Friday, May 6, 2011

Best Places to Visit in the World!

In our last post we introduced the Condé Nast Traveler Best in the World! Reader's Choice Awards. This next post in the series represents the Best of the Best - this is the list for the Top 100 Places to Visit in the World. Represented here is a mix of the best Hotels, Resorts and Cruise Lines as voted by the magazines readership. Because each was ranked based on averages and a scale of 1 to 100 this list is in order with 1 being the very top - the pinnacle of success according to the seasoned Condé Nast travelers. Beside each place we have noted their final score (out of 100) and whether it is - Hotel, Resort or Cruise Line. Here are your -

Top 100 Best in the World


  1. FOUR SEASONS TENTED CAMP GOLDEN TRIANGLE - RESORT - Chiang Rai, Thailand - Score: 100
  2. PENINSULA HOUSE - HOTEL - Las Terranas, Dominican Republic - Score: 98.6
  3. LODGE AT KAURI CLIFFS - RESORT - New Zealand - Score: 98.4
  4. MOMBO AND LITTLE MOMBO CAMPS - RESORT - Botswana - Score: 98.4
  5. SAFARI LODGES AT PHINDA PRIVATE GAME RESERVE - RESORT - South Africa - Score: 98.1
  6. 21C MUSEUM HOTEL - HOTEL - Louisville, KY USA - Score: 97.7
  7. 21C MUSEUM HOTEL
  8. THE PENINSULA TOKYO - HOTEL - Tokyo - Score: 97.5
  9. The Peninsula Tokyo
  10. SINGITA SABI SAND - RESORT - South Africa - Score: 97.3
  11. IL SAN PIETRO DI POSITANO - HOTEL - Positano, Italy - Score: 97.2
  12. PUDONG SHANGRI-LA - HOTEL - Shanghai - Score: 97.2
  13. KING PACIFIC LODGE - RESORT - British Columbia, Canada - Score: 97
  14. WESTIN RIVERFRONT RESORT & SPA - RESORT - Avon, CO USA - Score: 96.9
  15. MANDARIN ORIENTAL BANGKOK - HOTEL - Bangkok - Score: 96.8
  16. HOTEL FASANO - HOTEL - São Paulo, Brazil - Score: 96.7
  17. OBEROI VANYAVILAS - RESORT - Rajasthan, Sawai Madhopur, India - Score: 96.5
  18. THE PENINSULA CHICAGO - HOTEL - Chicago, IL USA - Score: 96.4
  19. FOUR SEASONS RESORT - RESORT - SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt - Score: 96.3
  20. KIRAWIRA LUXURY TENTED CAMP - RESORT - Tanzania - Score 96.2
  21. MANDARIN ORIENTAL DHARA DEVI - HOTEL - Chiang Mai, Thailand - Score: 96.2
  22. MANDARIN ORIENTAL - HOTEL - Boston, MA USA - Score: 96.1
  23. OBEROI UDAIVILAS - HOTEL - Rajasthan, India - Score: 96.1
  24. AMANDARI - HOTEL - Bali, Ubud, Indonesia - Score: 96
  25. LE FRANSCHHOEK HOTEL & SPA - HOTEL - Franschhoek, South Africa - Score: 96
  26. RESORT AT PELICAN HILL - RESORT - Newport Beach, CA USA - Score: 96
  27. FOUR SEASONS ISTANBUL AT SULTANAHMET - HOTEL - Istanbul, Turkey - Score: 95.9
  28. OBEROI AMARVILAS - HOTEL - Agra, India - Score: 95.9
  29. MILESTONE HOTEL - HOTEL - London, England - Score: 95.8
  30. OBEROI RAJVILAS - HOTEL - Jaipur, Rajasthan, India - Score: 95.8
  31. KESWICK HALL AT MONTICELLO - RESORT - Charlottesville, VA USA - Score: 95.6
  32. SANCTUARY AT KIAWAH ISLAND - GOLF RESORT - Johns Island,SC USA - Score: 95.6
  33. HUKA LODGE - RESORT - North Island, New Zealand - Score: 95.5
  34. THE PENINSULA HONG KONG - HOTEL - Hong Kong - Score: 95.5
  35. HÔTEL DE PARIS - HOTEL - Monte Carlo, Monaco - Score: 95.4
  36. THE PENINSULA BANGKOK - HOTEL - Bangkok, Thailand - Score: 95.4
  37. FOUR SEASONS BALI AT SAYAN - RESORT - Bali, Indonesia - Score: 95.3
  38. FOUR SEASONS CHIANG MAI - RESORT - Chiang Mai, Thailand - Score: 95.3
  39. PERIVOLAS - HOTEL - Santorini, Greece - Score: 95.3
  40. PARK HYATT PALACIO DUHAU - HOTEL - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Score: 95.2
  41. RAFFLES BEIJING - HOTEL - Beijing, CHINA - SCORE: 95.2
  42. FOUR SEASONS HOTEL - HOTEL - GEORGE V PARIS, Paris, France - Score: 95.1
  43. LE SIRENUSE - HOTEL - Positano, Italy - Score: 95.1
  44. AMANPURI, RESORT- Phuket, Thailand - Score: 95
  45. FOUR SEASONS GRESHAM PALACE - HOTEL - Budapest, Hungary - Score: 95
  46. FOUR SEASONS RESORT LANGKAWI - RESORT - Langkawi Island, Malaysia - Score: 95
  47. FOUR SEASONS RESORT MAUI AT WAILEA - RESORT - Maui, Hawaii - Score: 95
  48. THE PENINSULA BEVERLY HILLS - HOTEL - Beverly Hills, CA USA - Score: 95
  49. The Peninsula Beverly Hills
  50. VILLA SAN MICHELE - HOTEL - Fiesole, Tuscany, Italy - Score: 94.9
  51. EMERALD LAKE LODGE - RESORT - Alberta, Canada - Score: 94.7
  52. KENWOOD INN & SPA - RESORT - Sonoma, CA USA - Score: 94.7
  53. THE SAXON - HOTEL - Johannesburg, South Africa - Score: 94.7
  54. BEAU-RIVAGE PALACE - HOTEL - Lausanne, Switzerland - Score: 94.6
  55. INN AT SPANISH BAY - RESORT - Pebble Beach, CA USA - Score: 94.6
  56. PORTMAN RITZ-CARLTON - HOTEL - Shanghai, China - Score: 94.6
  57. RITZ-CARLTON BEIJING, FINANCIAL STREET - HOTEL - Beijing, China - Score: 94.6
  58. AUBERGE DU SOLEIL - HOTEL - Napa Valley, CA USA - Score: 94.5
  59. BURJ AL ARAB - RESORT - Dubai, UAE - Score: 94.5
  60. Burj Al Arab
  61. THE CHANLER AT CLIFF WALK - HOTEL - Newport, RI USA - Score: 94.5
  62. ONE & ONLY PALMILLA - RESORT - Los Cabos, Mexico - Score: 94.5
  63. BOBO HOTEL - HOTEL - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Score: 94.4
  64. CHEWTON GLEN - HOTEL - Hampshire, England - Score: 94.4
  65. FEARRINGTON HOUSE COUNTRY INN - HOTEL - Pittsboro, NC USA - Score: 94.4
  66. FOUR SEASONS HOTEL FIRENZE - HOTEL - Florence, Italy - Score: 94.4
  67. HOTEL HANA-MAUI AND HONUA SPA - RESORT - Maui, HA USA - Score: 94.4
  68. SABI SABI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE - RESORT - South Africa - Score: 94.4
  69. SINGITA LEBOMBO AND SWENI - RESORT - South Africa - Score: 94.4
  70. STEPHANIE INN - HOTEL - Cannon Beach, OR USA - Score: 94.4
  71. TAJ LAKE PALACE - HOTEL - Rajasthan, India - Score: 94.4
  72. JAO CAMP - RESORT - Botswana, Africa - Score: 94.3
  73. ROSEWOOD CRESCENT HOTEL - HOTEL - Dallas, TX USA - Score: 94.2
  74. FOUR SEASONS RESORT HUALALAI - RESORT - Big Island, HA - Score: 94.1
  75. Four Seasons Resort Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu
  76. RITZ-CARLTON GRAND CAYMAN - RESORT - Cayman Islands - Score: 94.1
  77. HÔTEL LE GERMAIN-DOMINION - HOTEL - Québec City, Canada

