2011

Readers Choice Awards

Hotels 665 Resorts 455 Cities 55 Islands 55 Airlines 30 Cruise Lines 25

Three new hotels jump here immediately from our 2011 Hot List, published in May

South Africa has 11 top resorts, the most on the continent

Charleston, South Carolina, becomes the top U.S. city for the first time

Best in the World

IllusTRATIon BY Carl Detorres

Turkish Aegean islands take top honors in Europe

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Cities, Islands, Hotels, Resorts, Cruises, Airlines

Here they are, the final winners sifted from more than 8 million votes cast in our annual Readers Choice Awards survey, swept up together to form travels apex of excellence. Each cube represents one of the 1,285 top scorers who arrived at their allotted place on the following pages (color coded by category). These awards reflect the combined opinions of 28,876 Cond Nast Traveler readers rating the cities, islands, and hotels they visited in the past year, and the airlines and cruise ships they traveled with. For its range and depth, the Readers Choice Awards are a unique and trusted source of advice globally, and that is thanks to Americas most discerning and demanding travelersyou.
Download our digital edition, debuting this month (see page 22 for more) and youll find a photo gallery of the Top 100 winners (see next page) as well as detailed pages on all 1,120 top hotels and resorts.

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Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong  9.2  9 1 Peninsula House, DominicanRepublic 98.8  2 Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt 98.6  3 Safari Lodges at Phinda Private Game Reserve, 3
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SouthAfrica 96.3  Mandarin Oriental, HongKong 96.1  ' Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, Nevis 96.1  ' Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur 96.1  ' The ' Peninsula, HongKong96.1  Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon,Colo. 96.1  ' Chewton Glen, Hampshire,England 96.0  b The n Peninsula, Chicago95.9  Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street 95.9   n Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, S.C. 95.9  n The n Tides, RivieraMaya 95.9  Palazzo Sasso, Ravello,Italy 95.8  / Ayana Resort & Spa, Bali 95.7  ! Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa, ! Cambridge,Ontario 95.7  Mandarin Oriental, Prague 95.7  ! Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, ChiangMai 95.7  ! Steenberg Hotel, CapeTown 95.7  ! Chteau de la Chvre dOr, CtedAzur 95.6  ^ Four Seasons Istanbul at Sultanahmet 95.6  ^ Park  * Hyatt Dubai 95.5  Mandarin Oriental, Boston 95.3  ( Capella Pedregal, CaboSanLucas 95.2  ) CordeValle(Rosewood), SanMartin,Calif. 95.2  )

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Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, Tanzania 98.5  5 Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, NewZealand 98.4  6 Elysian Hotel, Chicago 98.2  7 Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok 97.9  8 Mombo and Little Mombo Camps, Botswana 97.8  9 21c 9 Museum Hotel, Louisville,Ky. 97.8  Culloden House, Scotland 97.7  q The q Peninsula, Tokyo97.7  Kyoto Hotel Okura, Japan 97.2  e Hotel Caesar Augustus, Capri 97.1  r Sofitel Forebase Chongqing  7.1  9 r King Pacific Lodge, BritishColumbia 97.0  y Colonial Houses, Williamsburg,Va. 96.8  u Oberoi Udaivilas, Rajasthan 96.8  u One&Only Palmilla, LosCabos 96.8  u Perivolas, Greece 96.8  u Htel de Paris, MonteCarlo 96.7  a Rancho La Puerta, Tecate,Mexico 96.7  a Four Seasons, BoraBora96.6   d Hotel Fasano, SoPaulo 96.6  d Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai 96.5  g Il h San Pietro di Positano, Italy 96.4  Londolozi, SouthAfrica 96.4  h Singita Sabi Sand, SouthAfrica 96.4  h Resort at Pelican Hill, NewportCoast,Calif. 96.3  l Sabi l Sabi Private Game Reserve,

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Its a year of firsts on our domestic lists: A perennial top-ten U.S. city, Charleston grabs the No. 1 spot for the first time in a list dominated by coastal cities. Chicagos Elysian Hotel and Williamsburgs Colonial Houses each make their Readers Choice Awards debuts as our nations top hotels.

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Mainland U.S. Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast, 1

Californias Resort at Pelican Hill opened in 2008, appeared on our 2009 Hot List, emerged among top U.S. Mainland Resorts in 2010, and rises to No. 1 this year. Calif. 96.3

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Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at 2 Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf 3 Resort, S.C. 95.9
Calif. 95.2

Beaver Creek Mountain, Avon, Colo. 96.1

Charleston, S.C. 84.7 1 San 2 Francisco 83.7 Santa Fe 83.0 3 Chicago 82.2 4 Honolulu 80.9 5 New 6 York 80.8 Savannah 79.1 7 Carmel, Calif. 78.5 8 Seattle 78.4 9 Boston 78.0 0

Maui 92.1 1 Kauai 90.0 2 Kiawah, S.C. 86.6 3 Big 4 Island 85.8 Oahu 85.8 4 Lanai 84.6 6 Nantucket 82.4 7 Amelia Island, Fla. 81.1 8 Cumberland Island, Ga. 80.2 9 Hilton Head, S.C. 80.2 9

CordeValle (Rosewood), San Martin, 4 Hotel Terra, Jackson Hole 95.2 4 Lodge at Pebble Beach 95.0 6 Lodge & Club, Ponte Vedra, Fla. 94.8 7 Lodge at Woodloch, Hawley, Pa. 93.1 8 Stowe Mountain Lodge, Vt. 93.0 9 Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe 92.9 0 Whiteface Lodge, Lake Placid 92.9 0 LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort, w
Naples, Fla. 92.6

Solage Calistoga, Napa Valley 89.1 / Waldorf Astoria Park City 89.0 @ Brazilian Court, Palm Beach 88.8 # The # Little Nell, Aspen 88.8 Ponte Vedra Inn & Club, Ponte Vedra #
Beach, Fla. 88.8

Big P Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, Mo. 87.3 Chatham Bars Inn, Cape Cod 87.3 P Sanderling Resort & Spa, Duck, N.C. 87.2 ] Costa dEste, Vero Beach, Fla. 87.1 \ Disneys Grand Floridian Resort & Spa, \
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 87.1

Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach 88.8 # Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore, &
Santa Barbara 88.7

WaterColor Inn & Resort, Santa Rosa w

Beach, Fla. 92.6

Inn r at Spanish Bay, Pebble Beach 92.5 Arrabelle at Vail Square 92.4 t Montage Laguna Beach, Calif. 92.1 y Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel, y
Dana Point, Calif. 92.1

Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island 88.7 & Ocean House, Watch Hill, R.I. 88.6 ( Inn ) at Bay Harbor, Little Traverse Bay,
Mich. 88.4

American Club, Kohler, Wis. 87.0 S Cheeca Lodge & Spa, Islamorada, Fla. 87.0 S Williamsburg Inn, Va. 87.0 S St. G Regis Deer Valley Resort,
Park City 86.8

The i Breakers, Palm Beach 91.9 The o Broadmoor, Colorado Springs 91.6 Mohonk Mountain House, p

The - Cloister, Sea Island, Ga. 88.3 Inn - at Harbour Town, Hilton Head 88.3 Rancho Valencia Resort, Rancho Santa -
Fe, Calif. 88.3

Sundance Resort, Utah 86.8 G Disneys Wilderness Lodge, Lake Buena J

Vista, Fla. 86.7

El J Monte Sagrado, Taos 86.7 La J Torretta del Lago Resort & Spa,
Montgomery, Tex. 86.7

Alderbrook Resort & Spa, W

Union, Wash. 88.1

Jean-Michel Gathy and Kelly Wearstler contributed their vision and skills to Colorados Viceroy Snowmass, which achieves a design score of 96.6, its highest score in any category.

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New Paltz, N.Y. 91.5 Miraval Resort & Spa, Tucson 91.3 a Wynn Las Vegas 91.3 a Enchantment Resort, Sedona 91.2 d Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Tucson 91.2 d Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole 91.0 g Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay, Calif. 90.8 h Viceroy Snowmass, Colo. 90.8 h Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, h Cape Cod 90.8 The l Phoenician and Canyon Suites (Luxury Collection), Scottsdale 90.4 Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Fla. 90.3 ; Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples, Fla. 90.2 ' St. ' Regis Monarch Beach, Dana Point, Calif. 90.2 Ocean Key Resort & Spa, Key West 90.0 x Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain, x Scottsdale 90.0 Barnsley Gardens Resort, v Adairsville, Ga. 89.9 Stein Eriksen Lodge, Park City 89.7 b Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, n Avon, Colo. 89.6 The m Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 89.5 Palazzo Las Vegas 89.4 , Inn . at Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, S.C. 89.3 Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, / Golf Club & Spa, Fla. 89.1

Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds W

Plantation, Greensboro, Ga. 88.1

The J Sagamore, Lake George, N.Y. 86.7 St. J Regis Aspen Resort 86.7 Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa, J
Jackson Hole 86.7

Royal Palms Resort and Spa, Phoenix 88.1 W Tulalip Resort Casino, Tulalip, Wash. 88.1 W West Baden Springs Hotel, Y
French Lick, Ind. 87.9

Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort and X Spa at Gainey Ranch 86.6

Calif. 86.6

Park X Hyatt Aviara Resort, Carlsbad, Renaissance Vinoy Resort & Golf Club, V
St. Petersburg, Fla. 86.5

Canyon Ranch, Lenox, Mass. 87.6 U Woodmark Hotel, Yacht Club & Spa, U
Kirkland, Wash. 87.6 Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at O Troon North 87.4 vintage glory Spanish revival at the Four Seasons Biltmore, Santa Barbara.

Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla 86.4 B Willows Lodge, Woodinville, Wash. 86.3 N W N South Beach Hotel & Residences 86.3 ONE < Bal Harbour Resort & Spa, Fla. 86.2 Resort at Squaw Creek, Lake Tahoe 86.2 < Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite 86.1 ? Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Mich. 86.0 { Omphoy Ocean Resort, Palm Beach 86.0 { Disneys Animal Kingdom Lodge, |
Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 85.9

Park | Hyatt Beaver Creek Resort and Spa 85.9 Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa, `
Asheville, N.C. 85.8 Jupiter, Fla. 85.7

Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa, _ Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at _ Universal, Orlando 85.7 Pines Lodge, Beaver Creek 85.7 _ Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota 85.5 Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables 85.4 Cave B Inn & Spa, Quincy, Wash. 85.4

SMall ReSoRTS Keswick Hall at Monticello, Va. 94.7 1 Mii 2 Amo, Sedona 94.0 Amangani, Jackson Hole 93.5 3 New 4 Sheridan Hotel, Telluride 92.9 Kenwood Inn and Spa, 5
Sonoma Valley 92.7

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Elizabeth Pointe Lodge, 6

Amelia Island, Fla. 92.5

Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin 92.4 7 Rabbit Hill Inn, Lower Waterford, Vt. 91.6 8 Little Palm Island Resort & Spa, 9
Little Torch Key 91.2 Key West 90.6

Virginias Keswick Hall at Monticello holds the No. 1 ranking for a second year in a row, earning its best scores for dining and design.

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Chetek, Wis. 87.3

Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, Mont. 87.3 q CopperWynd Resort and Club, e
Scottsdale 87.0

Little St. Simons Island, Ga. 86.8 r Calistoga Ranch, Napa Valley 86.6 t Inn y at Langley, Whidbey Island,
Wash. 85.7 N.Y. 85.4

Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Skaneateles, u Vail i Mountain Lodge & Spa 85.2 Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, o
St. Simons Island, Ga. 84.8 N.H. 84.3

Inn p at Thorn Hill & Spa, Jackson,

ultimate utah The Sagestone Spa and an adventure concierge make the 106-room Red Mountain Resort as healthy as luxury gets.

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Spa, Anaheim 85.3 Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach, Calif. 85.3 Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club, 1 Lenox, Mass. 85.2 LAuberge Del Mar, Calif. 85.1 2 Loews Royal Pacific Resort at 2 Universal, Orlando 85.1 Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne 85.1 2 JW 5 Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Phoenix 85.0 Williamsburg Lodge, Va. 85.0 5 Boulders Resort & Golden Door Spa, 7 Scottsdale 84.9 Grand View Lodge, Nisswa, Minn. 84.9 7 The 7 Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. 84.9 Hotel Telluride 84.8 0 Rancho de los Caballeros, 0 Wickenburg, Ariz. 84.8 Meadowood Napa Valley, St. Helena 84.7 = Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas q at Las Colinas 84.6 Hotel del Coronado, San Diego 84.6 q Loews Ventana Canyon Resort, q Tucson 84.6 Gasparilla Inn & Club, r Boca Grande, Fla. 84.5 Sonnenalp Resort of Vail 84.5 r Terranea Resort, Palos Verdes, Calif. 84.5 r Disneys BoardWalk Inn, u Lake Buena Vista, Fla. 84.4 Renaissance Lodge at Sonoma 84.4 u Fairmont Scottsdale Princess 84.3 o Grand Hotel Marriott Resort, Golf o Club & Spa, Point Clear, Ala. 84.3 Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale 84.3 o Westin Monache Resort, o Mammoth Lakes, Calif. 84.3 Wild o Dunes Resort, Isle of Palms, S.C. 84.3

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Lakes 84.2 Bacara Resort & Spa, Santa Barbara 84.1 s Canyon Ranch, Tucson 84.1 s Legacy Golf Resort, Phoenix 84.1 s Hyatt Regency Hill Country, g San Antonio 84.0 Marco Beach Ocean Resort, Fla. 84.0 g Grand Del Mar, San Diego 83.9 j JW j Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa, Tucson 83.9 Beau Rivage, Biloxi 83.8 l Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, l Santa Ana Pueblo, N.M. 83.8 Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa, l Lake Placid 83.8 Ojai z Valley Inn & Spa, Calif. 83.7 Osthoff Resort, Elkhart Lake, Wis. 83.7 z Red z Mountain Resort, Ivins, Utah 83.7 Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek 83.6 v Disneys Vero Beach Resort, Fla. 83.4 b Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & n Spa, Fla. 83.3 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, n Orlando 83.3 JW n Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa, Palm Desert, Calif. 83.3 Westin Kierland Resort & Spa, n Scottsdale 83.3 Sandia Resort & Casino, / Albuquerque 83.2 JW ` Marriott Camelback Inn, Scottsdale 83.1 Tortuga Beach Club Resort, ` Sanibel Island 83.1 Westin Key West Resort & Marina 83.1 ` Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands @ Resort, Farmington, Pa. 83.0 Pinehurst Resort, N.C. 83.0 @ Woodstock Inn & Resort, Vt. 83.0 @

Rusty Parrot Lodge, Jackson Hole 84.1 a Winvian, Litchfield Hills, Conn. 83.9 s Charlotte Inn, Marthas Vineyard 83.6 d Jenny Lake Lodge, Grand Teton f
National Park 83.4

Osprey at Beaver Creek 82.1 g Litchfield Plantation, h

Pawleys Island, S.C. 82.0

Hermosa Inn, Paradise Valley, Ariz. 81.0 j Greystone Inn, Lake Toxaway, N.C. 80.9 k Mission Ranch, Carmel 80.5 l Ten ; Thousand Waves, Santa Fe 80.4

Hawaii ReSoRTS Travaasa Hana (formerly Hotel 1

Hana-Maui) 95.0

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Four Seasons Resort Maui 2 at Wailea 93.9 Trump International Hotel Waikiki 3 Beach Walk 93.7 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, 4
Big Island 93.4 Four Seasons Resort Lanai at 4 Manele Bay 93.4 Four Seasons Resort Lanai, 6 The Lodge at Koele 93.1 Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa 92.6 7 St. 8 Regis Princeville Resort, Kauai 91.8 Fairmont Orchid, Big Island 91.2 9 Kahala Hotel & Resort, Oahu 89.8 0 Grand Wailea, Maui 89.3 q Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui 89.0 w Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa 87.8 e Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui 86.9 r JW t Marriott Ihilani Resort and Spa, Oahu 86.8 Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows, y Big Island 86.7 Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club 84.7 u Hilton Waikoloa Village, Big Island 83.7 i Hyatt Regency Waikiki Resort o & Spa 83.3 Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Big Island 83.2 p A newcomer to the list of Hawaiian resorts, the Trump International Hotel in Honolulu, which opened in 2009, was the first new luxury property on Waikiki Beach in over a decade.

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The Elysian, Chicagos 60-story Gold Coast skyscraper, emerges at No. 1 just two years after opening. The 188 guest rooms are joined by 52 private residences.

Elysian Hotel, Chicago 98.2 1 21c 2 Museum Hotel, Louisville 97.8 The 3 Peninsula, Chicago 95.9 Mandarin Oriental, Boston 95.3 4 Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, N.C. 95.2 5 Auberge du Soleil, Napa Valley 95.0 6 The 7 Peninsula, Beverly Hills 94.7 Eliot 8 Hotel, Boston 94.6 Rosewood Crescent Hotel, Dallas 94.3 9 Iron 0 Horse Hotel, Milwaukee 94.2 Park q Hyatt Chicago 93.4 Hotel Sorella CityCentre, Houston 93.2 w Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, e

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Custom fabrics, hardwood floors, Audubon prints classic decor helps The Carlyle earn a 93.6 for rooms and the highest overall score, 92.3, in New Yorks competitive market.

Dallas 93.1 Hotel 1000, Seattle 92.7 r French Quarter Inn, Charleston, S.C. 92.6 t Hotel Burnham, Chicago 92.6 t Bardessono Hotel, Restaurant & Spa, u Napa Valley 92.3 The u Carlyle (Rosewood), New York 92.3 Hotel Murano, Tacoma 92.3 u Inn u on Biltmore Estate, Asheville, N.C. 92.3 Waldorf Astoria Orlando 92.3 u

Central Park 92.1 Blackberry Farm, Great Smoky d Mountains, Tenn. 92.0 Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio 92.0 d Four Seasons, New York 91.9 g Wentworth by the Sea Hotel and Spa, g New Castle, N.H. 91.9 Inn j and Spa at Loretto, Santa Fe 91.4 The j Peninsula, New York 91.4 Renaissance Pittsburgh Hotel 91.4 j Charleston Place, S.C. 91.3 ; Four Seasons, Chicago 91.3 ; The z Setai, Miami Beach 91.1 Trump International Hotel & Tower, z New York 91.1 Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows 91.0 c Four Seasons, Las Vegas 91.0 c Halekulani Hotel, Honolulu 90.9 b Renaissance Blackstone Chicago b Hotel 90.9 Mandarin Oriental, New York 90.7 m St. m Regis, New York 90.7 Inn . at the Market, Seattle 90.4

Inn / at Perry Cabin, St. Michaels,

Md. 90.2

Umstead Hotel and Spa, /

Raleigh-Durham 90.2 San Antonio 90.1

Omni La Mansin del Rio, @ St. @ Regis, Washington, D.C. 90.1 Encore Hotel, Las Vegas 90.0 $ The $ Nines (Luxury Collection),
Portland, Ore. 90.0

