On September 25, 2024, the MICHELIN Guide revealed the brand new One, Two, and Three Key distinctions for the most outstanding hotels in Thailand.
This announcement comes four years into a comprehensive refresh of our hotel selection. The MICHELIN Guide now includes over 5,000 hotels across the world, and not a single one is simply a room for the night. These are places that significantly add to your experience as a traveler, each vetted and judged excellent in five categories: architecture and interior design, quality and consistency of service, overall personality and character, value for the price, and a significant contribution to the guest experience in a particular setting.
Which brings us back to the Keys. The culmination of countless hours of evaluation by our Inspectors, the Key hotels below represent the highlights of our broader selection. Like the MICHELIN Stars for restaurants, the MICHELIN Keys are our most outstanding hotels.
In total, the 2024 MICHELIN Guide hotel selection in Thailand includes a total of 8 Three Key hotels, 19 Two Key hotels, and 31 One Key hotels. Want to know more about the MICHELIN Key? Here’s everything you need to know. Or, head below to look at all the Keys.
Highlights of the Thailand 2024 Key Hotel List
Jump straight to the list or take a deeper dive into select Key hotels.
On this page, you’ll find every single one of our new Key distinctions, sorted by number of Keys and location in Thailand. Click on any hotel to go straight to the hotel page to learn more about the nuts and bolts of each property. Alternatively, you can read any number of in-depth pieces about the aspects of the special craft that make up a Key hotel over on our magazine. While our anonymous selection team spends every day scouring the earth to vet favorite hotels and unearth hidden gems, our editorial team delves into the hotel craft by speaking directly to hoteliers.
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Thailand's Three Key Club
Eight properties earned our highest hotel honor in Thailand, the exclusive Three Key distinction. Of these, four hotels represent the very best of Thailand’s world-renowned seaside resorts. Nor are they all clustered on one blessed stretch of coastline. In Thailand, these four hotels (Amanpuri, Phulay Bay, Samujana Villas, and Soneva Kiri) are found all throughout the country, spanning thousands of miles and two seas.
Outside those spectacular oceanside suites and villas, we find four more Three Key hotels. Itself not far from the sea, Keemala is set in treehouse accommodations amidst the jungle of Phuket. In the mountainside, you’ll find the impeccable service and luxe design of the Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai. The list rounds out in Bangkok with the incredibly storied Mandarin Oriental and the Art Deco-influenced The Siam.
Explore the ins and outs of all our Three Key hotels in Thailand, here.
Unparalleled Creativity in One of Asia’s Top Tourist Destinations
Thailand is one of the most visited countries in Asia — and hotels go all out to stand out. The InterContinental Khao Yai Resort is a lakeside jungle escape where suites and villas are built from upcycled train cars. Iniala Beach House is a high-design collaboration by 11 almost avant-garde designers. Even the skyscrapers showcase fantastic imagination. Look no further than Rosewood Bangkok. Designed at a sharp angle, it’s meant to resemble the wai, a traditional Thai greeting.
Also read: At InterContinental Khao Yai Resort in Thailand, Nirvana for Fans of Vintage Rail Cars and Private Plunge Pools
17 Keys in Bangkok
17 hotels gained Keys in Bangkok, making up nearly a third of the selections on today’s list. Included are an impressive crop of design-forward skyscraper hotels. We’ve already mentioned the Rosewood Bangkok — it’s joined by other towers like the Okura Prestige Bangkok, The Standard Bangkok, Oriental Residence and the InterContinental Bangkok. Breaking the mold is the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, a mid-rise complex designed by the legendary Aman designer Jean-Michel Gathy (his most famous work may be Amanpuri in Phuket, the very first Aman hotel — and today honored with Three Keys in Phuket).
Also read: Inside Bangkok’s Grande Dame: The Mandarin Oriental Is Still the Heart of Thai Hospitality
Click below to jump to each distinction:
The Three Key Hotels
Bangkok: Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Bangkok: The Siam
Chiang Mai: Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai
Trat: Soneva Kiri
Surat Thani: Samujana Villas
Krabi: Phulay Bay, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Phuket: Amanpuri
Phuket: Keemala
The Two Key Hotels
Bangkok: Capella Bangkok
Bangkok: Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
Bangkok: Park Hyatt Bangkok
Bangkok: Rosewood Bangkok
Bangkok: The Okura Prestige Bangkok
Bangkok: The Peninsula Bangkok
Bangkok: The Sukhothai Bangkok
Chiang Mai: Rachamankha
Chiang Rai: Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort
Surat Thani: Banyan Tree Samui
Surat Thani: Napasai, A Belmond Hotel, Koh Samui
Surat Thani: SALA Samui Choengmon Beach
Surat Thani: Six Senses Samui
Phang Nga: The Sarojin Thailand
Phang Nga: Six Senses Yao Noi
Krabi: Banyan Tree Krabi
Krabi: Pimalai Resort & Spa
Phuket: InterContinental Phuket Resort
Phuket: Rosewood Phuket
The One Key Hotels
Bangkok: 137 Pillars Suites Bangkok
Bangkok: Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel
Bangkok: COMO Metropolitan Bangkok
Bangkok: InterContinental Bangkok
Bangkok: Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok
Bangkok: Oriental Residence Bangkok
Bangkok: SO/ Bangkok
Bangkok: The Standard Bangkok
Phetchaburi: Veranda Resort & Villas Hua Hin Cha Am
Chiang Mai: 137 Pillars House
Chiang Mai: Aleenta Retreat Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai: Raya Heritage
Chiang Mai: Tamarind Village
Prachuap Khiri Khan: Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa
Prachuap Khiri Khan: The Standard Hua Hin
Prachuap Khiri Khan: V Villas Hua Hin
Prachuap Khiri Khan: Aleenta Resort & Spa, Hua-Hin
Nakhon Ratchasima: InterContinental Khao Yai Resort
Surat Thani: Anantara Lawana Resort and Spa
Surat Thani: Kerem Luxury Beachfront Villas
Surat Thani: Kimpton Kitalay Samui
Krabi: Rayavadee
Phang Nga: Aleenta Resort & Spa, Phuket
Phang Nga: Iniala Beach House
Phuket: Andara Resort & Villas
Phuket: COMO Point Yamu
Phuket: The Nai Harn Phuket
Phuket: The Pavilions, Phuket
Phuket: The Slate
Phuket: Trisara
Phuket: The Racha