    - Score: 94
  78. PARK HYATT TOKYO - HOTEL - Tokyo, Japan - Score: 94
  79. BAUR AU LAC - HOTEL - Zürich, Switzerland - Score: 93.9
  80. FOUR SEASONS PRAGUE - HOTEL - Prague, Czech Republic - Score: 93.9
  81. HOTEL MURANO - HOTEL - Tacoma, WA USA - Score: 93.8
  82. JADE MOUNTAIN - RESORT - Soufrière , St. Lucia - Score: 93.8
  83. MADIKWE SAFARI LODGES - RESORT - South Africa - Score: 93.8
  84. THE REEFS - RESORT - Southampton, Bermuda - Score: 93.8
  85. THE REGENT BERLIN - HOTEL - Berlin, Germany - Score: 93.8
  86. RITZ-CARLTON - HOTEL - Tokyo, 93.8
  87. NISBET PLANTATION BEACH CLUB - RESORT - St. James, Nevis & St. Kitts - Score: 93.7
  88. AMANGANI - RESORT - Jackson Hole, WY USA - Score: 93.6
  89. ROSEWOOD MANSION ON TURTLE CREEK - HOTEL - Dallas, TX USA - Score: 93.6
  90. SANDIBE OKAVANGO SAFARI LODGE - RESORT - Botswana, Africa - Score: 93.6
  91. THE WAUWINET - HOTEL - Nantucket, MA USA - Score: 93.6
  92. LA RÉSERVE DE BEAULIEU - HOTEL - Beaulieu-sur-Mer, Côte d'Azur, France - Score: 93.5
  93. La Reserve De Beaulieu & Spa, Villefranche-Sur-Mer,
  94. MANDARIN ORIENTAL HONG KONG - HOTEL - Hong Kong - Score: 93.5
  95. MANDARIN ORIENTAL PRAGUE - HOTEL - Prague, Czech Republic - Score: 93.5
  96. FOUR SEASONS RESORT LANA'I AT MANELE BAY - RESORT - Lana'i, HA USA - Score: 93.4
  97. SHANGRI-LA HOTEL BANGKOK - HOTEL - Bangkok, Thailand - Score: 93.4
  98. THE SETAI - HOTEL - Miami Beach, FL USA - Score: 93.4
  99. STOWE MOUNTAIN LODGE - RESORT - Stowe, VT USA - Score: 93.4
  100. YACHTS OF SEABOURN - CRUISE - Score:93.4
  101. CASA PALMERO - RESORT - Pebble Beach, CA USA - Score: 93.3
  102. DUMATAU CAMP - RESORT - Botswana, Africa - Score: 93.3
  103. FAIRMONT LE MONTREUX PALACE - HOTEL - Montreux, Switzerland - Score: 93.3
  104. LAPA RIOS ECOLODGE - HOTEL - Puntarenas, Costa Rica - Score: 93.3
  105. CASA SANTO DOMINGO - HOTEL - Guatemala - Score: 93.2
  106. HOTEL MONASTERIO - HOTEL - Cuzco, Peru - Score: 93.2

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