Travel + Leisure Unveils List of 500 Best Hotels in the World 2012

  • December 11, 2012
Travel + Leisure Unveils List of 500 Best Hotels in the World 2012
Seventy-nine properties, including Bardessono Hotel, Yountville, Calif.; The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas; Proximity Hotel, Greensboro, N.C.; W Retreat & Spa, Vieques, Puerto Rico; Ca’ Sagredo Hotel, Venice, Italy; and Nam Hai, Hoi An, Vietnam (pictured above), are making their debut on the annual Travel + Leisure 500 list of best hotels in the world this year.

The 2013 T+L 500 guide, featured in the January issue of Travel + Leisure, on newsstands Dec. 21, and available online now, is a compendium of the highest-ranking hotels and resorts worldwide, based on data collected in the Travel + Leisure 2012 World's Best Awards readers’ survey.

Winners in selected regions include:

• Top Hotel in the U.S. -- Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, Montana

• Top U.S. Lakefront Hotel -- Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Oregon

• Top Hotel for Location in the U.S. -- Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California

• Top Hotel for Food in the U.S. -- Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Virginia

• Top Hotel in Hawaii -- Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island

• Top Hotel for Location in Hawaii -- Halekulani, Oahu

• Top Hotel in Canada -- Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City

• Top Hotel in the Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas -- The Reefs, Bermuda

• Top Hotel for Location in the Caribbean -- Ocean Club Resorts, Turks and Caicos

• Top Hotel in Europe -- Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus, Turkey

• Top Hotel for Location in Europe -- Villa d'Este, Lake Como, Italy

• Top Hotel for Romance in Europe -- Hotel Caruso, Ravello, Italy

• Top Hotel for Food in Europe -- L'Oustau de Baumanière & Spa, Les Baux-de-Provence, France

Top Island Hotel in Europe -- Katikies Hotel, Santorini, Greece

• Top Hotel in Asia -- Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India

• Top Skyscraper Hotel -- Peninsula Bangkok, Thailand

• Top Island Hotel in Asia -- Discovery Shores, Boracay, Philippines

• Top Hotel in Africa and the Middle East (and Overall) -- Singita Grumeti, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania

• Top Adventure Lodge in Central and South America -- Hotel Salto Chico/Explora Patagonia, Chile

• Top Hotel in Mexico -- Live Aqua, Cancun

• Top Hotel for Food in Mexico -- La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo

• Top Hotel in Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific -- Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia