THE WORLD'S 50 BEST HOTELS: INAUGURAL EXTENDED 51-100 LIST REVEALED
This expanded list reflects 50 Best's ongoing commitment to inclusivity and depth, offering a richer, more comprehensive guide to the hotels that are shaping the future of travel.
The list is compiled from the votes of the 800-plus-strong Academy of anonymous experts, comprising a balanced mix of hoteliers, travel journalists, educators and seasoned luxury travellers, each carefully selected by a group of industry-leading Academy Chairs.
These hotels represent best-in-class hospitality and lay the foundation ahead of the unveiling of the full ranking of The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 on 30 October.
The 51-100 List in Numbers
13 independent hotels are featured on the list, with Badrutt’s Palace ranking highest at No.52
The list spans 24 different territories and 40 cities
Asia and Europe claim the highest number of hotels in each continent, each featuring 16 and 17 properties respectively
Hotels in Italy take the lead in Europe, with nine properties on the list
12 properties appear from North America, four of which are in New York City
Since launching in 2023, The World’s 50 Best Hotels has set out to unite the travel and hospitality industry from all corners of the globe to celebrate the worlds leading hotels. With the announcement of the extended 51-100 list, the 50 Best community will continue to grow as it welcomes more hotels into the fold, highlighting an even wider range of hotels and individuals setting the standard for excellence in the travel industry.
Emma Sleight, Head of Content for The World’s 50 Best Hotels, comments: “As we enter our third year, we are delighted to honour even more of the world’s most outstanding hotels with the extended 51-100 list. The dedication and passion of the hotel industry means it is constantly growing and improving, so it is incredibly difficult for our judges to vote for just seven properties, resulting in just 50 of the world’s best being named. From this year and beyond, we will be able to showcase an even larger pool of hotels and territories, and celebrate the exceptional teams who bring them to reality with the extended list.”
Europe tops the list with 17 hotels ranked and nine properties in Italy
Borgo Santandrea comes in first for Italy at No.53. Other Italian hotels include Reschio in Lisciano Niccone (No.81), Hotel Cipriani in Venice (No.72), Casa Maria Luigia in Modena (No.82) – the 12-room boutique hotel from world-renowned chef Massimo Bottura and his partner Lara Gilmore – and Splendido in Portofino (No.83). Portrait Milano, Milan’s first ranked hotel on The World’s 50 Best Hotels list, is in at No.99.
Two hotels in Spain’s capital have made the list, with Four Seasons Madrid taking the No.66 spot, while Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid is No.71. In France, Antibes is home to No.57 – Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc – and Plaza Athénée is No.80. Elsewhere in Europe, Badrutt’s Palace in St. Moritz comes in at No.52. Sweden’s Ett Hem in Stockholm takes the No.89 spot as the destination’s first ranked hotel since The World’s 50 Best Hotels list’s launch in 2023. In the UK, Gleneagles in Scotland comes in at No.78. Maçakızı, the first hotel in Türkiye to feature on a 50 Best ranking, is listed at No.96.
Asia is home to 16 hotels, with new and established properties included
Aman Nai Lert in Bangkok, Thailand – the brand’s first urban hotel in Thailand which opened in April this year – tops the extended list at No.51. Bangkok is home to three other properties on the list, including new entries Dusit Thani Bangkok at No.60 and Rosewood Bangkok (No.62), followed by The Siam at No.70.
The Peninsula Hong Kong, ranked at No.54, is known amongst many as Hong Kong’s original luxury hotel, having opened in 1928 on the edge of Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui. The one other Hong Kong based hotel – Four Seasons Hong Kong – ranks at No.86.
Elsewhere on the continent, Nihi Sumba in Indonesia is No.56, followed by Park Hyatt Kyoto (No.59) and Aman Kyoto at No.74. The Datai – located in the heart of the rainforest in Langkawi, Malaysia – ranks at No.85. The list also features three properties in India – Suján Jawai (No.91), The Johri in Jaipur (No.93) and Amanbagh (No.100), set in the rural village of Ajabgarh. Other properties across Asia include Six Senses Zighy Bay in Oman (No.84), Soneva Secret in The Maldives at No.92 and Amangalla in Sri Lanka’s historic coastal city of Galle at No.97.
Oceania is home to two hotels in Australia and New Zealand, whilst South Africa represents the continent of Africa with one hotel ranked
Southern Ocean Lodge, the remote hotel based on Australia’s Kangaroo Island and this year’s winner of the American Express Travel One To Watch Award, makes its debut in the rankings at No.69. The 51-100 list also sees its first New Zealand hotel welcomed into the 50 Best community: Huka Lodge, the centenarian luxury retreat and New Zealand’s oldest lodge, joins at No.88. Mount Nelson in South Africa is listed at No.73.
Hotels in New York dominate North America’s rankings, with four hotels
Of the 12 hotels included from North America, New York is home to the most properties on the 51-100 list: Aman New York (No.61), The Carlyle (No.64), The Fifth Avenue Hotel (No.75) and The Greenwich Hotel (No.77). Across North America, Four Seasons at The Surf Club (No.58), The Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles (No.65), the independently owned San Ysidro Ranch, based in the foothills of Santa Barbara (No.68) and Amangiri in Utah (No.98) feature on the inaugural list.
Further afield, Mexico is home to three properties including Four Seasons Tamarindo (No.55), Montage Los Cabos (No.67) and Rosewood Mayakoba (No.95), while Eden Rock in St. Barths is listed at No.90.
