Bangkok has only one 5***** hotel

[Thian]

It was on the Thai radionews some minutes ago.

According to Forbes magazine bangkok has only 1 real 5* hotel....it's the Mandarin.

So.....that ain't much

[smokie36]

BS.

[Pib]

Only one Thai hotel made it into the Forbes 2015 Five star ranking. That's Forbes opinion...another magazine/company may have a different ranking. Seems everybody and his brother has a ranking for things.

[Thian]

BS.

It's not BS, there are more hotels who claim to have 5 stars but according to Forbes they don't deserve them.

I stayed in the Mandarin Khao Yai some weeks ago and there wasn't anything to complain about, don't know if it's 5* there but it was good enough for us. Oh yes, the crying Thai kids during breakfast was a bummer, only that was annoying.

[Suradit69]

BS.

It's not BS, there are more hotels who claim to have 5 stars but according to Forbes they don't deserve them.

I stayed in the Mandarin Khao Yai some weeks ago and there wasn't anything to complain about, don't know if it's 5* there but it was good enough for us. Oh yes, the crying Thai kids during breakfast was a bummer, only that was annoying.

So Forbes can't produce BS? Their travel guide used to be Mobil Travel Guide. Would you really use a US gas station to rank hotels in Asia?

[Baerboxer]

BS.

It's not BS, there are more hotels who claim to have 5 stars but according to Forbes they don't deserve them.

I stayed in the Mandarin Khao Yai some weeks ago and there wasn't anything to complain about, don't know if it's 5* there but it was good enough for us. Oh yes, the crying Thai kids during breakfast was a bummer, only that was annoying.

So Forbes can't produce BS? Their travel guide used to be Mobil Travel Guide. Would you really use a US gas station to rank hotels in Asia?

Everyone has their own opinion, but Forbes isn't world famous for the definitive hotel guide.

I've stayed in hotels in a great many countries especially in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. And, IMO, Thailand has some of the best for business and holiday travel. The worst, for me, were in LA and Romania and my "early time" in China 25 years ago.

Depends on your criteria.

[OMGImInPattaya]

If the criteria is pretensiousness then yes, the Mandarin Oriental wins hands down.

[impulse]

How many 7 Stars?

[amyreyna]

At least the Mandarin get free advertisement in Forbes. There will be more people know about it from Forbes

[autanic]

I would rate the top 10 hotels in Bangkok as follows :

(This is my list, so you have the right to disagree, but I have stayed in all of these residences and there is a clear winner)

Location, size of room, atmosphere, facilities, proximity to the sky train, restaurants and pool areas.

1) The Eastin Sukosol

2) The Mandarin Oriental

3) The Shangri - La

4) The Sheraton Royal Orchid (Riverside)

5) The Peninsular

6) The Pullman

7) The Westin

9) The Sukosol

10) The Anantara (Formerly Marriott)

Edited January 29, 2016 by autanic

[farang95]

15150 bath la nuit

[Thian]

I would rate the top 10 hotels in Bangkok as follows :

(This is my list, so you have the right to disagree, but I have stayed in all of these residences and there is a clear winner)

Location, size of room, atmosphere, facilities, proximity to the sky train, restaurants and pool areas.

1) The Eastin Sukosol

2) The Mandarin Oriental

3) The Shangri - La

4) The Sheraton Royal Orchid (Riverside)

5) The Peninsular

6) The Pullman

7) The Westin

9) The Sukosol

10) The Anantara (Formerly Marriott)

The Eastin Pratunam wouldn't even lift my fathers luggage into the taxi. It was a skinny girl there who even couldn't lift it if she wanted to try.

The Pullman is nice but the personell can't speak english. Speaking english is the biggest problem for all hotels though.

Sheraton Royal orchid don't know how to make coffee even when they have a "real" barista on the terrace. Also they don't give a dime if a guest damages her car on their steap driveway into the garage.

I don't know the other hotels but i guess it's all the same. No english, no trained personell.

For me a 5* hotel needs to have well trained personell who of course can speak good english.

[lust]

I stayed at a "5* hotel" in Cyprus, and maybe it is, in Cyprus..... I would rate it a 2* star hotel..

[simon43]

Why didn't the Nana Hotel make it to the 5-star list?

[Fookhaht]

15150 bath la nuit

Have to take all those baths at once, or can you spread them out over your stay?

Just sayin' ...

[OMGImInPattaya]

I would rate the top 10 hotels in Bangkok as follows :

(This is my list, so you have the right to disagree, but I have stayed in all of these residences and there is a clear winner)

Location, size of room, atmosphere, facilities, proximity to the sky train, restaurants and pool areas.

