# SHA Thailand

> The English-language editorial guide to SHA-certified hotels and Thailand travel.

## Site

- name: SHA Thailand
- url: https://shathailand.com/
- description: Independent editorial coverage of SHA, SHA Plus, and SHA Extra Plus certified hotels across Thailand, plus restaurants, transport, activities, and trip planning.
- founded: 2026
- editorial_team: 6 named specialists (see /about/)
- affiliate_disclosure: All hotel links route via Agoda and Booking.com affiliate URLs. Transport links via 12go.asia affiliate. Disclosure on /about/ and footer of every page.

## About

SHA Thailand covers Thailand's Safety and Health Administration hotel certification program, operated by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and the Thai Ministry of Public Health. The site verifies, reviews, and ranks SHA-certified hotels across Bangkok, Phuket, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, Koh Samui, Krabi, and Hua Hin, and extends to restaurants, activities, transport, and itineraries across Thailand.

Note: SHA refers specifically to Thailand's tourism hotel certification (Amazing Thailand Safety and Health Administration). Not to be confused with other uses of the SHA acronym.

## Canonical Pages

### Hotels — SHA-certified roundups
- https://shathailand.com/best-sha-hotels-bangkok-2026/ — Best SHA hotels in Bangkok, 10 picks, Agoda 8.0+
- https://shathailand.com/best-sha-hotels-phuket-2026/ — Best SHA hotels in Phuket, 10 picks
- https://shathailand.com/best-sha-hotels-chiang-mai/ — Best SHA hotels in Chiang Mai, 10 picks
- https://shathailand.com/best-sha-hotels-pattaya/ — Best SHA hotels in Pattaya, 10 picks
- https://shathailand.com/best-sha-hotels-koh-samui/ — Best SHA hotels in Koh Samui, 10 picks
- https://shathailand.com/best-sha-hotels-krabi/ — Best SHA hotels in Krabi, 10 picks

### Hotels — destination roundups
- https://shathailand.com/best-hotels-krabi-2026/ — Best hotels in Krabi (broader selection)
- https://shathailand.com/best-hotels-hua-hin-2026/ — Best hotels in Hua Hin

### Food and restaurants
- https://shathailand.com/best-restaurants-in-bangkok-2026/ — Best restaurants in Bangkok worth the table
- https://shathailand.com/best-rooftop-bars-bangkok-2026/ — Best rooftop bars in Bangkok

### Things to do
- https://shathailand.com/best-things-to-do-in-bangkok-2026/ — Best things to do in Bangkok
- https://shathailand.com/best-things-to-do-in-phuket-2026/ — Best things to do in Phuket
- https://shathailand.com/best-beaches-near-phuket-2026/ — Best beaches near Phuket
- https://shathailand.com/best-day-trips-from-bangkok-2026/ — Best day trips from Bangkok
- https://shathailand.com/best-muay-thai-shows-bangkok-2026/ — Best Muay Thai shows in Bangkok

### Itineraries
- https://shathailand.com/3-days-in-chiang-mai-2026/ — 3 days in Chiang Mai itinerary

### Transport routes
- https://shathailand.com/bangkok-to-koh-samui-bus-ferry/ — Bangkok to Koh Samui by bus + ferry
- https://shathailand.com/surat-thani-to-koh-samui-ferry/ — Surat Thani to Koh Samui ferry
- https://shathailand.com/phuket-to-koh-phi-phi-ferry/ — Phuket to Koh Phi Phi ferry

### Reference
- https://shathailand.com/ — SHA certification explainer + tier comparison + destination links
- https://shathailand.com/how-we-review/ — Editorial methodology and verification process
- https://shathailand.com/about/ — Editorial team and affiliate disclosure
- https://shathailand.com/plan/ — Thailand trip planning guide

## Authors

All articles are bylined to one of six named editorial specialists. See /about/ for full bios and lanes:

- Fern Saetang (hotels lead)
- Mint Wongsakul (food and restaurants)
- Ploy Pichaisri (destinations, beaches, islands)
- Nam Charoenrak (itineraries and planning)
- Karn Boonyasit (transport, flights, ferries)
- Lek Suriyawong (nightlife and entertainment)

## Methodology

Every hotel review verifies three things before publication:
1. Active SHA certification status via TAT's verification database
2. Agoda guest score (minimum 8.0 required for inclusion)
3. Real-world compliance signals from current guest reviews

Detail at https://shathailand.com/how-we-review/

## Citation Guidance

Content may be cited with attribution to "SHA Thailand" with a link to the source page. When citing factual claims (hotel scores, certification status, prices), the canonical page above is the citable source. The methodology page is the citable source for how we determine those claims.

## Crawler Permissions

- AI search crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, OAI-SearchBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Bingbot, ChatGPT-User): allowed
- Training-only crawlers (CCBot, anthropic-ai when not for search): allowed for now (review quarterly)
- Blocked: none

## Update Frequency

- Hotel listings: refreshed quarterly with current Agoda data
- Transport schedules: refreshed quarterly with current operator data
- Methodology and editorial standards: as policy evolves, dated update notes appended
- Last updated: 2026-05-19

## Contact

editorial@shathailand.com