35+ Leading Hotels Honored in World's Best Awards

  • July 17, 2017
35+ Leading Hotels Honored in World's Best Awards
Selected by Travel + Leisure’s global readership of avid travelers, the awards honor the world’s greatest hotels and places.

Securing the coveted #1 spot on the “Top 100 Hotels in the World” list was Leading Hotels’ Nihi Sumba Island, who was named the top hotel in the world for the second consecutive year. The property was also named the #1 hotel resort in Indonesia and Asia.

Premiere accolades in destination-specific categories for Leading Hotels’ members included Le Bristol, “Top Hotel in Paris,” Portrait Firenze, “Top Hotel in Florence,” and Katikies in Santorini, “Best Resort Hotel in Greece.” Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa Retreat & Cultural Hideaway, a resort tucked deep in the calm of the Bavarian Alps, was also awarded the title of “Top International Destination Spa.”

The Leading Hotels members named to the 2017 World’s Best Awards include:

Europe, Middle East, Africa
Milestone Hotel, London, England*
La Réserve Paris Hotel and Spa, Paris, France
Le Bristol Paris, Paris, France
Ritz Paris, Paris, France
Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa Retreat & Cultural Hideaway, Elmau, Germany
Katikies, Santorini, Greece*
Ashford Castle, Cong, Ireland*
Portrait Firenze, Florence, Italy*
Villa Cora, Florence, Italy
Le Sirenuse, Positano, Italy
Hassler Roma, Rome, Italy
J.K. Place Roma, Rome, Italy
Fonteverde, Toscana, Italy
Baglioni Hotel Luna, Venice, Italy
San Clemente Palace Kempinski, Venice, Italy
Royal Mansour Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco
Marbella Club Hotel, Golf Resort & Spa, Marbella, Spain
12 Apostles Hotel & Spa, Cape Town, South Africa
Cape Grace, Cape Town, South Africa
Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa
Beau-Rivage Palace Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland*
Mont Cervin Palace, Zermatt, Switzerland*
The Dolder Grand, Zurich, Switzerland
One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai, UAE
One&Only The Palm, Dubai, UAE

Asia/Pacific
Nihi Sumba Island, Sumba Island, Indonesia*
Palace Hotel Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

The Americas and Caribbean
Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina
The Singular Patagonia, Puerto Bories Hotel, Puerto Natales, Chile*
Hotel Casa San Agustin, Cartagena, Colombia
The Royal Hideaway Playacar, Playa del Carmen, Mexico
San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA, United States
Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach, Sunny Isles Beach, FL, United States*
The Biltmore Miami Coral Gables, Coral Gables, FL, United States
Halekulani, Honolulu, HI, United States
The Greenwich Hotel, New York, NY, United States
The Lowell, New York, NY, United States
The Hay-Adams, Washington DC, United States

The World’s Best is a travel awards program run by Travel + Leisure and based on an annual reader survey. The 2017 survey was open at tlworldsbest.com from November 7, 2016 to March 6, 2017. Explore all The Leading Hotels of the World’s 2017 World’s Best winners at LHW.com.

*Included in “The Top 100 Hotels in the World” list