The best places to stay in the world, selected by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler
This 1890 Victorian inn with a gabled roof has hardwood floors, period light fixtures, stained glass, and five acres of English gardens. The...
This "hidden jewel" is set along a stream and has easy access to the ski slopes in Banff National Park. The decor fits the rustic setting: Inside the...
"Even if we don't stay here, we always eat here" since the restaurant serves "some of the best, most authentic Mexican I've ever had." Birds and...
A stay at the Gold List's highest-scoring property, which is set on a cliff above the port town of Soufrière, "feels like you are living out a dream."...
This small hotel recalls the old plantations of the French West Indies but is equipped with twenty-first-century comforts. In the perfect-scoring...
Opened in 2001, this "mirage in the middle of Willemstad" is a former anthropological museum with a restored Dutch Colonial courtyard. Rooms are...
A restored early-1900s Belle Epoque mansion is the centerpiece of this "fabulous Recoleta hotel." Accommodations are split between the mansion and the...
This recently renovated 1932 Belle Epoque hotel, where rooms are decorated with Empire and Louis XV furniture, is steps away from the Museum of Fine...
Inside 400-year-old stone walls that once housed a church and convent, this "incredibly peaceful hotel" incorporates the style and artifacts of that...
"I had heard amazing things but was astonished by the out-of-this-world flavors" of the French cuisine, which secures a perfect Food score. A castle...
This hotel, which started out as a restaurant in the 1950s, earns a perfect score for its dining room's "beautiful Mediterranean cuisine and stunning...
"A holiday doesn't get any better" than at Europe's top-scoring property—a country house with a slew of perfect scores. Its 120 acres of...
Asia's top property, the city's neoclassical grande dame with a contemporary tower, is "truly glorious." Rooms reflect European and Asian influences...
Six acres of landscaped grounds create "an oasis of calm," and the pitched-roof buildings and regional art give the hotel its "authentic ambience,"...
This red-granite monolith "looks like a modern office building," but the interior is "classy and beautiful." A women-only floor provides...
The two lodges at this property on former farmland use thatch, stone, African textiles, and earthy tones to create a modern or neocolonial ambience....
This lodge in the Sand Forest consists of glass and wood accommodations that are on stilts and "have an Asian feel." Attentive staff are "always...
With Table Mountain as a backdrop and the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in the foreground, there are "no bad views" from this ten-year-old hotel,...
This resort off the North Queensland coast is "bang on the reef" and has "extremely friendly staff," complimentary snorkeling lessons, and guided...
"It's like having the Grand Canyon at your back door" at this hotel overlooking Blue Mountains National Park. Rooms with patterned wallpaper and views...
Lounging on a private island 150 miles west of Tahiti, this property comprises overwater digs with pandanus roofs that "look small from the outside...












