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...
"You immediately feel at ease walking past the rosemary and lavender bushes" at this ivy-cloaked Mediterranean villa. Fireplaces, featherbeds, and the...
At this floating ecolodge made of pine, cedar, fir, and stone, "all rooms are front-row seats" on the wildlife in the Great Bear Rainforest. Staff...
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...
A stay at the top-scoring property in Europe begins on the right note when perfect-scoring staff "address you by name as soon as you arrive." The...
This 1709 Baroque palace, largely rebuilt after 1945, has "the grandeur that existed before the war." Its perfect-scoring location means "lovely views...
"The doorman greeted me as one would welcome a friend to one's home." Adjacent to Buckingham Palace, this Edwardian-Baroque property is "classy and...
At this brick building on a corner opposite Kensington Palace, expect "a top-notch luxury hotel with personalized service." Guest rooms are designed...
"We were treated with infinite warmth and hospitality" by perfect-scoring staff at this 1930s French Riviera inn. Expect "a spectacular art...
The beachfront resort has "fabulous grounds" with Moorish arches, courtyards, gardens, and fountains. Beige and yellow marble and wooden woven screens...
"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...
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...
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...
"We had impalas drinking from our plunge pool." Six different "relaxed safari-chic lodgings" range from avant-garde to those with pueblo influences....
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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