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For almost three decades you’ve participated in our annual Readers’ Choice Awards survey, sharing your wisdom and discoveries from around the

world: the hotel that inspired your latest home renovation; the city that best exemplifies the complexities and nuances of Baroque architecture; and the airline seat you could have stayed in for another 12 hours. But this year the numbers were staggering. More than 300,000 of you—nearly twice as many as last year—submitted millions of ratings and 75,000 comments. Your responses are the most powerful measure of what’s happening in the industry. Because of how and where you’re traveling, we’re seeing trends shift in real time: European cities that have long topped the list were outranked by Asian cities. Airlines like ANA now have more U.S. flights into Tokyo’s Haneda Airport than ever before. So we hear you. And you can bet the industry does too. For more results, turn the page.

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6 Acme Hotel Company 93.627 Waldorf Astoria Chicago 93.618 Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel

Chicago 92.4 49 Silversmith Hotel 92.3810 Fairmont Chicago,

Millennium Park 90.6311 Trump International

Hotel & Tower Chicago 89.9912 Hotel Monaco Chicago 89.4 513 Swissôtel Chicago 89.4114 Chicago Athletic

Association Hotel 89.1615 Four Seasons Hotel Chicago 88.4916 Ritz-Carlton, Chicago 88. 2 117 Hotel Palomar Chicago 87.4 518 Dana Hotel and Spa 85.4219 W Chicago–Lakeshore 82.6820 Sofitel Chicago Water Tower 80.68

B OSTO NTOP 10

1 XV Beacon 96.512 Nine Zero 95.943 Boston Harbor Hotel 93.974 Four Seasons Hotel Boston 92.865 Hotel Marlowe, Cambridge 91.906 Hotel Commonwealth 91.897 The Langham, Boston 91.528 Fairmont Copley Plaza 90.5 49 Omni Parker House 86.7810 The Eliot Hotel 85.68

WASH I NGTO N, D.C.TOP 10

1 The Jefferson 94.402 Melrose Georgetown Hotel 94.333 InterContinental The Willard

Washington D.C. 93.964 Fairmont Washington D.C. 92.655 The Hay-Adams 91. 256 Four Seasons Hotel

Washington, D.C. 88.047 The Embassy Row Hotel 87.618 The Mayflower Hotel 8 4.579 Omni Shoreham Hotel 83.3910 Mandarin Oriental,

Washington, D.C. 8 1.07

C H A R L E STO N, S.C.TOP 10

1 French Quarter Inn 96.192 Grand Bohemian Hotel

Charleston 95.323 John Rutledge House Inn 94.984 Wentworth Mansion 94.975 The Spectator Hotel 94.676 The Restoration 94.027 HarbourView Inn 93.938 Market Pavilion Hotel 93.719 Planters Inn 92.5310 Belmond Charleston Place 90.46

N EW YO R K C I T YTOP 40

1 The Surrey 96.862 The Peninsula New York 96.093 Crosby Street Hotel 95.984 Library Hotel 94.665 Park Hyatt New York 94. 256 Roxy Hotel 94.037 Langham Place, New York,

Fifth Avenue 93.958 WestHouse Hotel New York 93.839 The Lowell 93.6 410 Baccarat Hotel & Residences–

New York 93.4911 Refinery Hotel 93.3 112 Trump International

Hotel & Tower New York 92.8613 The Kimberly Hotel 92.6214 Sofitel New York 92.3 115 The Quin 91.9416 Mandarin Oriental, New York 91.4 517 The Michelangelo 90.8318 The Greenwich Hotel 90.8 119 The Knickerbocker Hotel 90.5320 The High Line Hotel 90. 252 1 Dream Downtown 90.192 2 Loews Regency Hotel 89.7 723 Hotel Chandler 89.4 524 The Carlyle (Rosewood) 89. 2525 Le Parker Méridien 89.1426 The Plaza 89.0127 The New York Edition 88.7228 Omni Berkshire Place 88.5329 St. Regis New York 88.4630 The NoMad Hotel 87.633 1 The Mark 87.5832 Smyth 87. 2633 The Bowery Hotel 86. 263 4 Lotte New York Palace 86.0535 Trump SoHo New York 86.0136 Four Seasons Hotel New York 8 4.3737 Ritz-Carlton New York,

Central Park 82.3 138 The London NYC 8 1.4939 JW Marriott Essex House New York

80.9040 The Standard, High Line 80.70

C H I CAG OTOP 20

1 Virgin Hotels Chicago 98.8 12 Thompson Chicago 97.733 The Peninsula Chicago 95.944 The Langham, Chicago 95.575 Park Hyatt Chicago 94. 25

TOP 10 OVERALL

1 Virgin Hotels Chicago 98.8 12 Thompson Chicago 97.733 Hotel Emma, San Antonio 97.334 Twin Farms, Barnard, Vt. 97. 275 The Umstead Hotel and Spa,

Cary, N.C. 97.176 Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner,

McLean, Va. 96.897 The Surrey, New York City 96.868 Hotel Maison de Ville,

New Orleans 96.859 Sentinel, Portland, Ore. 96.8 110 JW Marriott Austin 96.71

nº. 12The Norman

Tel Aviv, Israel (page 108)

2Number of

consecutive years New York has

been voted the No. 1 large city in

the United States (page 112)—impressive,

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M I A M ITOP 15

1 Epic 96.502 Faena Hotel Miami Beach 93.903 1 Hotel South Beach 90.404 The Biltmore Hotel Miami–

Coral Gables 90.005 Washington Park Hotel 89.586 The Betsy 88.947 Ritz-Carlton, South Beach 86.918 W South Beach 86. 299 Loews Miami Beach Hotel 85.7110 Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove,

Miami 85. 2411 Mandarin Oriental, Miami 8 4.5212 The Miami Beach Edition 8 4.1513 Surfcomber 82.7814 Fontainebleau 8 1.9615 The Standard Spa, Miami Beach 80.99

N EW O R L E A NSTOP 10

1 Hotel Maison de Ville 96.852 The Old No. 77

Hotel & Chandlery 94.573 The Roosevelt New Orleans

(Waldorf Astoria) 93.704 Hotel Le Marais 93.065 Hotel Mazarin 92. 236 Bourbon Orleans Hotel 91.747 Windsor Court Hotel 90.148 Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans 88.929 Hotel Monteleone 88.7 710 Le Pavillon Hotel 8 4.99

L AS V E GASTOP 10

1 Wynn Las Vegas & Encore 90. 262 Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas 89.3 43 Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas 87.4 54 The Palazzo 87.105 The Venetian 86.796 Bellagio 86.607 The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas 86.508 Aria 8 4.3 49 Vdara Hotel & Spa 8 4.1610 Trump International Hotel

Las Vegas 83.90

L OS A NGE L E STOP 12

1 Montage Beverly Hills 94.762 The Garland 92.703 The Beverly Hilton 92.004 JW Marriott Los Angeles

L.A. Live 91.895 Mr. C Beverly Hills 90.396 The Langham Huntington,

Pasadena, Los Angeles 89.96

N EW YO R K STAT E & T H E M I D -AT L A N T I CTOP 15

1 Baron’s Cove, Sag Harbor, N.Y. 96.512 Hotel Monaco Pittsburgh 95.833 The Lodge at Glendorn,

Bradford, Pa. 95. 244 The Rittenhouse, Philadelphia 95.005 Hotel Monaco Philadelphia 94.386 Congress Hall, Cape May, N.J. 94.107 The Virginia Hotel,

Cape May, N.J. 93.798 The Mill House Inn,

East Hampton, N.Y. 92.869 Sandpiper Beach Club,

Cape May, N.J. 92.4110 Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore 89.7211 Sofitel Philadelphia 89.6 412 Omni William Penn Hotel,

Pittsburgh 89. 2 913 Hotel Palomar Philadelphia 88.9414 Inn at Perry Cabin by Belmond,

St. Michaels, Md. 87.5015 Thayer Hotel, West Point, N.Y. 82.36

7 Hotel Bel-Air 89. 298 The Peninsula Beverly Hills 88.339 Shutters on the Beach 88. 2 210 The Beverly Hills Hotel 87.3611 Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles

at Beverly Hills 8 4.8 412 The Hollywood Roosevelt 82.14

SA N F RA NC I S C OTOP 15

1 The Scarlet Huntington 92.142 Four Seasons Hotel San Francisco

92.053 Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco 91.4 54 Fairmont San Francisco 88.125 Inn at the Presidio 87.156 Omni San Francisco Hotel 87.077 Palace Hotel (Luxury Collection) 86.3 18 The Marker 85.479 InterContinental San Francisco 8 4.6710 InterContinental Mark Hopkins

San Francisco 8 4.0711 St. Regis San Francisco 83.3912 Hotel Zephyr 82. 2913 Stanford Court 8 1.9114 Grand Hyatt San Francisco 8 1.6615 Hotel Vitale 80.82

N EW E NGL A N DTOP 20

1 Twin Farms, Barnard, Vt. 97. 272 Hotel Vermont, Burlington, Vt. 96.043 Harraseeket Inn, Freeport, Me. 95.364 The Press Hotel, Portland, Me. 95.085 West Street Hotel,

Bar Harbor, Me. 94.946 The Cottages & Lofts at the

Boat Basin, Nantucket, Mass. 94. 237 The Pitcher Inn, Warren, Vt. 93.758 The Hermitage, West Dover, Vt. 93.109 Chebeague Island Inn, Me. 92.3510 The Dean, Providence, R.I. 91.5311 Harborside Hotel, Spa & Marina,

Bar Harbor, Me. 90.9512 The Nantucket Hotel & Resort,

Mass. 90.7 713 The Chanler at Cliff Walk,

Newport, R.I. 90.6014 Delamar Greenwich Harbor,

Conn. 89.5 415 Portland Regency Hotel & Spa,

Me. 89. 2916 Castle Hill Inn, Newport, R.I. 89.0717 Harbor View Hotel,

Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. 88.9118 Bar Harbor Inn,

Mount Desert Island, Me. 87.1519 Providence Biltmore, R.I. 82.4 420 The Inn at Shelburne Farms,

Burlington, Vt. 80.95

nº. 12The Hollywood Roosevelt,

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T H E M I DW E STTOP 10

1 JW Marriott Indianapolis 97.182 JW Marriott Minneapolis Mall of

America, Bloomington, Minn. 95.733 Conrad Indianapolis 95. 234 Hotel Sorella Country Club Plaza,

