2008 World’s Best Hotel Values
Where are the top hotel values around the globe?T+L has the answers.
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Every year in our World’s Best Awards survey, we ask T+L readers to review their recent travels in terms of value. Here, you’ll find the winners, grouped by region and price range—whether an affordable European city hotel for under $200 or an African safari camp that will run you more than $2,000—so you can decide when to save or splurge.
Top 20 Hotels for Value Overall
- Peninsula Bangkok 89.34 ($280*)
- Il Falconiere, Cortona, Italy 89.06 ($386)
- Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India 88.97 ($745)
- Strand Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar 88.89 ($450)
- Sweetwaters Tented Camp, Sweetwaters Game Reserve, Kenya 88.75 ($335)
- Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara, Kenya 88.46 ($560)
- Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok 88.39 ($338)
- Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore 88.24 ($545)
- Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza 88.00 ($340)
- Milestone Hotel, London 87.50 ($523)
- Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya 87.50 ($880)
- Fullerton Hotel, Singapore 87.50 ($558)
- The Oriental, Bangkok 87.40 ($390)
- Singita Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park, South Africa 87.21 ($2,600)
- Woodlands Resort & Inn, Summerville, South Carolina 86.96 ($325)
- The Conrad, Bangkok 86.91 ($205)
- Jao Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 86.84 ($2,670)
- Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul 86.84 ($400)
- Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires 86.79 ($450)
- Kichwa Tembo, Masai Mara, Kenya 86.67 ($855)
Continental U.S. and Canada
Under $250
- Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Oregon 84.21 ($233)
- Inn at Montchanin Village, Delaware 84.00 ($179)
- Auberge Saint-Antoine, Quebec City 82.96 ($199)
- Madrona Manor, Healdsburg, California 81.82 ($240)
- Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, Mississippi 80.95 ($195)
$250 to $400
- Woodlands Resort & Inn, Summerville, South Carolina 86.96 ($325)
- Post Hotel & Spa, Lake Louise, Alberta 81.45 ($315)
- Fearrington House Country Inn, Pittsboro, North Carolina 80.44 ($250)
- Planters Inn, Charleston, South Carolina 80.26 ($295)
- Keltic Lodge Resort & Spa, Ingonish Beach, Nova Scotia 80.21 ($301)
Over $400
- Four Seasons Resort Whistler, British Columbia 82.69 ($435)
- Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 79.84 ($405)
- Blantyre, Lenox, Massachusetts 79.35 ($550)
- Sooke Harbour House, Vancouver Island, British Columbia 79.17 ($495)
- Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, Vancouver Island 78.47 ($480)
Hawaii
Under $400
- Four Seasons Resort Lanai, The Lodge at Koele 79.52 ($345)
- Kahala Hotel & Resort, Oahu 74.14 ($395)
- Maui Prince Hotel 73.81 ($255)
Over $400
- Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii 80.05 ($775)
- Hotel Hana-Maui & Honua Spa, Maui 79.63 ($495)
- Halekulani, Oahu 78.13 ($445)
Europe
Under $250
- Hôtel d’Europe, Avignon, France 82.56 ($249)
- Domaine des Hauts de Loire, Onzain, France 79.17 ($191)
- Hotel Eisenhut, Rothenburg, Germany 75.00 ($229)
- InterContinental Budapest 74.51 ($162)
- Grand Hotel Minerva, Florence, Italy 74.27 ($218)
$250 to $400
- Il Falconiere, Cortona, Italy 89.06 ($386)
- Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul 86.84 ($400)
- La Bastide de Moustiers, Provence, France 81.82 ($279)
- Le Méridien Bristol, Warsaw 80.00 ($292)
- G Hotel, Galway, Ireland 77.63 ($294)
Over $400
