World's Best Awards 2012

Top 100 Hotels Overall

Rank	'11	Name	Score
1	1	Singita Grumeti, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania	98.25
2	6	Triple Creek Ranch, Darby, Montana	98.22
3	-	Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia	97.87
4	5	Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India	97.50
5	55	Discovery Shores, Boracay, Phillippines	96.77
6	-	Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens, La Fortuna-Arenal, Costa Rica	96.36
7	39	Singita Kruger National Park, South Africa	96.33
8	19	Palacio Duhau, Park Hyatt, Buenos Aires	96.12
9	-	Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge, Tanzania	95.85
10	2	Singita Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park Area, South Africa	95.74
11	40	The Peninsula, Bangkok	95.72
12	-	Wentworth Mansion, Charleston, South Carolina	95.47
13	-	Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve Lodges, Kruger National Park Area, South Africa	95.40
14	-	One&Only, Cape Town	95.33
15	9	Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania	95.27
16	11	The Lodge at Kauri Cliffs, North Island, New Zealand	95.25
17	20	Mombo Camp and Little Mombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana	95.17
18	23	Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok	95.04
19	-	Tu Tu'tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Oregon	95.00
20	67	Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara, Kenya	94.84
21	-	Osprey at Beaver Creek, a RockResort, Colorado	94.75
22	86	Waldorf Astoria (formerly the Elysian), Chicago	94.67
23	-	The Peninsula, Shanghai	94.63
24	-	Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at the Bosphorus	94.54
25	-	Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia	94.53
26	-	Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi, Italy	94.48
27	74	andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp, Masai Mara, Kenya	94.48
28	8	Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India	94.45
29	-	Hotel Salto Chico/Explora Patagonia, Torres del Paine, Chile	94.40
30	-	The Sebastian, Vail, Colorado	94.37
31	-	The Peninsula, Hong Kong	94.34
32	-	The Willcox, Aiken, South Carolina	94.25
33	-	Live Aqua, Cancun, Cancún	94.22
33	-	Saxon Boutique Hotel & Spa, Johannesburg, South Africa	94.22
35	99	Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas	94.18
36	87	Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India	94.07
37	-	Capella, Singapore	93.85
38	-	Grand Velas Riviera Maya	93.80
39	-	Amansara, Siem Reap, Cambodia	93.78
40	28	Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Big Island	93.75
41	-	Twelve Apostles Hotel & Spa, Cape Town	93.71
42	-	Four Seasons Resort, Bora Bora	93.68
43	44	The Peninsula, Chicago	93.66
44	78	Cape Grace, Cape Town	93.65
45	54	Palazzo Avino (formerly Palazzo Sasso), Ravello, Italy	93.64
46	12	Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club, Nanyuki, Kenya	93.60
47	14	Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India	93.56
48	-	Lodge at Doonbeg , County Clare, Ireland	93.56
49	57	Four Seasons Hotel, Gresham Palace, Budapest	93.50
49	-	Morrison House, Alexandria, Virginia	93.50
49	67	Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand	93.50
52	-	Pines Lodge, Beaver Creek, Colorado	93.48
53	-	Sheen Falls Lodge, County Kerry, Ireland	93.40
54	-	Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet	93.36
55	-	Amangiri , Canyon Point, Utah	93.33
55	64	Le Sirenuse, Positano, Italy	93.33
57	-	Capella Pedregal, Los Cabos	93.29
58	21	Hotel Caruso, Ravello, Italy	93.25
59	-	La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo	93.20
60	-	Ocean House, Watch Hill, Rhode Island	93.14
61	-	Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City	93.12
62	51	Katikies Hotel, Santorini, Greece	93.07
63	-	Hotel Crillon le Brave, Provence, France	93.05
64	-	Domaine des Hauts de Loire, Onzain, France	93.00
64	80	Rambagh Palace, Jaipur, India	93.00
66	43	Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India	92.92
67	-	Serengeti Sopa Lodge, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania	92.89
68	18	andBeyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge, Tanzania	92.88
69	35	Hôtel Plaza Athénée, Paris	92.86
69	-	Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort, Siem Reap, Cambodia	92.86
71	78	Milestone Hotel, London	92.83
72	16	La Résidence Phou Vao, Luang Prabang, Laos	92.80
73	-	Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore	92.75
74	-	Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, Tennessee	92.72
75	24	Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee	92.72
76	-	The Reefs, Bermuda	92.71
77	49	Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand	92.68
78	-	Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo, Antigua, Guatemala	92.67
79	60	Inn at Palmetto Bluff, An Auberge Resort, South Carolina	92.65
80	-	Amangani, Jackson Hole, Wyoming	92.62
80	-	Grand Hyatt Santiago	92.62
80	-	Park Hyatt, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	92.62
83	89	Ritz-Carlton Bachelor Gulch, Avon, Colorado	92.58
84	-	Wequassett Resort and Golf Club, Chatham, Massachusetts	92.57
85	-	Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California	92.49
86	-	Hotel Bristol, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Vienna	92.46
87	-	Koa Kea Hotel & Resort, Kauai	92.44
88	-	Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya	92.40
88	-	Trump International Hotel & Tower New York	92.40
90	7	Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai, Thailand	92.38
90	-	Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, Tucson	92.38
92	-	Domaine Les Crayères, Reims, France	92.38
93	-	XV Beacon, Boston	92.35
94	-	Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele	92.32
95	-	Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, Golf-Spa, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina	92.31
96	-	Four Seasons Hotel, New York City	92.28
97	-	St. Regis, Atlanta	92.26
98	-	The Peninsula, Beverly Hills	92.23
99	95	Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea	92.19
100	99	Four Seasons Hotel Ritz, Lisbon	92.12

- means that the winner was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.

denotes a World's Best Awards debut.

denotes a rate of $250 or less

denotes Hall of Fame

denotes T+L Find

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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