Oxford Hotel, Denver 89.9 ^ Ritz-Carlton (Four Seasons), Chicago 89.9 ^ Ritz-Carlton Georgetown, ^ Washington, D.C. 89.9 Epic ( Hotel, Miami 89.8 Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles 89.8 ( Planters Inn, Charleston, S.C. 89.7 - Ventana Inn & Spa, Big Sur 89.7 - Beverly Wilshire, Beverly Hills 89.6 Q Hotel Valencia Riverwalk, Q
San Antonio 89.6

Allison Inn & Spa, Willamette Valley, E

Ore. 89.5

Andaz Wall Street, New York 89.5 E Bellagio, Las Vegas 89.5 E Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 89.5 E Hotel Contessa, San Antonio 89.4 U The U Plaza, New York 89.4 Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle 89.2 O Market Pavilion Hotel, O
Charleston, S.C. 89.2

Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco 89.2 O Rosewood Sand Hill, Menlo Park, O

Calif. 89.2

Four Seasons, Philadelphia 89.1 \ Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta 89.1 \ The \ Venetian, Las Vegas 89.1 Willard InterContinental, \
Washington, D.C. 89.1

St. F Regis, San Francisco 89.0 LAuberge de Sedona, Sedona 88.9 G Hotel Modera, Portland, Ore. 88.8 H Sofitel Chicago Water Tower 88.8 H Four Seasons, Boston 88.6 K Mandarin Oriental, Miami 88.4 L Salish Lodge & Spa, Snoqualmie, L
Wash. 88.4

Langham Huntington, Pasadena 88.3 " Liberty Hotel (Luxury Collection), "
Boston 88.3 afterglow Paul Housbergs multicolored stained glass installation in the lobby of The Peninsula Chicago greets hotel guests.

Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas 88.3 " Cavallo Point, Sausalito 88.2 C Hotel Vitale, San Francisco 88.2 C Inn C at the Ballpark, Houston 88.2 Mansion on Peachtree (Rosewood), C
Atlanta 88.2

Windsor Court Hotel, New Orleans 88.2 C Trump International Hotel & Tower, <
Chicago 88.0

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Carmel Valley 87.8

Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville 87.8 ? Omni Royal Orleans, New Orleans 87.8 ? Four Seasons, Washington, D.C. 87.7 }

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One of the oldest hotels on the United States list, and located in our oldest city, Casa Monica first opened its doors in 1888, and reopened them in 1999 after an epic renovation.

Hotel Palomar, Philadelphia 87.7 } Alluvian Hotel, Greenwood, Miss. 87.6 ~ Avia ~ Savannah 87.6 Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at ~ Beverly Hills 87.6 Four Seasons, San Francisco 87.6 ~ Hyatt at Olive 8, Seattle 87.6 ~ Mandarin Oriental, San Francisco 87.6 ~ The ~ Rittenhouse, Philadelphia 87.6 Battle House Renaissance Mobile Hotel & Spa, Ala. 87.5 Hotel Healdsburg, Sonoma County 87.5 Sunset Marquis, West Hollywood 87.4 Bohemian Hotel Savannah 1 Riverfront 87.2 Graves 601 Hotel, Minneapolis 87.2 1 Encantado, Santa Fe 87.1 3 The 3 Hay-Adams, Washington, D.C. 87.1 MacArthur Place, Sonoma 87.0 5 Four Seasons, Miami 86.9 6 Montage Beverly Hills 86.9 6 Saint Paul Hotel 86.9 6 Shutters on the Beach, 6
Santa Monica 86.9 Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, Va. 86.8 0 Trump SoHo, New York 86.8 0 La = Bellasera Hotel & Suites, Paso Robles, Calif. 86.7 Omni Chicago Hotel 86.7 = Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans 86.7 = St = Julien Hotel & Spa, Boulder 86.7 Four Seasons, Seattle 86.5 r

InterContinental Boston 86.5 r Ritz-Carlton, Philadelphia 86.5 r Carneros Inn, Napa Valley 86.4 u Royal Hawaiian (Luxury Collection), u
Honolulu 86.4

Driskill Hotel, Austin 86.2 o Mansion on Forsyth Park, o

Savannah 86.2

La b Valencia Hotel, La Jolla, Calif. 85.3 Omni San Diego Hotel 85.3 b St. b Regis, Atlanta 85.3 The b Blackwell, Columbus, Ohio 85.3 Fairmont Miramar Hotel & / Bungalows, Santa Monica 85.2 Four Seasons, Atlanta 85.2 / The / Lowell, New York 85.2 New York Palace 85.2 / Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City 85.0 @ Loews Atlanta Hotel 85.0 @ Orchard Hotel, San Francisco 85.0 @ Eventi Hotel, New York 84.9 % London West Hollywood 84.9 % Avia & Napa 84.8 Fairmont San Francisco 84.8 & Harraseeket Inn, Freeport, Me. 84.8 & Omni Corpus Christi Hotel ) Marina Tower 84.7 Omni Fort Worth Hotel 84.6 _ Boston Harbor Hotel 84.5 + The Q Joule (Luxury Collection), Dallas 84.4 W Q Fort Lauderdale 84.4 Hotel Monaco Baltimore 84.3 E Ritz-Carlton, Dallas 84.3 E Renaissance Montgomery T Hotel & Spa 84.2 Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland 84.2 T Ritz-Carlton, Miami Beach 84.2 T Heathman Hotel, Portland, Ore. 84.1 I Inn I on the Alameda, Santa Fe 84.1

Nine Zero Hotel, Boston 86.2 o Ritz-Carlton, Boston Common 86.2 o Four Seasons, Austin 86.1 \ JW \ Marriott Denver Cherry Creek 86.1 Hotel Commonwealth, Boston 86.0 s Sherry-Netherland, New York 86.0 s InterContinental Buckhead, f
Atlanta 85.9

Romanian-born architect and designer Adam Tihany is the man behind the rooms at Dallass Joule, which debuts on the U.S. list with a lofty rooms score of 91.1.

LErmitage Beverly Hills Hotel 85.9 f Ritz-Carlton, Washington, D.C. 85.9 f The j Jefferson, Washington, D.C. 85.8 The j Mark, New York 85.8 The j Pierre (Taj), New York 85.8 Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi, ;
Santa Fe 85.7

Hermitage Hotel, Nashville 85.5 Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel 85.5 Casa Monica Hotel, St. Augustine 85.4 x Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta 85.4 x Ritz-Carlton New York, x Battery Park 85.4 Bohemian Hotel Celebration, b
Celebration, Fla. 85.3

bed & banquet The Alice Waters suite at Virginias Inn at Little Washington is an homage to the founder of the Edible Schoolyard.

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Hotels (Continued) SMall HoTelS Colonial Houses, Williamsburg, Va. 96.8 1 Fairbanks House, Amelia Island 95.1 2 Fearrington House Inn, 3
Top 50

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see shells Marine life in the restaurant La Marea at the 45-suite Tides in Miami Beach.

InterContinental New York Times I Square 84.1 Sofitel Washington DC Lafayette { Square 84.0 Dana Hotel & Spa, Chicago 83.9 } Davenport Hotel and Tower, }

Formerly the Vanderbilt Hall hotel, Newports 33-room Vanderbilt Grace debuts on Readers Choice this year, after opening in April as the first U.S. property from Grace Hotels.

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Spokane 83.9 St. } Regis, Houston 83.9 InterContinental Mark Hopkins S San Francisco 83.8 London NYC 83.8 S Renaissance Chicago Downtown S Hotel 83.8 Lorien Hotel & Spa, Alexandria 83.7 G Seagate Hotel & Spa, G Delray Beach, Fla. 83.7 Vanderbilt Grace, Newport 83.6 J Hotel deLuxe, Portland, Ore. 83.3 K Hotel Palomar, Washington, D.C. 83.3 K Bellasera Hotel, Naples, Fla. 83.1 : The : Jefferson, Richmond, Va. 83.1 JW : Marriott Santa Monica Le Merigot 83.1 Vero Beach Hotel & Spa, Fla. 83.1 : White Elephant, Nantucket 83.1 : W : Washington D.C. 83.1 Hotel Max, Seattle 83.0 B Le B Pavillon Hotel, New Orleans 83.0 THEhotel at Mandalay Bay, B Las Vegas 83.0 Tides Inn, Irvington, Va. 83.0 B The > Curtis, Denver 82.9 Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey, Calif. 82.9 > The Roosevelt New Orleans 82.8 Hotel Monaco, Portland, Ore. 82.7 Aria Resort and Casino, Las Vegas 82.6 La Posada Hotel & Gardens, Winslow, Ariz. 82.6 Westin Austin at The Domain 82.6 Conrad Indianapolis 82.5 Hotel ZaZa, Dallas 82.5

Pittsboro, N.C. 94.9 Moorings Village, Islamorada, Fla. 94.9 3 The 5 Swag, Great Smoky Mountains, N.C. 94.5 The 6 Wauwinet, Nantucket 94.0 Post 7 Ranch Inn, Big Sur 93.9 San 8 Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara 93.2 Stephanie Inn, Cannon Beach, Ore. 93.0 9 Blantyre, Lenox, Mass. 92.8 0 Chebeague Island Inn, Maine 92.7 q Chanler at Cliff Walk, Newport, R.I. 92.0 w Tu w Tu Tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Ore. 92.0 Pillars Hotel, Fort Lauderdale 91.9 r The t Tides, Miami Beach 91.8 John Rutledge House Inn, y Charleston, S.C. 91.6 Wentworth Mansion, Charleston, u S.C. 91.3 White Barn Inn & Spa, i Kennebunkport 89.9 Twin Farms, Barnard, Vt. 89.5 o Pitcher Inn, Warren, Vt. 89.1 p La a Mer Hotel & Dewey House, Key West 88.8 Marquesa Hotel, Key West 88.4 s Hyatt Carmel Highlands, Carmel 87.8 d Sundy House, Delray Beach, Fla. 87.8 d The g Cottages, Nantucket 87.6 Mayflower Inn & Spa, Washington, g Conn. 87.6 Hotel Iroquois on the Beach, j Mackinac Island 87.2 LAuberge Carmel 86.5 k Milliken Creek Inn and Spa, l Napa Valley 86.2 Greyfield Inn, Cumberland Island, ; Ga. 86.1 Castle Hill Inn, Newport, R.I. 86.0 ' Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, z Miss. 85.7 Waters Edge Hotel, Marin County 85.6 x Inn c at Little Washington, Washington, Va. 85.4 Inn c at Montchanin Village, Del. 85.4 Old b Edwards Inn and Spa, Highlands, N.C. 85.1 Captain Lord Mansion, Inn & Spa, n Kennebunkport 85.0 Lavender, Napa Valley 84.8 m Adobe Grand Villas, Sedona 84.3 , Green Gables Inn, Pacific Grove, . Calif. 84.0 Gardens Hotel, Key West 83.8 / Gaige House, Sonoma Valley 83.7 ! Hotel Havana, San Antonio 83.3 @ Scripps Inn, La Jolla 83.2 # El $ Portal Sedona 83.1 Simpson House Inn, Santa Barbara 82.6 % The ^ Willcox, Aiken, S.C. 82.4 Inns & & Spa at Mill Falls, Meredith, N.H. 82.1 The * Gastonian, Savannah 82.0 Inn * on Mt. Ada, Catalina Island 82.0

River cruises have never been so popular. Uniworld leads our first-ever list of the five top lines.
Top 25
(Fewer than 600 passengers)

SMALL-SHIP LINES

Seabourn 91.8 1 Silversea 88.5 2 Windstar 85.8 3 SeaDream Yacht Club 84.5 4 Lindblad Expeditions 78.0 5

MEDIUM-SHIP LINES
(6002,500 passengers)

Crystal Cruises 93.0 1 Regent Seven Seas Cruises 91.6 2 Disney 89.8 3 Oceania Cruises 86.0 4 Azamara Club Cruises 84.7 5 Cunard 84.2 6 Holland America 81.5 7 Celebrity 79.9 8 Princess 79.8 9 Royal Caribbean 76.3 0

LARGE-SHIP LINES
(More than 2,500 passengers)

Celebrity 87.7 1 Princess 80.9 2 Royal Caribbean 78.9 3 Carnival 70.9 4 Norwegian Cruise Line 5 (NCL) 64.3

RIVER CRUISES
Uniworld Boutique River 1 Cruises 90.3 Grand Circle Travel 86.1 2 Viking River Cruises 84.8 3 Avalon Waterways 78.9 4 AmaWaterways 68.5 5

dream streams The Viking Schumann sails the Elbe from Magdeburg in Germany to its confluence with the Vltava River at Mlnk, an important Czech port.

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For the first time, Canada merits its own lists of islands and cities, reflecting your interest in our culturally and geographically diverse northern neighbor. British Columbias loyal following vaulted 27 hotels and resorts into the countrys healthy top 60, and Francophiles added 16 from Quebec.

Top 5 CiTieS

Top 5 iSlandS

Quebec City 83.0 1 Vancouver 82.5 2 Victoria, British 3

Columbia 81.4

Montreal 78.1 4 Toronto 72.5 5

Vancouver 81.5 1 Prince Edward Island 78.1 2 Cape Breton 76.2 3 Gulf 4 Islands, British
Columbia 74.6

Newfoundland 73.8 5

Hotels
Top 40

Resorts
Top 20

On the radar of readers since it opened in 2007, the trendy 77-room Hazelton Hotel joins the list of Canadas best hotels this year, with Torontos highest score.

In the heart of Niagara-on-theLake and blocks from Lake Ontario, the Prince of Wales Hotel earns Canadas only perfect score for its location.

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Spa, Cambridge, Ontario 95.7 Auberge Saint-Antoine, 2 Quebec City 94.6 Htel Nelligan, Montreal 93.8 3 Htel Le Germain-Dominion, 4 Quebec City 91.6 Sooke Harbour House, 5 Vancouver Island 91.4 Hazelton Hotel, Toronto 90.8 6 Auberge du Vieux-Port, Montreal 90.4 7 Queens Landing, 7 Niagara-on-the-Lake 90.4 Fairmont Pacific Rim, Vancouver 90.3 9 Opus Hotel, Montreal 88.8 0 Sofitel Montral 88.4 q Fairmont Vancouver Airport 88.1 w Fairmont Waterfront, Vancouver 88.1 w Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver 88.0 r Opus Hotel, Vancouver 87.9 t Fairmont Empress, Victoria, B.C. 87.7 y Htel Le St-James, Montreal 87.7 y Victoria Regent Hotel, Victoria, y B.C. 87.7 Le o Saint-Sulpice, Montreal 87.6 Prince of Wales Hotel, p Niagara-on-the-Lake 87.3 Wedgewood Hotel & Spa, a Vancouver 87.1 Pan s Pacific, Vancouver 86.8 Four Seasons, Vancouver 86.6 d Fairmont Chteau Laurier, Ottawa 86.4 f St. g Paul Hotel, Montreal 86.2 Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, h Edmonton, Alberta 86.0 Fairmont Hotel Vancouver 84.9 j Four Seasons, Toronto 84.9 j Metropolitan Hotel, Vancouver 84.8 l W ; Montral 84.4 Windsor Arms Hotel, Toronto 84.0 ' Shaw Club Hotel & Spa, z Niagara-on-the-Lake 83.9 Sutton Place Hotel, Vancouver 83.8 x InterContinental Montreal 83.7 c Toronto Marriott Downtown Eaton v Centre Hotel 83.6 Loews Htel Le Concorde, b Quebec City 83.2 Vancouver Marriott Pinnacle n Downtown Hotel 82.6 Loews Htel Vogue, Montreal 82.5 m Loden Hotel, Vancouver 82.4 , Pillar and Post Inn, . Niagara-on-the-Lake 82.1

Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & 1

King Pacific Lodge (Rosewood), B.C. 97.0 1 Emerald Lake Lodge, B.C. 94.9 2 Long Beach Lodge Resort, 3
Vancouver Island 92.2 Wickaninnish Inn, Vancouver Island 91.8 4 Pan 5 Pacific Whistler Village Centre, B.C. 91.6 Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, 6 Alberta 91.1 Four Seasons, Whistler, B.C. 91.0 7 Fairmont Chateau Whistler, B.C. 89.9 8 Fairmont Le Chteau Montebello, 8 Quebec 89.9 Post 0 Hotel & Spa, Lake Louise, Alberta 89.8 Fairmont Banff Springs, Alberta 87.9 q

Fairmont Le Chteau Frontenac, q

Quebec City 87.9

Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu, e

La Malbaie, Quebec 87.4

Westin Trillium House, Blue Mountain, r

Collingwood, Ontario 85.9

Westin Bear Mountain Golf Resort & t Spa, Vancouver Island 85.4 Moraine Lake Lodge, Banff National y
Park, Alberta 85.1

Westin Resort & Spa, Whistler, B.C. 84.2 u Pan i Pacific Whistler Mountainside,
B.C. 83.9

Rimrock Resort Hotel, Banff National o

Park, Alberta 83.3 Alberta 83.0

Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge, p

french twist Quebec Citys 95-room Auberge Saint-Antoine occupies a former warehouse in the Old Port.

methodology The Cond Nast Traveler Readers Choice Survey, begun in 1988, is available to all readers through a secure Web site. This years final tabulations of 28,876 responses were done by Global Market Insite, Inc., of Boston. Organization: The online questionnaire contains lists of candidates in various categories (Cities, Hotels, etc.). Individual candidates are judged by relevant criteria for each. Those that receive a required minimum number of responses are deemed eligible for a Readers Choice Award. Evaluation: Each candidate is rated, criterion by criterion, on a five-point scale: excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor. Those scores, which represent the percentage of respondents rating a candidate excellent or very good, are averaged to determine the final score published here. For example, the Park Hyatt Seouls rating, 95.2, is the average of its scores for all hotel criteria: Food/Dining, Location, Overall Design, Rooms, and Service.

best World 2011

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Top 5 CiTieS
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San 1 Miguel de Allende 79.8 Oaxaca 72.9 2 Mrida 70.4 3 Los 4 Cabos 69.5 Guadalajara 66.4 5

Mexico

Long a favorite of American travelers and not just because its friendly and handy, Mexico has emerged as a destination with hotels and resorts that are among the worlds bestand a lot of them. In 2006, four properties on the Top 100 were in Mexico; this year features ten. Ol!

Resorts
Top 50

Two resorts that debut on Mexicos lengthening lists, the Capella Pedregal and Capella Ixtapa, were introduced to readers in annual Hot List issues, in 2010 and 2009, respectively.