Kansas City, Mo. 94.4 35 The Iron Horse Hotel, Milwaukee 93.376 Radisson Blu Mall of America,

Bloomington, Minn. 92.387 The Saint Paul Hotel,

St. Paul, Minn. 92.048 21c Museum Hotel, Cincinnati 89.789 The Raphael Hotel,

Kansas City, Mo. 86.1110 The Alexander, Indianapolis 8 4.96

T H E S OU T HTOP 30

1 The Umstead Hotel and Spa, Cary, N.C. 97.17

2 Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner, McLean, Va. 96.89

3 River Inn of Harbor Town, Memphis 96.49

4 Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tenn. 95.915 Hutton Hotel, Nashville 95.736 The Ballantyne Hotel (Luxury

Collection), Charlotte, N.C. 95.597 The Willcox, Aiken, S.C. 95.418 Old Edwards Inn and Spa,

Highlands, N.C. 95.399 The Fearrington House Inn,

Pittsboro, N.C. 95.3 410 The Brown Hotel, Louisville, Ky. 94.4111 Ritz-Carlton, Atlanta 94.3 112 Omni Nashville Hotel 93.8913 Quirk Hotel, Richmond, Va. 93.4914 The Inn on Biltmore Estate,

Asheville, N.C. 93.1615 Mansion on Forsyth Park,

Savannah, Ga. 93.1016 Westin Poinsett, Greenville, S.C. 92.3317 River Street Inn, Savannah, Ga. 91.1918 The Ellis Hotel, Atlanta 90.9919 The Omni Grove Park Inn,

Asheville, N.C. 89.9620 Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte, N.C. 89.732 1 The Inn at Little Washington, Va. 89.682 2 Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead, Atlanta 89. 2923 Hotel Monaco Alexandria, Va. 88.6124 Grand Bohemian Hotel Asheville,

N.C. 88.3725 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, Ky. 87.3 426 The Brice, Savannah, Ga. 87.1227 The Jefferson, Richmond, Va. 87.0128 Andaz Savannah, Ga. 86.4 429 Williamsburg Inn, Va. 85.7630 The Peabody Memphis 85. 2 2

nº. 1Hotel Emma, San Antonio

F L O R I DATOP 20

1 The Alfond Inn, Winter Park 96.142 The Pillars Hotel,

Fort Lauderdale 95.943 Casa Monica Hotel, St. Augustine 95.164 The Hotel Zamora,

St. Pete Beach 94.725 Ritz-Carlton, Naples 94.636 The Gates Hotel Key West 94.627 Epicurean Hotel, Tampa 93.148 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino,

Tampa 92.909 The Chesterfield Palm Beach 92.4210 The Pearl Hotel,

Rosemary Beach 91.4 311 Loews Don CeSar Hotel,

St. Pete Beach 91.4212 Edgewater Beach Hotel, Naples 90.8313 The Brazilian Court Hotel,

Palm Beach 90.7814 Vero Beach Hotel & Spa 90.3615 Ritz-Carlton, Fort Lauderdale 86.3 116 W Fort Lauderdale 86.1317 Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek 85.9118 Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne 85.4919 Hyatt Regency Orlando

(formerly The Peabody) 83.3320 Hilton Orlando 83.09

T EXASTOP 15

1 Hotel Emma, San Antonio 97.332 JW Marriott Austin 96.713 Hotel Van Zandt, Austin 96.054 The St. Anthony (Luxury Collection),

San Antonio 95.7 75 Gage Hotel, Big Bend 95.386 Hotel Valencia Riverwalk,

San Antonio 95.147 Omni Dallas Hotel 92.668 Hotel Sorella CityCentre,

Houston 92.629 Mokara Hotel & Spa, San Antonio 92. 2 110 Omni La Mansión del Rio,

San Antonio 91.9611 The Adolphus, Dallas 91.8212 Hotel Granduca, Houston 87.6813 Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek,

Dallas 87.1414 The Highland Dallas 85.6515 The Driskill, Austin 82.87

T H E S OU T H W E STTOP 12

1 L’Auberge de Sedona 95.4 52 The Hermosa Inn,

Paradise Valley, Ariz. 95.063 The Inn of the Five Graces,

Santa Fe 92.664 Rosewood Inn of the Anasazi,

Santa Fe 90.825 Hotel Andaluz, Albuquerque 90.366 Los Poblanos Historic Inn

& Organic Farm, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 90.00

7 La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe 89.608 Inn and Spa at Loretto, Santa Fe 89. 2 99 Hotel Palomar Phoenix 88. 2010 Arizona Inn, Tucson 86.6111 Eldorado Hotel & Spa, Santa Fe 86.5 412 Arizona Biltmore (Waldorf Astoria),

Phoenix 8 4.47

With more travelers

wanting to immerse

themselves in a place and

live like locals, hotels have taken a page from

Airbnb’s playbook,

adding residential-

style accommoda-tions such as

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T H E W E STTOP 25

1 Hotel Teatro, Denver 96.4 82 The ART, a Hotel, Denver 96.423 The Wort Hotel, Jackson, Wyo. 96. 234 The Oxford Hotel, Denver 96.135 The Arrabelle at Vail Square 95.926 The Little Nell, Aspen 95.697 Lumière Telluride 95.368 Madeline Hotel & Residences,

Telluride 95. 2 99 JW Marriott Denver

Cherry Creek 95.1310 Hotel Jerome, Aspen 94.8711 Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa,

Jackson, Wyo. 94.5912 The Sebastian–Vail 93.5013 The Grand America Hotel,

Salt Lake City 93.1914 St. Julien Hotel & Spa, Boulder 93.0315 The Lodge at Vail 93.0216 The Inn at Lost Creek Telluride 92.9517 Renaissance Denver Downtown City

Center Hotel 92.8618 Sundial Lodge, Park City, Utah 91.6119 Goldener Hirsch Inn,

Park City, Utah 90.9520 Jenny Lake Lodge, Grand Teton

National Park, Wyo. 89.082 1 Hotel Terra Jackson Hole, Wyo. 89.022 2 Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City 88.9723 Old Faithful Inn, Yellowstone National

Park, Wyo. 88.3924 The Crawford Hotel, Denver 87.0525 Four Seasons Hotel Denver 8 1.07

NO RT H E R N CA L I FO R N I ATOP 20

1 Brewery Gulch Inn, Mendocino 96.612 Hotel Valencia Santana Row,

San Jose 96.523 Harvest Inn by Charlie Palmer,

St. Helena 96.514 Bardessono, Yountville 96.065 The Farmhouse Inn,

Russian River Valley 95.566 North Block Hotel, Yountville 95.557 Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur 95.538 The Inn Above Tide, Sausalito 95.529 Vintage Inn, Yountville 94.9810 Meadowood Napa Valley,

St. Helena 94.5711 L’Auberge Carmel,

Carmel-by-the-Sea 94.4612 The Carneros Inn, Napa 94.4 513 MacArthur Place, Sonoma 94.1114 Ventana Inn & Spa, Big Sur 93.7915 Cavallo Point, Sausalito 93.7316 Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford 93. 2017 Hotel Healdsburg 89.7 718 Villagio Inn & Spa, Yountville 89.7319 Andaz Napa 89.5 420 Fairmont Sonoma Mission

Inn & Spa 88.87

S OU T H E R N CA L I FO R N I ATOP 15

1 L’Auberge Del Mar, Del Mar 96.102 Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village,

California 95.803 Montage Laguna Beach 95. 2 24 Belmond El Encanto,

Santa Barbara 94.695 The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa,

Riverside 93.626 Fairmont Grand Del Mar,

San Diego 93. 2 17 Parker Palm Springs 91.078 Omni San Diego Hotel 87.929 Marriott Marquis San Diego

Marina 87.7810 Colony Palms Hotel,

Palm Springs 87.7411 Disney’s Grand Californian

Hotel & Spa, Anaheim 86.9112 Malibu Beach Inn 8 4. 2813 Sparrows Lodge, Palm Springs 83.9714 Disneyland Hotel, Anaheim 8 1.5215 The Queen Mary Hotel,

Long Beach 80.52

T H E PAC I F I C NO RT H W E STTOP 20

1 Sentinel, Portland 96.8 12 RiverPlace Hotel, Portland 96.673 Hotel Lucia, Portland 96.4 34 Hotel Vintage Portland 96. 205 Hotel Max, Seattle 95.196 Fairmont Olympic Hotel, Seattle 94.3 17 Hotel Murano, Tacoma 94. 298 Hotel Monaco Portland 93.019 Four Seasons Hotel Seattle 92.4710 The Nines (Luxury Collection),

Portland 92.3 111 Pan Pacific Hotel Seattle 92.3012 Inn at the Market, Seattle 90.7413 Motif Seattle 89.9414 The Palladian Hotel, Seattle 89.7015 Hotel deLuxe, Portland 89.0916 The Heathman Hotel, Portland 87.5517 Grand Hyatt Seattle 86.7118 Westin Seattle 83. 2919 Hotel Monaco Seattle 82.5220 The Allison Inn & Spa,

Newberg, Ore. 80. 2 2

H AWA I ITOP 5

1 Halekulani, Honolulu 92.082 The Royal Hawaiian

(Luxury Collection), Honolulu 87.993 Trump International Hotel Waikiki

Beach Walk, Honolulu 85. 244 The Modern Honolulu 80.305 Ka‘anapali Beach Hotel, Maui 80. 28

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TOP 10 OVERALL

1 Ballyfin, Co. Laois, Ireland 99.112 Summer Lodge Country House Hotel,

Dorset, England 98.8 13 Waterford Castle,

Co. Waterford, Ireland 98.604 The Lodge at Ashford Castle,

Co. Mayo, Ireland 98.385 Hotel Il Pellicano, Tuscany, Italy 98. 2 16 Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern,

Lucerne, Switzerland 98.197 Canaves Oia Santorini, Greece 98.148 Eccleston Square Hotel,

London, England 97.679 The Dolder Grand,

Zurich, Switzerland 97.4 810 Mandarin Oriental, Paris, France 97. 29

EU ROPE L O N D O NTOP 30

1 Eccleston Square Hotel 97.672 The Soho Hotel 95.163 The Langham, London 94.614 Egerton House Hotel 94.4 85 Claridge’s 93.916 The Montague on the Gardens 93.617 The London Edition 92.558 The Milestone Hotel 92.479 The Savoy 92.4 510 The Ritz London 92.1911 Hotel 41 92.0312 The Rubens at the Palace 90.9113 The Goring 90.8014 Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard,

