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| Courtesy of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek |
The resulting
World’s Best Awards
are a collection of the properties that go above and beyond. The voting
categories stay the same—rooms, location, service, food, and value—but
this year’s results showcase the hotels and destinations that are
important now.
One noticeable trend: Istanbul is on the rise. The city’s Four
Seasons Hotel Istanbul on the Bosphorus ranked No. 24 (it’s also the No.
1 Large City Hotel in Europe); readers love the riverfront location and
the 19th-century building’s refined elegance. Elsewhere in Europe,
readers are heading to Italy’s Amalfi Coast, where the family-run Hotel
Santa Caterina offers antique-filled rooms and the seclusion of a
private beach, terraced gardens, and citrus orchards.
Some surprising newcomers also made the ranks of the T+L 2012 World’s
Best Awards: the romantic Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, near Costa
Rica’s Arenal volcano, debuts at No. 6 (it’s the first Costa Rican hotel
to break into the Top 10); Australia’s Southern Ocean Lodge, the
country’s first wilderness luxury retreat, surged to the top of the list
at No. 3.
But the top 50 hotels aren’t exclusively found in far-flung
destinations. In 2012, almost 20 percent of the winners are right here
in the United States. That includes No. 12, Charleston’s genteel
Wentworth Mansion, with its romantic restaurant and rooftop cupola’s
views, and No. 21, the Osprey at Beaver Creek, CO, a recently renovated
ski-in, ski-out hotel near the slopes.
No. 1
Singita Grumeti Reserves, Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
No. 2
Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, MT
No. 3
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island,
Australia
No. 4
Oberoi Udaivilas,
Udaipur,
India
No. 5
Discovery Shores, Boracay,
Philippines
 |
| No. 1 Courtesy of Singita Game Reserves, Tanzania |
No. 6 Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna de San Carlos,
Costa Rica
 |
| Courtesy of Nayara Hotel |
No. 7
Singita Kruger National Park,
South Africa
 |
| Courtesy of Singita Game Reserve |
No. 8
Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt,
Buenos Aires
 |
| Courtesy of Park Hyatt |
No. 9
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, Arusha,
Tanzania
 |
| Courtesy of Ngorongo Sopa Lodge |
No. 10
Singita Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park Area,
South Africa
 |
| Courtesy of Singita Game Reserves |
No. 11
The Peninsula,
Bangkok
 |
| Courtesy of The Peninsula Bangkok |
No. 12
Wentworth Mansion,
Charleston, SC
 |
| Courtesy of Wentworth Mansion |
No. 13
Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve Lodges, Kruger National Park Area,
South Africa
 |
| Courtesy of Sabi Sabi |
No. 14
One&Only,
Cape Town
 |
| Courtesy of One&Only Cape Town |
No. 15
Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park,
Tanzania
 |
| Courtesy of Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp |
No. 16
Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, Matauri Bay,
New Zealand
 |
| Courtesy Lodge at Kauri Cliffs |
No. 17
Mombo Camp and Little Mombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve,
Botswana
 |
| Courtesy of Mombo Camp |
No. 18
Mandarin Oriental,
Bangkok
 |
| Courtesy of Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group |
No. 19
Tu Tu'tun Lodge, Gold Beach, OR
 |
| Courtesy of Tu Tu'Tun Lodge |
No. 20
Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara National Reserve,
Kenya
 |
| Courtesy of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts |
No. 21
Osprey at Beaver Creek, CO
 |
| Courtesy of RockResorts |
No. 22
Waldorf Astoria (formerly the Elysian),
Chicago
 |
| Courtesy of Waldorf Astoria |
No. 23
The Peninsula,
Shanghai
 |
| Courtesy of Peninsula Hotels |
No. 24
Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus
 |
| Courtesy of Four Seasons Istanbul at the Bosphorus |
No. 25
Lizard Island Resort, Great Barrier Reef,
Australia
 |
| Courtesy fo Lizard Island Resort |
No. 26
Hotel Santa Caterina,
Amalfi,
Italy
 |
| Courtesy of Hotel Santa Caterina |
No. 27
andBeyond Kichwa Tembo, Masai Mara National Reserve,
Kenya
 |
| Courtesy of andBeyond |
No. 28
Oberoi Rajvilas,
Jaipur,
India
 |
| Courtery of Oberoi Rajvilas |
No. 29
Hotel Salto Chico/Explora Patagonia, Torres del Paine,
Chile
 |
| Courtesy of Explora Patagonia |
No. 30
The Sebastian,
Vail, CO
 |
| Courtesy of the Sebastian |
No. 31
The Peninsula,
Hong Kong
 |
| Courtesy of The Peninsula Hong Kong |
No. 32
The Willcox, Aiken, SC
 |
| Courtesy of The Willcox |
No. 33
Live Aqua,
Cancún,
Mexico
 |
| Courtesy of Live Aqua Cancun |
No. 34
Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas, & Spa,
Johannesburg,
South Africa
 |
| Courtesy of Saxon Boutique Hotel, Villas & Spa |
No. 35
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek,
Dallas, TX
|
| Courtesy of Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek |
No. 36
Umaid Bhawan Palace,
Jodhpur,
India
 |
| Courtesy of Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces |
No. 37
Capella,
Singapore
 |
| Courtesy of Capella Singapore |
No. 38
Grand Velas,
Riviera Maya,
Mexico
 |
| Courtesy of Grand Velas |
No. 39
Amansara, Siem Reap,
Cambodia
 |
| Courtesy of Amanresorts |
No. 40
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai,
Big Island, HI
 |
| Don Riddle / Courtesy of Four Seasons |
No. 41
Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa,
Cape Town
 |
| Courtesy of The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa |
No. 42
Four Seasons Resort,
Bora Bora,
French Polynesia
 |
| Moeava de Rosemont / Courtesy of Four Seasons |
No. 43
The Peninsula,
Chicago
 |
| Courtesy of The Peninsula Chicago |
No. 44
Cape Grace,
Cape Town
 |
| Courtesy of Cape Grace |
No. 45
Palazzo Avino (formerly Palazzo Sasso),
Ravello,
Italy
 |
| Genivs Loci / Courtesy of Palazzo Sasso Ravello |
No. 46
Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki,
Kenya
 |
| Courtesy of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts |
No. 47
Oberoi Amarvilas,
Agra,
India
 |
| Courtesy of Oberoi Hotels & Resorts |
No. 48
Lodge at Doonbeg, County Clare,
Ireland
 |
| Patrick O'Brien, Kiawah Partners |
No. 49
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace,
Budapest,
Hungary
 |
| Courtesy of Four Seasons |
No. 49
Huka Lodge, Taupo,
New Zealand
 |
| Courtesy of The Huka Retreats |
No. 49
Morrison House,
Alexandria, VA
 |
| David Phelps |
Details to read at
www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-best-hotels
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www.travelandleisure.com
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