One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos 96.8 1 Rancho La Puerta, Tecate 96.7 2 The 3 Tides, Riviera Maya 95.9 Capella Pedregal, Cabo San Lucas 95.2 4 Capella Ixtapa 94.8 5 Zotry Paraiso de la Bonita Riviera 6 Maya 94.7 Grand Solmar Lands End Resort and 7 Spa, Los Cabos 94.6 Maroma Resort and Spa, Riviera Maya 94.6 7 Rosewood Mayakob, Riviera Maya 94.6 7 Omni Puerto Aventuras Hotel Beach 0 Resort, Cancn 94.4
Cabo San Lucas 93.2

Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Resort & Spa, q Four Seasons, Punta Mita 93.0 w Esperanza, Cabo San Lucas 92.5 e Ritz-Carlton, Cancn 92.2 r Ceiba del Mar Beach & Spa Resort, t
Riviera Maya 92.0

Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit, t

Nuevo Vallarta 92.0

Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera t Cancun 92.0 Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Riviera Maya 91.8 i Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay, o
All three resorts in the Mayakob development on the Riviera Maya Banyan Tree, Fairmont, and Rosewoodhelp the Yucatn add fully 27 properties to the Top 50. Mazatln 91.6

Las p Ventanas al Paraso (Rosewood),

Los Cabos 91.0

Marquis Los Cabos 91.0 p Valentin Imperial Maya, Riviera Maya 90.9 s Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach d Resort & Spa, Cabo San Lucas 90.8 Grand Velas Riviera Maya 90.4 f Excellence Playa Mujeres 90.1 g Fairmont Mayakoba, Riviera Maya 89.5 h Beach Palace, Cancn 89.2 j Le j Mridien Cancun Resort & Spa 89.2 Secrets Capri Riviera Cancn, l
Playa del Carmen 89.1

floral arrangement Bougainvillea blooms year-round at Las Maanitas in Cuernavaca, where temperatures rarely drop below 60 degrees.

Vallarta Palace, Nuevo Vallarta 89.0 ; St. ' Regis Punta Mita Resort 88.9 Royal Playa del Carmen 88.8 z Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa, x
Cabo San Lucas 88.7

Hotels
Top 10

Playacar Palace, Playa del Carmen 88.5 c Barcel Los Cabos Palace Deluxe 88.3 v Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraso, b
Riviera Maya 88.2

Cabo Azul Resort & Spa, Los Cabos 85.0 ! Excellence Riviera Cancn 84.2 @ Villa @ Rolandi Thalasso Spa, Gourmet & Beach Club, Isla Mujeres 84.2 ME $ by Meli, Cancn 84.1 Moon Palace Golf & Spa Resort, %
Cancn 84.0

Las 1 Maanitas, Cuernavaca 93.8 La 2 Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo 91.6 Casa de Sierra Nevada, 3
San Miguel de Allende 88.8

Cancun Palace 87.4 n The m Tides, Zihuatanejo 87.3 Royal Hideaway Playacar, Playa del ,
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Carmen 86.5

Las ^ Hadas, Manzanillo 83.8 Isla & Mujeres Palace 83.7 Barcel Maya Palace, *
Riviera Maya 83.6

JW 4 Marriott Hotel Mexico City 85.3 Quinta Real, Monterrey 84.8 5 Quinta Real, Guadalajara 84.4 6 Villa 7 Premiere Hotel & Spa,
Puerto Vallarta 84.3 Mexico City 84.2

Four Seasons Hotel Mxico, D.F., 8 Casa Velas Hotel & Ocean Club, 9
Puerto Vallarta 81.6

Sun . Palace, Cancn 86.1 Hilton Los Cabos Beach & / Golf Resort 85.8

Pueblo Bonito Mazatln 83.2 ( Riu ( Vallarta, Puerto Vallarta 83.2

Camino Real, Oaxaca 81.1 0

Top 10 iSlandS

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Bermuda holds on to the top spot in the Caribbean and Atlantic islands among an array of saintsincluding St. Lucia, which is displaying serious luxury chops: Five resorts and one hotel make the lists, four of them with scores in the stratospheric 90s.

Bermuda 87.4 1 St. 2 John 84.9 Nevis 83.0 3 British Virgin Islands 80.6 4 St. 5 Barts 79.0 Anguilla 77.3 6 Culebra, Puerto Rico 76.6 7 St. 7 Lucia 76.6 Cayman Islands 74.6 9 St. 0 Martin 74.2

Resorts
CaRibbean Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, Nevis 96.1 1 Jade Mountain, St. Lucia 94.7 2 Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia 94.4 3 Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman 93.7 4 Jumby Bay (Rosewood), Antigua 91.9 5 Curtain Bluff, Antigua 91.8 6 Jalousie Plantation, St. Lucia 91.4 7 Biras Creek Resort, Virgin Gorda, 8
B.V.I. 90.6
Top 40

Sandals Royal Plantation, Jamaica 84.9 l CuisinArt Resort & Spa, Anguilla 84.7 ; Fairmont Royal Pavilion, Barbados 84.7 ; Half ; Moon, Rose Hall, Jamaica 84.7 Young Island, St. Vincent 84.6 x Hyatt Regency Aruba Resort & c Casino 83.9 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, v
Dominican Republic 83.3

On 100 acres of rain forest facing Sugar Beach, St. Lucias Jalousie Plantation is the only resort in the Caribbean to earn a perfect location score.

Couples Swept Away, Jamaica 90.4 9 BodyHoliday, St. Lucia 89.4 0 Sandals Whitehouse European Village q & Spa, Jamaica 89.1 Peter Island Resort & Spa, B.V.I. 89.0 w Cap e Juluca, Anguilla 88.8 Hotel Kura Hulanda Spa & Casino, e

Htel Guanahani & Spa, St. Barts 83.3 v Bucuti Beach Resort, Aruba 82.9 n Petit St. Vincent Resort 82.7 m Rockhouse, Jamaica 82.3 , Turtle Beach, Barbados 82.2 .

Curaao 88.8 Rosewood Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda, e B.V.I. 88.8 Viceroy Anguilla 88.7 y Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios 88.1 u Spice Island Beach Resort, Grenada 87.9 i Galley Bay, Antigua 87.4 o Caneel Bay (Rosewood), St. John, p U.S.V.I. 87.3 Bitter End Yacht Club, Virgin Gorda, a B.V.I. 86.9 Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 86.7 s Riu d Palace Aruba 86.5 Couples Sans Souci Resort, Jamaica 86.3 f The g Landings St. Lucia 86.1 Four Seasons, Nevis 86.0 h Las j Casitas Village, Puerto Rico 85.2 Round Hill Hotel and Villas, Jamaica 85.0 k grand strand The Amanyara sits next to Malcolms Beach on the northwest coast of Provo, as everyone calls Providenciales, the most populous island in the Turks and Caicos.

aTlanTiC The 1 Reefs, Bermuda 94.9 Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos 92.1 2 One&Only Ocean Club, Bahamas 91.3 3 Amanyara, Turks and Caicos 90.4 4 Rosewood Tuckers Point, Bermuda 90.4 4 Grace Bay Club, Turks and Caicos 89.1 6 Gansevoort, Turks and Caicos 88.5 7 Reef Atlantis, Bahamas 86.1 8 Regent Palms, Turks and Caicos 86.1 8 Pink 0 Beach Club, Bermuda 85.8 Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda 82.9 q Cove Atlantis, Bahamas 82.3 w Sandals Grande Emerald Bay, e
Bahamas 82.2 Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort r Villages & Spa 81.9 Cambridge Beaches, Bermuda 81.9 r

Top 15

good spirits Seon Athill mixes it up behind the bar at Jumby Bay, off Antigua.

Hotels
CaRibbean/aTlanTiC Peninsula House, Dominican 1
Republic 98.8
Top 10

The 2 Caves, Jamaica 94.4 Eden Rock, St. Barts 92.9 3 Htel Saint-Barth Isle de France 92.5 4 Ladera, St. Lucia 90.6 5 Jakes, Treasure Beach, Jamaica 87.1 6 Hotel El Convento, San Juan, 7
Puerto Rico 84.6

Rock House, Bahamas 84.0 8 Horned Dorset Primavera Hotel, 9

Puerto Rico 83.8

Sugar Mill, Tortola, B.V.I. 83.2 0

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Top 5 CiTieS

oceania

Bora Bora 87.0 1 Great Barrier Reef 85.9 2 Moorea 84.9 3 Huahine, French 4
Polynesia 82.1 Galpagos 80.6 5 Fiji 6 79.5 Rangiroa and the 7 Tuamotus 79.4 Tasmania 79.3 8 Cook Islands 79.0 9 Raiatea, French 0 Polynesia 78.5

Sydney 85.1 1 Queenstown 77.9 2 Melbourne 77.5 3 Christchurch 73.9 4 Auckland 73.5 5
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Hotels
Top 15

Resorts
Top 10

Observatory Hotel, Sydney 91.1 1 Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel at 2 Circular Quay 89.9 The 3 Langham, Auckland 87.0 Westin Sydney 87.0 3 Establishment Hotel, Sydney 86.8 5 Westin Melbourne 86.2 6 InterContinental Sydney 85.7 7 Hilton Sydney 84.6 8 Four Seasons, Sydney 84.5 9 Sheraton on the Park, Sydney 81.8 0 Hilton Brisbane 81.5 q Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney 81.5 q Sofitel Sydney Wentworth 80.2 e Sir r Stamford at Circular Quay, Sydney 80.0 Sofitel Queenstown Hotel and Spa 79.2 t

Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, New Zealand 98.4 1 Four Seasons, Bora Bora 96.6 2 Le 3 Tahaa Island Resort & Spa,
French Polynesia 92.0 French Polynesia 91.5

Te 4 Tiare Beach Resort, Huahine, Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort 5 & Spa 91.3 Sea 6 Temple Resort & Spa,
Port Douglas, Queensland 88.8

glass house The Conservatory Bar at Sydneys Sheraton on the Park has menus of cocktails, wines (long on Australia), global tapas, and Cuban cigars, including the $52 Cohiba Siglo II.

