NEW YORK, NY – (October 2021) The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd., is honored to announce that more than 100 of its members were awarded 2021 Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards.
More than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers cast their votes for their favorite hotels, resorts, destinations, spas, airlines, cruises and beyond. As travel restrictions eased in 2021, these avid travelers shared where they most enjoyed visiting and the places that they look forward to returning to soon.
From an 800-year-old farmhouse turned luxury boutique hotel along the Tuscan countryside, to a Los Cabos beachfront resort popular among foodies and design lovers, Leading Hotel members topped the lists around the world. La Mamounia received the prestigious #1 spot on the "Best Hotels in the World" list and nine Leading Hotels ranked #1 in their respective destination categories:
- The Marker Hotel (Dublin, Ireland) – The Best Hotels in Ireland
- Portrait Firenze (Florence, Italy) – The Best Hotels in Florence
- Hassler Roma (Rome, Italy) – The Best Hotels in Rome
- Borgo Santo Pietro (Tuscany, Italy) – The Best Hotels in Italy
- Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel (Venice, Italy) – The Best Hotels in Venice
- La Mamounia (Marrakech, Morocco) – The Best Hotels in Northern Africa; The Best Hotels in the World
- São Lourenço do Barrocal (Monsaraz, Portugal) – The Best Hotels in Spain & Portugal
- Capella Singapore (Singapore City, Singapore) – The Best Hotels in Singapore
- Badrutt's Palace Hotel (St. Moritz, Switzerland) – The Best Hotels in Central Europe
The Leading Hotels named to the 2021 Condé Nast Traveler’s Readers’ Choice Awards include:
| Europe, Middle East, Africa |
| Austria | Hotel Sacher Wien, Vienna | |
| Belgium | Rocco Forte Hotel Amigo, Brussels | |
| Denmark | d’Angleterre, Copenhagen | |
| England | One Aldwych, London The Milestone Hotel & Residences, London The Ritz London, London |
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| France | Hôtel Barrière Le Majestic Cannes, Cannes Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa, Champillon Airelles Courchevel, Les Airelles, Courchevel Le Negresco, Nice La Réserve Paris Hotel and Spa, Paris Ritz Paris, Paris |
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| Germany | Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Berlin The Charles Hotel, a Rocco Forte Hotel, Munich |
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| Greece | Bill & Coo Mykonos, Mykonos Katikies Mykonos Hotel, Mykonos Katikies, Santorini |
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| Ireland | Adare Manor, Limerick Ashford Castle, Cong The Marker Hotel* The Merrion, Dublin The Westbury, Dublin |
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| Italy | Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi Capri Tiberio Palace, Capri Grand Hotel Quisisana, Capri Hotel Helvetia & Bristol, Florence Portrait Firenze, Florence* Villa la Massa, Florence Villa Cora, Florence Grand Hotel Miramare, Portofino Hotel Il Pellicano, Porto Ercole Le Sirenuse, Positano Hassler Roma, Rome* Portrait Roma, Rome Terme di Saturnia Natural SPA & Golf Resort, Saturnia Grand Hotel Continental, Siena Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria, Sorrento Il Sereno Lago di Como, Torno (Lake Como) Villa d'Este, Cernobbio (Lake Como) Borgo Santo Pietro, Tuscany* Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel, Venice* |
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| Monaco | Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo Hotel Metropole, Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo |
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| Morocco | La Mamounia, Marrakech* Royal Mansour Marrakech, Marrakech |
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| Netherlands | De L’Europe Amsterdam, Amsterdam Hotel Okura Amsterdam, Amsterdam |
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| Norway | Britannia Hotel, Trondheim | |
| Oman | The Chedi Muscat, Muscat | |
| Portugal | Savoy Palace, Funchal São Lourenço do Barrocal, Monsaraz* Tivoli Palácio de Seteais, Sintra |
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| Scotland | The Gleneagles Hotel, Perthshire |
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| Spain | El Palace Barcelona, Barcelona | |
| South Africa | 12 Apostles Hotel & Spa, Cape Town The Oyster Box, Umhlanga Rocks, Durban Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa, Johannesburg |
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| Sweden | Grand Hôtel Stockholm, Stockholm | |
| Switzerland | Hotel d'Angleterre, Geneva, Geneva Gstaad Palace, Gstaad Beau-Rivage Palace Lausanne, Lausanne Badrutt’s Palace Hotel, St. Moritz* Baur au Lac, Zurich The Dolder Grand, Zurich |
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| Turkey | Çirağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, Istanbul | |
| UAE | The Chedi Al Bait, Sharjah |
| Asia/Pacific |
| China | Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li, Shanghai | |
| India | The Lodhi, New Delhi | |
| Indonesia | Capella Ubud, Ubud | |
| Japan | The Okura Tokyo, Tokyo | |
| Singapore | Capella Singapore, Singapore City* | |
| South Korea | Signiel Seoul, Seoul | |
| Thailand | Capella Bangkok, Bangkok | |
| Vietnam | The Reverie Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City |
| The Americas and Caribbean |
| Argentina | The Vines Resort & Spa, Mendoza | |
| Brazil | Hotel Fasano São Paulo, São Paulo Hotel Fasano Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro |
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| Chile | The Singular Patagonia, Puerto Bories Hotel, Puerto Natales | |
| Colombia | Hotel Las Islas, Cartagena | |
| Grenada | Silversands Grenada, St. George's | |
| Mexico | Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, Cabo San Lucas | |
| United States | The Joule, Dallas Halekulani, Honolulu The Kahala Hotel & Resort, Honolulu Malibu Beach Inn, Malibu Nobu Hotel Miami Beach, Miami Beach Nobu Hotel Chicago, Chicago The Setai, Miami Beach, Miami Beach The Brazilian Court Hotel, Palm Beach The Greenwich Hotel, New York The Lowell, New York The Rittenhouse, Philadelphia San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara Sonnenalp Hotel, Vail The Hay-Adams, Washington, DC |
The 2021 Readers' Choice Awards are published on Condé Nast Traveler's website and celebrated in the November issue. Explore all Leading Hotel winners here.
*Ranked #1 in respective category
About The Leading Hotels of the World, Ltd. (Leading Hotels)
Comprised of more than 400 hotels in over 80 countries, LHW is the largest collection of independent luxury hotels. In 1928, 38 independent hoteliers came together to create LHW. Since then, the Company has carefully curated distinctive hotels, resorts, inns, chalets, villas, and safari camps from the snow-capped Alps of Europe to the African veldt, to share them with adventurous souls who seek the remarkably uncommon. The LHW community is filled of exceptional individuals, united by a passion for the surprising discoveries and details that come with every experience. LHW hoteliers are artisans of hospitality whose expertise, commitment to excellence, and individual flair allows them to create story-worthy moments for their guests. And it is these authentic, individualized experiences combined with the warm hospitality and high-touch service they provide that keeps discerning travelers returning again and again. LHW’s collection covers the globe and promises a broad range of destinations and uncommon experiences, enhanced by LHW’s tiered guest loyalty program Leaders Club. From converted former palaces, and countryside retreats run by the same families for generations, to gleaming skyscrapers in dynamic urban centers, serene private island escapes, glamorous tented camps – and beyond – explore, find inspiration, and experience unforgettable travel moments. For more information visit: www.lhw.com, Facebook at @LeadingHotels, Twitter at @LeadingHotels and Instagram @leadinghotelsoftheworld