AMEX Platinum Charge publishes Plat Stay hotel list for 2025

AMEX Platinum Charge cardholders will be able to redeem their Plat Stay voucher at 36 hotels for 2025. Here's the joiners and leavers, and other important changes.

The AMEX Platinum Charge offers a complimentary one-night stay each year at participating hotels in Singapore and overseas, known as the Plat Stay benefit. Regular rates at these properties range from the low hundreds to as much as S$2,000, so needless to say, some represent better value than others!

American Express has just published the 2025 Plat Stay list, and in this post we’ll go over the joiners and leavers, as well as other noteworthy changes.

How does Plat Stay work?

Every membership year, AMEX Platinum Charge cardmembers will receive a Plat Stay voucher in their welcome or renewal pack. This voucher is valid for one-night’s accommodation for two adults at participating hotels. 

Prior reservations are required, and must be made at least seven working days in advance. Unfortunately, you can’t book Plat Stays online, so you’ll need to email the hotel to confirm availability. Bookings cannot be amended or cancelled once booked, so be sure to confirm your plans before pulling the trigger.

All Plat Stays include breakfast for two adults, except for hotels in Singapore. That’s somewhat annoying, but then again, Singapore hotel participation has always been somewhat half-hearted (see the number of blackout dates they have compared to overseas properties).

As for room type, what’s nice about Plat Stay is that it doesn’t just chuck you in the lead-in category- well, not always, at least. At several hotels, the default category is a suite or even villa.

You must present the physical Plat Stay voucher together with the AMEX Platinum Charge upon check-in. If you forget to bring the voucher, the hotel has the right to charge its best available rate for the day, so be sure to double check.

Plat Stay 2025: Overview

Angsana Corfu

The Plat Stay list for 2025 features a total of 36 hotels across 13 countries. Properties are mainly located in Asia Pacific and China, though there are a handful in Greece, Mexico and the Middle East. 

Hotel Country Eligible Room Type
Angsana Chengdu Wenjiang 🇨🇳 China Courtyard Two Bedroom Loft Suite
Angsana Zhuhai Phoenix Bay 🇨🇳 China Patio Pool Room
Banyan Tree Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China Water Terrace Suite
Banyan Tree Huangshan 🇨🇳 China Lucun Suite
Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund 🇨🇳 China Panorama Riverside Retreat Room
Banyan Tree Tianjin Riverside 🇨🇳 China Deluxe Riverside Retreat
Garrya Huzhou Lucun 🇨🇳 China Fountain Suite
Angsana Corfu 🇬🇷 Greece Ionian Seaview One Bedroom Suite OR One Bedroom Pool Villa
Banyan Tree Bintan 🇮🇩 Indonesia Rainforest Seaview
HOMM Saranam Baturiti 🇮🇩 Indonesia Hilltop Villa
Dhawa Yura Kyoto 🇯🇵 Japan Premier Room
HOMM Marina Sokcho 🇰🇷 South Korea Deluxe King
Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru 🇲🇻 Maldives Ocean View Pool
Dhawa Ihuru 🇲🇻 Maldives Beachfront Villa
Banyan Tree Cabo Marques 🇲🇽 Mexico Hillside Pool Villa (King Bed)
Banyan Tree Mayakoba 🇲🇽 Mexico Bliss Pool Villa
Banyan Tree Puebla 🇲🇽 Mexico Urban Bliss
Banyan Tree Veya, Valle de Guadalupe 🇲🇽 Mexico Bliss Pool Villa
Angsana Teluk Bahang Penang 🇲🇾 Malaysia Premier Room
Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia Banyan Retreat
Pavilion Hotel Kuala Lumpur 🇲🇾 Malaysia Urban Suite
Banyan Tree Doha at La Cigale Mushaireb 🇶🇦 Qatar Urban Retreat
The Fullerton Hotel Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore Premier Courtyard Room
The St. Regis Singapore 🇸🇬 Singapore Executive Deluxe Room
Banyan Tree Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand Panorama Club City View Room
Banyan Tree Phuket 🇹🇭 Thailand Banyan Pool Villa
Cassia Phuket 🇹🇭 Thailand Two Bedroom Suite Water
Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui 🇹🇭 Thailand Beachfront Suite
HOMM Sukhumvit34 Bangkok 🇹🇭 Thailand Deluxe Room
Banyan Tree Dubai 🇦🇪 UAE Bliss Guestroom
Angsana Ho Tram 🇻🇳 Vietnam One Bedroom Pool Suite
Angsana Lang Co 🇻🇳 Vietnam Seaview One Bedroom with Private Pool
Angsana Quan Lan, Ha Long Bay 🇻🇳 Vietnam Ocean View
Banyan Tree Lang Co 🇻🇳 Vietnam Lagoon Pool Villa
Dhawa Ho Tram 🇻🇳 Vietnam One Bedroom Suite
Garrya Mu Cang Chai 🇻🇳 Vietnam H’Mong Pool Suite

Hotels leaving Plat Stay

❌ Plat Stay: Removed Hotels (10)
  • 🇹🇭 Angsana Laguna Phuket Resort
  • 🇱🇦 Angsana Maison Souvannaphoum
  • 🇨🇳 Banyan Tree Lijiang
  • 🇨🇳 Banyan Tree Ringha
  • 🇲🇦 Banyan Tree Tamouda Bay
  • 🇨🇳 Banyan Tree Yangshuo
  • 🇨🇳 Dhawa Quzhou
  • 🇯🇵 Garrya Nijo Castle Kyoto
  • 🇮🇩 Mandarin Oriental Jakarta
  • 🇲🇾 Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur

A total of 10 hotels have exited the Plat Stay programme for 2025. 