Palazzo Versace, Gold Coast 88.2 7 Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef 86.5 8 Sheraton Moorea Lagoon 9 Resort & Spa 83.2 Surfers Paradise Marriott Resort & 0 Spa, Gold Coast 83.0

Central & south America

Resorts
CenTRal & SoUTH aMeRiCa Four Seasons Resort Carmelo, 1
Top 15

Some of the most eclectic lists are Latin Americas, with a lazy beach resort in Uruguay, eco-camps in Costa Rica, a high-design hotel in one of the worlds largest megalopolises, and golf, ski, and wine country resorts all jockeying to be number one.

Top 5 CiTieS

Buenos Aires 79.7 1 Cuzco 77.8 2 Antigua de Guatemala 73.3 3 Rio 4 de Janeiro 70.3 Medelln 69.0 5

Hotels
CenTRal aMeRiCa Lapa Rios Ecolodge, Costa Rica 92.7 1 Casa Santo Domingo, Antigua 2
Guatemala 91.4
Top 5

Six countries are represented on the list of top properties in South and Central America, but little Costa Rica is home to almost one-third of them, led by Xandari and Lapa Rios.

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Uruguay 94.8 Xandari Resort & Spa, Costa Rica 93.0 2 Kanantik Reef & Jungle Resort, 3 Belize 92.9 Hotel Salto Chico, Torres del Paine 4 National Park, Chile 90.4 El 5 Silencio Lodge & Spa, Costa Rica 90.1 Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at 6 Peninsula Papagayo 89.7 Llao 7 Llao Hotel & Resort, Argentina 88.5 Park 8 Hyatt Mendoza Hotel, Casino & Spa, Argentina 87.7 Hotel Punta Islita, Costa Rica 86.8 9 Turtle Inn, Belize 85.4 0 Chaa Creek, Belize 85.0 q Finca Rosa Blanca Coffee Plantation & w Inn, Costa Rica 83.9 Los e Suenos Marriott Ocean & Golf Resort, Costa Rica 83.6 Royal Palm Hotel, Galpagos 82.4 r Arenas del Mar, Costa Rica 81.9 t

Inn 3 at Roberts Grove, Belize 83.2 Villa 4 Caletas, Costa Rica 82.2 Hotel Grano de Oro, San Jos, 5
Costa Rica 80.8 southern hospitality With villas measuring nearly 1,000 square feet and majestic Andes views, Argentinas Cavas Wine Lodge gets its highest score for rooms.

SoUTH aMeRiCa Hotel Fasano, So Paulo 96.6 1 Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires 94.6 2 Palacio Duhau-Park Hyatt, 3
Buenos Aires 94.4

Top 15

Four Seasons, Buenos Aires 94.0 4 Sofitel Cartagena Santa Clara 92.5 5 Hotel Monasterio, Cuzco 91.9 6 Inkaterra Machu Picchu Pueblo 7 Hotel 89.8 Libertador Palacio del Inka Hotel 8 Cusco 89.7 Cavas Wine Lodge, Argentina 89.5 9 Sofitel Buenos Aires 87.0 0 Ritz-Carlton, Santiago 86.9 q JW w Marriott Hotel Lima 85.6 Copacabana Palace, Rio de Janeiro 85.0 e Loi r Suites Recoleta Hotel,
Buenos Aires 84.2

JW t Marriott Hotel Quito 83.9

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Asia

Kyoto takes the number one spot on Asias list of top cities for the first time. On the mainland, Chinas building boom continues to produce superior hotels: Properties with scores over 90 have almost tripled (from 8 to 23) since 2006.

Kyoto 82.3 1 Bangkok 81.6 2 Hong Kong 81.1 3 Chiang Mai 80.8 4 Ubud, Bali 80.0 5 Singapore 78.4 6 Tokyo 76.8 7 Luang Prabang, 8
Laos 76.4

Maldives 87.5 1 Bali 2 84.3 Phuket 80.0 3 Seychelles 79.9 4 Malaysian 5 Borneo 79.2 Luzon, 6
Philippines 77.9

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Bhutan 75.1 Shanghai 74.9 0

Mauritius 77.4 7 Cebu, Philippines 77.2 8 Langkawi, Malaysia 76.1 9 Koh 0 Samui, Thailand 73.7

Resorts
Top 20

Hotels
Top 125

Ayana Resort & Spa, Bali 95.7 1 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan 94.9 2 Four Seasons, Chiang Mai 94.8 3 Oberoi Vanyavilas, Rajasthan 94.8 3 Evason Ana Mandara & Six Senses 5 Spa, Vietnam 94.2 Amanpuri, Phuket 93.2 6 Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf and 7 Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra 92.6 8 Life 9 Heritage Resort, Vietnam 92.1 Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden 0 Triangle, Chiang Rai 90.7 Banyan Tree Phuket 88.6 q JW w Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa 87.2 Vivanta by TajFort Aguada, Goa 86.0 e Shangri-Las Mactan Resort and Spa, r
Cebu, Philippines 84.8

The Amanpuri, on Phukets Andaman Coast, the flagship of the Aman group, is one of just three Asian resorts to receive perfect scores for design.

Spa Resort, Siem Reap, Cambodia 92.7

Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong 99.2 1 Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok 97.9 2 The 3 Peninsula, Tokyo 97.7 Kyoto Hotel Okura 97.2 4 Sofitel Forebase Chongqing 97.1 5 Oberoi Udaivilas, Rajasthan 96.8 6 Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai 96.5 7 Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong 96.1 8 Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur 96.1 8 The 8 Peninsula, Hong Kong 96.1 Ritz-Carlton Beijing, q Financial Street 95.9
Chiang Mai 95.7

Regent Beijing 92.4 f Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok 92.3 j Sofitel Wanda Beijing 92.2 k Hilton Beijing Wangfujing 92.1 l The l Langham, Hong Kong 92.1 Shangri-La Hotel, Changchun, '
China 91.9

Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, w Park e Hyatt Seoul 95.2 Raffles Beijing 94.9 r Vivanta by TajHari Mahal Jodhpur 94.7 t Amandari, Bali 94.5 y The u Peninsula, Bangkok 94.2 Opposite House, Beijing 94.1 i Taj o Lake Palace, Rajasthan 94.0 Amansara, Siem Reap, Cambodia 93.1 p Westin Bund Center, Shanghai 93.1 p Leela Palace Bangalore 92.6 s Makati Shangri-La, Manila 92.5 d Conrad Hong Kong 92.4 f Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong 92.4 f

Laguna Resort & Spa t

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Four Seasons Resort Bali at y

Park z Plaza Beijing Wangfujing 91.4 InterContinental Hong Kong 91.3 x Rambagh Palace (Taj), Jaipur 91.2 c Westin Beijing Chaoyang 91.0 v Park b Hyatt Saigon 90.6 Portman Ritz-Carlton, Shanghai 90.5 n Ritz-Carlton, Beijing 90.5 n St. , Regis, Beijing 90.4 Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo 90.3 . Four Seasons, Hong Kong 90.1 / Grand Hyatt Tokyo 90.1 / Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at @ Marunouchi 90.0 Regent Taipei 90.0 @ Umaid Bhawan Palace (Taj), @
Rajasthan 90.0

Jimbaran Bay 84.1 Shangri-Las Boracay Resort and Spa, u Philippines 83.8 Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam 83.0 i Victoria Angkor Resort & Spa, o Siem Reap, Cambodia 82.6 La p Rsidence Htel & Spa, Hue, Vietnam 82.1
om land Guests at Balis Four Seasons at Sayan assume lotus positions beside the resorts lotus pond.

Langham Place, Hong Kong 89.9 % Mandarin Oriental, Singapore 89.7 ^ Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong 89.5 & Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore 89.5 & Taj & Exotica, Goa 89.5 Grand Hyatt Beijing 89.4 ) Htel de la Paix, Siem Reap, )
Cambodia 89.4

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Shangri-La Hotel, Beijing 89.4 ) Edsa Shangri-La, Manila 89.3 Q Grand Hyatt Shanghai 89.2 W Jai E Mahal Palace (Taj), Jaipur 89.0 China World Hotel, Beijing 88.9 R St. R Regis, Singapore 88.9 The Y Peninsula, Beijing 88.8 Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur 88.8 Y JW I Marriott Bangkok 88.4 Sofitel Shanghai Hyland 88.2 O The P Oberoi, New Delhi 88.1 Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok 88.0 [ The ] Sukhothai, Bangkok 87.8 Raffles Grand Hotel dAngkor 87.4 \ Le A Mridien Chiang Mai 87.2 St. A Regis, Shanghai 87.2 Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore 87.2 A Westin Beijing Financial Street 87.1 F

namaste! Elephants in stone and receptionists in saris greet guests with marigold garlands at the Oberoi Udaivilas in Rajasthan.

