The collection
136 hotels, in three tiers
Every one of these is worth the money, or it wouldn’t be here.
Fat Legend 21
As good as a hotel gets. 18 out of 20 and above.
18.5 out of 20 2 hotels
18.5 out of 20 Udaipur, India Oberoi Udaivilas A Mewari-style palace hotel on the shore of Lake Pichola in Udaipur, set across about 30 acres of gardens.
18.5 out of 20 Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda Singita Kwitonda Lodge A Singita lodge on the edge of Rwanda’s Volcanoes National Park, built from local volcanic rock with views of the surrounding volcanoes.
18 out of 20 19 hotels
18 out of 20 Laois, Ireland Ballyfin Demesne A restored 1820s neo-classical mansion turned 20-room hotel set on an estate in Laois, Ireland.
18 out of 20 Ravello, Italy Belmond Hotel Caruso A cliffside Belmond hotel in Ravello, 350m above the Amalfi Coast, built around terraced gardens and a celebrated infinity pool.
18 out of 20 Tokyo, Japan Bulgari Hotel Tokyo A Bulgari-branded skyscraper hotel with 98 rooms directly above Tokyo Station.
18 out of 20 Bangkok, Thailand Capella Bangkok A 2020-built riverside hotel on the Chao Phraya with a two-Michelin-starred restaurant and a WhatsApp concierge team guests keep naming by name.
18 out of 20 Courchevel, France Cheval Blanc Courchevel A ski-in/ski-out Cheval Blanc hotel in Courchevel 1850, France, with slope views and a Guerlain spa.
18 out of 20 Ubud, Indonesia Como Shambhala Estate A wellness resort of about 30 villas, suites and rooms set in jungle above the Ayung River near Ubud, Indonesia.
18 out of 20 Bangkok, Thailand Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River A riverside Four Seasons on Bangkok’s Chao Phraya, with 299 rooms and shuttle boat access to IconSiam.
18 out of 20 Hong Kong, China Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong A Four Seasons hotel in Central, Hong Kong, connected to the IFC mall and Airport Express with harbour-view rooms.
18 out of 20 Tokyo, Japan Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi A 190-room Four Seasons on the top floors of an Otemachi tower, facing the Imperial Palace and Tokyo Station.
18 out of 20 Bangkok, Thailand Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok A riverside Mandarin Oriental property in Bangkok spanning two banks of the Chao Phraya, linked by a private boat shuttle.
18 out of 20 Tokyo, Japan Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo A Mandarin Oriental occupying the top floors of Nihonbashi Mitsui Tower, next to a subway station and Mitsukoshi department store.
18 out of 20 Sumba, Indonesia Nihi Sumba A villa resort on a private stretch of coastline on Sumba island, Indonesia, built around a noted surf break.
18 out of 20 Hadahaa, Maldives Park Hyatt Maldives A small-island Maldives resort reached by boat transfer, built around a 360-degree house reef and roughly 50 villas.
18 out of 20 Luang Prabang, Laos Rosewood Luang Prabang A Bill Bensley-designed Rosewood resort built along a river and waterfalls in Nauea Village, near Luang Prabang, Laos.
18 out of 20 Marrakech, Morocco Royal Mansour Marrakech A private-riad hotel just outside Marrakech’s Medina walls, built as a medina within the city, with around fifty-three individual riads.
18 out of 20 Sabi Sand, South Africa Singita Boulders Lodge A glass-fronted lodge on the Sand River in South Africa’s Sabi Sand reserve, part of the Singita Sabi Sand collection.
18 out of 20 Serengeti, Tanzania Singita Grumeti A collection of Singita camps set within a 350,000-acre private reserve in Tanzania’s western Serengeti.
18 out of 20 Serengeti, Tanzania Singita Sabora An intimate tented camp in the Grumeti Reserve, where safari meets understated elegance.
18 out of 20 Baa Atoll, Maldives Soneva Fushi A barefoot-luxury island resort on Kunfunadhoo Island in the Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in the Maldives.