Brand Collection
Kempinski Hotels
74 Properties in our collection · Average score 9.0/10
Europe's oldest luxury hotel group, founded 1897. Strongest in the former Habsburg empire and the Middle East; the global expansion is uneven.
What Makes Kempinski Hotels Different
Kempinski began with Hotel Bristol Berlin in 1897 and built outward through pre-war Central Europe. The post-war rebirth came through Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg and Vier Jahreszeiten Munich. The chain is majority-owned by Crown Property Bureau (the Thai royal family's investment vehicle), which has f
The portfolio's quality reflects its history: the legacy European properties are excellent (Adlon Berlin, Atlantic Hamburg, Vier Jahreszeiten Munich), the Middle East and former-Soviet expansion is solid, and recent Asian additions vary. Where Mandarin Oriental and Peninsula represent Asian-rooted l
Ideal Guest
European travelers, especially those familiar with Central European geography. Middle Eastern travelers using Kempinski's strong Levant and Gulf presence. Not for travelers who haven't engaged with the brand before. Start with the Berlin or Munich legacy properties.
Portfolio Character
Seventy-four properties heavily weighted toward Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with limited US presence. Quality is highest in the German-speaking legacy properties and the major Middle East flagships (Ajman, Dead Sea, Beirut), more variable in the Chinese expansion. The brand standard is Europe
Signature Service
European grand-hotel service traditions: formal arrival, evening turndown with chocolate, table service at breakfast. The legacy properties feel time-locked in a way that's increasingly rare.
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74 Properties
Kempinski Hotel Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden
9.7/10
Kempinski's Bavarian Alps property in Berchtesgaden — mountain resort with Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2025 recognition.
Kempinski Hotel Changsha
Changsha
9.7/10
Kempinski's Changsha property — European grand-hotel service traditions translated to a Chinese provincial capital.
Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok
Bangkok
9.7/10
Kempinski's Bangkok flagship — Forbes Five-Star urban property near Lumphini Park with 4,000-square-meter spa.
Kempinski Hotel Nay Pyi Taw
Nay Pyi Taw
9.7/10
Kempinski's Myanmar capital property — 141 rooms in Nay Pyi Taw, opened 2014.
Olare Mara Kempinski Masai Mara
Masai Mara
9.6/10
Kempinski's first Masai Mara property — adults-only safari lodge on a private conservancy in Kenya's savannah.
Kempinski Palace Portorož Slovenia
Portorož
9.6/10
Kempinski's Slovenian Adriatic property — a beach resort on the Portorož waterfront with Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2024 recognition.
Grand Hotel Kempinski Vilnius
Vilnius
9.6/10
Kempinski's Vilnius flagship — European grand-hotel service in Lithuania's capital, with Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2025 recognition.
Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay
Soma Bay
9.6/10
Kempinski's Red Sea resort on Soma Bay's private beach — European grand-hotel service translated to Egyptian coastal terrain.
Kempinski Hotel Amman
Amman
9.6/10
Kempinski's Amman flagship — European grand-hotel service traditions in Jordan's capital.
Beijing Yanqi Island Pavilion by Kempinski
Beijing
9.6/10
Kempinski's island resort on Yanqi Lake — 59 villas and pavilions 50 kilometers north of central Beijing.
Kempinski Hotel Hangzhou
Hangzhou
9.6/10
Kempinski's 2019 Hangzhou property — 336 keys along the Grand Canal in the West Lake District.
Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul
Istanbul
9.5/10
Kempinski's Istanbul flagship in a restored Ottoman palace on the Bosphorus waterfront.
Grand Hotel Kempinski High Tatras
High Tatras
9.5/10
Kempinski's High Tatras mountain resort at Štrbské Pleso — European grand-hotel service at 1,355 meters in the Slovak Carpathians.
Kempinski Hotel & Residences Palm Jumeirah
Dubai
9.5/10
Kempinski's Palm Jumeirah resort — 244 rooms and residences on the eastern crescent with private beach access.
Kempinski Hotel Brazzaville
Brazzaville
9.5/10
Kempinski's Central African flagship — urban luxury on the Congo River in Brazzaville.
Grand Hotel Kempinski Riga
Riga
9.5/10
Kempinski's Riga flagship — grand-hotel service traditions in the Latvian capital, with rooftop dining and panoramic city views.
Kempinski Palace Engelberg
Engelberg
9.5/10
Kempinski's Swiss Alps property in Engelberg — European grand-hotel service traditions translated to mountain resort format.
Kempinski Hotel Das Tirol
Kitzbühel Alps
9.5/10
Kempinski's Tyrolean mountain resort in Jochberg — ski-in/ski-out access to the Kitzbühel Alps with a 3,600-square-meter Alpine spa.
Grand Hotel des Bains Kempinski St. Moritz
St. Moritz
9.5/10
Kempinski's St. Moritz flagship with ski-in/ski-out access, Michelin-starred dining, and the Billionaire dinner-show format.
Kempinski Hotel Cancún
Cancún
9.5/10
Kempinski's Cancún beachfront property — 363 rooms on the Hotel Zone's northern stretch, with Forbes Four-Star recognition in the 2026 cycle.
Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
Dead Sea
9.5/10
Kempinski's 345-room Dead Sea flagship, opened 2006 on the Jordanian shore with private beach access and Babylonian-garden grounds.
Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok
Bangkok
9.5/10
Kempinski's Bangkok flagship on the Siam Paragon grounds — European grand-hotel service traditions in the city's retail and cultural center.
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
Berlin
9.4/10
Kempinski's Berlin flagship adjacent to Brandenburg Gate — Forbes Five-Star grand hotel in the city's historic center.
Kempinski Hotel Aqaba Red Sea, Jordan
Aqaba
9.4/10
Kempinski's Red Sea flagship — 200 keys on Aqaba's beachfront, renovated in 2018.
Kempinski Hotel Bahía Marbella
Marbella
9.3/10
Kempinski's beachfront Marbella property — Condé Nast Traveler Gold List 2025 recognition on the Costa del Sol.
Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl - Doha
Doha
9.3/10
Kempinski's Doha flagship — a 281-room beach resort on The Pearl-Qatar's private island, with Forbes Five-Star recognition.
Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest
Budapest
9.3/10
Kempinski's Budapest flagship — 351 rooms on Erzsébet tér, with Nobu and Forbes Four-Star recognition.
Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski Dresden
Dresden
9.3/10
Kempinski's Dresden flagship in a reconstructed baroque palace, steps from the Zwinger and Semperoper.
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich
Munich
9.3/10
Kempinski's Munich flagship on Maximilianstraße — a grand-hotel anchor in the city's luxury shopping corridor.
Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai
Shanghai
9.3/10
Kempinski's Shanghai flagship with Forbes Five-Star recognition and panoramic Huangpu River views.
Kempinski Hotel Nanjing
Nanjing
9.3/10
Kempinski's Nanjing property — 270 rooms and 30 suites in the Yangtze River Delta, opened 2019.
Kempinski Hotel Xiamen
Xiamen
9.3/10
Kempinski's 460-room Xiamen property — European grand-hotel service traditions on the Fujian coast.
Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center
Beijing
9.3/10
Kempinski's 526-room Beijing flagship in the Diplomatic District, on the Liangma River since 1992.
Villa Rosa Kempinski Nairobi
Nairobi
9.2/10
Kempinski's Nairobi flagship — European grand-hotel service traditions in Kenya's capital, with Italian dining and central city access.
Cabrits Resort & Spa Kempinski Dominica
Dominica
9.2/10
Kempinski's first Caribbean property — 151 rooms on Dominica's northwest coast within Cabrits National Park.
Kempinski The Boulevard Dubai
Dubai
9.2/10
Kempinski's Dubai flagship with direct Dubai Mall access and Burj Khalifa views — European grand-hotel service in the city's commercial core.
Emerald Palace Kempinski Dubai
Dubai
9.2/10
391-room Kempinski flagship on Palm Jumeirah's crescent, opened 2018 with private beach access and six restaurants.
Kempinski Hotel Harbin
Harbin
9.2/10
Kempinski's Harbin flagship — 350 keys on the Songhua River, blending European grand-hotel traditions with Northeastern Chinese context.
Kempinski Hotel Muscat
Muscat
9.2/10
Kempinski's Gulf of Oman beachfront property — 310 keys on Muscat's coast, opened 2018.
Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates, Dubai
Dubai
9.2/10
Kempinski's 393-room Dubai property, opened 2006, with direct access to Mall of the Emirates and views into Ski Dubai.
The Capitol Kempinski Hotel Singapore
Singapore
9.2/10
Kempinski's Singapore property — 157 rooms in a restored 1930s heritage building in the Civic and Cultural District.
Kempinski Hotel Jakarta
Jakarta
9.2/10
Kempinski's Jakarta flagship — 280 rooms in Central Jakarta, built 1962 and renovated 2009.
Kempinski Hotel Fuzhou
Fuzhou
9.1/10
Kempinski's Fuzhou property — 327 rooms in the city center, opened 2016 as part of the brand's Chinese expansion.
Kempinski Residences & Suites Doha
Doha
9.0/10
Kempinski's Doha property — residences and suites with full kitchens in an urban setting, built for extended stays.
Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana
Havana
9.0/10
Kempinski's first Cuban property — a restored 1894 building on the edge of Old Havana with rooftop pool and city views.
Kempinski Hotel Wuxi
Wuxi
9.0/10
Kempinski's Wuxi property — European grand-hotel service traditions translated to a Chinese Yangtze Delta city.
Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City Accra
Accra
9.0/10
Kempinski's Accra flagship — 247 rooms in Ghana's capital, opened 2015 as the brand's West African entry.
Kempinski Hotel Guiyang
Guiyang
9.0/10
Kempinski's Guiyang flagship — 300 keys in Southwest China's capital, renovated 2019.
Kempinski Seychelles Resort
Seychelles
9.0/10
Kempinski's Seychelles outpost — 148 rooms on Baie Lazare beachfront, Mahé's southwestern coast.