1) The Eastin Sukosol

2) The Mandarin Oriental

3) The Shangri - La

4) The Sheraton Royal Orchid (Riverside)

5) The Peninsular

6) The Pullman

7) The Westin

9) The Sukosol

10) The Anantara (Formerly Marriott)

Some of the names are incorrect or confusing...and many are barely 4-Star but such lists are subjective by nature. Didn't even mention The St. Regis, Anantara Siam (formerly Four Seasons), The Okura, The Siam, or the Sheraton Grand Sukhumvit so not much cred for this list. Edited January 29, 2016 by OMGImInPattaya

[Gringogazzer]

BS.

It's not BS, there are more hotels who claim to have 5 stars but according to Forbes they don't deserve them.

I stayed in the Mandarin Khao Yai some weeks ago and there wasn't anything to complain about, don't know if it's 5* there but it was good enough for us. Oh yes, the crying Thai kids during breakfast was a bummer, only that was annoying.

So Forbes can't produce BS? Their travel guide used to be Mobil Travel Guide. Would you really use a US gas station to rank hotels in Asia?

Would you use a tyre company to rank restaurants & chefs? Seems to have been successful for over a century.

[kannot]

only one opinion counts when checking out a hotel and thats MINE

[harrry]

Why didn't the Nana Hotel make it to the 5-star list?

A couple of hotels near Phuket airport are trying hard to make the list.

[Gringogazzer]

only one opinion counts when checking out a hotel and thats MINE

Bang on.

[harrry]

To be a true 5 star hotel a range of fresh hot meals must be available at all times for service in the room.

English should be flawless and other euorpean language speaking staff should be available to assist at all time.

Needs of guests should be available regardless of hour. If a button needs sewing on it should be able to be done even at 4 am.

How many hotels meet this.

Most of you think of the Mandarin as being the one most people stay at...only a part of it is r5 star if that.

[SamuiRes]

There is no internationally recognised definition of the star system for hotels so the ratings are purely subjective and have different criteria from country to country. In a so called "5 Star" all it tells you is that you will be paying more than in a so called "4 Star".

[BlindMagician]

BS.

It's not BS, there are more hotels who claim to have 5 stars but according to Forbes they don't deserve them.

I stayed in the Mandarin Khao Yai some weeks ago and there wasn't anything to complain about, don't know if it's 5* there but it was good enough for us. Oh yes, the crying Thai kids during breakfast was a bummer, only that was annoying.

So Forbes can't produce BS? Their travel guide used to be Mobil Travel Guide. Would you really use a US gas station to rank hotels in Asia?

That's an idiotic argument. Things evolve don't they. Thunk bout it.

[Deli]

Pullman sucks and Mandarin is top - always was

[farang95]

for one night? why not right ? if you want a good hotel...that never disappointed me with good price... IBIS Hotel are just fine lol ....

[ExpatOilWorker]

I would rate the top 10 hotels in Bangkok as follows :

(This is my list, so you have the right to disagree, but I have stayed in all of these residences and there is a clear winner)

Location, size of room, atmosphere, facilities, proximity to the sky train, restaurants and pool areas.

1) The Eastin Sukosol

2) The Mandarin Oriental

3) The Shangri - La

4) The Sheraton Royal Orchid (Riverside)

5) The Peninsular

6) The Pullman

7) The Westin

9) The Sukosol

10) The Anantara (Formerly Marriott)

Is #10 the former Four Seasons?

[Emster23]

Michelin ones who invented the star rating system, I believe. I went to their website concerning Thailand and hit button for 5 star hotels. "No results found for your search" came up. http://travel.michelin.com/web/destination/Thailand/hotels

[NoshowJones]

I would rate the top 10 hotels in Bangkok as follows :

(This is my list, so you have the right to disagree, but I have stayed in all of these residences and there is a clear winner)

Location, size of room, atmosphere, facilities, proximity to the sky train, restaurants and pool areas.

1) The Eastin Sukosol

2) The Mandarin Oriental

3) The Shangri - La

4) The Sheraton Royal Orchid (Riverside)

5) The Peninsular

6) The Pullman

7) The Westin

9) The Sukosol

10) The Anantara (Formerly Marriott)

What about the Nana Hotel?

[kkup]

Lebua Hotel - State Tower - + amazing breakfast!

[harrry]

https://www.wko.at/Content.Node/hotelsterne/Criteria_Austrian_Hotelclassification_2010-2014_4.pdf

provides details of how one country defines a 5 star hotel.