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi 87.0 G Banyan Tree Bangkok 86.7 H Grand Hyatt Mumbai 86.7 H Hotel Okura Tokyo 86.7 H ITC H Maurya (Luxury Collection),

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Hong Kong 85.5

The ~ Peninsula, Shanghai 85.4 JW ` Marriott Shanghai at Tomorrow Square 85.3 Conrad Bangkok 85.1 _ Lebua at State Tower, Bangkok 85.1 _ Sofitel Xian on Renmin Square 84.9 Shangri-La Hotel, Hangzhou 84.8 Four Seasons, Bangkok 84.6 Park Hyatt Beijing 84.6 Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi 84.6 Hilton Chongqing 84.5 Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto 84.5 Conrad Tokyo 84.4 2 Grand Hyatt Singapore 84.4 2 La 2 Rsidence Phou Vao,
Luang Prabang, Laos 84.4 Mumbai 84.3

Hyatt Regency Hangzhou 84.0 7 Taj 7 Mahal Palace & Tower,

Mumbai 84.0

New Delhi 86.7 Raffles Hotel, Singapore 86.5 : Taj : Lands End, Mumbai 86.5 Le Z Mridien Bangkok 86.3 Millennium Hilton Bangkok 86.3 Z Park C Hyatt Tokyo 86.2 Fullerton Hotel, Singapore 86.1 V New V Otani, Tokyo 86.1 Uma Paro, Bhutan 86.1 V W V Hong Kong 86.1 Sheraton Shanghai Hotel & < Residences 85.8 Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo 85.7 > Conrad Centennial Singapore 85.6 ? InterContinental Beijing Beichen 85.6 ? InterContinental Grand Stanford ? Hong Kong 85.6

Grand Hyatt Hong Kong 83.9 0 The - Peninsula, Manila 83.7 Four Seasons, Singapore 83.6 = Le = Royal Mridien Shanghai 83.6 Shangri-La Hotel, Guilin, =
China 83.6

The e Imperial, New Delhi 83.5 Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa r Center 83.4 Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai 83.2 t Hotel Majestic, Ho Chi Minh City 83.1 y Grand Hyatt Taipei 83.0 u Four Seasons, Shanghai 82.9 i Imperial Hotel, Tokyo 82.8 o La o Rsidence dAngkor 82.8 Dusit Thani, Bangkok 82.7 [ Park ] Hyatt Shanghai 82.6 Taj \ West End, Bangalore 82.5 Westin Guangzhou 82.5 \
The Park Hyatt Shanghai is one of 16 hotels in that city to score above 80up from 7 just five years ago.

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Vivanta by Taj President, 5 JW 6 Marriott, Hong Kong 84.1 ANA InterContinental Tokyo 84.0 7

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Through the ongoing Arab spring, many of you traveled undeterred, finding favorite hotels in Amman, Dubai, and Jerusalem. South Africa and Egypt together are home to 17 of Africas 20 top-scoring hotels.

Cape Town 83.9 1 Beirut 75.0 2 Byblos 74.7 3 Jerusalem 73.2 4 Marrakech 71.5 5

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Savuti Camp, Botswana 94.0 0 Little Vumbura Camp, Botswana 93.3 q Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club, w
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creature comforts Candles and lanterns illuminate the walkways at Pioneer Camp, one of five winners in South Africas Londolozi, in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve.

Egypt 98.6 Safari Lodges at Phinda Private Game 1 Reserve, South Africa 98.6 Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, 3 Tanzania 98.5 Mombo and Little Mombo Camps, 4 Botswana 97.8 Londolozi, South Africa 96.4 5 Singita Sabi Sand, South Africa 96.4 5 Sabi 7 Sabi Private Game Reserve, South Africa 96.3 MalaMala Game Reserve, 8 South Africa 94.4 Le 9 Franschhoek Hotel & Spa, South Africa 94.3

Governors Camp Masai Mara, Kenya 92.9 e Sanctuary Chiefs Camp, Botswana 92.9 e Jacks Camp, Botswana 91.3 t Singita Kruger National Park, y

afRiCa Steenberg Hotel, Cape Town 95.7 1 The 2 Saxon, Johannesburg 92.5 Cape Grace, Cape Town 90.7 3 Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa, 4
Cape Town 90.5

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Table Bay Hotel, Cape Town 90.4 5 Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at 6 The First Residence 89.7
Tanzania 88.8

South Africa 90.9 Lion u Sands, South Africa 90.4 Sanctuary Olonana, Kenya 90.1 i Sanctuary Chobe Chilwero, o Botswana 89.8 Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge, p Tanzania 89.7 Royal Livingstone, Zambia 89.2 a Lake Manyara Tree Lodge, Tanzania 88.9 s Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Kenya 88.0 d Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, Zimbabwe 87.6 f Sweetwaters Tented Camp, Kenya 86.6 g Serena Mountain Lodge, h Mount Kenya 85.9 Amboseli Serena Safari Lodge, j Kenya 85.8 Shamwari Game Lodges, k South Africa 84.2 Chobe Game Lodge, Botswana 83.7 l Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Tanzania 83.5 ; Palace of the Lost City, South Africa 83.3 ' Ol z Tukai Lodge, Kenya 83.2 One&Only Cape Town 83.2 z Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge, c Tanzania 82.7 Mara Serena Safari Lodge, Kenya 82.6 v

Arusha Mountain Village, 7 Sofitel Cairo El Gezirah 88.7 8 Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at 9 Nile Plaza 88.0 Westin Cape Town 87.1 0 Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at q San Stefano, Egypt 86.2 Cairo 86.2 Semiramis InterContinental q Victoria & Alfred Hotel, q
Cape Town 86.2

Sofitel Fs Palais Jama, Fez 85.9 r Mena House Oberoi, Cairo 85.8 t Gibbs Farm, Ngorongoro, y
Tanzania 84.7

Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town 84.7 y Le i Quartier Franais, Franschhoek,

South Africa 84.2

Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam o Casino 84.0 The o Westcliff, Johannesburg 84.0

Middle eaST Park 1 Hyatt Dubai 95.5 Al 2 Faisaliah Hotel (Rosewood),

Riyadh 93.6

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Middle eaST Burj 1 Al Arab, Dubai 94.0 Ritz-Carlton, Dubai 89.7 2 Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi 87.8 3 Shangri-Las Barr Al Jissah Resort and 4
Spa, Muscat 87.1
Jordan 86.4

Top 5

Mvenpick Resort & Spa Dead Sea, 5

Four Seasons, Doha 88.3 3 Inbal Jerusalem Hotel 87.5 4 Four Seasons, Amman 86.7 5 David Citadel Hotel, Jerusalem 86.0 6 Grand Hyatt Amman 86.0 6 Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai 84.0 8 Grand Hyatt Dubai 83.2 9 Beach Rotana Abu Dhabi 82.9 0

The new Small Airlines category is topped by OpenSkies, which won you over with its all-business-class service to Paris.
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Singapore Airlines 88.1 1 Virgin Atlantic 81.3 2 Emirates 80.4 3 Cathay Pacific 78.1 4 Air 5 New Zealand 77.4 Etihad Airways 77.2 6 Korean Air 76.1 7 Asiana Airlines 75.0 8 ANA (All Nippon 9
Airways) 73.9 JAL 0 (Japan Airlines) 71.6

Virgin America 79.7 1 JetBlue Airways 71.0 2 Hawaiian Airlines 66.5 3 Continental Airlines 55.2 4 Delta Air Lines 50.9 5 Frontier Airlines 50.3 6 Southwest Airlines 49.5 7 United Airlines 49.3 8 Alaska Airlines 48.3 9 American Airlines 47.0 0

OpenSkies 90.8 1 Porter Airlines 78.2 2 Air 3 Tahiti Nui 66.6 Volaris 65.7 4 SilkAir 58.0 5 WestJet 57.8 6 Air 7 Pacific 52.0 Aeromxico 8 Connect 50.4 KLM 9 Cityhopper 50.0 Virgin Australia 0

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europe

European winners have changed little since last year, with familiar favorites appearing in top spots. Estonia, however, is represented for the first time (by the Swisstel in Tallinn), while reader enthusiasm for hospitality in the British Isles has boosted their top hotel list from 25 to 40, with Scotlands Culloden House at number one.

Florence 85.0 1 Barcelona 82.8 2 Rome 82.4 3 Paris 81.9 4 Bruges 81.7 5 Venice 81.7 5 Salzburg 81.4 7 Vienna 81.0 8 Prague 79.7 9 Siena 79.7 9

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the Turkish Aegean Islands 84.2 Mykonos and the 2 Cyclades 79.2 Madeira 78.8 3 Mallorca and the 3 Balearics 78.8 Shetlands 77.9 5 Capri 77.4 6 Isle 7 of Skye 74.9 Hvar and the 8 Dalmatians 74.8 Elba 9 and the Tuscan Archipelago 74.2 Gotland, Sweden 74.0 0

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noRTHeRn eURope Mandarin Oriental, Prague 95.7 1 Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne 95.1 2 Regent Berlin 95.0 3 Swisstel Tallinn 94.9 4 Four Seasons, Prague 93.8 5 Four Seasons Gresham Palace 6
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Pragues Mandarin Oriental, with both period and contemporary interior design, is the only hotel in northern Europe to receive a perfect score for rooms.

InterContinental Warszawa, Warsaw 83.0 # Berlin Marriott Hotel 82.9 $ Budapest Marriott Hotel 82.3 % Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, ^
Hamburg 82.2

Hotel Arts, Barcelona 89.7 x Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the v Bosphorus 89.3 Four Seasons Hotel Milano 89.3 v Hotel Grande Bretagne n
(Luxury Collection), Athens 89.2

Facing Viennas Opera House and just a few hundred yards from the Hofburg complex, the Hotel Sacher earned its highest score (95.4) for its central location.

