Brand Collection
Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
44 Properties in our collection · Average score 9.1/10
The original pool villa brand. Banyan Tree pioneered standalone-villa luxury at Phuket in 1994 and has built a 44-property portfolio around the format.
What Makes Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Different
Founded in 1994 by Ho Kwon Ping and Claire Chiang in Singapore, Banyan Tree introduced the private pool villa to the luxury hotel market with its first Phuket property. The format has since become standard, but Banyan Tree retains the design DNA: villas as primary inventory, gardens between building
The brand sits alongside Aman and Six Senses in the Asia-design-led tier but distinguishes itself with cultural specificity. Each property's design references its specific location more than a brand template. Banyan Tree AlUla draws on Saudi rock formations, Banyan Tree Krabi on Thai stilt-house arc
Ideal Guest
Honeymoon couples, design-led travelers, repeat Asia visitors who have outgrown larger resort brands. Multi-generational families willing to pay for villa privacy. Not for travelers who prefer urban hotels or who want minimalist Aman-style architectural restraint.
Portfolio Character
Forty-four properties heavily weighted toward Asia, with newer expansion into the Middle East (AlUla, Bahrain) and Mexico (Cabo Marques). Sub-brands include Angsana (mid-tier) and Cassia (residences). The shared thread is private-villa-as-default, locally-influenced design, and on-site Banyan Tree S
Signature Service
Banyan Tree Spa treatments developed in-house, with the Singapore-based Banyan Tree Spa Academy training therapists across the portfolio. Most properties offer signature couples' treatments in private villa pavilions.
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44 Properties
Banyan Tree Ungasan
Bali
9.8/10
73 clifftop villas with private infinity pools above Bali's southern coast — Banyan Tree's Ungasan property opened in 2010.
Banyan Tree Tengchong
Tengchong
9.7/10
Banyan Tree's Yunnan property — 36 villas with private hot spring pools in the Gaoligong Mountains, opened 2010.
Banyan Tree Seychelles
Seychelles
9.6/10
Banyan Tree's Seychelles property — 60 hillside villas with private pools above Anse Intendance Beach on Mahé's southwest coast.
Banyan Tree Samui, Thailand
Koh Samui
9.6/10
Banyan Tree's Koh Samui property — 88 pool villas on Lamai Beach's northern headland, opened 2010.
Banyan Tree Sanya
Sanya
9.6/10
Banyan Tree's 49-villa Sanya property on Hainan Island — the brand's private-pool format on China's southern coast.
Banyan Tree Cabo Marques
Acapulco
9.6/10
45 cliffside villas with private infinity pools above the Pacific — Banyan Tree's Mexican outpost in Acapulco's Diamond Zone.
Buahan, a Banyan Tree Escape
Bali
9.5/10
Banyan Tree's adults-only Bali property — 16 open-air villas in the Buahan Valley, north of Ubud.
Banyan Tree Kyoto
Kyoto
9.5/10
Banyan Tree's first Japan property — urban format in central Kyoto with Forbes Five-Star recognition.
Banyan Tree Veya Phuket
Phuket
9.5/10
Banyan Tree's original Phuket property — 60 private pool villas on Bang Tao Bay, where the brand pioneered the villa-with-pool format in 1994.
Banyan Tree Macau
Macau
9.5/10
Banyan Tree's Cotai Strip property — 256 pool villas and suites with private indoor relaxation pools, opened 2011.
Banyan Tree AlUla
Luxury Hotels
9.5/10
Banyan Tree's AlUla property — tented villas with Nabataean-influenced architecture in Saudi Arabia's Ashar Valley.
Banyan Tree Ringha
Shangri-La
9.4/10
Banyan Tree's Tibetan property in Shangri-La — villa-format luxury at 3,200 meters in Yunnan's Diqing highlands.
Banyan Tree Madivaru, Maldives
Maldives
9.4/10
Six tented pool villas on a private Maldivian atoll — Banyan Tree's ultra-private adults-only format at smallest scale.
Banyan Tree Doha At La Cigale Mushaireb
Doha
9.4/10
Banyan Tree's 2021 Doha property in Mushaireb — 181 rooms and suites with butler service in the city center.
Banyan Tree Chongqing Beibei
Chongqing
9.4/10
Banyan Tree's Chongqing mountain property — hot spring villas at the foothills of Jinyun Mountain Natural Reserve.
Banyan Tree Bangkok
Bangkok
9.4/10
Banyan Tree's 327-room Bangkok vertical property — rooftop dining and the brand's spa translated to an urban tower above Lumphini Park.
Banyan Tree Krabi
Krabi
9.4/10
Banyan Tree's 2020 Krabi property — private pool villas on a secluded Andaman Sea beach with butler service.
Banyan Tree Mandai Rainforest Resort
Singapore
9.3/10
Banyan Tree's Singapore rainforest property — eco-resort villas with private pools in the Mandai wildlife corridor.
Ubuyu, A Banyan Tree Escape
Ruaha National Park
9.3/10
Banyan Tree's first Tanzanian property — safari lodge in Ruaha National Park with private-villa format and dedicated Escape Hosts.
Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
Maldives
9.3/10
Banyan Tree's original Maldives property — 48 beachfront villas with private pools on a private North Malé atoll island.
Banyan Tree Anji
Anji
9.3/10
Banyan Tree's bamboo-forest resort in Zhejiang Province — 151 villas in the mountains outside Anji.
Mamula Island by Banyan Tree
Herceg Novi
9.2/10
Banyan Tree's first island property — a restored 19th-century fortress on a private Adriatic island off Montenegro's coast.
Banyan Tree Seoul
Seoul
9.2/10
Banyan Tree's first Seoul property — urban resort format with private-pool suites and the brand's signature spa in the capital.
Banyan Tree Yangshuo
Yangshuo
9.2/10
Banyan Tree's 142-room Yangshuo property — pool villas and riverfront villas in the Li River karst landscape.
Banyan Tree Al Wadi
Ras Al Khaimah
9.2/10
Banyan Tree's 2010 desert property — 101 tented and villa accommodations with private pools in a Ras Al Khaimah wildlife preserve.
Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
9.2/10
Banyan Tree's first urban tower property — 55 rooms and suites in Kuala Lumpur City Centre, with rooftop infinity pool and adults-only format.
Banyan Tree Jiuzhaigou
Jiuzhaigou
9.2/10
Banyan Tree's Jiuzhaigou Valley property — adults-only mountain resort at the edge of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Banyan Tree Phuket
Phuket
9.1/10
Banyan Tree's original 1994 Phuket property — the hotel that introduced the private pool villa format to the luxury market.
Banyan Tree Varko Bay
Pogonia
9.0/10
Banyan Tree's Greek outpost — private pool villas on the Pogonia coast with 24/7 dedicated butler service.
Banyan Tree Bimini Resort & Residences
Bimini
9.0/10
Banyan Tree's Bahamian outpost — beachfront villas with private pools on Bimini, 50 miles east of Miami.
Banyan Tree Higashiyama Kyoto
Kyoto
9.0/10
Banyan Tree's first Japan property — urban Kyoto format with natural onsen baths and kaiseki dining in Higashiyama.
Banyan Tree Hangzhou
Hangzhou
9.0/10
Banyan Tree's Hangzhou property — urban resort format with traditional Chinese architecture on serene waterways.
Banyan Tree Mayakoba
Playa del Carmen
9.0/10
123 private pool villas in the Riviera Maya — Banyan Tree's villa-first format on the Mayakoba lagoon system.
Banyan Tree Lang Co
Lang Co
9.0/10
Banyan Tree's Central Vietnam property — 49 private pool villas on Lang Co Bay, between the East Sea and Truong Son mountains.
Banyan Tree Dubai
Dubai
8.9/10
Banyan Tree's urban Dubai property — contemporary villa-influenced design in the city rather than the brand's typical resort format.
Banyan Tree Huangshan
Huangshan
8.9/10
Banyan Tree's Huangshan property — villas and suites with hot-spring access in the Anhui countryside near the Yellow Mountains.
Banyan Tree Tamouda Bay
Tamuda Bay
8.8/10
Banyan Tree's 92-villa Moroccan property on Tamouda Bay — the brand's all-pool-villa format on the Mediterranean coast.
Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund
Shanghai
8.7/10
Banyan Tree's urban Shanghai property — 130 rooms and suites on the Bund with rooftop bar and three-floor spa.
Banyan Tree Puebla
Puebla
8.7/10
Banyan Tree's first colonial-city property — 78 suites in a 2018 Puebla historic building, with a rooftop Thai restaurant.
Banyan Tree Bintan
Bintan
8.7/10
Banyan Tree's 1995 Indonesian property — 64 private-pool villas on Bintan Island's northern coast, a 50-minute ferry from Singapore.
Banyan Tree Lijiang
Lijiang
8.5/10
Banyan Tree's Yunnan property — 122 villas at the base of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in Lijiang's Old Town UNESCO zone.
Banyan Tree Al Areen
Bahrain
8.4/10
Banyan Tree's Bahrain property — 78 private pool villas in the Al Areen desert, opened 2007 and renovated 2020.
Banyan Tree Tianjin Riverside
Tianjin
8.1/10
Banyan Tree's Tianjin property on the Hai River — villa-format luxury in the city's Hedong District.
Banyan Tree Veya Valle de Guadalupe
Valle de Guadalupe
7.0/10
Banyan Tree's first Valle de Guadalupe property — wellness resort in Mexico's wine country with vineyard setting and private-pool suites.
Upcoming Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Openings
Destinations: Acapulco, Anji, Bahrain, Bali, Bangkok, Bimini, Bintan, Chongqing, Doha, Dubai, Hangzhou, Herceg Novi, Huangshan, Jiuzhaigou, Koh Samui, Krabi, Kuala Lumpur, Kyoto, Lang Co, Lijiang, Luxury Hotels, Macau, Maldives, Phuket, Playa del Carmen, Pogonia, Puebla, Ras Al Khaimah, Ruaha National Park, Sanya.
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