London 90.5015 St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel

London 90.4 316 Corinthia Hotel London 90. 2617 The Dorchester 90. 2018 Rosewood London 90.1119 Flemings Mayfair 88.8920 The Zetter Townhouse

Marylebone 88. 27

2 1 Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London 87.65

2 2 The Stafford 87.3323 The Connaught 86.6724 The Chesterfield Mayfair 86.6225 Brown’s Hotel 85.7126 St. Ermin’s Hotel 85.6127 The Beaumont 8 4.8628 The Park Tower Knightsbridge

(Luxury Collection) 83.6329 London Marriott Hotel

County Hall 83.1430 Grosvenor House,

A JW Marriott Hotel 82.99

U N I T E D K I NGD O M & I R E L A N D( n o t i n c l u d i n g Lo n d o n )

TOP 10

1 Ballyfin, Co. Laois, Ireland 99.112 Summer Lodge Country House Hotel,

Dorset, England 98.8 13 Waterford Castle, Co. Waterford,

Ireland 98.604 The Lodge at Ashford Castle,

Co. Mayo, Ireland 98.385 Cliveden House, Taplow, England 95.306 The Merrion, Dublin 92.047 The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa,

Bath, England 91.4 88 The Westbury, Dublin 90.969 The Shelbourne Dublin 90.5810 Ballynahinch Castle Hotel,

Co. Galway, Ireland 89. 2 9

PA R I STOP 20

1 Mandarin Oriental, Paris 97. 292 Hôtel Providence 96.4 33 Le Royal Monceau–Raffles Paris 94.784 Shangri-La Hotel, Paris 94. 295 Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal 94.176 Le Bristol Paris 93.917 The Peninsula Paris 92.148 Four Seasons Hotel George V,

Paris 91.859 Prince de Galles

(Luxury Collection) 91.5910 Hôtel Plaza Athénée 91.0111 Park Hyatt Paris–Vendôme 88.0012 Paris Marriott Opera

Ambassador Hotel 87.7413 L’Hôtel du Collectionneur 87.1314 Le Meurice 86.9215 Paris Marriott Champs

Elysees Hotel 86.6 4

nº. 1Hotel Il Pellicano,

Tuscany (page 104)

2 4

Number of properties on

our 2016 Hot List that made this

year ’s RCA. That’s 25 percent more than three years

ago, and shows that when properties are

great right out of the gate, they gain

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V E N I C ETOP 10

1 The Gritti Palace (Luxury Collection) 92. 23

2 Hotel Danieli (Luxury Collection) 87.683 Boscolo Venezia 86.634 Ca’Sagredo Hotel 86. 205 Belmond Hotel Cipriani 85.126 Aman Venice 8 4.947 Westin Europa & Regina 83.578 Hilton Molino Stucky Venice 82.729 Bauers Il Palazzo 82.5910 Bauers L’Hotel 82. 26

I TA LY( n o t i n c l u d i n g R o m e, F l o re n c e, o r Ve n i c e)

TOP 15

1 Hotel Il Pellicano, Tuscany 98. 2 12 Belmond Hotel Splendido

and Belmond Splendido Mare, Portofino 97.19

3 Caesar Augustus, Capri 97.024 Palazzo Avino, Ravello 96.945 Palazzo Victoria, Verona 96.466 Grand Hotel Tremezzo,

Lake Como 95.467 Four Seasons Hotel Milano 94.968 Il San Pietro di Positano 94.869 Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria,

Sorrento 94.6110 Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi 94.4111 Le Sirenuse, Positano 93.8912 Mandarin Oriental, Milan 93.5113 Villa d’Este, Lake Como 90.3814 Hotel Principe di Savoia, Milan 87.4115 Grand Hotel Quisisana, Capri 87.3 4

GR E E C E & TU R K EYTOP 20

1 Canaves Oia Santorini 98.142 Chromata Hotel, Santorini 97. 263 Kos Atkis Art Hotel, Kos 97. 2 24 Kirini Suites & Spa, Santorini 97.025 Raffles Istanbul 96. 276 Katikies Hotel, Santorini 95.587 King George (Luxury Collection),

Athens 95.418 Sun Rocks, Santorini 94.799 Perivolas, Santorini 94.7610 Hotel Grande Bretagne

(Luxury Collection), Athens 94.3511 St. Regis Istanbul 93.5 412 Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul

at Sultanahmet 93.1313 Diamond Deluxe Hotel, Kos 91.7614 Mystique (Luxury Collection),

Santorini 91.6115 Çırağan Palace Kempinski,

Istanbul 90.0516 Swissôtel The Bosphorus,

Istanbul 88.9817 Aqua Blu, Kos 88.9718 Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul

at the Bosphorus 88.1019 Archipelagos Hotel, Mykonos 83.9520 Grace Santorini 80.3 1

16 Westin Paris–Vendôme 86.4 417 La Réserve Paris–Hotel and Spa 86.4 318 Hôtel de Crillon 85.8 419 Hôtel d’Aubusson 8 4. 2320 Pullman Paris Eiffel Tower 83.58

F RA NC E & M O NAC O( n o t i n c l u d i n g Pa r i s )

TOP 12

1 Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo 95.422 Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat,

A Four Seasons Hotel, St-Jean-Cap-Ferrat 92.05

3 Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo 91.764 Hôtel du Palais, Biarritz 91.655 Villa Lara, Bayeux, Normandy 91.076 Hôtel Crillon le Brave, Provence 88.927 Château Eza, Èze 88. 278 Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc,

Cap d’Antibes 87.509 Domaine Les Crayères, Reims 86.9110 Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo 86.7411 La Colombe d’Or,

St-Paul de Vence 85.7112 InterContinental

Bordeaux–Le Grand Hotel 8 1.4 3

RO M ETOP 12

1 Portrait Roma 97.092 The First Luxury Art Hotel

Roma 94.573 Rome Cavalieri

(Waldorf Astoria) 93.424 Hotel de Russie 93.165 Boscolo Exedra Roma 89.4 46 Hassler Roma 8 4.767 St. Regis Rome 83.838 Hotel Raphaël 83.759 The Inn at the Roman Forum 83.3310 Westin Excelsior Rome 82.4111 Hotel Eden Rome 82.1212 Hotel Savoy 80.12

F L O R E NC ETOP 10

1 Portrait Firenze 95.962 Villa Cora 95. 243 Belmond Villa San Michele 94. 284 Four Seasons Hotel Firenze 94. 235 Il Salviatino 92.976 J.K. Place Firenze 92.697 Hotel Savoy 90.7 78 Hotel Lungarno 90.399 St. Regis Florence 90.1010 Westin Excelsior Florence 88.66

SPA I N & P O RTUGA LTOP 15

1 Sant Francesc Hotel Singular, Mallorca, Spain 96.55

2 Hotel Arts, Barcelona 94.333 Majestic Hotel & Spa, Barcelona 94. 284 Hotel Alfonso XIII

(Luxury Collection), Seville 94. 205 The Yeatman Hotel,

Porto, Portugal 93.876 Mercer Hoteles Barcelona 90.557 Grand Hotel Central, Barcelona 90.538 Westin Palace, Madrid 90. 279 Cotton House Hotel, Barcelona 90. 2510 Hotel 1898, Barcelona 89.8911 Hotel Maria Cristina (Luxury

Collection), San Sebastián, Spain 89.4112 W Barcelona 89.0713 Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon 85.9914 Hotel Ritz, Madrid 85.1915 Le Méridien Barcelona 8 1.41

SW I TZ E R L A N DTOP 10

1 Hotel Schweizerhof Luzern, Lucerne 98.19

2 The Dolder Grand, Zurich 97.4 83 Grand Hotel Kronenhof,

Pontresina 96.754 Palace Luzern, Lucerne 96.395 Badrutt’s Palace Hotel,

St. Moritz 96.10

nº. 10Hotel Santa Caterina,

Amalfi

It was all about

Santorini this year, but based

on the buzz we’re hearing, it’ll be

Corsica’s moment in

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6 Baur au Lac, Zurich 95.967 Fairmont Le Montreux Palace,

Montreux 93.748 Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues

Geneva 92.829 Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne 92.1010 Hotel d’Angleterre, Geneva 91.87

C E N T RA L EU RO P ETOP 15

1 Aria Hotel Budapest 97. 282 Corinthia Hotel Budapest 95.4 53 Hotel Sacher Vienna 94.6 44 Aria Hotel Prague 94.525 Ritz-Carlton, Budapest 94.426 Four Seasons Hotel Gresham

Palace Budapest 94.137 Mandarin Oriental, Prague 92.528 Boscolo Budapest 91.619 Four Seasons Hotel Prague 89.9310 Hotel Goldener Hirsch

(Luxury Collection), Salzburg 89.9211 Sofitel Budapest Chain Bridge 89.7112 Hotel Imperial

(Luxury Collection), Vienna 89. 2913 Boscolo Prague 88. 2314 InterContinental Budapest 88.1915 Ritz-Carlton, Vienna 86.67

A M ST E R DA MTOP 10

1 Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam 94.682 Andaz Amsterdam

Prinsengracht 93.093 Hotel Pulitzer 93.084 Conservatorium Hotel 90.825 De L’Europe 90.4 46 Swissôtel Amsterdam 89.807 Hotel Okura Amsterdam 88.828 Sofitel Legend The Grand

Amsterdam 85.429 Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam

City Centre 83.9310 Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel 83.92

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TOP 12

1 The Thief, Oslo 95.762 Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten,

Hamburg 95.713 Hotel Dukes’ Palace, Bruges 95.464 Hotel d’Angleterre, Copenhagen 95.195 Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin 92.7 76 Le Méridien Grand Hotel

Nuremberg 89.477 Hilton Reykjavík Nordica, Iceland 88.638 Hotel Amigo, Brussels 88.419 Grand Hôtel, Stockholm 87.8 110 Ion Luxury Adventure Hotel, Selfoss,