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Budapest 93.4 Fairmont Le Montreux Palace 93.3 7 Baur au Lac, Zurich 93.1 8 Park 9 Hyatt Hamburg 92.7 Mandarin Oriental, Munich 92.6 0 Park q Hyatt Zurich 92.5 Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin 91.7 w Lausanne Palace & Spa 89.9 e Grand Hotel Wien, Vienna 89.8 r Ritz-Carlton, Berlin 89.5 t Le y Mridien Grand Hotel Nuremberg 89.3 Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa, u Baden-Baden 89.0 Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa, u Interlaken 89.0 Grand Hyatt Berlin 88.9 o Hotel Sacher, Vienna 88.9 o InterContinental Budapest 88.3 a Hotel Sacher, Salzburg 87.9 s Art d Deco Imperial Hotel 87.5 Hotel Imperial (Luxury Collection), d Vienna 87.5 Hilton Budapest 87.1 g Radisson Blu Hotel, Berlin 86.9 h Grand Hotel Esplanade, Berlin 86.3 j Hotel Bristol (Luxury Collection), k Vienna 86.1 Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern 86.0 l Ritz-Carlton, Moscow 85.9 ; Hotel Kmp (Luxury Collection), ' Helsinki 85.8 Sofitel Munich Bayerpost 85.7 z Hotel Goldener Hirsch x (Luxury Collection), Salzburg 85.5 Palace Luzern, Lucerne 85.1 c Grand Htel, Stockholm 84.9 v Le b Mridien Budapest 84.6 Moscow Marriott Royal n Aurora Hotel 84.3 Hotel Josef, Prague 84.0 m Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest 83.7 , Mandarin Oriental, Geneva 83.7 , Aria / Hotel, Prague 83.5 Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge 83.5 / Hotel Amigo, Brussels 83.1 @

Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski ^ Munich 82.2 Corinthia Hotel Budapest 82.1 * Hilton Prague Old Town 81.7 (
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SoUTHeRn eURope Htel de Paris, Monte Carlo 96.7 1 Il 2 San Pietro di Positano 96.4 Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at 3
Sultanahmet 95.6 Swisstel Ankara 95.0 4 Four 5 Seasons Hotel George V Paris 94.7 Park 6 Hyatt ParisVendme 94.6 Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul 94.4 7 Hassler Roma 94.0 8 Hotel Splendido & Splendido Mare, 9
Portofino 93.9

Grand Hotel Quisisana, Capri 89.1 m Hotel Ritz, Madrid 88.5 , Sofitel Rome Villa Borghese 88.4 . ME / Madrid 88.2 Grand-Htel du Cap-Ferrat, !
Cte dAzur 88.0

Hotel Urban, Madrid 88.0 ! Rome Cavalieri 88.0 ! Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon 87.7 $ Renaissance Paris Vendome $ Hotel 87.7 Hotel Principe di Savoia, Milan 87.6 ^ Regent Esplanade Zagreb 87.6 ^ Hotel Eden, Rome 87.5 * Hotel Savoy, Florence 87.5 * Grand Hotel Miramare, Portofino 86.8 ) Htel Hermitage, Monte Carlo 86.8 ) K&K = Htel Cayr, Paris 86.6 Luna Hotel Baglioni, Venice 86.4 Q Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe W Hotel 86.3 San E Domenico Palace Hotel,
Taormina, Sicily 86.1

Park 9 Hyatt Milan 93.9 Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni, q

Lake Como 93.7

Parador Hostal dos Reis Catlicos, w

Santiago de Compostela 93.6 Swisstel Grand Efes, Izmir, Turkey 93.5 e Four Seasons Hotel Firenze 93.3 r Le t Sirenuse, Positano 93.2 Hotel Mtropole Monte-Carlo 93.1 y Westin Excelsior, Florence 92.8 u Le i Meurice, Paris 92.5 Londra Palace, Venice 92.4 o St. p Regis (Luxury Collection), Florence 92.1 Aldrovandi Villa Borghese, Rome 91.8 a Htel de Crillon, Paris 91.6 s Htel Plaza Athne, Paris 91.2 d Htel Ritz Paris 90.9 f Olissippo Lapa Palace, Lisbon 90.8 g Bauer Il Palazzo, Venice 90.7 h Swisstel The Bosphorus, Istanbul 90.7 h Htel de la Cit, Carcassonne 90.5 k Bauer Hotel, Venice 90.4 l Hotel Gritti Palace (Luxury Collection), ; Venice 90.3 Hotel Alfonso XIII (Luxury Collection), ' Seville 90.2 Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi 89.9 z Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, x Sorrento 89.7

Grand Hotel Continental, Siena 86.0 R Hotel Maria Cristina (Luxury Collection), R
San Sebastin 86.0

Hotel Helvetia & Bristol, Florence 85.9 Y Hotel Gran Meli Fnix, Madrid 85.4 U Silken Gran Hotel Domine Bilbao 85.4 U InterContinental Madrid 85.3 O Westin Palace, Madrid 85.3 O Westin Excelsior, Rome 85.2 [ Hotel Danieli (Luxury Collection), ]
Venice 85.1

Hotel Raphael, Paris 85.1 ] InterContinental Paris Le Grand 85.1 ] Hotel Cipriani, Venice 85.0 S Hotel Majestic, Rome 84.9 D Capri Palace Hotel & Spa 84.8 F Hotel Jazz, Barcelona 84.8 F Prince de Galles (Luxury Collection), F
Paris 84.8

San F Clemente Palace Hotel & Resort,

Venice 84.8

Hotel de Russie, Rome 84.7 K Htel Le Bristol, Paris 84.6 L

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SMall HoTelS Palazzo Sasso, Ravello 95.8 1 Chteau de la Chvre dOr, 2

Cte dAzur 95.6 Villa 3 San Michele, Fiesole, Tuscany 93.9 Domaine des Hauts de Loire, 4 Onzain 92.0 Htel dAubusson, Paris 91.8 5 Hotel Knig von Ungarn, 5 Vienna 91.8 Hotel Villa Cipriani, Asolo, Italy 91.3 7 La 8 Mirande, Avignon 91.1 Alchymist Grand Hotel & Spa, 9 Prague 90.4 La 0 Villa Gallici, Aix-en-Provence 90.3 CaSagredo Hotel, Venice 90.0 q Il w Falconiere, Cortona, Tuscany 87.7 J. e K. Place, Florence 87.2 Vila r Bled, Slovenia 86.4 Parador de Granada, Andalusia 85.7 t Katikies Hotel, Santorini 85.0 y Chteau Eza, Cte dAzur 84.8 u Domaine Les Crayres, Reims 84.5 i Htel dEurope, Avignon 81.2 o Chteau La Chenevire, p Normandy 80.4

41 9 Hotel, London 91.6 The 0 Connaught, London 91.5 Soho Hotel, London 91.0 q Ballynahinch Castle Hotel, w
County Galway 90.5

Hotel Caesar Augustus, 1

Capri 97.1

Perivolas, Santorini 96.8 2 Park 3 Hotel Kenmare,

County Kerry 95.0

Shelbourne Dublin 90.4 e Egerton House Hotel, London 89.8 r The t Dorchester, London 89.4 Dukes Hotel, London 89.0 y The u Merrion, Dublin 88.4 Ballymaloe House, County Cork 88.0 i The o Berkeley, London 87.9 Four Seasons, Dublin 87.4 p Conrad Dublin 87.2 a Chancery Court Hotel, London 87.1 s Sofitel London St James 86.8 d Royal Crescent Hotel, Bath 86.2 f The g Balmoral, Edinburgh 86.1 Royal Horseguards Hotel, h
London 85.9

Ashford Castle, County Mayo 93.0 4 Sheen Falls Lodge, County Kerry 92.9 5 Villa 6 dEste, Lake Como 92.5 Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort, 7
County Limerick 92.4

Westin Athens Astir Palace Beach 7 Resort 92.4 Resort 92.3 Mykonos Grand Hotel & 9 Htel du Cap-Eden-Roc, 0
Cte dAzur 91.6

One of the few hotels to receive perfect scores in more than one category, Irelands Park Hotel Kenmare scored 100 for both service and location.

Htel du Palais, Biarritz 90.7 q Dromoland Castle, County Clare 90.6 w Old e Course Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa,
St. Andrews 90.4

Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt, r
County Wicklow 90.1

The h Savoy, London 85.9 Claridges, London 85.8 k 51 l Buckingham Gate, Taj Suites and Residences, London 85.7 Buckland Manor, The Cotswolds 85.6 ; The ' Scotsman, Edinburgh 85.5 Stafford Hotel, London 85.4 z The x Metropolitan, London 84.6 Landmark London Hotel 84.3 c Sofitel London Heathrow 84.2 v Four Seasons Hotel London at Park b Lane 83.5 Hotel Portmeirion, Wales 83.5 b Westbury Hotel, Dublin 83.2 m The , Langham, London 83.0 Rubens at the Palace, London 82.9 .

Mount Juliet Estate, t

County Kilkenny 88.9

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bRiTiSH iSleS Culloden House, Inverness, 1

Scotland 97.7

Top 40

Dolder Grand Hotel, Zurich 88.4 y Capri Tiberio Palace, Capri 87.1 u Four Seasons, Hampshire 86.7 i K o Club Golf and Spa Resort,
County Kildare 85.7 St. Moritz 85.6 Zermatt 85.0

Badrutts Palace Hotel, p Grand Hotel Zermatterhof, a Turnberry (Luxury Collection), s

Scotland 84.4

Chewton Glen, Hampshire 96.0 2 The 3 Halkin, London 94.9 The 4 Goring, London 94.7 Haymarket Hotel, London 93.9 5 Milestone Hotel, London 93.8 6 The 7 Lanesborough, London 92.9 One 8 Aldwych, London 92.6

Marriotts Village dIle-de-France 82.3 d Waterford Castle, f

County Waterford 81.8 Hotel Excelsior, Venice Lido 80.5 g

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