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Travel + Leisure spotlightsthe year's top hotels,resorts, cities, islands, cruises,airlines, and more.

-+ For T+fs lBth annual poll,

we asked our discerningreaders once again to cast

their votes for the hotels,destinations. and companies

that define the verybest in travel. The result?

One of our most robustlists to date wiLh new

categories including tophotel brands and airports.

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EDITED BY JENNIFER FLOWERSWITH MARGUERITE A. SUOZZI

THE TOP 1OO HOTELSMombo Camp and Little MomboCamp Moremi Game Reserye,Botswana 96.60Castello di Casole-A TimbersResorts Hotel & ResidencesCasole d'Elsa, lialy 96.18 .

Slngita Kruger National ParkSouth A{rica 96.14Nayara Hotel, Sn1& G_a1{e1sLa troftuna, Cosra R;ca 96.14

Four Seasons Resort Bora-Bora,French Polynes;a 96.OO

Lodge at Kauri Cliffs Matauri Bay,New Zealand 96.ooRitz-Carlton Berlin 96.OO

Oberoi Udaivilas udaipu( lndia95.73

Sabi Sabi Private Game ReserueKruger National Park Area, SouthAhicd 95.71

' Singita Sabi Sand Kruger NationalPark Area, South Africa 95.64

. Discovery Shores Boracay,Philippines 95.57

Four Seasons Hotel GreshamPalace Budapesr 95.52

: .. Triple Creek Ranch Darby,Montana 95.36

' ' Jade Mountain St. Lucia 95.33Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur,lndia 95.33The Lodge Sea lsland, Georgia95.29

Post Hotel & Spa Lake Louise,Albefta 94.93The Peninsula Hong Kong 94.88r;i

Oberoi Rajvilas Jaipur, India 94.84:

Cavas Wine Lodge Mendoza,Argentina 94.80 r.'l

Anse Chastanet Resort SL. Lucia94.78Nisbet Plantation Beach ClubNevis 94.67

The Cloister Sed lslard. Georgia94 63

. Old Edwards Inn & Spa Highlands,\i0rth Carolina 94.63

.. qlizabeth Pointe Lodgeimelia lsland, Florida 94.60Cape Grace Cape Town 94.55 ri,I,a R6sidence Phou Vao.uang Prabang, Laos 94.53

The Peninsula Beverlv Hjlls.;;;r;;';';Xi"'"''"".'..:, Taj Lake Palace Udaipat, lndia

94.50Wickaninnish Inn Tofino,Br,tish Columbia 94.50

. Mandarin Oriental Banpkok 94.4./

' Rosewood Mayakoba RrvieraMaVa, lvlexico 94.40Stafford London by Kempinski94.37

:r.. andBeyond Kichwa TemboTented Camp N4asai Mara NationalReserue, Kenya 94.35 i-'r

::l {p6ns612 Siem Reap, Cambodia94.18Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong94.18

: ' The Peninsula Shanghai 94.18.r::' Farmhouse Inn Forestville,

Caiifomia 94.O9';-1:

:r ::r Londolozi Game Reserue KrugerNarional Park Area, Sourh Afj ica94.O8

.:!l: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at NilePlaza g4.OO

Capella Pedregal I os CabosMexico 93.81

:,:. Alvear Palace Hotel Buenos Aires93.77 : .1

Mandarin Oriental Dhara DheviChiang [4ai, Thailand 93.76

.:'. Waldorf Astoria Chicago 93.75

...r' St. Regis Punta Mita ResortMexico 93.64

.. :t Primland Meadows of Dan, Virginiae3.65 1i,:

, r Four Seasons Hotel Amman,Jordan 95.6O

.. Grand Hyatt lstanbul 93.60. : Palazzo Avino (formerly Palazzo

Sasso) Ravello, ltaly 93.60. Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa

Johannesburg, South Africa 93.5O

:,- Oberoi Amaruilas Agra, lndia 93.44.t.:

: ,: Augustine Hotel Prague 95.35{_}

-. '. Market Pavilion Hotel Charleston,South Carolina 93.55

.. The Oberoi Gurgaon, lndia 93.33ti,i:l

, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi,Vietnam 93.33

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ii. Grand Del Mar San Diego 93.27Mandarin Oriental lrlunich 93.25