Iceland 87.1411 Hotel Kämp (Luxury Collection),

Helsinki 86.3 112 Hótel Búđir, Snæfellsnes, Iceland 83.67

R E ST OF TH E WOR LD

VA NC OU V E RTOP 12

1 Fairmont Pacific Rim 96.4 42 Fairmont Waterfront 95.723 Rosewood Hotel Georgia 95.714 Opus Hotel 94.615 Loden Hotel 94.156 Wedgewood Hotel & Spa 93.687 L’Hermitage Hotel 93.378 Shangri-La Hotel, Vancouver 92.089 Pan Pacific Vancouver 91.6 410 Fairmont Vancouver Airport 91.4211 Four Seasons Hotel Vancouver 88.5 412 The Sutton Place Hotel

Vancouver 87.17

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TOP 12

1 Manoir Hovey, North Hatley, Quebec 96.69

2 The Magnolia Hotel & Spa, Victoria, B.C. 95.93

3 Fairmont Le Château Montebello, Quebec 95.18

4 Trump International Hotel & Tower Toronto 94.35

5 Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City 93.61

6 Fairmont Le Château Frontenac, Quebec City 92.63

7 Fairmont Empress, Victoria, B.C. 92.36

8 Ritz-Carlton Montréal 91.619 Fairmont Le Manoir Richelieu,

Pointe-au-Pic, Quebec 88.6910 The Fairmont Royal York,

Toronto 86.4911 Four Seasons Hotel Toronto 85.8912 Fairmont Château Laurier,

Ottawa 8 4. 29

T H E CA R I B B E A N & C E N T RA L A M E R I CATOP 5

1 Casa Palopó, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala 95.37

2 Hotel Grano de Oro, San José, Costa Rica 94.01

3 Condado Vanderbilt Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico 92.60

4 Hotel El Convento, San Juan, Puerto Rico 91.01

5 American Trade Hotel, Panama City, Panama 85.71

M EX I C OTOP 5

1 Hotel Matilda, San Miguel de Allende 99.09

2 Rosewood San Miguel de Allende 96.013 Las Alcobas (Luxury Collection),

Mexico City 95.6 44 Belmond Casa de Sierra Nevada,

San Miguel de Allende 92.145 Four Seasons Hotel Mexico City, D.F.

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S OU T H A M E R I CATOP 15

1 Hotel Unique, São Paulo 98.532 Alvear Palace Hotel,

Buenos Aires 96.953 Sofitel Legend Santa Clara

Cartagena, Colombia 95.554 Four Seasons Hotel

Buenos Aires 95.365 JW Marriott El Convento Cusco,

Peru 94.786 Palacio Duhau–Park Hyatt,

Buenos Aires 93. 2 17 Emiliano Hotel, São Paulo 92.798 Home Hotel, Buenos Aires 91.749 Belmond Hotel Monasterio,

Cuzco, Peru 91.3810 Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado,

Sacred Valley, Peru 90.8311 Palacio del Inka (Luxury Collection),

Cuzco, Peru 90.8212 Belmond Miraflores Park, Lima 89.7313 Puerto Valle, Corrientes,

Argentina 89. 2 914 Belmond Hotel das Cataratas,

Iguaçú Falls, Brazil 88.9015 Belmond Copacabana Place,

Rio de Janeiro 82.59

C H I NATOP 15

1 Fairmont Peace Hotel, Shanghai 95.902 The Peninsula Shanghai 95.553 The Peninsula Hong Kong 94.764 Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong 94.555 Westin Bund Center, Shanghai 92.866 The Upper House, Hong Kong 92.787 Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong 92.068 Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong 91.589 Rosewood Beijing 91. 2 210 Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong 90.8 111 Grand Hyatt Hong Kong 90.3912 InterContinental Hong Kong 89.8813 Waldorf Astoria Shanghai

on the Bund 89. 2914 The PuLi Hotel and Spa,

Shanghai 87.5015 Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong 83.04

Yesterday’s unimaginable destinations are today’s bragging rights:

More of you are visiting

places like Veliko Tarnovo

in Bulgaria, Burma’s Mergui

Archipelago, and Colombia’s

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S OU T H E R N ASI ATOP 20

1 Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore 97.032 Park Hyatt Saigon,

Ho Chi Minh City 96.753 Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi 96.324 Raffles Hotel Singapore 95.985 Raffles Jakarta 95.966 Four Seasons Hotel Baku,

Azerbaijan 95.507 Villa Sông Saigon,

Ho Chi Minh City 95.368 The Peninsula Bangkok 94.579 Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok 94.0510 Banyan Tree Bangkok 93.8 111 Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok 93.7012 Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra,

Cambodia 93.5713 Regent Singapore,

A Four Seasons Hotel 91.9814 Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore 91.5815 La Résidence Hotel & Spa,

Hue, Vietnam 90.4 816 The Fullerton Bay Hotel,

Singapore 89.7017 Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel 89.3518 Belmond Governor’s Residence,

Rangoon, Burma 86.9119 The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore 85.7320 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 8 4.50

A F R I CA & T H E M I D D L E E ASTTOP 20

1 Ellerman House, Cape Town 98.112 Gibb’s Farm,

Ngorongoro, Tanzania 97.573 La Residence, Franschhoek,

South Africa 96.4 34 Birkenhead House Hotel,

Hermanus, South Africa 96.415 The Oyster Box,

Durban, South Africa 96.396 The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa,

Cape Town 95.377 Saxon Hotel, Villas and Spa,

Johannesburg 95.198 One&Only Cape Town 94.579 Cape Grace, Cape Town 94.3810 Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem 94.0511 Cape Cadogan Hotel, Cape Town 92.4 512 The Norman Tel Aviv 91.5913 King David Jerusalem 90.7 714 Kasbah Tamadot, Asni, Morocco 90.6815 La Mamounia,

Marrakech, Morocco 89.4 416 Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel,

Cape Town 89.1217 Park Hyatt Dubai 88.9318 Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Dubai 88.4 819 Waldorf Astoria Dubai

Palm Jumeirah 88.4 420 Sofitel Dubai Downtown 86.15

AUST RA L I A & N EW Z E A L A N DTOP 10

1 COMO The Treasury, Perth 99.112 The Langham, Melbourne 95.683 The Old Clare Hotel, Sydney 94.6 44 Hotel DeBrett, Auckland 90.4 85 Park Hyatt Sydney 89.556 Four Seasons Hotel Sydney 89.467 Hilton Sydney 89.188 Sofitel Queenstown

Hotel and Spa 86.979 Sydney Harbour Marriott

Hotel at Circular Quay 83.8910 The Henry Jones Art Hotel Hobart,

Tasmania 8 1.71

I N D I ATOP 12

1 Umaid Bhawan Palace (Taj), Jodhpur 98.85

2 Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur 96.013 Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur 95.724 Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur 95.415 Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra 94.856 The Oberoi, Mumbai 94.6 47 The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai 90.958 Rambagh Palace (Taj), Jaipur 90.359 The Oberoi, New Delhi 90.0010 Westin Gurgaon 86.6111 Taj Falaknuma Palace,

Hyderabad 85.7112 The Imperial, New Delhi 85. 27

NO RT H E R N ASI ATOP 10

1 Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo 97.082 Mandarin Oriental, Taipei 95.493 Four Seasons Hotel Seoul 94.394 Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo

at Marunouchi 92. 265 Park Hyatt Seoul 91.966 Aman Tokyo 90.587 Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto 90. 238 Grand Hyatt Taipei 87.419 The Peninsula Tokyo 87.0810 Suiran (Luxury Collection), Kyoto 82.14

nº. 2Mandarin Oriental,

Taipei

1Number of times in the history of

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to Tokyo and Kyoto this year—

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L A RGE SH I P S( M o re t h a n 2 ,5 0 0 p a s s e n g e rs )1 Disney 90. 232 Cunard 90.013 Princess 86.4 34 Celebrity 8 4.025 Norwegian Cruise Line 80. 206 Royal Caribbean International 79.99

M E D I U M SH I P S( 5 0 0 t o 2 ,5 0 0 p a s s e n g e rs )1 Crystal Cruises 92. 242 Disney 87.4 43 Regent Seven Seas Cruises 86.5 44 Cunard 86.515 Oceania Cruises 85.386 Viking Ocean Cruises 85.367 Holland America Line 8 4.658 Princess 8 4.019 Silversea 83.9110 Celebrity 80. 2611 Royal Caribbean International 76.6112 Norwegian Cruise Line 75.53

SMA L L SH I P S( Le s s t h a n 5 0 0 p a s s e n g e rs )1 Seabourn Cruise Line 91.112 Paul Gauguin Cruises 90.833 Regent Seven Seas Cruises 89.834 Windstar Cruises 89.4 35 SeaDream Yacht Club 89.146 Celebrity 88. 247 Lindblad Expeditions–National

Geographic 87.798 American Cruise Lines 86. 2 19 Silversea 83.0610 Star Clippers 82.79

R I V E R SH I P S1 Grand Circle Cruise Line 93.552 Viking River Cruises 93.363 Uniworld Boutique River Cruises 93.074 Tauck 92.715 Vantage 90.856 American Cruise Lines 90.417 AmaWaterways 90.078 American Queen Steamboat Co. 90.069 Avalon Waterways 88.4 3

nº. 3Seven Seas Navigator,

Regent Seven Seas Cruises

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1 New York 87.372 Chicago 87.153 San Francisco 86.784 Honolulu 85.915 New Orleans 85.696 Boston 8 4.607 Portland, Ore. 8 4.5 48 Naples 8 4.059 Seattle 83.3910 San Diego 83.3611 Washington, D.C. 82.8 412 San Antonio 82.6913 Nashville 82.6314 Minneapolis 82. 2615 Austin 80.50

R E ST O F T H E WO R L DTOP 40 CITIES

1 Tokyo 90.4 42 Kyoto 90.063 Florence 88.784 Lucerne 88.4 35 San Miguel de Allende 87.686 Vancouver 87.617 Victoria, B.C. 87.4 58 Salzburg 87.429 Barcelona 87.3 410 Vienna 87. 2 211 Paris 87.1612 Sydney 87.1513 London 86.8714 Melbourne 86.8515 Rome 86.6516 Singapore 86.6217 Tel Aviv 86.4918 Quebec City 86.4219 Nuremberg 86.3820 Venice 86. 262 1 Stockholm 86.182 2 Budapest 86.0023 Hong Kong 85.9624 Istanbul 85.9425 Amsterdam 85.6626 Bruges 85.5227 Madrid 85.3228 Jerusalem 85.3 129 Zurich 85. 2430 Edinburgh 85. 233 1 Copenhagen 85.1532 Prague 85.0833 Lisbon 8 4.923 4 Dublin 8 4.7935 Seoul 8 4.7836 Cape Town 8 4.6 437 Toronto 8 4.5838 Munich 8 4.5 439 Montreal 8 4.3740 Cologne 83.66

