The Top 10 Best Hotels in the World

There are a lot of hotels in the world; in fact, there are over 700,000 of them. However, not every hotel is the same. They can vary greatly in terms of type, size, price, and, probably most importantly, the quality of the accommodations. The top hotels provide their visitors with a high-quality stay that includes everything that was promised in advance, plus more. Numerous elements determine whether a hotel is decent or among the finest. A great hotel should have a wonderful location, maintain a high level of sanitation and hygiene standards at all times, offer excellent amenities, provide trustworthy customer service, and, if food is included in the package, have a pleasant and wide menu.

The easiest way to choose a nice hotel is to read reviews written by people who have stayed at that hotel and can thus attest to its excellence from personal experience. There are currently a variety of websites that provide hotel reviews.

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Top 10 Best Hotels in the World

10. W Doha — Qatar

 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2017, 2019, 2020, 2021

It’s like entering a never-ending party when you walk into the W’s first Middle Eastern outpost: The modern lobby plays relaxing music (even at 8 a.m.), and the stunning crew, who comes from Mexico, New Zealand, Tanzania, and Russia, greets each new customer with a mocktail. Expats and locals seeking a more global experience are drawn to the hotel’s Sisley Paris Spa and eateries (Papermoon Milan and Peruvian eatery COYA). Curves abound in the 442 rooms, with rounded frames for desks and bed platforms, arabesques on walls and draperies, and round chairs positioned to take in the beachfront or the skyline of starchitect skyscrapers. The hotel’s advantageous location in the West Bay financial center, attentive service, and lap pool with resistance current will appeal to business travelers.

9. Waldorf Astoria Beijing

 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2020, 2021

The Waldorf Astoria Beijing is a 2014 expansion to the Wangfujing district, housed in a gold-box skyscraper. When you arrive, you’ll be met by an exterior that looks like one of Beijing’s temple palaces, but the interior is pure, private hospitality. Instead of a bright, bustling lobby, the concierge desk is housed in a chamber with high, gray walls decorated with flowers, and bolder art pieces greet you as you walk down the corridors to your room. With gentle teal and orange hues and vistas across heritage rooftops, the 171 rooms are a great pleasure.

8. The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Michigan Avenue Chicago

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2017, 2019, 2021

The Gwen is named after Gwen Lux, a pioneering female sculptor of the twentieth century who was born in Chicago and is a fitting emblem for Marriott’s Luxury Collection’s Chicago location, which tries to have each hotel reflect the spirit of its location. The Gwen, located on Chicago’s iconic Magnificent Mile and housed in the historic McGraw-Hill building—complete with its 1928 facade—does just that. Art deco interiors with taupe and gold-hued rooms exude old-fashioned glamour while yet being stylishly modern. Upstairs at The Gwen, the hotel’s rooftop bar and restaurant are buzzy as can be when the weather is nice, and your best bet for interacting with a crowd other than the hotel’s normal business travelers.

7. Baur au Lac — Zurich

 Selected on the GOLD LIST in:  GOLD LIST 2018

READER’S CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

This hotel, which opened in 1844 and has been run by the same family, has entertained artists such as Joan Miró and Plácido Domingo. The hotel is set in a garden near the Bahnhofstrasse shopping district (Zurich’s Fifth Avenue), with views of Lake Zurich and the Alps—but that’s not all. Inside, rooms are elegantly designed in neutral tones with crimson, purple, and teal highlights, and are individually decorated in Art Deco, Louis XVI, and Regency styles—though if you’re lucky, you’ll get a room with a balcony overlooking the water. If you’re looking to spend more money than you have, the Michelin-starred Pavillon is well worth it.

6. Hotel SP34 — Copenhagen

Selected on the HOT LIST in: 2015 

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2019, 2020, 2021

This 118-room property is made up of three townhouses in the Latin Quarter. Hotel SP34 is a haven for creative types that enjoy relaxed luxury. It provides so much social stimulation that you never have to leave to have a wonderful time. The hotel’s guest rooms range from modest single rooms to spacious doubles to skylit penthouse suites, all decorated in a Nordic style. On Friday nights, there are free performances and DJs in the lobby bar, as well as a rooftop patio, a private cinema, and frequent Port tastings.

5. Badrutt’s Palace — St. Moritz, Switzerland

Selected on the GOLD LIST in:  GOLD LIST 2018

READER’S CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Badrutt’s Palace is luxurious, with all the amenities one would expect from a St. Moritz hotel. Since it initially opened in 1896, the magnificent alpine hideaway has been the go-to destination for celebrities and royalty: Alfred Hitchcock became a faithful guest after spending his wedding there, and even an elephant has passed through its corridors. The snowcapped hotel, complete with towers and turrets, feels straight out of a winter fairytale—complete with views—and the rooms and suites give an upmarket, toasty escape after a day on the slopes (hot water bottles are tucked under the sheets each night). There are 11 restaurants to choose from, and nightcaps should be enjoyed in the Polo Bar, a favorite hangout for locals. Make the most of your stay: the New Year’s Eve parties are said to be legendary.

