Once called Krung Thep (City of Angels), the Thai capital is known today as much for its heavenly, gold-tipped temples as for its dizzying street food markets, shopping and breathtaking riverside and rooftop bar views.

Bangkok welcomed a record 38.27 million tourists in 2018, travelling for sightseeing, business, wellness breaks and indulgent weekends eating and drinking in the city’s newest crop of lauded restaurants. And they all need to rest their heads somewhere: two years ago the city claimed to have a stock of more than 10,000 luxury hotel rooms. That figure is set to grow by almost 20 per cent in the next few years with openings, including the 171-room Waldorf Astoria Bangkok (more on that below).

Read on for our pick of the city’s finest places for rest and relaxation after a day out touring temples in Phra Nakhon, basking by the Chao Phraya river or shopping or enjoying the nightlife of Sukhumvit.