U N I T E D STAT E STOP 15 SMALL CITIES

1 Charleston, S.C. 90. 252 Aspen 90.133 Santa Fe 89.364 Laguna Beach, Calif. 88.135 Savannah 87.826 Park City, Utah 87.157 Telluride, Colo. 86.948 Carmel-by-the-Sea, Calif. 85. 2 29 St. Augustine, Fla. 8 4.5210 Asheville, N.C. 8 4.4911 Burlington, Vt. 8 4.3 412 Jackson, Wyo. 8 4.3013 Sedona 83.9914 Key West 83.7815 Sarasota, Fla. 83.7 7

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(An Auberge Resort), Anguilla

(page 126)

TOP 10 OVERALL

1 The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, Wyo. 99.15

2 L’Horizon Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, Calif. 98.4 8

3 Gateway Canyons Resort, Gateway, Colo. 97.93

4 Sonnenalp, Vail, Colo. 97.875 The Lodge on Little St. Simons Island,

Ga. 97.626 The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club,

Ga. 97.607 Tides Inn, Irvington, Va. 97.558 Tanque Verde Ranch,

Tucson, Ariz. 97.429 C Lazy U Ranch, Granby, Colo. 97. 2810 Sanderling Resort, Duck, N.C. 97. 27

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1 Hidden Pond, Kennebunkport, Me. 96.62

2 The Mansion at Ocean Edge Resort & Golf Club, Brewster, Mass. 95.67

3 Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Harwich, Mass. 95.66

4 Winvian, Litchfield Hills, Conn. 95.5 45 Wentworth by the Sea,

New Castle, N.H. 95.4 56 Ocean House, Watch Hill, R.I. 94.757 The Tides Beach Club,

Kennebunkport, Me. 94.698 The Wauwinet, Nantucket, Mass. 93.939 Topnotch Resort, Stowe, Vt. 93.9210 Winnetu Oceanside Resort,

Martha’s Vineyard, Mass. 93.6911 The Villages at Ocean Edge Resort

& Golf Club, Brewster, Mass. 93.6512 Weekapaug Inn, Westerly, R.I. 93.6013 Spruce Point Inn,

Boothbay Harbor, Me. 93.5114 Woodstock Inn & Resort, Vt. 93.4115 Stowe Mountain Lodge, Vt. 93.1816 Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa,

Stowe, Vt. 93.1317 Mirbeau Inn & Spa at The Pinehills,

Plymouth, Mass. 93.0318 Samoset Resort, Rockport, Me. 92.4019 Inn by the Sea,

Cape Elizabeth, Me. 90.9420 Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Mass. 88.742 1 Chatham Bars Inn,

Chatham, Mass. 86.4 52 2 Omni Mount Washington Resort,

Bretton Woods, N.H. 8 4.3323 Trapp Family Lodge, Stowe, Vt. 82.5024 Mohegan Sun, Uncasville, Conn. 82.4225 Equinox (Luxury Collection),

Manchester Village, Vt. 8 1. 25

N EW YO R K STAT E & T H E M I D -AT L A N T I CTOP 12

1 Mirror Lake Inn Resort and Spa, Lake Placid, N.Y. 97.04

2 The Lodge at Woodloch, Hawley, Pa. 96.61

3 The Point, Saranac Lake, N.Y. 96.004 Falling Rock at Nemacolin Woodlands,

Farmington, Pa. 94.895 Lake Placid Lodge, N.Y. 94.566 Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay

Golf Resort Spa & Marina, Cambridge, Md. 93.68

7 Mirbeau Inn & Spa, Skaneateles, N.Y. 93.67

8 Omni Bedford Springs Resort, Pa. 91.96

9 The Sagamore Resort, Lake George, N.Y. 91.88

10 Mohonk Mountain House, New Paltz, N.Y. 90.58

11 Whiteface Lodge, Lake Placid, N.Y. 85.05

12 The Inn at Pocono Manor, Pa. 80.82

T H E M I DW E STTOP 10

1 Canoe Bay, Chetek, Wis. 96.502 Madden’s on Gull Lake,

Brainerd, Minn. 96. 293 Grand View Lodge Golf Resort & Spa,

Nisswa, Minn. 96.044 The Osthoff Resort,

Elkhart Lake, Wis. 94.765 Big Cedar Lodge, Ridgedale, Mo. 94.6 46 The American Club, Kohler, Wis. 93.837 Mission Point Resort,

Mackinac Island, Mich. 93. 278 Grand Geneva Resort & Spa,

Lake Geneva, Wis. 91.119 Grand Hotel,

Mackinac Island, Mich. 89.9410 Great Wolf Lodge,

Wisconsin Dells, Wis. 83.93

T H E S OU T HTOP 20

1 The Lodge on Little St. Simons Island, Ga. 97.62

2 The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, Ga. 97.60

3 Tides Inn, Irvington, Va. 97.554 Sanderling Resort, Duck, N.C. 97. 275 Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort,

S.C. 96.796 Greyfield Inn,

Cumberland Island, Ga. 95.8 47 The Inn & Club at Harbour Town,

Hilton Head Island, S.C. 95.838 Salamander Resort & Spa,

Middleburg, Va. 95.719 The Cloister, Sea Island, Ga. 94.7 710 Primland, Meadows of Dan, Va. 94.7211 Montage Palmetto Bluff,

Bluffton, S.C. 94.5712 Palmetto Dunes Oceanfront Resort,

Hilton Head Island, S.C. 94.4113 Omni Hilton Head Oceanfront Resort,

Hilton Head Island, S.C. 94.3914 Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds

Plantation, Greensboro, Ga. 93.8915 Westin Savannah Harbor

Golf Resort & Spa, Ga. 93.5716 Grand Hotel Marriott Resort Golf

Club & Spa, Point Clear, Ala. 92.5317 The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island

Golf Resort, S.C. 92.3218 The Greenbrier,

White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. 91.0119 The Omni Homestead Resort,

Hot Springs, Va. 90.6620 Wild Dunes Resort,

Isle of Palms, S.C. 85.40

F L O R I DA ( AT L A N T I C )TOP 20

1 Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa 95.722 St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort 95.713 Acqualina Resort & Spa on the Beach,

Sunny Isles Beach 95.4 84 Tideline Ocean Resort & Spa,

Palm Beach 95.005 One Ocean Resort & Spa,

Atlantic Beach 94.356 Trump National Doral Miami 94.157 Lago Mar Beach Resort & Club,

Fort Lauderdale 93.918 Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa,

Jupiter 93.789 Omni Amelia Island

Plantation Resort 93.1110 Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island 92.4911 Pelican Grand Beach Resort,

Fort Lauderdale 92.0212 Hammock Beach Resort,

Palm Coast 90.4213 Boca Beach Club (Waldorf Astoria),

Boca Raton 90.0114 The Breakers Palm Beach 89.5715 Trump International Beach Resort

Miami 88.6916 Turnberry Isle Miami 87.4617 Sawgrass Marriott Golf Resort & Spa,

Ponte Vedra Beach 87.0518 Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach

8 4.3819 Boca Raton Resort and Club

(Waldorf Astoria) 83. 2420 Diplomat Resort & Spa Hollywood

82.01

F L O R I DA ( K EYS)TOP 10

1 The Moorings Village & Spa, Islamorada 94. 29

2 Ocean Key Resort & Spa, Key West 93.8 4

3 The Marker Waterfront Resort Key West 93.75

4 Pier House Resort & Spa, Key West 93.38

5 Sunset Key Cottages (Luxury Collection), Key West 92.50

6 Hawks Cay Resort, Duck Key 91.8 47 Southernmost Beach Resort

Key West 89.948 Little Palm Island Resort & Spa,

Little Torch Key 87.759 Cheeca Lodge & Spa, Islamorada 8 1.3010 Westin Key West

Resort & Marina 80. 29

nº. 20Mauna Kea Beach Hotel,

Big Island (page 124)

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1 The Gasparilla Inn & Club, Boca Grande 97.04

2 Pink Shell Beach Resort & Marina, Fort Myers 96.35

3 LaPlaya Beach & Golf Resort, Naples 94.85

4 Sandpearl Resort, Clearwater Beach 94.82

5 Naples Grande Beach Resort 93.736 South Seas Island Resort,

Captiva 93.677 The Resort at Longboat Key Club 92. 2 18 WaterColor Inn & Resort,

Santa Rosa Beach 92.069 TradeWinds Island Grand Resort,

St. Pete Beach 90.6610 The Vinoy Renaissance

St. Petersburg Resort & Spa 90.5 411 Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort, Naples 90.4 812 Ritz-Carlton, Sarasota 88.6 4

F L O R I DA (C E N T RA L )TOP 20

1 Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World Resort 96.32

2 Disney’s Wilderness Lodge, Orlando 94. 29

3 Reunion Resort & Spa, Kissimmee 94.15

4 Waldorf Astoria Orlando 92.575 Walt Disney World Swan

and Dolphin Resort, Orlando 92.356 Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress,

Orlando 92.147 Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort,

Lake Buena Vista 90.888 Omni Orlando Resort at

ChampionsGate 90.399 Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge,

Orlando 90.3010 Disney’s Grand Floridian

Resort & Spa, Lake Buena Vista 90.1811 Ritz-Carlton Orlando,

Grande Lakes 89.9112 Wyndham Bonnet Creek Resort,

Orlando 89.4 413 Hard Rock Hotel at

Universal Orlando Resort 89.0114 Disney’s Beach Club Resort,

Lake Buena Vista 88.3515 Disney’s BoardWalk Inn,

Lake Buena Vista 87.5016 Disney’s Yacht Club Resort,

Orlando 86.4617 Loews Portofino Bay Hotel at

Universal Orlando 85.6118 Disney’s Contemporary Resort,

Orlando 83.3319 Cabana Bay Beach Resort,

Orlando 82. 2520 JW Marriott Orlando,

Grande Lakes 80.32

T EXAS & T H E S OU T H W E STTOP 30

1 Tanque Verde Ranch, Tucson 97.422 Miraval Arizona Resort & Spa,

Tucson 96.593 Lake Austin Spa Resort, Austin 96.104 Mii Amo, Sedona 95.975 Sanctuary Camelback Mountain

