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Top 100 Hotels Overall

Rank	'08	Name	Score
16	-	Singita Grumeti Reserves, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania	93.75
17	-	The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, North Island, New Zealand	93.75
18	-	Rosewood Mayakobá, Riviera Maya	93.41
19	-	Eliot Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts	93.40
20	14	Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok	93.34
21	19	Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand	93.33
21	-	The Farm at Cape Kidnappers, North Island, New Zealand	93.33
23	-	Esperanza Resort, Cabo San Lucas	93.30
24	-	Lions Sand Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Wildtuin, South Africa	93.28
25	-	Royal Malewane, Kruger National Park, South Africa	93.15
26	-	Watermark Hotel & Spa, San Antonio, TX	93.08
27	-	Shamwari Game Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa	93.00
28	6	Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India	92.91
29	-	The Saxon, Johannesburg	92.86
29	-	Singita Kruger National Park, South Africa	92.86
31	53	Grand Hotel Baglioni, Bologna, Italy	92.83
32	-	Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong	92.75
33	-	Giraffe Manor, Nairobi, Kenya	92.68
34	-	Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Wildtuin, South Africa	92.68
35	23	The Peninsula, Hong Kong	92.23
36	-	Couples Negril, Jamaica	92.19
37	-	Anantara Dhigu Resort & Spa, Maldives	92.14
38	-	London West Hollywood, West Hollywood, CA	92.07	$
39	16	Kichwa Tembo , Masai Mara, Kenya	91.86
40	-	Four Seasons Hotel, Cairo at the First Residence, CairoEgypt	91.86
41	44	Halekulani, Honolulu, HI	91.81
42	-	Couples Swept Away, Negril, Jamaica	91.80
43	10	Domaine des Hauts de Loire, Onzain, France	91.79
44	-	Khwai River Lodge, Okavango Delta, Botswana	91.71
45	-	Hotel Nelligan, Montreal, Quebec	91.47	$
46	-	Amangani, Jackson, WY	91.42
47	32	Il San Pietro, Positano, Italy	91.39
48	-	Pudong Shangri-La, Shanghai	91.30
49	9	Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya	91.28
50	-	Amankora Paro, Paro, Bhutan	91.25
51	-	Enchantment Resort, Sedona, AZ	91.22
52	-	Rabbit Hill Inn, Lower Waterford, VT	91.19	$
53	-	Anantara Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand	91.16
54	-	Place d'Armes Hôtel & Suites, Montreal , Montreal, Quebec	91.06
55	-	Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort and Spa, Malaysia	90.98	$
56	61	Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Tanzania	90.97
57	-	Ceylan InterContinental , Istanbul	90.90
58	22	Cape Grace, Cape Town	90.90
59	-	Westin Bund Center, Shanghai	90.82	$
60	-	Le Quartier Français, Franschhoek Valley, South Africa	90.79
61	-	Marriott Hotel, Budapest, Hungary	90.76
62	-	Sooke Harbour House, Sooke, British Columbia	90.67
63	27	Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Kaupulehu-kona, HI	90.67
64	73	Post Hotel & Spa, Lake Louise, Alberta	90.59
64	-	San Ysidro Ranch, Santa Barbara, CA	90.59
66	17	The Peninsula, Bangkok, Thailand	90.55
67	-	Ritz-Carlton Beijing, Financial Street, China	90.52
68	60	St. Regis, Shanghai	90.44
69	-	Mombo and Little Mombo Camps, Okavango Delta, Botswana	90.42
70	2	Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India	90.40
71	64	Four Seasons Hotel, Shanghai, China	90.35
72	-	Omni La Mansion Del Rio, San Antonio, TX	90.27
73	-	Westin Palace, Milan, Italy	90.16	$
74	-	Anse Chastanet Resort, Soufriere, St. Lucia	90.14
75	-	Savute Elephant Camp, Chobe National Park, Botswana	90.13
76	39	Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Kenya	90.07
77	-	MalaMala Game Reserve, Sabi Sand Wildtuin, South Africa	90.00
78	18	Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India	89.87
79	94	Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa, Jackson Hole, WY	89.87
80	-	Château Eza, Eze Village, France	89.85
81	-	Eden Rock, St. Bart's	89.76
82	-	Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, Phuket, Thailand	89.75
83	68	Hotel Hana-Maui & Honua Spa, Maui	89.74
84	-	Ayana Resort & Spa, Jimbaran, Bali	89.69
85	-	Four Seasons Hotel, Tokyo at Chinzan-so, Tokyo, Japan	89.69
85	43	Four Seasons Hotel, Prague, Czech Republic	89.69
87	-	Rambagh Palace, Jaipur, India	89.61
88	-	Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria at San Stefano, Egypt	89.56
89	-	Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai	89.55
89	-	Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan	89.55
91	97	The Cloister at Sea Island, Sea Island, GA	89.54
92	40	Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, CA	89.49
93	-	Le Méridien Bangkok, Thailand	89.48
94	37	Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford, CA	89.36
95	-	Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris, France	89.35
96	3	Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara, Kenya	89.33
97	29	Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong, Hong Kong	89.25
98	11	Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires	89.22
99	-	Park Hyatt, Beijing, China	89.19
100	-	Hôtel Le Royal, Luxembourg	89.08

* "-" means that the property was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.

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Press Release | Methodology

Throughout the World’s Best Awards, scores are rounded to the nearest hundredth of a point; in the event of an exact tie, properties, companies, or destinations share the same ranking.

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