Condé Nast Traveler unveiled the winners of its 31st annual Readers’ Choice Awards, ranking the best hotels, resorts, cities, islands, airlines, airports, and cruise lines in the world. The Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry.
From restored nineteenth-century noble estate overlooking the hills of Florence, to stylish ocean front hotel evoking Miami’s golden glamour age, the list features a variety of destinations, including some hotels part of the Leading Hotels of the World network.
Best Hotels in Europe
#2 Abadia Retuerta LeDomaine, Sardón de Duero Castille and León, Spain
#3 Hôtel Métropole Monte-Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco
#4 Mystique, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Santorini, Greece
#5 Finca Cortesin, Casares, Málaga, Spain
#6 Fairmont Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten, Hamburg, Germany
#7 Beau-Rivage Palace, Lausanne, Switzerland,
#8 Das Stue, Berlin, Germany
#9 Hotel Continental, Oslo, Norway
#10 Belmond Hotel Splendido & Belmond Splendido Mare, Portofino, Italy
Best resorts in Europe
#1 Relais Borgo Santo Pietro, Palazzetto, Italy
#2 Belmond Castello di Casole, Casole D’Elsa, Tuscany, Italy
#3 Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa, Barga, Lucca, Italy
#4 Adare Manor, Adare, Co. Limerick, Ireland
#5 Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco, Montalcino
#6 Blue Palace, A Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, Crete, Greece
#7 Bio-Hotel Stanglwirt, Going am Wilden Kaiser, Austria
#8 Six Senses Douro Valley, Douro Valley, Portugal
#9 Terre Blanche Hotel Spa Golf Resort, Tourrettes, Provence, France
#10 Trump International Golf Links and Hotel Doonbeg, Doonbeg, Co. Clare, Ireland
The full list of winners, including more than a dozen galleries and web-only exclusives of the 50 Best Hotels in the World and 50 Best Resorts in the World, can be found here.