Domaine Les Craydres Re,ms,ftance 93.24Cavallo Point-The Lodge at th€Golden Gate Sausalito. California93.22

Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas93.19

:., Ashford Castle County Mayo,lreland 95.17The Peninsula Tokyo 95.1 I

.l:,1 Huka Lodge Taupo, New Zealand93.07,.':

a.l Rosewood Inn of the AnasazSan6 Fe, New N4exico 93.O5

.. Tai Mahal Palace Mumbai 95.02,.::r Ritz-CarlionBeijing, Financial

Street 93.OO

:,! Pueblo Bonito N4azatldn, Mexicoe2.e4 {}:Four Seasons Resort HualalaiHawaii, the Big Island 92.90 i::

,i:rt, The Peninsula Bangkok 92.87 .,.

':..'r Ritz-Carlton, Dove MountainTucson, Arizona 92.77

;-i Four Seasons Resort Whistler,British Columbia 92.74Hotel Santa Caterina Amalfi. rdly92.7 4

:'. The Oberoi f'4umbai 92.71: r Sunset Key Guest Cottages

Key West, Florida 92.71: r Hotel lmperial, a Luxury

Collection Hotel Vienna 92.69.r'l' Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa

Baden-Baden, Germany 92.67.i Four Seasons Hotel lstanbul at

Sultanahmet 92.65'": Esperanza, an Auberge Resort

Los Cabos, Mexico 92.62,i Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra

Golf & Spa Siem Reap, Cambodia92.57

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Wentworth MansionCharleslon. South Carolina 92.56

..1.. Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at theFirst Residence 92.53

White Elephant Nantucker.Mas$achusetts 92.47Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis92.46

The Peninsula Chicago 92.46

rr:r. Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore92.44

.... The Connaught, a MaybourneHotel London 92.36

. : Fairmont Pacific Rim Vancouver92.36Le Sirenuse Positano, ltalv 92.31

. ll San Pietro di Positano lraly92.2A ,...

:,.,1 Stephanie Inn Cannon Beach,Oregon 92.26One&Only Palmilla los Cabos.Mexica 92.26

:r.. Corinthia Hotel London92.24i:.:l|

:,.:, Four Seasons Hotel George'"Paris 92.18 .

:r . Four Seasons Resort Costa Ricaat Peninsula Papagayo 92.15

.. . . Ocean House Watch Hill,Rhode lsland 92.07

,- .. Inn at Palmetto Bluff, an AubergeResort Bluffton, South Caroiina92.06

: Hotel Punta lslita Guanacaste,Costa Rica 92.OO

. Ritz-Carlton Toronto 92.OO

:. The Sebastian Vail, Colorado92.OO

..l Watercolor Inn & ResortSanta Rosa Beach, Florida 92.OO

:,::i::.T.fl:l :'..A testament to our peripatetic Trovel + Leisure readers: far-flung retreats sit at thc top of the hotels listagain this year and also distinguish tlre winners on our new Top 5 Hotel Brands category (see opposite).Mombo Camp and Little Mombo Camp, in Botswana, took No. 1, while the Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, inNew Zealand, and the Four Seasons Resort Bora-Bora made Top 1O debuts for their respect;ve regions.ln Europe, rising star Castello di Casole grabbed No. 1 in Resorts (and No. 2 in Hotels Overall).

Throughout the World's Best Awards,scores shown have been rounded to thenearest hundredth of a point; in the eventof a true tie, properties, companies,or destinations share the same ranking.

i.-i World's Best Awards debut

New Category

Great Value (rate of $250 or less)'i: Hall of Fame (listed every year

for the past decade)

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.r. The Peninsu,a Beveriy Hills,Caiifornia 94.51 .,::

2 Waldorf Astoria Ch'cago 93.75;j Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas

93.19Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis9?.46

. The Peninsula Chicago 92.46l.::.,,.

