Bangkok Skyline, including a Suite, Massage Credit and Daily Cocktails

An urban sanctuary with panoramic views of the Bangkok skyline, including a suite, massage credit, daily cocktails at the 52nd floor Sky Garden and brilliant club lounge perks

At once traditional and yet thoroughly forward-thinking, Bangkok is full of thrilling contrasts. Its cityscape is characterised by glinting skyscrapers, enormous golden wats and royal palaces - all of which are dominated by the trundling juggernaut of a river: the Chao Phraya. You’ll need to ascend to lofty heights to get a good eyeful of this vast metropolis - and where better than the legendary Banyan Tree?

Voted one of the top hotels in southern Asia in the 2016 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards, this long-established retreat is a bastion of luxury hospitality on embassy-lined South Sathon Road. Not only does it offer world-class Banyan Tree spa relaxation and a tropical rooftop pool, but seven restaurants and bars - the most famous of which are the al fresco Vertigo and Moon Bar, located on the ear-popping 61st floor.

This slimline skyscraper is one of the original five-stars to cause a stir in Bangkok, and when it comes to the generously oversized rooms and instantly calming atmosphere, it’s still one of the biggest hitters in the city.