South America is home to two properties including Hotel das Cataratas in Brazil’s Iguassu Falls (No.76) and Palacio Nazarenas in Cusco, Peru (No.87), both Belmond hotels.
The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 list will be announced on Thursday 30 October at a ceremony at Old Billingsgate, London and will also be streamed live on the 50 Best YouTube channel via the link here. The announcement of the list and individual awards can be followed via the 50 Best social media channels, with the livestream beginning at 20:00 UK time.
How the 50 Best voting works
The Academy is the mechanism used to create The World’s 50 Best Hotels list.
To ensure the more than 800-voter-strong Academy provides a fair representation of the global hotel scene, the Academy Chairs are split across 13 geographical regions.
Each Chair is selected as an expert on the travel scene in their region, with outstanding hotel sector contacts. The 13 Academy Chairs each select a voting panel from their region, ensuring a balance of hoteliers, travel journalists, hotel educators, business travellers and consumer travel aficionados.
Each Academy member can vote for any hotel they have stayed in around the world, irrespective of their home region. Each voter casts seven votes for hotels in order of preference based on stays experienced in the two-year voting period. Voting is carried out individually and strictly confidentially on a secure site and remains confidential before the list announcement.
Academy Chairs are not privy to, nor have any knowledge of, the votes cast by the voters in their respective regions; furthermore, they are not official spokespeople for the 50 Best brand. Additional information on the Academy Chairs and how the voting works is available on the 50 Best FAQs page here.
None of the employees of 50 Best nor any sponsors associated with the awards has any influence over the results. A minimum of 25% of the panel will be renewed each year. All voters, aside from the Academy Chairs, remain anonymous to eliminate the possibility of lobbying.
Professional services consultancy Deloitte is the official independent adjudicator of The World’s 50 Best Hotels. Deloitte has been granted full and independent access to The World’s 50 Best Hotels voting process and data and has performed certain procedures to confirm the integrity and authenticity of the voting process and the resulting list.
Position
Hotel
Location
51
Aman Nai Lert
Bangkok
52
Badrutt's Palace
St. Moritz
53
Borgo Santandrea
Amalfi
54
The Peninsula Hong Kong
Hong Kong
55
Four Seasons Tamarindo
La Manzanilla
56
Nihi Sumba
Sumba Island
57
Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc
Antibes
58
Four Seasons at The Surf Club
Surfside
59
Park Hyatt Kyoto
Kyoto
60
Dusit Thani Bangkok
Bangkok
61
Aman New York
New York
62
Rosewood Bangkok
Bangkok
63
Borgo Egnazia
Savelletri
64
The Carlyle
New York
65
The Beverly Hills Hotel
Los Angeles
66
Four Seasons Madrid
Madrid
67
Montage Los Cabos
Cabo San Lucas
68
San Ysidro Ranch
Santa Barbara
69
Southern Ocean Lodge
Kangaroo Island
70
The Siam
Bangkok
71
Mandarin Oriental Ritz Madrid
Madrid
72
Hotel Cipriani
Venice
73
Mount Nelson
Cape Town
74
Aman Kyoto
Kyoto
75
The Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York
76
Hotel das Cataratas
Iguassu Falls
77
The Greenwich Hotel
New York
78
Gleneagles
Auchterarder
79
Aman Venice
Venice
80
Plaza Athénée
Paris
81
Reschio
Lisciano Niccone
82
Casa Maria Luigia
Modena
83
Splendido
Portofino
84
Six Senses Zighy Bay
Zaghi
85
The Datai
Langkawi
86
Four Seasons Hong Kong
Hong Kong
87
Palacio Nazarenas
Cusco
88
Huka Lodge
Taupō
89
Ett Hem
Stockholm
90
Eden Rock
St. Barths
91
Suján Jawai
Jawai
92
Soneva Secret
Maldives
93
The Johri
Jaipur
94
Le Sirenuse
Positano
95
Rosewood Mayakoba
Playa del Carmen
96
Maçakızı
Bodrum
97
Amangalla
Galle
98
Amangiri
Canyon Point
99
Portrait Milano
Milan
100
Amanbagh
Ajabgarh
About The World’s 50 Best Hotels
Following the success of The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and The World’s 50 Best Bars, 50 Best launched The World’s 50 Best Hotels in 2023, marking the brand’s first global launch since 2009. The World’s 50 Best Hotels list is created by The World’s 50 Best Hotels Academy, an influential group of more than 800 independent leaders, each selected for their expert opinion of the international hotel scene. The World’s 50 Best Hotels event programme – including the awards ceremony and unveiling of the list – provides a unique opportunity to unite hoteliers, restaurateurs, bar owners, media, business travellers and luxury travellers at a captivating celebration of hospitality, passion and talent. The first and second editions of the awards were held in London, UK, in September 2023 and 2024.
Our partners:
American Express Travel – Official Credit Card & Travel Agency Partner; sponsor of American Express Travel One To Watch Award
Nikka Whisky – Official Whisky of the World Partner; sponsor of Nikka Best New Hotel Award
Lavazza – Official Coffee Partner; sponsor of Lavazza Highest New Entry Award
Ferrari Trento – Official Sparkling Wine Partner; sponsor of Ferrari Trento Most Admired Hotel Group Award
Johnnie Walker - Official Scotch Whisky Partner; sponsor of Johnnie Walker Art of Design Award
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