$ Trump International Hotel &Tower Chicago 91.59

t St. Regis New York City 91.OO

E Ritz-Carlton, Key Biscayne,Miami 9O.85

g The Palazzo Las Vegas 90.65:.i...

lt] Boston Harbor Hotel 90.65

. J Inn & Spa at Loretto Sa.ta Fe,

New N4exico 90.63 d-

:L:i St. Regis Atlanta 90.60

1-3 Ritz-Carlton New York,Central Park 90.55

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i,;l Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta 90.58

Ritz-Carlton Dallas 90.37 ^;:1-li London West Hollywood

California 89.91

Montage Bever y Hills. Calitorlia89.8 r

.ri,;jr Hotel Monaco Portland, OregonBe.B1 {.}

.j.li Beverly Hills Hotel & BungalowsCa{ifornia 89.74

*0 Ritz-Carlton Chicago, a FourSeasons Hotel 89.65 f,i.j

1.. Ritz-Carlton Sr. .ouis 89.60

:! Raphael Hotel Kansas City 89.57

!:i Four Seasons Hotel New York City89.56 r.;,

:l/l Hermitage Hotel Nashville 89.52

;5 Trump Intefnational Hotel &Tower New York City 89.46

?s Mandarin Oriental Miami 89.39

?7 The Hay-Adams Washington, D.C.

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2s Four Seasons Hotel Chicago89.35

?.q Mandarin Oriental New York City89.33 ::,

si) Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia49.25::

Hutton Hotel Nashville 89.25r}Hotel Teatro Denver 89.23

Charleston Place Hotel SouthCarolina 89.11Hotel Bel-Air, DorchesterCollection Los Angeles 89.1O

Rosewood Mansion on TurtleCreek Dallas 89.08

:";S Huntington Hotel & Nob Hill SpaSan Francisco B9.Oo

.' . L Ermitage Beverly Hills. California49.o4

;dJ Windsor Court Hotel New Orleansgg.g1 - r,i,,

3$,j Saint Paul Hotel Minnesota 88.87a:I

.i.a.r NoMad Hotel New York City B8.BOis

.r.i1 Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas88.76

:. Four Seasons Hotel Aust'n, Teras44.72

,{I Andaz Wall Street New York City88.67 fs ]'.i

.I5 Mandarin Oriental San Francisco88.67

4s Lenox Hotel, Back Bay Boston88.64 {.}

r.lfi Four Seasons Hotel Seattle 88.634"I Sofitel Chicago Water Tower

aa.62iiii Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead Atlanta

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L Market Pavilion Hotel Charleston,South Carolina 93.33

r? Rosewood Inn of the AnasaziSanta Fe, New Mexico 93.03

, Wentworth Mansion Charleston,South Carolina 92.56

4 French Quarter Inn Chadeston,South Carolina 90.74 d3

ri Fairmont Heritage Place,Ghirardelli Square San Francisco90.59 s

. Acqualina Resort & Spa on theBeach lvliami Beach 9O.5O {i

? Planters Inn Charleston, SouthCarolina 90.4O

i3 XV Beacon Boston 88.75 lrll

!l King & Grove Tides Miami Beach88.53 sl

1.0 Arizona Inn Tucson, Arizona 88.50

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The Lodge Sea lsland, Georgia95.29The Cloister Sea lsland, Georgia94.65Old Edwards Inn & Spa Frghlands.North Carolina 94.63 I

Grand Del Mar San Diego 93.27Cavallo Point--The Lodge at theGolden Gate Sausalito, Ca'ifornia93.2?Ritz-Carlton, Dove MountainTucson, Arizona 92.77

Sunset Key Guest CottagesKey West, Florida 92.7IWhite Elephant Nantucket,N4assachusetts 92.47Stephanie lnn Cannon Beach,Oregon 92.26Ocean House Watch Hill, Rhodelsland 92.o7lnn at Palmetto Bluff, an AubergeResort Bluffton, South Carolina92.O6

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Stowe Mountain Lodge Stowe,Vermont 91.55 . .

Resort at Pelican Hill NewportBeach, California 91.o9 ,'jCarneros Inn Napa, California90.95 sPonte Vedra Inn & Club PonteVedra Beach, Florida 90.86San Ysidro Ranch Santa Barbara,California 9O.BO

Inn at Spanish Bay Pebble Beach,California 90.77 ,.i:

Ritz-Carlton Naples. Florida 90.74

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