4. Relais Borgo San Pietro — Palazzetto, Italy

Selected on the GOLD LIST in:  2018, 2022 

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2021

From one of the hotel guest statements: “I found an Edenic combination of escapism and reconnection here last autumn, eager for a respite from living in locked-down Brooklyn with a newborn. Visitors here, unlike at some resorts, do not block off the destination once they check-in. The 300-acre estate is located in Chiusdino, on Tuscany’s more mountainous side, and seems like a microcosm of the region. Ricotta comes from sheep you’ve seen on lengthy treks through farms and woodlands, and lavender and marigold fields give components for the spa’s facial oils. This isn’t to suggest Borgo Santo Pietro isn’t interesting. The groomed gardens and landscaped pool; the waiters who arrive with a Spritz and silver tray of truffled chips simply because they thought you needed it (which I did); the Trattoria sull’Albero, with its big oak tree looming in the midst. Guests can pluck and stomp grapes at Borgo’s tangle of vineyards during the harvest season. In the center of a rushing stream, there’s a six-foot-deep swimming hole. It’s on the property, but the 30 or so residents of a neighboring village are welcome to use it. A tall canopied wall beside the vegetable fields, closer to the guest houses, is where pilgrims in the Middle Ages journeyed to the nearby Abbey of San Galgano. My stay gave me the opportunity to explore a remote corner of wild southern Tuscany in complete solitude and freedom, without ever having to return through the massive entrance gates.” -Florio, Erin

3. Raffles Istanbul

Selected on the HOT LIST in: 2015  

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2017, 2018, 2020, 2021

Raffles’ Istanbul address preserves the city’s Byzantine charm and mystique, despite being a sleek, modern hotel with perfect high-tech technology in its 185 rooms. It’s because of the stunning vistas from practically every room, as well as the lush Turkish carpets, handicrafts (such as pierced metal and glass similar to those found in the Blue Mosque), and dramatic, huge framed images of the country’s most famous sights. The Raffles is located in the central Besiktas neighborhood on the European side, close to a variety of shopping and dining options, and many of the rooms have views of the Bosphorus.

2. Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund

 READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS Winner in:  2019, 2020, 2021

This hotel is a stunning monument to Shanghai’s glamorous European past, with 20 suites in the beautifully restored 1911 Shanghai Club and 252 rooms and suites in the newly built tower. The ancient building, now known as the Waldorf Astoria Club, boasts a jaw-dropping 110-foot-long bar with Bund views, in addition to magnificent colonial-style rooms (poster beds, walk-in closets, claw-foot tubs). The rooms are neoclassical in design, with pale green linen walls, matching silk bedcovers, and swirling floral motifs on the carpets, but they have all the modern conveniences, including a bathroom with a TV embedded in the mirror and a Japanese-style toilet with water jets.

1. La Mamounia — Marrakech, Morocco

 Selected on the GOLD LIST in:  2018, 2019, 2020, and 2022

READERS’ CHOICE AWARDS Winner in: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

From one of the hotel guest statements: “La Mamounia has a distinct aura about it that seems to take hold the moment you walk up the green-tiled steps to this most bohemian of grandes dames. Churchill was known for throwing off his suit and picking up his watercolor brushes when he saw La Mamounia’s faded pink walls; Paul McCartney wrote “Mamunia” (which means “safe haven” in Arabic) during a 1973 stay; and Alfred Hitchcock, who filmed The Man Who Knew Too Much here, got his inspiration for The Birds from some overzealous finches on a Jardin-facing balcony. La Mamounia has always been a strange mash-up of Art Deco, Berber, and opulent Moorish, and the old place has undergone numerous facelifts over nearly 100 years, from Jacques Majorelle’s bright stylings in 1946 to a theatrical noughties revamp by Jacques Garcia (Hotel Costes), and most recently a series of sly additions by Parisian futurists Jouin Manku, including a new cinema There are all the columns, foliage-filled courtyards, and mosaics found in the most photogenic medina riads—except for the smoky Churchill speakeasy, an Asian-focused Jean-Georges Vongerichten restaurant with its sultry blacks and reds, and that legendary, vast square pool, around which I find people-watching irresistible (bring dark sunglasses). The fashionistas in kaftans and cigarettes are a reason why the actresses and rock stars have kept visiting. La Mamounia has never, ever been boring, despite the fact that it is woven into Marrakech like the knots on a Berber rug.” – David Moralejo

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