Conde Nast Traveler readers honour Thailand with top placings in 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is pleased to report that Thailand has once again earned prestigious acclaim on the global travel awards stage with prominent placings in the best city, island and resort categories of the Conde Nast Traveler 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards.

 

No less than three of the 10 places on the ‘Top Islands’ of Asia listing went to Thai islands, with Samui coming in at 7th with a score of 93.33, Phi Phi Islands in 9th with a score of 91.83, and Phuket in 10th with a score of 89.79.

 

Honoured with impressive placings on the list of ‘The Best Resorts in the World’ were Anantara Chiang Mai Resort in 8th spot, Amanpuri in Phuket in 13th spot, and Soneva Kiri on Koh Kood in Trat in 21st spot.

 

Doing Thailand tremendously proud was the spa resort Chiva-Som in Hua Hin, which was named No. 1 among the 50 worldwide spa resorts that filled the ranks of the list of ‘The Best Spa Resorts in the U.S. & Around the World’. The Readers’ Choice Awards described Chiva-Som as “one of the premier spa resorts in the world”.

 

The 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards also featured two Thailand-specific lists, a reflection of Thailand’s enduring status as one of the world’s favourite and best-known holiday destinations.

 

The ‘Top 10 Hotels in Bangkok’ list was made up as follows:

#1           The Sukhothai Bangkok (97.65 score)

#2           Capella Bangkok (97.55)

#3           Shangri-la Hotel, Bangkok (97.37)

#4           Lebua at State Tower (97.28)

#5           The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok (97.14)

#6           Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River (96.55)

#7           Banyan Tree Bangkok (96.19)

#8           The Peninsula Bangkok (95.25)

#9           Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok (95.03)

#10        Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok (94.5)

 

The ‘Top 20 Resorts in Thailand’ list was made up as follows:

#1           Anantara Chiang Mai Resort (99.81 score)

#2           Amanpuri in Phuket (99.76)

#3           Soneva Kiri on Koh Kood (score 99.66)

#4           COMO Point Yamu in Phuket (98.93)

#5           Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui (98.76)

#6           Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Krabi (98.66)

#7           Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort (98.25)

#8           Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort (97.73)

#9           Aleenta Phuket Resort & Spa (97.48)

#10        Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai (97.02)

#11        Rosewood Phuket (96.33)

#12        The Nai Harn Phuket (95.81)

#13        Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle (94.6)

#14        Anantara Mai Khao Phuket Villas (93.47)

#15        The Sarojin in Phuket (93.36)

#16        The Slate in Phuket (93.07)

#17        Anantara Hua Hin Resort (92.25)

#18        Pimalai Resort & Spa on Koh Lanta (92.18)

#19        Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort (91.58)

#20        Melia Koh Samui (90.98)

 

The 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards were the 34th edition of the annual awards, in which Conde Nast Traveler readers can vote in various categories; such as, best countries, cities, islands, spa resorts, and cruise lines.

 

Source: https://www.tatnews.org/2021/10/conde-nast-traveler-readers-honour-thailand-with-top-placings-in-2021-readers-choice-awards/

[ThailandRyan]

Are these ratings being done from Travelers who entered Thailand in 2021 or from the last time tourism was big in 2019.  I really do find articles like this to be disingenuous at best and wonder if TAT did not write to the magazine and say they had received X number of accolades on these places. Some of the hotels listed have been closed for awhile due to covid restrictions etc.

[Thailand]

Amazing when everywhere was closed.

[MRToMRT]

If we ever thought travel awards were scummy we now know 100%. In a world that was locked down how did they figure this?

[RotBenz8888]

9 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

The ‘Top 10 Hotels in Bangkok’ list was made up as follows:

#1           The Sukhothai Bangkok (97.65 score)

#2           Capella Bangkok (97.55)

#3           Shangri-la Hotel, Bangkok (97.37)

#4           Lebua at State Tower (97.28)

#5           The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok (97.14)

#6           Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River (96.55)

#7           Banyan Tree Bangkok (96.19)

#8           The Peninsula Bangkok (95.25)

#9           Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok (95.03)

#10        Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok (94.5)

They must've forgotten Nana hotel. "For its proximity to Nana plaza, the lovely girls on the parking lot just outside and the genuine smell of Bangkok in the wonderfull lobby" 

[tonray]

10 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

No less than three of the 10 places on the ‘Top Islands’ of Asia listing went to Thai islands, with Samui coming in at 7th with a score of 93.33

Note : Survey results may have included a disproportionate number of taxi drivers vs regular tourists

[jerrymahoney]

https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/top-resorts-in-thailand-readers-choice-awards

[Burma Bill]

2 hours ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

Conde Nast Traveler

Please excuse my ignorance but who the hell are Conde Nast? Personally I have never heard of them. According to Wikipedia:-

 

Condé Nast is a global mass media company founded in 1909 by Condé Montrose Nast, and owned by Advance Publications. Its headquarters are located at One World Trade Center in New York City and The Adelphi building in London. Wikipedia

[ThailandRyan]

3 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

They must've forgotten Nana hotel. "For its proximity to Nana plaza, the lovely girls on the parking lot just outside and the genuine smell of Bangkok in the wonderfull lobby" 

The smell of SEX

[tingtong]

Conde Nast is a travel magazine, "awarding" their advertisers mainly with faked top lists.

Always have been this way, but if wasn't sure before, the 2021 list is a proof, with Thailand literally been in full lockdown the 2nd year...yet ko kood, ko lanta, hua hin, Bangkok are prominent features....

Almost more hotels listed there the the total number of tourists TAT could produce for the sandbox!!

[Benmart]

As churned out from old clippings and memories of times past.  

[drenddy]

We know, these ratings are far too subjective...For example, Time Out named the neighborhood of Nørrebro in Copenhagen as the most cool in the world, but, in my opinion, is just a <deleted>hole, nothing fancy about it.Even Sukhumvit soi 11 is better.

 

So, let's not get too excited about these ratings.

[unblocktheplanet]

1 hour ago, drenddy said:

We know, these ratings are far too subjective...let's not get too excited about these ratings.

Trouble is, they give outlanders the impression Bangkok is not a crumbling, polluted ghost-town.

[billd766]

2 hours ago, drenddy said:

We know, these ratings are far too subjective...For example, Time Out named the neighborhood of Nørrebro in Copenhagen as the most cool in the world, but, in my opinion, is just a <deleted>hole, nothing fancy about it.Even Sukhumvit soi 11 is better.

 

So, let's not get too excited about these ratings.

But it gives TAT and Thailand something to crow about.