Andrew Harper has announced its Editors’ Choice Awards for 2022, a selection of the most captivating small luxury hotels, notable restaurants and unique travel experiences from around the world. The highlights of the year are reflected in the January edition of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report and are online at www.andrewharper.com/editors-choice.
To be considered for the Editors’ Choice Awards, hotels must also have been reviewed in a 2021 edition of the monthly Hideaway Report. Properties must be relatively small in size, possess a strong personality and demonstrate a dedication to personal service.
This year, Four Seasons Sensei Lanai, an adults-only wellness resort on the secluded Hawaiian island of Lanai, has taken the top honor of Hideaway of the Year. Guests can create a personalized wellness journey focusing on three paths — movement, nourishment and rest. “Few properties create an extremely positive first impression,” says the Hideaway Report’s editor-in-chief, “and manage to only get better from there. This was one such rare and happy occasion.”
“The pandemic kept people close to home,” he continues, “but with travel starting to rebound, Andrew Harper members will once again have the opportunity to discover the world’s most glamorous destinations, where they can create cherished memories, while enjoying the best that life has to offer.”
Hideaway Report editors spend the year circling the world to explore exotic and unusual locales, as well as perennial favorites such as Italy and France. They travel incognito and pay their own way, never receiving concessionary rates from the places they visit, so they can deliver their reviews with complete independence and authenticity.
Using a rigorous vetting process that takes into account character, comfort and personal service, the editors’ task is to distinguish the merely excellent from the truly enchanting. Hotels that fail to meet the required standards are immediately removed from the list of recommendations.
Each January, the team looks back on its previous 12 months of globetrotting to select the Editors’ Choice recipients, focusing on the hideaway hotels and the associated experiences that proved the most enduringly memorable.
In addition to the Hideaway of the Year, the 2022 awards also recognize 14 other favorite hotels, plus notable restaurants and bars. Additional categories include best wine tastings, amenities and indulgences. Awards are also given for best travel experiences, including wildlife encounter of the year, most memorable hike, best driving tour and best outdoor adventure.
Here is the full list of this year’s winners of the Editors’ Choice Awards 2022.
Hideaway of the Year: Four Seasons Sensei Lanai, Lanai City, Hawaii
Favorite Hotels of the Year
Restaurants of the Year
Most Memorable Tastings
Hospitality Awards
Best Amenities
Best in Class
Best Travel Experiences
Unforgettable Memories of 2021
Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report traces its origins to 1979, when its founding editor left corporate life to travel the world, seeking out small hideaways in unspoiled corners of the globe. He shared his findings in a newsletter for sophisticated travelers under the pseudonym Andrew Harper.
This publication has evolved into a membership-based company offering an expanded menu of curated content, including hotel reviews and recommendations of restaurants and travel destinations in the monthly Hideaway Report newsletter, The Andrew Harper Collection guidebooks and at AndrewHarper.com.
