The best places to stay in the world, selected by the readers of Condé Nast Traveler
On a beach five minutes from the "charming little town of Puerto Morelos," the resort earns perfect scores for rooms and service. "Beautiful...
The top-scoring property in the United States, in what was once tobacco and bourbon warehouses, has 9,000 square feet of exhibition space filled with...
"You immediately feel at ease walking past the rosemary and lavender bushes" at this ivy-cloaked Mediterranean villa. Fireplaces, featherbeds, and the...
Golf, deep-sea fishing, and seasonal whale-watching are the lures at this "sprawling Pacific property": "You are pampered every step of the way."...
Each of the 21 floors in this concrete-and-glass structure is dedicated to a different glass artist. The lobby has white terrazzo flooring and black...
This Mediterranean estate is on the Monterey Peninsula, "one of the most picturesque places in the country." Rooms in a palette of browns and golds...
"The most luxurious place in the Caribbean"—and the top-scoring property in the Americas—is "a magnificent hillside retreat with a glorious...
Once a Medici family residence, the hotel has a collection of Renaissance art and an 11-acre private botanical garden. Perfect-scoring rooms have...
"On a quiet street" under Castle Hill, this hotel "incorporates a fourteenth-century monastery." Perfect-scoring "luxurious modern rooms" have parquet...
At this brick building on a corner opposite Kensington Palace, expect "a top-notch luxury hotel with personalized service." Guest rooms are designed...
"If I had to pick the best places I've ever stayed, this would be number one" (apt for the top-scoring property on this year's Gold List). With views...
The six-story slate lodge's perfect-scoring location—22 acres of pine and cedar forests—is matched by its perfect-scoring rooms with knotted...
This 2007 hotel in Roppongi's Tokyo Midtown Tower offers views of "the impeccable grounds," the Imperial Palace, and Mount Fuji. Forty Five, named for...
An eighteenth-century Cape Dutch homestead with perfect-scoring design, it has "manicured grounds and vineyards." Fresh fruit greets guests in...
Nelson Mandela called this former residence of an insurance magnate home while he worked on his book Long Walk to Freedom. The gray property is on six...
"An architectural wonder," this sail-shaped building has "overpowering Arabian decor," with interiors embellished with 24-karat gold leaf. The...
This upscale lodge in a perfect-scoring location between the Southern Alps and Lake Wakatipu means "majestic seclusion," with perfect-scoring rooms...
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