10 Best Hotels in Dhaka, Bangladesh — Gulshan & Banani Picks (2026)

Le Méridien Dhaka is a Marriott-family 5-star in the Nikunja area on Airport Road, sitting just 3 km from Hazrat Shahjalal Airport — about a 10-minute drive. That makes it the first pick for business travelers who land late and don't want to risk one of Asia's worst traffic snarls on the way into town. The building is a curved glass tower of 21 floors that opened in 2015, so it's clearly newer than its city rival, the Westin. There are 304 rooms with a choice of city or airport views, and 7 restaurants covering everything from the well-known international buffet Latest Recipe to the Chinese room Symphony and a rooftop bar. A full spa and an upper-floor pool give you somewhere to unwind after a long flight. Real reviews agree on two things: genuinely warm Bangladeshi service, and a breakfast buffet packed with both local and international plates. Overall score: 8.7/10.

InterContinental Dhaka is the oldest 5-star hotel in Bangladesh, first opened as Hotel InterContinental Dacca in 1966 before cycling through several names and returning to the original brand after a major renovation in 2018. The white tower sits directly across from Ramna Park, a large green space in the heart of the Shahbag and Minto Road government district. It is a 5-minute walk to the Bangladesh National Museum and a short drive to the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban parliament building, the renowned work of architect Louis Kahn. Inside are 226 rooms and suites, an outdoor pool, a 24-hour gym, a spa with around 6 treatment rooms, and several restaurants whose buffet reviewers rate among the best in the city. Booking.com guests give it 8.4 and recommend it 96% of the time. Rates run roughly $194 to $357 a night. Score 8.5/10 — built for business travelers, diplomats, and history-minded couples.

The Westin Dhaka is a 24-floor tower standing on Gulshan Avenue, the center of the city's embassy and business district. It has run since 2007 and is one of the 5-star hotels that working travelers know best, with 235 rooms and suites spread across floors 5 to 23. High-floor rooms look out over Gulshan Lake and the city skyline. The talking point everyone keeps coming back to is the Heavenly Bed, Westin's signature mattress that guests swear sleeps unusually well. The EEST rooftop bar serves pan-Asian food with city views, and there's a rooftop pool plus a gym that actually works for a real workout. Breakfast spans international and Bangladeshi dishes. The airport, Hazrat Shahjalal, sits about 12 km away (30 to 60 minutes by car depending on traffic). Some rooms show their age, but the staff still outclass most of the city. It scores 8.4/10 and suits business guests working around Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara.

Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel is a 5-star Marriott Bonvoy property that opened in 2020, a modern 14-floor glass tower on Gulshan Avenue, in the heart of the Gulshan 1 diplomatic and business district. It runs 211 rooms and suites starting at 35 sq m. The draw is the 360-degree rooftop pool over the city, the Art Deco Quan Spa with its retro mood, and Saffron Kitchen, which lays out a full Indian and Bengali buffet at every meal. You can walk to the DCC Gulshan 1 market in 5 minutes, and it's a 30–40 minute drive to Hazrat Shahjalal (DAC) airport. Guests line up on the spotless brand-new feel, staff who learn your name, and common areas built to linger in — enough to keep it at No. 1 on Tripadvisor Dhaka for months running. It rates 8.9 on Agoda and 8.8 on Booking, from about $165 a night — clearly better value than the same-group Westin Dhaka.

Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka is one of Bangladesh's oldest and best-loved 5-star hotels, open since 1981 on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the Karwan Bazar district of central Dhaka. The draw here isn't sleek modern luxury — it's the big, genuinely green garden that's rare in this traffic-choked capital, plus an Olympic-size pool, outdoor tennis courts, a gym, and a spa. Inside sits Café Bazar, an international buffet that Dhaka locals treat as an institution; families have celebrated birthdays, weddings, and company parties here for generations. The location sits midway between Old Dhaka and Gulshan, so you can reach both sides of the city, and the new Karwan Bazar Metro station (MRT-6) is about a 5-minute walk away. With 268 rooms and rates from around $100 a night, it's the best value in the city's 5-star bracket. Overall 8.0/10.

Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden is a garden-style 5-star tucked inside the military zone of Dhaka Cantonment, off Airport Road, spread across a wide site with its own water pond and dense greenery. It sits just 5 km from Hazrat Shahjalal International (DAC) — a 15-minute drive — and right next to Kurmitola Golf Club, which makes it a top pick for business travelers flying in and out often and families who want to dodge Gulshan's notorious gridlock. There are 200+ rooms and suites, a full Health Club and spa, an outdoor pool, and the Water Garden Brasserie, a long-standing gathering spot for Dhaka's expat community. Real reviews agree on the leafy resort feel and staff who remember your name — Agoda 8.6 and Booking 8.5. Overall 8.6/10, best for travelers who value quiet, safety and airport convenience over a shopping-district address.

Sheraton Dhaka marks the brand's official return to the city in 2021 after a long absence, on Kemal Ataturk Avenue in the heart of Banani — the district of multinational offices, embassies and the city's big malls. It's a new, modern tower with 248 rooms and suites; standard rooms start around 36–42 sq m, with large windows that open right onto the Dhaka skyline. The main restaurant serves the Signature buffet, which reviewers rate among the best in the city, and the roof holds a pool with a pool bar looking out over the Banani skyline, plus a 24-hour fitness center. You can walk to Banani 11 mall in a few minutes, and Hazrat Shahjalal airport is about a 25–35-minute drive. It scores 8.5/10 — a strong pick for anyone in town for meetings around Banani and Gulshan, or travelers who want a familiar chain to Marriott standards in a city where 5-star options are still thin.

Crowne Plaza Dhaka Gulshan is an IHG hotel planted in the middle of Gulshan/Baridhara, the embassy and multinational-corporate district of Dhaka. It runs as two towers: a 119-room Tower Wing for short trips, and a 30-suite Residences Wing where each suite has a kitchenette and a separate sitting area — built for people staying a week or a month who don't want to eat out every meal. The draw is the location: an easy walk to Gulshan-2 Circle, and 8.9 km from Hazrat Shahjalal International (DAC), about a 20-30 minute drive depending on Dhaka's notorious traffic. Inside are 6 restaurants, including the Cinnamon all-day-dining room with an international breakfast buffet, plus a rooftop bar that's genuinely rare in this city, an outdoor pool, a spa and a full gym. It scores 8.4/10 from real guests — 8.4 on Agoda and 8.3 on Booking — and suits business travelers, families visiting relatives, and anyone who wants an international brand in the safest part of town.

Hotel Sarina Dhaka is a locally owned 5-star boutique on Kemal Ataturk Avenue, right in the heart of Banani — Dhaka's business and embassy district. The pitch is simple: rooms start around $80 a night, roughly half what a same-tier chain like the Westin or InterContinental charges, yet you still get the full kit. There are just 86 rooms and suites, decorated in warm contemporary-Bengali tones, plus 6 in-house restaurants spanning several countries — Elite Thai for proper Thai food, Risotto for Italian, and Amrit for Indian that draws diners who aren't even staying here. Add an outdoor pool, sauna, gym and a cocktail bar, and the building covers most needs without you stepping outside. Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport sits about 10 minutes away by car, which makes this an easy pick for business travelers flying straight into Dhaka who want a quality bed on a budget. Real guests rate it 8.2/10.

Asia Hotel & Resorts is a 3-star, roughly 100-room hotel in the Paltan district of central Dhaka, and it is the strongest heritage base in its midscale price bracket. It sits halfway between the Motijheel business district and Puran Dhaka (Old Dhaka), so a rickshaw to Lalbagh Fort, Ahsan Manzil or the Sadarghat ferry terminal takes just 15-20 minutes with no cross-city slog. A top-floor restaurant looks out over the Dhaka skyline after dark, and there is a compact Thai spa, a sauna and a small gym on site. Rooms start around $31 a night for a clean, quiet air-conditioned room — a good fit for a backpacker or solo traveler who wants somewhere calm to crash after a full day in Puran Dhaka. Real guests rate it 7.8/10 on Agoda and 7.7/10 on Booking.