Earlier known as Challenge Hospitality Co, Ltd, lebua Hotels & Resorts Co, Ltd came into existence in Bangkok in 2003. The Dome at lebua, a collective brand for its fine dining restaurants, is the number one dining destination of Bangkok. Restaurants at the Dome include the world famous Sirocco, Breeze, Mezzaluna and Distil which have won numerous accolades and received overwhelmingly positive reviews in all forms of media.

The all-suite luxury hotel "lebua at State Tower" is the flagship property of the Company. The hotel won the Overall Best Luxury Hotel Award in 2008 at the World Luxury Hotel Awards with more than 1500 luxury hotels participating, as well as numerous other awards since its inception. The most recent addition to the Company's portfolio is a 5 star lodge at Lake Okareka in New Zealand, which has already been awarded the Leading Luxury Lodge in New Zealand in the 2008 Travel Awards.

The Company has a team of more than 850 committed professionals with a mix of 20 different nationalities. lebua Hotels & Resorts has a vision to give a new dimension to the word Hospitality. It plans to add to its illustrious list of sophisticated and luxurious world class leisure venues in Thailand and elsewhere. On the anvil are properties in London and New York and luxury mid size cruise.