We celebrate our more than 120 Readers' Choice Awards honoring top-rated Leading Hotels this year—voted on by readers of Condé Nast Traveler. These hotel favorites offer remarkable accommodations across nearly 50 different countries, with 12 Leading Hotels ranking #1 in 13 categories, including "Best Hotel in the World" awarded to the venerable Baur Au Lac in Zurich.
From an oceanfront stunner with Art Deco design and old world glamour in Miami Beach to the perfect wine country retreat in Champagne, France , we invite you to explore the most recently named Readers' Choice Award winners of The Leading Hotels of the World.
The Rittenhouse, Faena Miami Beach, and Malibu Beach Inn rank #1 in their respective categories, while Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, Chablé Maroma and Chablé Yucatan, ranked highly in Mexico.
Baur au Lac won Best Hotel in the World. Other regional #1s include Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa, La Réserve Paris, The Westbury, Portrait Firenze, San Clemente Palace Kempinski Venice, & Hassler Roma.
Among the top ranked accommodations were a tented camp in Costa Rica, a wine country retreat in Mendoza, Argentina, and an otherworldly escape in Chile's remote reaches of Patagonia.
With 13 hotels awarded across the region, there is no shortage of destinations to choose from, whether you're in search of an island hideaway in Bali, or dynamic urban experience in Tokyo.
Readers chose Royal Mansour Marrakech, an all-suite oasis made up of elegant riads in Marrakech's old city—as the best hotel in Africa.
These top island resorts from Anguilla to the Dominican Republic, Grenada, St. Bart's and Turks & Caicos, offer some of the world’s best private beaches, golf courses, and hidden coves.
Condé Nast Traveler readers cast their votes for the best-of-the-best in travel, with categories ranging from hotels, to cities, to ski destinations, and beyond. These results produce the prestigious winning list of the year's RCAs.