The readers of the US Condé Nast Traveler magazine named The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong, China the ‘Best Hotel In The World’ in its 24th annual Readers Choice Awards for 2011.
The Ritz-Carlton Shanghai received both Best Hotel in Asia Pacific, and then Overall Best Hotel in the World.
Below is a list of the top 50 spots around the world to lay your head. Don’t expect to find any places in New York, London or Paris however eight places throughout Africa made the list.
- Ritz-Carlton Shanghai, Pudong
- Peninsula House, Dominican Republic
- Four Seasons Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
- Safari Lodges at Phinda Private Game Reserve, South Africa
- Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, Tanzania
- Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, New Zealand
- Elysian Hotel, Chicago
- Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
- Mombo and Little Mombo Camps, Botswana
- 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY
- Culloden House, Scotland
- The Peninsula, Tokyo
- Kyoto Hotel Okura, Japan
- Hotel Caesar Augustus, Capri
- Sofitel Forebase Chongqing, China
- King Pacific Lodge, British Columbia
- Colonial Houses, Williamsburg, VA
- Oberoi Udaivilas, Rajasthan
- One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos
- Perivolas, Greece
- Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo
- Rancho La Puerta, Tecate, Mexico
- Four Seasons, Bora Bora
- Hotel Fasano, São Paulo
- Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai
- Il San Pietro di Positano, Italy
- Londolozi, South Africa
- Singita Sabi Sand, South Africa
- Resort at Pelican Hill, Newport Coast, CA
- Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, South Africa
- Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
- Nisbet Plantation Beach Club, Nevis
- Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur
- The Peninsula, Hong Kong
- Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa, Avon, CO
- Chewton Glen, Hampshire, England
- The Peninsula, Chicago
- Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street
- Sanctuary at Kiawah Island, SC
- The Tides, Riviera Maya
- Palazzo Sasso, Ravello, Italy
- Ayana Resort & Spa, Bali
- Langdon Hall Country House Hotel & Spa, Ontario, Canada
- Mandarin Oriental, Prague
- Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai
- Steenberg Hotel, Cape Town
- Château de la Chèvre d’Or, Côt e d ‘Azur
- Four Seasons Istanbul at Sultanahmet
- Park Hyatt Dubai
- Mandarin Oriental, Boston
To view the list from 1-99, visit Luxuo