Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, and Macau has revealed the top choices for its third annual Luxury Awards Asia-Pacific, recognizing the best hotels, resorts, airlines, cruises, spas, destinations, and more across the Asia-Pacific region for 2025.
2025 Luxury Awards Asia-Pacific: Number 1 Winners by Country and Category
Australia
Best Beach + Island Hotels: JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa
Best Country Hotel + Lodges: El Questro Homestead
Best City Hotels: Capella Sydney
Best Hotel Pools: Lake Argyle Resort
Best Hotel Spas: Chi, The Spa at Shangri-La Sydney
Best Hotel General Managers: Ravinder Dhesi (JW Marriott Gold Coast)
Cambodia
Best Beach, Island + Upcountry Hotels: Cardamom Tented Camp
Best City Hotels: Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor
Best Hotel Pools: Shinta Mani Angkor & Bensley Collection Pool Villas
Best Hotel Spas: Six Senses Krabey Island
Best Hotel General Managers: Dagmar Lyons (Raffles Hotel Le Royal)
Hong Kong
Best Hotels: Regent Hong Kong
Best Hotel Pools: Fullerton Ocean Park
Best Hotel Spas: Yun Wellness at Island Shangri-La Hong Kong
Best Hotel General Managers: Luc Bollen (The Park Lane Hong Kong, Autograph Collection)
Indonesia
Best Beach Resorts: The Mulia Resort & Villas Bali
Best Upcountry Hotels: Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
Best City Hotels: Park Hyatt Jakarta
Best Hotel Pools: The Apurva Kempinski Bali
Best Hotel Spas: The Ritz-Carlton Bali
Best Hotel General Managers: Ram Hiralal (Jumeirah Bali)
Japan
Best Beach, Island + Upcountry Hotels: Park Hyatt Niseko
Best City Hotels: The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto
Best Hotel Pools: ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa
Best Hotel Spas: Evian Spa at Palace Hotel Tokyo
Best Hotel General Managers: Masaru Watanabe (Palace Hotel Tokyo)
Laos
Best Hotels: Amantaka
Best Hotel Pools: AVANI+ Luang Prabang
Best Hotel Spas: Rosewood Luang Prabang
Best Hotel General Managers: Max Chin (AVANI+ Luang Prabang)
Macau
Best Hotels: Galaxy Hotel
Best Hotel Pools: Galaxy Macau Grand Resort Deck
Best Hotel Spas: Banyan Tree Macau
Best General Managers: Joanne Chan (Banyan Tree Macau)
Malaysia
Best Beach, Island + Upcountry Hotels: The Banjaran Hotsprings Retreat
Best City Hotels: EQ Kuala Lumpur
Best Hotel Pools: The Ritz-Carlton, Langkawi
Best Hotel Spas: The Banjaran Hot Springs Retreat
Best Hotel General Managers: Fiona Hagan (Shangri-La Rasa Ria, Kota Kinabulu)
Maldives
Best Resorts: Soneva Jani
Best Resorts for Families: InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort
Best Most Outrageous Villas: The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort, John Jacob Astor Estate
Best House Reefs: W Maldives – North Ari Atoll
Best Resort Pools: Villa Nautica
Best Resort Spas: Soneva Jani
Best Hotel General Managers: Raffaele Solferino (Grand Park Kodhipparu)
New Zealand
Best Country Hotels + Lodges: Rosewood Cape Kidnappers
Best City Hotels: Park Hyatt Auckland
Best Hotel Spas: Earth Energies Sanctuary
Philippines
Best Beach, Island + Upcountry Resorts: Dusit Thani Mactan Cebu
Best City Hotels: Raffles Makati
Best Hotel Pools: Shangri-La Boracay
Best Hotel Spas: Shangri-La Mactan
Best Hotel General Managers: Joegil Magtanggol Escobar (Discovery Coron)
Singapore
Best Hotels: Raffles Singapore
Best Hotel Pools: Marina Bay Sands
Best Hotel Spas: The Spa at Mandarin Oriental Singapore
Best Hotel General Managers: Melvin Lim (Pan Pacific Singapore)
South Korea
Best Beach, Island + Upcountry Hotels: JW Marriott Jeju Resort & Spa
Best City Hotels: Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
Best Hotel Pools: Signiel Busan
Best Hotel Spas: JW Marriott Hotel Seoul
Best Hotel General Managers: Silvio Rosenberger (JW Marriott Hotel Seoul)
Thailand
Best Beach + Island Resorts: JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa
Best Upcountry Hotels: Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle
Best City Hotels: Capella Bangkok
Best Hotel Pools: 137 Pillar Suites & Residences Bangkok
Best Hotel Spas: Kamalaya
Best Hotel General Managers: Patrick Both (Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok)
Vietnam
Best Beach + Island Resorts: InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort
Best Upcountry Hotels: Anantara Hoi An
Best City Hotels: Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi
Best Hotel Pools: JW Marriott Phu Quoc
Best Hotel Spas: Tinh Wellness Sanctuary + La Veranda Phu Quoc
Best Hotel General Managers: Phan Trong Minh (Azerai La Residence Hue)
Transportation
Best Airlines: Singapore Airlines
Best Airports: Singapore Changi Airport
Best Ocean Cruises: Silversea Cruises
Best River Cruises: Avalon Waterways
Best Region-Wide
Best Hotel Brands: Capella
Best Hotel Loyalty Programs: Accor Live Limitless
Best Integrated Resorts: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Best Travel Agents + Specialists: Khiri Travel
Destinations
Best Cities: Tokyo
Best Islands: Bali, Indonesia
For the first time, the Luxury Awards separated river cruises and ocean cruises, introduced a favourite hotel brand category, and launched the Icon Award. The event was attended by leaders from the industry’s most celebrated brands, including The Four Seasons, Six Senses, The Ritz-Carlton, and Aman.
The 2025 Luxury Awards Asia-Pacific span over 25 categories and 15 countries and territories, with the names of the winners chosen based on the results of votes casted by over 285,000 readers.
“I am thrilled to be hosting the third annual Luxury Awards Asia-Pacific,” said Björn Rettig, CEO of BurdaLuxury.
“We are honoured to pay tribute to some of the world’s most remarkable destinations and celebrate the extraordinary experiences that continues to place Asia-Pacific as the pinnacle of global hospitality.
“The focal point of the Luxury Awards Asia-Pacific has always been about forging a community built on excellence and shared passion, and it is incredibly exciting to be able to see the people and hear the stories that makes this such a remarkable industry.”
“The hotel industry has been growing like crazy, with so many new openings in the past year,” said Jeninne Lee-St.John, Editor-in-Chief of Travel + Leisure Southeast Asia, Hong Kong and Macau.
“That’s why it’s so impressive to see so many of you smartly innovating and evolving in order to stay ahead of the competition. Big investments in wellness and sustainability, new guest experiences, entire property overhauls. I always say that luxury is about the people. So, this year, we’ve introduced our first-ever Icon Awards, honouring a person who’s starting a revolution in hospitality.”