Kempinski Hotel Jinan
Jinan
9.0/10
Kempinski's Jinan property — European grand-hotel service traditions in Shandong's provincial capital.
Kempinski Hotel Huizhou
Huizhou
9.0/10
Kempinski's Pearl River Delta property — 200 rooms on Huizhou's waterfront, holding four consecutive World Travel Awards for China's Leading City Hotel.
Kempinski Hotel Taiyuan
Taiyuan
9.0/10
Kempinski's Taiyuan property — 200 rooms and 50 suites in the city center, opened 2012.
Kempinski Hotel Chengdu
Chengdu
8.9/10
Kempinski's Chengdu property — 200 keys in aparthotel format, renovated 2019, with Paulaner Bräuhaus and Harmony Chinese Restaurant.
Kempinski Hotel Yixing
Yixing
8.9/10
Kempinski's Yixing property — 200 keys in Jiangsu Province's central business district, renovated in 2020.
Kempinski Hotel The Dome Belek
Belek
8.8/10
Kempinski's Turkish Riviera resort — 2005-built beachfront property on Belek's golf coast with private villas and Mediterranean gardens.
Kempinski Hotel Adriatic Istria Croatia
Istria
8.7/10
Kempinski's Istrian beachfront resort in Savudrija — 185 rooms with private beach, 18-hole golf course, and Carolea Spa.
Kempinski Hotel Khan Palace Ulaanbaatar
Ulaanbaatar
8.7/10
Kempinski's Mongolian flagship — 99 rooms in Ulaanbaatar's city center, renovated 2014.
Kempinski Hotel Chongqing
Chongqing
8.7/10
Kempinski's Chongqing flagship — 416 rooms in the city center, opened 2012 and renovated 2018.
Kempinski Nile Hotel Garden City Cairo
Cairo
8.5/10
Kempinski's Nile-side Cairo flagship with 24/7 dedicated butler service and panoramic river views from Garden City.
Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay Bodrum
Bodrum
8.5/10
Kempinski's Aegean flagship — beachfront resort on Bodrum's Barbaros Bay with Condé Nast Traveler Gold List recognition.
Djibouti Palace Kempinski Djibouti
Djibouti
8.5/10
Kempinski's Djibouti outpost — beachfront property on the Red Sea with African-inspired spa and World Travel Awards recognition.
Kempinski Hotel Fleuve Congo
Kinshasa
8.5/10
Kempinski's Kinshasa flagship — 5-star riverfront hotel on the Congo River, opened 2014.
Kempinski Hotel Xian
Xian
8.5/10
Kempinski's 2008 Xian property — 300 rooms in the Chanba Ecological District, renovated 2018.
Kempinski Al Othman Hotel Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Al Khobar
8.4/10
Kempinski's 300-room Al Khobar property — European grand-hotel service in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province business district.
Kempinski Summerland Hotel & Resort Beirut, Lebanon
Beirut
8.4/10
Kempinski's Beirut flagship — 163 rooms, suites, and villas on a private Mediterranean beach south of the city center.
Kempinski Hotel Suzhou
Suzhou
8.3/10
Kempinski's Suzhou property — 270 rooms and 30 suites on lakeside gardens, opened 2008.
Kempinski Hotel Shenyang
Shenyang
8.3/10
Kempinski's Shenyang flagship — 250 rooms in Northeast China's capital, renovated 2015.
Kempinski Hotel Dalian
Dalian
8.3/10
Kempinski's Dalian flagship — 400 rooms in the city center, renovated 2018, with European grand-hotel service traditions translated to Northeast China.
Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen
Shenzhen
8.1/10
Kempinski's Shenzhen flagship — 383 rooms in the Central Business District, opened 2006 and renovated 2016.
Kempinski Hotel N'Djamena
N'Djamena
8.0/10
Kempinski's N'Djamena property — Central Africa's only European luxury-hotel brand presence.
Kempinski Hotel Nanning
Nanning
8.0/10
Kempinski's Nanning property — 270 rooms and 30 suites in Guangxi Province's capital, opened 2019.
Kempinski Hotel Qingdao
Qingdao
7.7/10
Kempinski's Qingdao property — 366 rooms and 50 suites on the Shandong Peninsula coast, opened 2015.
Kempinski Hotel Yinchuan
Yinchuan
7.6/10
Kempinski's 409-room Yinchuan property — European grand-hotel format in China's northwestern capital.
Barbaros Reserve Bodrum Residences, Managed by Kempinski
Bodrum
6.0/10
Kempinski-managed residences on Bodrum's coastline — private villas with pools and access to the adjacent Kempinski Hotel Barbaros Bay facilities.
Upcoming Kempinski Hotels Openings
Destinations: Accra, Al Khobar, Amman, Aqaba, Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Belek, Berchtesgaden, Berlin, Bodrum, Brazzaville, Budapest, Cairo, Cancún, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Dead Sea, Djibouti, Doha, Dominica, Dresden, Dubai, Engelberg, Fuzhou, Guiyang, Hangzhou, Harbin, Havana, High Tatras, Huizhou, .
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