For the first time ever in the 10 years of the Conde Nast Traveller Reader’s Travel Awards, two hotels belonging to the same hotel group took first and second place in the same category. La Residencia in Mallorca and Hotel Splendido in Portofino were voted by readers of the magazine as the best Overseas Leisure Hotels in Europe, Asia Minor and the Russian Federation.
In total, four Orient-Express Hotels appeared in the Best Overseas Leisure Hotels in Europe, Asia Minor and the Russian Federation category. La Residencia was voted top, and received the highest score of all the hotels in the category for ambience and décor. The Hotel Cipriani in Venice was placed fourth, receiving the highest score in the category for its leisure facilities. Finally, the Hotel Caruso in Ravello was ranked in 10th position.
The company was rated highly by readers of the magazine in other categories, including the Hotel Ritz Madrid, which was 7th best Overseas Business Hotel.
In the Overseas Leisure Hotels in Australasia and the South Pacific, both Orient-Express properties made the top ten, with Lilianfels Blue Mountains in New South Wales in 3rd position with the highest score in category for standard and comfort of accommodation. The Observatory Hotel in Sydney was positioned in 10th place.
Finally in The Americas and the Caribbean, the Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge was voted 6th Best Overseas Leisure Hotel and the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, 10th.
Condé Nast Traveller prides itself on a ‘truth in travel’ philosophy and has for the last ten years, conducted these annual reader awards that are always eagerly awaited by its readers and the international travel industry.
Readers are asked to write in and vote on the best that the travel world has to offer in categories that range from hotels and spas to airlines and airports. They are then asked to rate their choices accordingly in various categories such as location, ambience and décor, value for money, service, cuisine and environmental friendliness. These votes are calculated as an average on each criterion, which provides the overall satisfaction percentage that decides the winners.
