A good hotel is well-located, has comfy beds, and maybe a tasty breakfast. A truly brilliant one, however, has to blow you away in every aspect. From food to service to amenities, some hotels are so unforgettable you never want to leave – the World’s 50 Best Hotels exists to recognise them all.
The team at World’s 50 Best do exactly what it says on the tin: they discover and award exceptional quality hospitality, including bars, restaurants, and, of course, hotels. This year the organisation has gone one step further and also released longlists, those contenders who aren’t in the top 50 but still deserve to be recognised.
The top 50 bars were announced earlier this month, and now it’s time to move on to hotels. The longlist of hotels that made spots 51-100 has just landed, spanning 40 cities and everything from Four Seasons properties to indie boutiques. This is the first year that an extended list has been released.
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A representative for World’s Top 50 explained why it had decided to extend the list, saying: ‘From this year and beyond, we will be able to showcase an even larger pool of hotels and territories, and celebrate the exceptional teams who bring them to reality with the extended list’.
Italy has the most entries on the list so far, with nine out of the total 49. Its highest-scoring restort, the Borgo Santandrea on the Amalfi Coast, made it to 53rd place. A total of 17 hotels were in Europe, with a further 16 in Asia, including the top-ranking hotel (of the extended list, that is), the Aman Nai Lert in Bangkok. Every inhabited continent has at least some representation, although Mount Nelson, a Belmond property in South Africa, is the sole African entry.
Most hotels featured are part of larger chains, but 13 independently owned businesses also made the cut. Badrutt’s Palace in Saint Moritz, Switzerland, even made it to 52 – the second-highest position on the list.
The top 50 will be announced on October 30 at a fancy awards ceremony in London’s Old Billingsgate. For now though, here are the world’s best hotels in spots 51-100.
The world’s best hotels right now, in order from 100-51
- Amanbagh, Ajabgarh
- Portrait Milano, Milan
- Amangiri, Canyon Point
- Amangalla, Galle
- Maçakızı, Bodrum
- Rosewood Mayakoba, Playa del Carmen
- Le Sirenuse, Positano
- The Johri, Jaipur
- Soneva Secret, Maldives
- Suján Jawai, Jawai
- Eden Rock, St. Barths
- Ett Hem, Stockholm
- Huka Lodge, Taupō
- Palacio Nazarenas, Cusco
- Four Seasons Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- The Datai, Langkawi
- Six Senses Zighy Bay, Zaghi
- Splendido, Portofino
- Casa Maria Luigia, Modena
- Reschio, Lisciano Niccone
- Plaza Athénée, Paris
- Aman Venice, Venice
- Gleneagles, Auchterarder
- The Greenwich Hotel, New York
- Hotel das Cataratas, Iguassu Falls
- The Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York
- Aman Kyoto, Kyoto
- Mount Nelson, Cape Town
- Hotel Cipriani, Venice
- Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid, Madrid
- The Siam, Bangkok
- Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island
- San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara
- Montage Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas
- Four Seasons Madrid, Madrid
- The Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles
- The Carlyle, New York
- Borgo Egnazia, Savelletri
- Rosewood Bangkok, Bangkok
- Aman New York, New York
- Dusit Thani Bangkok, Bangkok
- Park Hyatt Kyoto, Kyoto
- Four Seasons at The Surf Club, Surfside
- Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes
- Nihi Sumba, Sumba Island
- Four Seasons Tamarindo, La Manzanilla
- The Peninsula Hong Kong, Hong Kong
- Borgo Santandrea, Amalfi
- Badrutt’s Palace, St. Moritz
- Aman Nai Lert, Bangkok