Resort and Spa, Scottsdale 95.736 Travaasa Austin 94.827 JW Marriott Tucson Starr Pass

Resort & Spa 94.058 Fairmont Scottsdale Princess 93.639 Enchantment Resort, Sedona 92.7810 JW Marriott San Antonio Hill Country

Resort & Spa 92.1411 The Boulders Resort and Spa,

Carefree, Ariz. 91.9612 Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa at

Montelucia 91.87

13 Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North 90.41

14 Omni Barton Creek Resort & Spa, Austin 89.86

15 La Posada de Santa Fe Resort & Spa (Luxury Collection) 89.82

16 The Phoenician (Luxury Collection), Scottsdale 89.11

17 Ten Thousand Waves, Santa Fe 88.9318 Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain,

Marana, Ariz. 88.6919 Canyon Ranch in Tucson 87.9820 JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback

Inn Resort & Spa 86.912 1 Westin Kierland Villas, Scottsdale

86.902 2 Four Seasons Resort Rancho

Encantado Santa Fe 86.1623 JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge

Resort & Spa 85.8 124 Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort,

Phoenix 85.7125 Hyatt Regency Scottsdale Resort

and Spa at Gainey Ranch 85. 2326 Royal Palms Resort and Spa,

Phoenix 8 4.9627 Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa,

Tucson 8 4.1928 Hilton Santa Fe Buffalo Thunder 8 4.1029 Loews Ventana Canyon Resort,

Tucson 83.4 830 Hyatt Regency Lost Pines Resort

and Spa, Lost Pines, Tex. 82.14

C O L O RA D OTOP 15

1 Gateway Canyons Resort, Gateway 97.93

2 Sonnenalp, Vail 97.873 C Lazy U Ranch, Granby 97. 284 Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa

at Beaver Creek Mountain 96.895 The Osprey at Beaver Creek 96.796 Park Hyatt Beaver Creek

Resort and Spa 94.737 Four Seasons Resort Vail 93.8 48 Viceroy Snowmass 93.499 St. Regis Aspen Resort 93.4 510 The Pines Lodge, Beaver Creek 91.1311 The Broadmoor,

Colorado Springs 91.0612 The Hotel Telluride 88.9413 The Peaks Resort and Spa,

Telluride 88.4914 Dunton Hot Springs, Dolores 8 4.7515 Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch,

Avon 83. 24

nº. 1L’Horizon Resort & Spa,

Palm Springs (page 124)

2 2

Number of years Maui has been your favorite

U.S. island. With contenders

l ike Hilton Head and Kiawah

nipping at its heels, we might

have a Low Country winner

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T H E W E STTOP 15

1 The Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch, Saratoga, Wyo. 99.15

2 Montage Deer Valley, Utah 96.563 Shore Lodge, McCall, Idaho 96.5 44 The Chateaux Deer Valley, Utah 96.085 Waldorf Astoria Park City, Utah 95.376 Lodges at Deer Valley, Utah 95.067 Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley,

Utah 94. 2 28 St. Regis Deer Valley, Utah 93.759 Triple Creek Ranch,

Darby, Mont. 93.4110 Teton Mountain Lodge & Spa,

Jackson Hole, Wyo. 93.3711 Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah 92.8612 Sundance Mountain Resort,

Utah 91.6013 Amangani, Jackson, Wyo. 91.3314 Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole,

Wyo. 91.1915 Red Mountain Resort, Ivins, Utah 88.74

NO RT H E R N CA L I FO R N I ATOP 10

1 Carmel Valley Ranch 95.562 Solage Calistoga 95. 253 Bernardus Lodge & Spa,

Carmel Valley 94.094 Calistoga Ranch 93.615 Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay 92.476 The Lodge at Pebble Beach,

Monterey 91.537 Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe 90.068 The Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance

Resort & Spa 89.889 The Landing Resort & Spa,

South Lake Tahoe 88.3910 Silverado Resort and Spa, Napa 80.76

S OU T H E R N CA L I FO R N I ATOP 25

1 L’Horizon Resort & Spa, Palm Springs 98.4 8

2 Cal-a-Vie, Vista 96.3 13 The Resort at Pelican Hill,

Newport Beach 96. 264 Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa,

Rancho Santa Fe 95.095 Ojai Valley Inn & Spa 94.886 Park Hyatt Aviara Resort,

Carlsbad 94.767 The Ranch at Live Oak, Malibu 94.478 Rancho Bernardo Inn, San Diego 93.789 Omni La Costa Resort and Spa,

Carlsbad 93.6210 Terranea Resort,

Rancho Palos Verdes 93.3 1

11 Four Seasons Resort The Biltmore Santa Barbara 93.16

12 Surf & Sand Resort, Laguna Beach 92.57

13 The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla 91.88

14 San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara 91.7915 Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach

Resort and Spa 91.7516 Omni Rancho Las Palmas

Resort & Spa, Rancho Mirage 91.4617 Kona Kai Resort & Spa,

San Diego 90.7918 Bacara Resort & Spa,

Santa Barbara 89.5119 Hotel del Coronado, San Diego 88.9020 Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel,

Dana Point 88.062 1 Ritz-Carlton, Rancho Mirage 87.922 2 Paradise Point Resort & Spa,

San Diego 86.9123 Monarch Beach Resort (formerly

St. Regis), Dana Point 86.5524 La Quinta Resort & Club

(Waldorf Astoria) 85.9425 JW Marriott Desert Springs

Resort & Spa, Palm Desert 8 4.09

A L ASK A & T H E PAC I F I C NO RT H W E STTOP 5

1 Brasada Ranch, Powell Butte, Ore. 94.76

2 Salish Lodge & Spa, Snoqualmie, Wash. 92.4 4

3 Salishan Spa & Golf Resort, Gleneden Beach, Ore. 92.15

4 Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Ore. 90.52

5 Alyeska Resort, Girdwood, Alaska 89. 29

H AWA I ITOP 30

1 Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort 95.882 Montage Kapalua Bay, Maui 95.5 43 Wailea Beach Villas, Maui 94.564 Hotel Wailea Maui 94.415 Travaasa Hana, Maui 94.016 Ko‘a Kea Hotel & Resort at Po‘ipu

Beach, Kauai 93.357 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai,

Big Island 92.638 Fairmont Kea Lani, Maui 91.639 Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua, Maui 91. 2 910 Grand Hyatt Kauai

Resort and Spa 91. 2311 Fairmont Orchid, Big Island 90.0012 Four Seasons Resort Maui

at Wailea 89.7913 Turtle Bay Resort, Oahu 89.3914 Hilton Waikoloa Village,

Big Island 88.9215 Wailea Beach Marriott

Resort & Spa, Maui 87.8316 Waikiki Beach Marriott

Resort & Spa, Oahu 87.7317 Hyatt Regency Maui

Resort and Spa 87.5818 Mauna Lani Bay Hotel & Bungalows,

Big Island 87.5119 Four Seasons Resort Lanai 87.5020 Mauna Kea Beach Hotel,

Big Island 87.182 1 St. Regis Princeville Resort,

Kauai 86.762 2 Four Seasons Resort Lanai,

The Lodge at Koele 86.6123 Grand Wailea (Waldorf Astoria),

Maui 86.1124 Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa

at Keauhou Bay, Big Island 86.0925 Outrigger Reef Waikiki Beach Resort,

Oahu 86.0126 Aulani, A Disney Resort & Spa,

Oahu 85.8 127 Kaua‘i Marriott Resort 85.8028 Honua Kai Resort & Spa, Maui 85. 2029 The Kahala Hotel & Resort,

Oahu 8 4.8230 Hilton Hawaiian Village Waikiki Beach

Resort, Oahu 83.92

METHODOLOGYThe Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards survey was made available through a secure website at cntraveler.com/vote. This year ’s tabulation of results from more than 300,000 respondents submitted during the sweepstakes period of April 1 through July 1, 2016, was done by CNP DS&I. The questionnaire contains lists of candidates in various categories (Cities, Hotels, etc.). Candidates must receive a required minimum number of responses and a minimum overall rating to be eligible for a Readers’ Choice Award. Candidates are judged on a set of criteria relevant to their category, based on a standard five-point scale: excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor. The mean average of these ratings determines the final score published. For example, the score of 95.88 for the Andaz Maui at Wailea Resort, No. 1 in Hawaii (above), represents the mean average of ratings it received from respondents for all criteria relevant to hotels and resorts: rooms, service, food, design, location, activities/facilities, and value.

A number of new

properties are set to open

in Napa and Sonoma in 2017.

With so many people now traveling

for good wine, SoCal’s

monopoly on Left Coast

resorts may just

be shifting north.