- Milestone Hotel, London 87.50 ($523)
- Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet 85.00 ($456)
- Four Seasons Gresham Palace, Budapest 83.51 ($500)
- 41, London 82.96 ($405)
- Four Seasons Hotel, Prague 82.42 ($499)
Asia
Under $250
- The Conrad, Bangkok 86.91 ($205)
- Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Bangkok 85.97 ($231)
- Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok 84.59 ($240)
- Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok 83.33 ($229)
- JW Marriott Hotel, Bangkok 81.25 ($210)
$250 to $400
- Peninsula Bangkok 89.34 ($280)
- Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok 88.39 ($338)
- The Oriental, Bangkok 87.40 ($390)
- Sofitel Metropole, Hanoi 82.90 ($259)
- Peninsula Manila 80.56 ($250)
Over $400
- Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India 88.97 ($745)
- Strand Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar 88.89 ($450)
- Ritz-Carlton Millenia, Singapore 88.24 ($545)
- Fullerton Hotel, Singapore 87.50 ($558)
- Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India 84.90 ($751)
Caribbean, Bermuda and the Bahamas
Under $400
- Rockhouse Hotel, Jamaica 86.67 ($150)
- Club Med Punta Cana, Dominican Republic 86.25 ($170)
- Playa Linda Beach Resort, Aruba 83.33 ($295)
Over $400
- Couples Sans Souci, Jamaica 86.25 ($746)
- Jumby Bay, Jumby Bay Island, Antigua 85.35 ($1,250)
- Jamaica Inn, Jamaica 84.78 ($550)
Mexico and Central South America
Under $250
- Hotel Grano de Oro, San José, Costa Rica 82.21 ($105)
- Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo, Antigua, Guatemala 81.73 ($190)
- Grand Hyatt São Paulo 78.95 ($225)
- Porta Hotel Antigua, Guatemala 77.78 ($165)
- Claridge Hotel, Buenos Aires 77.50 ($152)
$250 to $400
- Park Hyatt Mendoza, Argentina 84.29 ($265)
- Turtle Inn, Placencia, Belize 83.04 ($370)
- Four Seasons Resort Carmelo, Uruguay 82.14 ($310)
- Las Mañanitas, Cuernavaca, Mexico 81.82 ($306)
- Lapa Rios Ecolodge, Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica 81.25 ($295)
Over $400
- Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires 86.79 ($450)
- Ritz-Carlton Santiago, Chile 82.61 ($419)
- La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo, Mexico 79.79 ($465)
- Sofitel Buenos Aires 79.69 ($430)
- Marquis Los Cabos, Mexico 79.46 ($470)
Africa and the Middle East
Under $400
- Sweetwaters Tented Camp, Sweetwaters Game Reserve, Kenya 88.75 ($335)
- Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza 88.00 ($340)
- Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at the First Residence 86.49 ($340)
- Four Seasons Hotel Amman 81.58 ($368)
- Fairmont The Norfolk, Nairobi, Kenya 80.65 ($280)
Over $400
- Fairmont Mara Safari Club, Masai Mara, Kenya 88.46 ($560)
- Tortilis Camp, Amboseli National Park, Kenya 87.50 ($880)
- Singita Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park, South Africa 87.21 ($2,600)
- Jao Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 86.84 ($2,670)
- Kichwa Tembo, Masai Mara, Kenya 86.67 ($855)
Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific
Under $400
- Four Seasons Hotel Sydney 78.42 ($370)
- Observatory Hotel, Sydney 78.13 ($325)
- InterContinental Sydney 75.45 ($332)
- Millbrook, Queenstown, New Zealand 74.19 ($304)
- Park Hyatt Melbourne 73.00 ($311)
Over $400
- Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand 81.25 ($1,833)
- Treetops Lodge and Wilderness Experience, Rotorua, New Zealand 76.32 ($647)
- Bora Bora Lagoon Resort & Spa 72.92 ($691)
- Hotel Bora Bora 72.83 ($742)
- The Westin Sydney 71.64 ($551)
*Throughout, hotel prices are for a standard double room, high season (resorts) or rack rate (city hotels).