The Prix Versailles has revealed the World’s Most Beautiful Hotels List 2026.
These sixteen establishments, all of which recently opened across the globe, are simultaneously singular and hereditary references for the destinations they represent.
About this latest selection, Jérôme Gouadain, Secretary General of the Prix Versailles, observes that: “All the projects featured on the World’s Most Beautiful Hotels List for 2026 embrace a lifestyle based on enchantment and innovation, and fit perfectly into their local scene. They give us illuminating insight into what excellence looks like in the interior and exterior design of buildings. This allows them to deliver a positive form of hospitality, one that beautifies the built environment and fulfills travelers’ hopes and aspirations. These hotels, each endowed with its own amazing personality, provide a bright outlook and, in their own way, establish a welcome dialogue in today’s world of cultural globalization.”
Three of the sixteen hotels on the List will, at the end of the year, receive the further distinction of a World Title – Prix Versailles, Interior or Exterior. The awards discerned by the Prix Versailles aim to promote intelligent sustainability, in which culture serves and transcends the notion of the environment. The ArcadiaPlace, Lugu Lake, Yanyuan, China The Silk Lakehouse, Shangri-La - Hangzhou, China Sir Prague - Prague, Czech Republic Chiemgauhof Lakeside Retreat - Übersee, Germany La Fondation - Paris, France Les Roches - Le Lavandou, France The Telegraph Hotel - Tbilisi, Georgia Villa Dubrovnik - Dubrovnik, Croatia The Oberoi Rajgarh Palace - Khajuraho, India (pictured above) Orient Express La Minerva - Rome, Italy Splendido, A Belmond Hotel - Portofino, Italy Kasbah d’If - Marrakesh, Morocco Naboa - Tulum, Mexico Soori Penang - George Town, Malaysia Desert Rock - Ḩanak, Saudi Arabia Maison Mystique - Khao Yai, Thailand (pictured below) Following the 2026 announcements for the Museums and Hotels categories, the next World Selections for this year will be released on 1 June for Restaurants, 15 June for Airports, 29 June for Emporiums, 27 July for Campuses, 28 September for Passenger Stations and 19 October for Sports.