Notable losses here include the Garrya Nijo Castle Kyoto, as well as the Mandarin Oriental Jakarta and Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur. I personally used my 2024 Plat Stay at the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur last year, and found the experience to be very pleasant.

Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur

Hotels joining Plat Stay

 🆕  Plat Stay: New Hotels (18)
  • 🇨🇳 Angsana Chengdu Wenjiang
  • 🇻🇳 Angsana Ho Tram
  • 🇻🇳 Angsana Lang Co
  • 🇻🇳 Angsana Quan Lan, Ha Long Bay
  • 🇨🇳 Angsana Zhuhai Phoenix Bay
  • 🇲🇽 Banyan Tree Cabo Marques
  • 🇦🇪 Banyan Tree Dubai
  • 🇨🇳 Banyan Tree Huangshan
  • 🇲🇽 Banyan Tree Puebla
  • 🇲🇻 Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru
  • 🇲🇽 Banyan Tree Veya, Valle de Guadalupe
  • 🇻🇳 Dhawa Ho Tram
  • 🇲🇻 Dhawa Ihuru
  • 🇨🇳 Garrya Huzhou Lucun
  • 🇻🇳 Garrya Mu Cang Chai
  • 🇹🇭 Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui
  • 🇰🇷 HOMM Marina Sokcho
  • 🇹🇭 HOMM Sukhumvit34 Bangkok

On the bright side, 18 hotels have joined Plat Stay this year, including new options in the Maldives in the form of Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru and Dhawa Ihuru.

Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru

Obviously, no one goes to the Maldives for just a single night, so your Plat Stay voucher will almost certainly have to be combined with a paid stay. But if you planned to visit either of these properties anyway, then saving more than S$2,000 a night will surely put you in a good mood (and I’d definitely pick the Banyan Tree over the Dhawa, as the latter is just a rebranded Angsana).

Banyan Tree Dubai

Elsewhere, the Banyan Tree Dubai is a newly-opened property that’s situated on its own little island and supposedly highly-rated, while the Garrya Tongsai Bay Samui offers an option in Koh Samui for the first time.

Changes to room categories

Leavers and joiners aren’t the only thing to consider, however.

Among 2024’s hotels that have renewed participation for 2025, some have changed the type of room that Plat Stays are eligible for. 

  2024 Room 2025 Room
🇲🇾 Angsana Teluk Bahang, Penang 1-Br Deluxe Suite ⬇️ Premier Room
🇹🇭 Cassia Phuket Two Bedroom Loft Water ⬇️ Two Bedroom Suite Water
🇯🇵 Dhawa Yura Kyoto Yuara Suite ⬇️ Premier Room
🇹🇭 Banyan Tree Bangkok Serenity Club Room Panorama Club City View Room (renamed)
🇬🇷 Angsana Corfu Resort & Spa Ionian Seaview 1-Br Villa ⬆️ Ionian Seaview 1-Br Suite or Ionian Seaview 1-Br Pool Villa
🇨🇳 Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund Riverside Retreat Room ⬆️ Panorama Riverside Retreat Room

It’s a downgrade for the Angsana Teluk Bahang Penang, Cassia Phuket and Dhawa Yura Kyoto, where the 2025 room category is lower than 2024. 

Banyan Tree Bangkok is unchanged, as the Panorama Club is simply the renamed Serenity Club. Angsana Corfu Resort & Spa adds an additional room category in the form of a 1-bedroom suite, and Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund has a slight upgrade (though the only thing that improves is the view; the room itself is the same size as before).

Conclusion

10 hotels have exited the Plat Stay programme for 2025, while 18 new ones have joined, resulting in a net increase of 8 hotels compared to last year.

I haven’t decided where to use this year’s voucher (hopefully not for a staycation!), so if you have any recommendations from the list, do give them a mention.

Where do you intend to use your 2025 Plat Stay?

Aaron Wong
Aaron Wong
Aaron founded The Milelion to help people travel better for less and impress chiobu. He was 50% successful.

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JW19

I’m following what you did and going to Lang Co. seems like Accor Plus dining benefits applies there.

Renz

Garrya Kyoto is gone… pity.
Enjoyed the stay there with extension of 2 nights each. Effectively 33% discount with the voucher.

Alex

There are now many properties under Frasers Hospitality that has joined the list of hotels in 2025, seems like they were transferred from the old list of Frasers properties for a free hotel night under Platinum Reserve Card to this AMEX Platinum Charge card list.

ZA1988

Curious – is it possible to do a back-to-back PlatStay with two different AMEX Platinum and vouchers? I know FHC isn’t possible so wondering if same rule applies

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