pool rank among of the largest resort villas in the world. Soneva is one of the top luxury hotel brands with fantastic resorts in Maldives also.
Our Favorite: Each villa is provided with a electric buggy that you can ride! What fun!
Getting There: They have private planes flying from Suvarnabhumi airport everyday. It is possible to reach by road+ boat but it’s a bit cumbersome.
Four seasons Chiang Mai
Set within 32 acres of lush landscaped gardens and views of mountains, terraced rice paddies, lakes and lily ponds, the Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai is perfect for unwinding, recharging and finding your fulfillment with individually-tailored experiences.
Set in the beautiful Mae Rim Valley it is designed like a traditional Thai village and a stay here feels like stepping into another world yet is just 30-minutes drive from the centre of Chiang Mai.
Our Favorite: Its like living in a opulent Thai village
Getting There: Its only a 40 minute drive from Chiang Mai airport which is well connected to Bangkok and Phuket.
Four Seasons tented camp golden triangle, Chiang Rai
Four Seasons Tented Camp, stunningly located on the border of Thailand, Laos and Myanmar, and overlooking the Mekong River is an adventure of a lifetime. Be it the arrival on a long tail boat or interacting with rescued elephants, exploring spectacular mountain trails or bamboo jungles and unwinding in luxury tents, everything here spells 19th-century explorer.
The 15 safari style luxury tents come with a complimentary and fully stocked mini bar and some even have wooden hot tubs on the terrace overlooking the mountains of Laos and views of Myanmar.
Our Favorite: Where else can you spend time in a luxury jungle safari villa straddling 3 countries?!
Getting There: Chiang Rai is the closest airport and the resort is about an hours drive from here. You can even reach here from Chiang Mai by road and the journey takes about 4 hours.
Six senses Koh Yao Noi
Staying at the Six senses Koh Yao Noi feels like staying in a luxurious tree house perched on a cliff-side with jaw dropping views of Phang Nga bay and its limestone pinnacles. Six senses is one of the world’s top luxury hotel brands focused predominantly on eco-friendly and sustainable luxury.
All villas come with private pool and fabulous views. The Six Senses spa is world renowned and has won many awards for its signature treatments. If you do decide to stay here make sure to indulge.
Our Favorite: That you can be so close to the island of Phuket and still feel like you are on a castaway type adventure.
Getting There: Six Senses Koh Yao Noi is located on the island of Koh Yao Noi, an island in the Phang Nga Bay just a 45 minute speedboat ride away from Phuket town. If coming from the airport you will need to drive down to the pier near Phuket town. The resort is easily reached from Krabi in the same way, a 45 minute speed boat transfer.
Trisara Phuket
In Sanskrit Trisara means third garden of Heaven the exclusivity and top-notch service more than live up to it. This luxurious hotel is situated on Thailands North- East coast which is a lot less developed than the beaches of Patong. Here each villa comes with jaw dropping views and a private pool.
Spread across 40 acres of fragrant tropical gardens the resort has three restaurants, a 45-metre salt water swimming pool, yoga salas, a Muay Thai boxing ring and a sensational spa. The coatline at Trisara is nice a dramatic with golden beaches on either side of the resort.
Our Favorite: Their restaurant Pru was awarded Phukets first and only Michelin Star in 2019
Getting There: Trisara Phuket is very conveniently located just a 20 mins drive from the airport and 40 minutes drive from Patong.
Amazing Luxury resorts of Thailand that are easy on the wallet
Luxury resorts and 5 star hotels are a dime to a dozen in Thailand. While places like Phuket, Bangkok and Koh Samui are packed to the brim with all kinds of hotels and we are happy to help you pick one based on your budget and travel dates what we have below is a bit different.
The hotel we have mentioned below have special locations (read away from the crowds of Phuket, Bangkok and Koh Samui), excellent service standards, beautifully appointed rooms and villas and best of all are really really affordable.
- Pimalai Resort & Spa
- Zeavola Resort
- Santhiya Koh Yao Yai
- The DharaDhevi Chiang Mai
- Santhiya Koh Phangan Resort