Aug 18, 2020
Image Courtesy of Capella Ubud.
Every year for our World’s Best Awards survey, T+L asks readers to weigh in on travel experiences around the world, from top hotels to favorite spas to stellar airports. For 2020, hundreds of thousands of you voted in our annual survey, sharing thoughts on your favorite hotels based on their facilities, location, service, food, and overall value.
While our readers stay in hotels all over the globe, our Top 100 list confirms what we’ve always known: this region is hard to beat for hospitality. Ten properties in Southeast Asia made the cut, including No. 1 Capella Ubud, and nearly a quarter of the list is in Asia-Pacific. Here, we offer the Top 25 winners from the full list.
1. Capella Ubud
Bali, Indonesia
Courtesy of Capella Ubud.
Score: 99.85
Architect and designer Bill Bensley created this intimate refuge, where nightly entertainment ranges from screenings of black-and-white movies to campfire tales spun by a local storyteller.
2. Hotel Amparo
San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Score: 99.23
3. Fogo Island Inn
Newfoundland
Score: 99.02
4. The Ritz-Carlton
Bali, Indonesia
Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton, Bali.
Score: 98.85
5. Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Maldives
Courtesy of Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi.
Score: 98.79
6. Secret Bay
Dominica
Score: 98.60
7. Raffles
Istanbul (tie)
Score: 98.40
7. Canaves Oia Epitome
Santorini, Greece (tie)
Score: 98.40
9. Awasi Patagonia
Torres del Paine National Park, Chile (tie)
Score: 98.25
9. Singita Kruger National Park
South Africa (tie)
Score: 98.25
11. Finca Cortesin Hotel Golf & Spa
Málaga, Spain
Score: 98.11
12. Tambo del Inka, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa
Sacred Valley, Peru
Score: 98.07
13. Shangri-La Hotel, At The Shard
London
Score: 98.06
14. Lodge & Spa at Brush Creek Ranch
Saratoga, Wyoming
Score: 98.00
15. Four Seasons Safari Lodge Serengeti
Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Score: 97.82
16. Tensing Pen
Negril, Jamaica
Score: 97.78
17. Manoir Hovey
North Hatley, Quebec
Score: 97.65
18. Deer Path Inn
Lake Forest, Illinois
Score: 97.64
19. Leela Palace
Udaipur, India
Courtesy of Leela Palace.
Score: 97.64
20. Katikies Santorini
Greece
Score: 97.62
21. Oyster Box
Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa
Score: 97.60
22. Anantara Chiang Mai Resort & Spa
Thailand
Courtesy of Anantara Chiang Mai Resort & Spa.
Score: 97.57
23. Belmond Jimbaran Puri
Bali, Indonesia
Courtesy of Belmond Jimbaran Puri.
Score: 97.50
24. Oberoi Rajvilas
Jaipur, India
Courtesy of Oberoi Rajvilas.
Score: 97.33
*On the list for the past ten years
25. Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
Dubai
Score: 97.20