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1 Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre, B.C. 96.4 3

2 Mountain Trek Fitness Retreat & Health Spa, Ainsworth Hot Springs, B.C. 96.30

3 Nita Lake Lodge, Whistler, B.C. 95.374 Westin Resort & Spa,

Whistler, B.C. 95.185 Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge,

Jasper, Alberta 93.026 Fairmont Banff Springs,

Banff, Alberta 93.017 Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise,

Alberta 90. 238 Pan Pacific Whistler Mountainside,

B.C. 89.979 Wickaninnish Inn,

Vancouver Island, B.C. 89.7610 Fairmont Chateau Whistler, B.C. 89. 29

M EX I C O ( E AST E R N )TOP 30

1 El Dorado Maroma 99. 2 12 Generations Riviera Maya 99.073 Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa 97.864 Nizuc Resort & Spa, Cancún 96.095 El Dorado Seaside Suites,

Riviera Maya 95.906 Viceroy Riviera Maya 94.517 Rosewood Mayakoba 94.408 Banyan Tree Mayakoba 94.339 Zoëtry Paraiso de la Bonita

Riviera Maya 93.8810 Le Blanc Spa Resort, Cancún 93.6711 Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya 92.6912 Excellence Playa Mujeres 92.5713 Azul Sensatori Hotel,

Puerto Morelos 92. 2714 Grand Velas Riviera Maya 92.0615 Secrets Maroma Beach Riviera

Cancun 92.0116 Hotel Esencia, Riviera Maya 91.7417 Azul Beach Hotel,

Puerto Morelos 91.5218 Secrets the Vine Cancun 91.4 319 Royal Hideaway Playacar 91.4020 Fairmont Mayakoba 91. 282 1 The Royal Playa del Carmen 91. 232 2 Live Aqua Cancun 90.7123 Azul Fives Hotel,

Playa del Carmen 90.6624 Ritz-Carlton, Cancun 89.85

R E ST OF TH E WOR LD

19 St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, Punta de Mita 91.96

20 Pueblo Bonito Los Cabos Beach Resort 91.11

2 1 Banyan Tree Cabo Marqués, Acapulco 90.72

2 2 Viceroy Zihuatanejo 90.6023 Playa Grande Resort & Grand Spa,

Cabo San Lucas 90.0024 Grand Velas Riviera Nayarit,

Nuevo Vallarta 89. 2 925 Sheraton Grand Los Cabos

Hacienda del Mar 87. 20

CA R I B B E A N I SL A N DSTOP 60

1 Le Sereno, St. Barts 98. 282 Le Soleil d’Or, Cayman Brac,

Cayman Islands 98.053 Montpelier Plantation & Beach,

Nevis 97.554 Jade Mountain, St. Lucia 97. 295 Eden Rock–St Barths 97. 236 Jake’s Hotel, Treasure Beach,

Jamaica 97.177 GoldenEye, Oracabessa,

Jamaica 96.828 Anse Chastanet, St. Lucia 96.159 Petit St. Vincent Resort, St. Vincent

and the Grenadines 96.0710 Guana Island, BVI 96.0011 Le Guanahani, St. Barts 95.3512 Palm Island Resort, St. Vincent

and the Grenadines 95. 2413 Dorado Beach (A Ritz-Carlton

Reserve), Puerto Rico 94.9914 Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman,

Cayman Islands 94.6915 Jumby Bay (Rosewood), Antigua 94.5516 Malliouhana (An Auberge Resort),

Anguilla 94. 2 117 Ladera Resort, St. Lucia 93.9918 Cheval Blanc St-Barth

Isle de France 93.9819 Ritz-Carlton, St. Thomas, USVI 93.9520 The BodyHoliday, St. Lucia 93.942 1 Rockhouse, Negril, Jamaica 93.852 2 Jamaica Inn, Ocho Rios, Jamaica 93.5823 Caneel Bay, St. John, USVI 93.4024 The Buccaneer, St. Croix, USVI 93.3725 Hyatt Ziva Rose Hall (formerly Ritz-

Carlton), Montego Bay, Jamaica 93.3026 Blue Waters, Antigua 93.1127 Ritz-Carlton, Aruba 93.1028 Cap Maison, St. Lucia 92. 2729 Nisbet Plantation Beach Club,

Nevis 91.9430 Barceló Bávaro Palace Deluxe, Punta

Cana, Dominican Republic 91.88

nº. 16Hotel Esencia, Riviera Maya

25 Club Med Cancún Yucatán 89. 2926 Mahekal Beach Resort,

Playa del Carmen 88.7227 Hard Rock Hotel Cancun 88.0628 Iberostar Grand Hotel Paraíso,

Punta Maroma 87.9629 Moon Palace Cancun 87.8630 Barceló Maya Palace Deluxe,

Riviera Maya 87.46

M EX I C O ( W E ST E R N )TOP 25

1 Cuixmala, Costa Careyes 98.912 The Cape, Cabo San Lucas 98.8 13 The Resort at Pedregal,

Cabo San Lucas 97.514 Rancho La Puerta, Tecate 96.875 Las Alamandas, Costalegre 96.506 Pueblo Bonito Sunset Beach Golf &

Spa Resort, Cabo San Lucas 95.917 Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita 95.4 48 Las Ventanas al Paraíso (Rosewood),

San José del Cabo 95.119 Esperanza (An Auberge Resort),

Cabo San Lucas 94.7110 Hard Rock Hotel Vallarta,

Nuevo Vallarta 94.4911 Pueblo Bonito Pacifica Golf & Spa

Resort, Cabo San Lucas 94.4112 Marquis Los Cabos Resort & Spa 94.1813 Grand Solmar Land’s End

Resort & Spa, Cabo San Lucas 94.1014 Pueblo Bonito Mazatlán 93.5 415 Hacienda Encantada Resort & Spa,

Cabo San Lucas 92.9516 Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay

Resort & Spa, Mazatlán 92.8017 One&Only Palmilla,

San José del Cabo 92.7218 Pueblo Bonito Rosé Resort & Spa,

Cabo San Lucas 92. 24

Americans are catching on to what Europeans

have long known: All-inclusive

resorts can be

affordable and sophis-

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3 1 Round Hill Hotel and Villas, Montego Bay, Jamaica 91.62

32 Sugar Beach (A Viceroy Resort), St. Lucia 91. 2 1

33 Carlisle Bay, Antigua 91.163 4 Sandals LaSource Grenada 91.0735 Sandals Grande Antigua 90.9836 Chic by Royalton Resorts,

Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 90.9237 Casa de Campo, La Romana,

Dominican Republic 90.7138 The Landings Resort and Spa,

St. Lucia 90.7039 Westin Grand Cayman

Seven Mile Beach Resort & Spa, Cayman Islands 90.55

40 Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, Aruba 90. 29

41 The Hermitage Plantation Inn, Nevis 89.61

42 St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico 89.50

4 3 Bitter End Yacht Club, Virgin Gorda, BVI 89. 29

4 4 The Caves, Negril, Jamaica 89.164 5 Royalton Punta Cana Resort & Casino,

Dominican Republic 88.9046 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Punta

Cana, Dominican Republic 88.7647 El Conquistador Resort

(Waldorf Astoria), Puerto Rico 88.734 8 Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina,

BVI 88.5749 St. Kitts Marriott Resort &

The Royal Beach Casino 88.5350 Baoase Luxury Resort, Curaçao 88.3251 Couples Swept Away,

Negril, Jamaica 88. 2852 Rosewood Little Dix Bay,

Virgin Gorda, BVI 88.1753 Secret Bay, Dominica 88.035 4 Rosalie Bay Resort, Dominica 87.9555 Curtain Bluff, Antigua 87.8656 W Retreat & Spa, Vieques Island,

Puerto Rico 87.8557 Four Seasons Resort Nevis 87.3258 Peter Island Resort & Spa, BVI 87. 2359 Belmond La Samanna, St. Martin 86.9160 Eden Roc at Cap Cana,

Dominican Republic 86. 2 1

AT L A N T I C I SL A N DSTOP 20

1 Kamalame Cay, Bahamas 98.302 One&Only Ocean Club,

Paradise Island, Bahamas 97.703 The Palms Turks and Caicos 96.4 34 The Reefs Resort & Club,

Bermuda 95.195 The Cove, Eleuthera, Bahamas 94.6 46 Seven Stars Resort,

Turks and Caicos 94.557 Pink Sands,

Harbour Island, Bahamas 94.058 COMO Parrot Cay,

Turks and Caicos 93.759 Grace Bay Club,

Turks and Caicos 91.16

10 Fairmont Southampton, Bermuda 89.41

11 Amanyara, Turks and Caicos 89. 2912 Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort

Villages & Spa 88.5213 West Bay Club,

Turks and Caicos 86.9414 Sandals Emerald Bay,

Great Exuma, Bahamas 86.7415 Sandals Royal Bahamian,

Nassau, Bahamas 86.6916 The Cove Atlantis,

Paradise Island, Bahamas 85.7117 Rosewood Tucker’s Point,

Bermuda 85.7018 Hamilton Princess & Beach Club,

Bermuda 85.0919 Valentine’s Resort and Marina,

Harbour Island, Bahamas 85.0520 Atlantis, Paradise Island,

Bahamas 8 1.4 3

C E N T RA L & S OU T H A M E R I CATOP 20

1 Unique Garden Hotel & Spa, Mairiporã, Brazil 98.90

2 Hamanasi Adventure & Dive Resort, Belize 98.8 1

3 Tierra Chiloé Hotel & Spa, Chile 98.5 44 Tierra Patagonia Hotel & Spa,

Chile 98.395 Hacienda Hotel Vira Vira,

Pucón, Chile 98. 2 16 Nayara Springs,

Arenal, Costa Rica 97.6 47 Uxua Casa Hotel & Spa,

Trancoso, Brazil 97.4 88 Hacienda AltaGracia

(An Auberge Resort), Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica 97.46

9 Tierra Atacama Hotel & Spa, Chile 97.15

10 Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, Arenal, Costa Rica 96.94

11 Sumaq Machu Picchu Hotel, Peru 96.60

12 Westin Golf Resort & Spa, Playa Conchal, Costa Rica 96.15

13 Tabacón Grand Spa Thermal Resort, Arenal, Costa Rica 95.58

14 El Silencio Lodge & Spa, Bajos del Toro, Costa Rica 95. 27

15 Andaz Peninsula Papagayo Resort, Costa Rica 94.46

16 Explora Patagonia, Chile 93.8817 Mukul Beach, Golf & Spa,

Guacalito de la Isla, Nicaragua 91.3918 Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica

at Peninsula Papagayo 90.9219 Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, San Carlos

de Bariloche, Argentina 90.7 720 JW Marriott Guanacaste

Resort & Spa, Costa Rica 86.11

EU RO P ETOP 25

1 Caresse Resort & Spa (Luxury Collection), Bodrum, Turkey 99.15

2 Borgo Santo Pietro, Tuscany, Italy 98.57

3 Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa, Italy 98.00

4 Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy 97.925 Ashford Castle,

Co. Mayo, Ireland 97.5 46 Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa,

Baden-Baden, Germany 97.507 Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco,

Tuscany, Italy 96.758 Schloss Elmau, Krün, Germany 96.609 Castello di Casole, Tuscany, Italy 96.2010 Bio-Hotel Stanglwirt,

Going am Wilden Kaiser, Austria 96.0411 Six Senses Douro Valley,

Portugal 94.6 412 Barceló Asia Gardens Hotel &

Thai Spa, Alicante, Spain 94. 2913 Vila Vita Parc,

Alporchinhos, Portugal 93.8514 Blue Palace Resort and Spa (Luxury

Collection), Crete, Greece 93.8 415 Sport Hotel Hermitage & Spa,

Soldeu, Andorra 93.7516 Hotel Cristallo,

Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy 92.9317 The Romanos (Luxury Collection),

Messinia, Greece 92.8618 Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa,

New Milton, England 92.8519 JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa,

Italy 92.5820 Trump International Hotel & Golf

Links, Co. Clare, Ireland 92.352 1 Adare Manor Hotel & Golf Resort,

Co. Limerick, Ireland 91.962 2 Belmond La Residencia,

Mallorca, Spain 91.6723 Castello Banfi–Il Borgo,

Tuscany, Italy 89.9724 Dromoland Castle Hotel & Country

Estate, Co. Clare, Ireland 88. 2725 Cheval Blanc Courchevel, France 87.30

ASI ATOP 40

1 ITC Grand Bharat (Luxury Collection), Gurgaon, India 98.82

2 The Mulia, Bali, Indonesia 98.8 13 The Sarojin, Khao Lak, Thailand 98.4 34 Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden

Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand 98.415 Iniala Beach House,

Phuket, Thailand 98.096 Anantara Golden Triangle

Elephant Camp & Resort, Chiang Rai, Thailand 97.95

7 Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa, Cebu, Philippines 97.89

8 Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui, Thailand 97.86

St. Barts still dazzles, but interest is growing in other French

Caribbean islands that

are now easier to

get to with nonstop seasonal

flights from the U.S.

Look for more news from

Guadeloupe and

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9 Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort, Galle, Sri Lanka 97.82

10 Anantara Hua Hin Resort & Spa, Thailand 97. 27

11 InterContinental Danang Sun Peninsula Resort, Vietnam 96.87

12 Amanpulo, Pamalican Island, Philippines 96.63

13 COMO Uma Ubud, Bali, Indonesia 96.4 3

14 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay, Indonesia 96.42

15 Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort & Spa, Penang, Malaysia 96.39

16 The Nam Hai Hoi An, Vietnam 96.1417 Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra

Golf and Spa Resort, Siem Reap, Cambodia 96.03

18 Nihiwatu, Sumba Island, Indonesia 95.83

19 Banyan Tree Lang Co, Vietnam 95.5120 Angsana Lang Co, Vietnam 95.302 1 JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa,

Thailand 94.582 2 Anantara Uluwatu Bali Resort,

Indonesia 94.5523 Anantara Si Kao Resort,

Trang, Thailand 94.4224 Kata Rocks, Phuket, Thailand 93.7025 Hard Rock Hotel Goa, India 93.6526 Four Seasons Resort Langkawi,

Malaysia 93.3727 St. Regis Lhasa Resort,

Tibet, China 92.5028 Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort & Spa,

Philippines 92.4129 The Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai,

Thailand 92.3 130 Anantara Chiang Mai Resort & Spa,

Thailand 91. 203 1 Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand 90.8732 Ananda in the Himalayas,

Uttarakhand, India 90.6833 Phulay Bay (A Ritz-Carlton Reserve),

Krabi, Thailand 90.563 4 Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai,

Thailand 90. 2335 Ritz-Carlton, Bali, Indonesia 90.1836 Mandapa (A Ritz-Carlton Reserve),

Bali, Indonesia 89.88

37 El Nido Resorts Pangulasian Island, Philippines 89.8 4

38 Ayana Resort and Spa, Bali, Indonesia 89.6 4

39 Six Senses Yao Noi, Koh Yao Noi, Thailand 89. 29

40 Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali, Indonesia 87.74

I N D I A N O C E A NTOP 10

1 Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas 99.412 Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives 98.633 One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives 98. 284 Four Seasons Resort Seychelles 97.865 Per Aquum Niyama, Maldives 97.4 86 One&Only Le Saint Géran,

Mauritius 97.4 57 Four Seasons Resort Maldives

at Landaa Giraavaru 96.688 Anantara Veli Resort & Spa,

Maldives 95.139 W Maldives 94. 2910 Conrad Maldives Rangali Island 90.71

AUST RA L I A & T H E S OU T H PAC I F I CTOP 20

1 The Brando, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia 99.80

2 Aro Hā Wellness Retreat, Glenorchy, New Zealand 98. 2 1

3 Laucala Island Resort, Fiji 97.624 Emirates One&Only Wolgan Valley,

Australia 96.6 45 InterContinental Le Moana

Bora Bora, French Polynesia 96.4 36 The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs,

Matauri Bay, New Zealand 96. 287 Southern Ocean Lodge,

Kangaroo Island, Australia 96.108 Qualia, Hamilton Island,

Australia 96.019 Likuliku Lagoon Resort,

Malolo Island, Fiji 96.0010 Malolo Island Resort–Fiji 95.8711 Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora,

French Polynesia 95.0412 InterContinental Bora Bora Resort

& Thalasso Spa, French Polynesia 94.9113 St. Regis Bora Bora Resort,

French Polynesia 93. 2614 Bora Bora Pearl Beach Resort & Spa,

French Polynesia 91.7815 InterContinental Moorea

Resort & Spa, French Polynesia 91.6016 InterContinental Resort Tahiti,

French Polynesia 90.3 117 Longitude 131º, Uluru-Kata Tjuta

National Park, Australia 90.1418 Hilton Moorea Lagoon Resort & Spa,

French Polynesia 89.6119 One&Only Hayman Island,

Australia 88.3920 Sofitel Moorea Ia Ora Beach Resort,

French Polynesia 85.89

A F R I CATOP 20

1 Ulusaba Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sand, South Africa 99. 26

2 Richard’s River Camp, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya 99.05

3 Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve & Wellness Retreat, Cederberg Mountains, South Africa 98.98

4 Makanyi Private Game Lodge, Timbavati, South Africa 98.95

5 Royal Malewane, Hoedspruit, South Africa 98.63

6 Segera Retreat, Laikipia, Kenya 98.577 Singita Sabi Sand, South Africa 97.748 Madikwe Safari Lodge, Madikwe

Game Reserve, South Africa 97.579 andBeyond Benguerra Island,

Mozambique 97.3710 Royal Chundu Luxury Lodges,

Zambezi River, Zambia 97.0811 Singita Kruger National Park,

South Africa 96.7512 Angama Mara, Great Rift Valley,

Kenya 96.6613 Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve,

South Africa 96.6214 andBeyond Phinda Private Game

Reserve, South Africa 96.3815 Londolozi Private Game Reserve,

Sabi Sand, South Africa 96.3716 andBeyond Grumeti Serengeti

Tented Camp, Tanzania 95.7917 Sanctuary Olonana,

Masai Mara, Kenya 95.7118 Lion Sands Game Reserve,

Sabi Sand, South Africa 95.3819 Mombo Camp and Little Mombo,

Moremi, Botswana 95.1520 MalaMala Game Reserve,

Sabi Sand, South Africa 94.6 4

T H E M I D D L E E ASTTOP 5

1 One&Only Royal Mirage, Dubai 98.4 42 Qasr al Sarab Desert Resort by

Anantara, Al Gharbia, U.A.E. 97.4 53 Anantara The Palm Dubai

Resort 96.694 Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai 96.4 35 One&Only The Palm, Dubai 95.19nº. 43

Bitter End Yacht Club, Virgin Gorda

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1 +Once-in-a-lifetime

experiences no more, safaris are drawing you

back to Africa for repeat visits.

Specialized camps in previously

under-explored locations are

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1 Maui 88.4 32 Oahu 86.913 Hilton Head Island, S.C. 86.694 Amelia Island, Fla. 86. 255 Sea Island, Ga. 86.066 Kauai 85.587 Kiawah Island, S.C. 8 4.788 Big Island 8 4.029 Longboat Key, Fla. 83.3510 Aquidneck Island, R.I. 83.3 4

R E ST O F T H E WO R L DTOP 20

1 Boracay, Philippines 91.182 Palawan, Philippines 89.463 Mallorca, Spain 87.374 Whitsunday Islands, Australia 86.675 Cebu, Philippines 85.896 Vancouver Island, Canada 85.877 Turks and Caicos 85.558 Bermuda 85.509 Crete, Greece 85. 2 210 Bali, Indonesia 85.1611 Mykonos, Greece 8 4.8 112 St. Barts 8 4.63

13 Cayman Islands 8 4.4 414 Sardinia, Italy 8 4. 2315 Tahiti, French Polynesia 8 4.0616 Ibiza, Spain 83.6917 Santorini, Greece 83.5818 British Virgin Islands 82.9719 St. John, USVI 82.8520 St. Lucia 82.59

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1 Virgin America 86.4 82 JetBlue Airways 82.083 Hawaiian Airlines 8 1.354 Alaska Airlines 78.3 45 Southwest Airlines 75.58

R E ST O F T H E WO R L DTOP 20 AIRLINES

1 Singapore Airlines 90.632 Emirates 88. 283 Air New Zealand 88. 274 Qatar Airways 87.885 ANA (All Nippon Airways) 87.096 Virgin Australia Airlines 86.897 Virgin Atlantic 86.688 Korean Air 85.329 Porter Airlines 85. 2610 Qantas 8 4.7511 Cathay Pacific 8 4.5912 Turkish Airlines 83.9013 EVA Air 83. 2414 Etihad Airways 82.9715 Swiss 8 1.8516 KLM 8 1.4217 Avianca 8 1.3218 Thai 8 1.0219 Asiana Airlines 80.4 820 Lufthansa 80.4 5

D O M E ST I CTOP 10 AIRP ORTS

1 Indianapolis (IND) 88.682 Portland (PDX), Ore. 85.4 43 Tampa (TPA) 82.974 Dallas Love Field (DAL) 8 1.155 Savannah/Hilton Head (SAV) 80.386 Palm Beach (PBI) 78.427 Long Beach (LGB) 7 7.928 Pittsburgh (PIT) 76.7 79 Austin (AUS) 76.7010 Minneapolis–St. Paul (MSP) 76. 2 2

R E ST O F T H E WO R L DTOP 10 AIRP ORTS

1 Singapore (SIN) 93.422 Seoul-Incheon (ICN) 89.4 43 Doha (DOH) 88.794 Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport

(YTZ) 86.675 Dubai (DXB) 86.416 Hong Kong (HKG) 86.147 Copenhagen (CPH) 83.978 Tokyo Haneda (HND) 83.689 Helsinki (HEL) 83.4210 Zurich (ZRH) 82.91

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