Revealed: The world's best hotels, islands and ski resorts of 2021

The world’s best hotels, islands, countries, cities, cruises and ski resorts of 2021 named in renowned travel awards, from New York to Sydney via Portugal… and Wiltshire

  • The grand champions of the 2021 Conde Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards have been announced
  • The publication teamed up with its U.S sister title – and votes were cast by over 800,000 readers 
  • Here we present photos of some of the victors, from a French Polynesian island to a luxurious Venetian hotel 

With the world opening up again, it is of course vital that you know where to go on holiday for the best possible time.

Look no further than the winners of the Condé Nast Traveller’s Readers’ Choice Awards 2021 – the hotels, resorts, cities, countries, islands, villas, tours, trains, airlines, airports, and cruises deemed by the judicious readers of Conde Nast Traveller to be number one in their field.

The publication teamed up with its sister title in the US for this, the third year of the competition, and votes were cast by over 800,000 readers.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Conde Nast Traveller says readers’ responses show ‘travellers are raring to go, with the majority saying they wanted to take more trips now than ever before’.

Divia Thani, Global Editorial Director of Condé Nast Traveller, says: ‘As restrictions ease, it is clear that our readers have spent much of the last year and a half dreaming about travel and planning future adventures. The diversity and vibrancy of our Readers’ Choice Award winners represent a desire to get back out into the world and experience the best of what the travel industry has to offer.’

Scroll down for the winners, from the Wiltshire hotel that’s a ‘must visit’ to the Paris address with ‘sumptuous suites’, and from the New York hotel with ‘ocean liner–inspired fittings’ to the Sydney Four Seasons with views to die for…

BEST HOTEL IN LONDON – CHILTERN FIREHOUSE: A visit here ‘is how to get a taste of A-lister life for a night’, Conde Nast Traveller says. Last year, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park took the top spot in the UK capital

BEST HOTEL IN REST OF UK – LUCKNAM PARK HOTEL & SPA, WILTSHIRE: Singing the hotel’s praises, Conde Nast Traveller says: ‘Lucknam is a must-visit country-house hotel without the need for shiny bells and whistles’

BEST HOTEL IN SPAIN AND PORTUGAL: Sao Lourenco Do Barrocal, Alentejo, Portugal

BEST HOTEL IN PARIS: The Peninsula Paris

BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF FRANCE AND MONACO: Villa Gallici, Aix-en-Provence

BEST HOTEL IN ROME: Hassler Roma

BEST HOTEL IN FLORENCE: Portrait Firenze

BEST HOTEL IN VENICE: Palazzo Venart Luxury Hotel

BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF ITALY: Relais Borgo Santo Pietro, Tuscany

BEST HOTEL IN GREECE AND TURKEY: Raffles Istanbul, Turkey

BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF EUROPE: Badrutt’s Palace, St Moritz, Switzerland

BEST HOTEL IN LONDON: Chiltern Firehouse

BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF THE UK: Lucknam Park Hotel & Spa, Wiltshire

BEST HOTEL IN IRELAND: The Marker Hotel, Dublin

BEST HOTEL IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND: Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney

BEST HOTEL IN NORTHERN AFRICA: La Mamounia Marrakech, Morocco

BEST HOTEL IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: Babylonstoren, Franschhoek, South Africa

BEST HOTEL IN THE MIDDLE EAST: W Doha, Qatar

BEST HOTEL IN MEXICO: Hotel Matilda, San Miguel de Allende

BEST HOTEL IN SOUTH AMERICA: W Bogota, Colombia

BEST HOTEL IN NEW YORK CITY: The Chatwal, a Luxury Collection Hotel, New York City

BEST HOTEL IN LOS ANGELES: Freehand Los Angeles

BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF USA: The Gwen, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Michigan Avenue Chicago, Illinois

BEST HOTEL IN CANADA: Oak Bay Beach Hotel, Victoria

BEST HOTEL IN INDIA: The Leela Palace New Delhi

BEST HOTEL IN HONG KONG: The Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong

BEST HOTEL IN CHINA: Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Bund  

BEST HOTEL IN JAPAN: Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Kyoto

BEST HOTEL IN BANGKOK: The Sukhothai Bangkok

BEST HOTEL IN SINGAPORE: Capella Singapore

BEST HOTEL IN THE REST OF ASIA: Rosewood Luang Prabang, Laos

BEST ISLAND IN EUROPE: Hvar, Croatia

BEST ISLAND IN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE ATLANTIC: St Barth’s

BEST ISLAND IN ASIA: Siargao, Philippines

BEST ISLAND IN AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC: Bora Bora, French Polynesia

BEST ISLAND IN AFRICA AND THE INDIAN OCEAN: Bazaruto Archipelago

BEST ISLAND IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA: Islas Secas, Panama

BEST ISLAND IN NORTH AMERICA: Cape Breton Island, Canada

BEST RESORT IN CENTRAL AMERICA: Hacienda AltaGracia, Auberge Resorts Collection, Perez Zeledon, Costa Rica

BEST RESORT IN MEXICO: Live Aqua Beach Resort Cancun

BEST RESORT IN SOUTH AMERICA: Uxua Casa Hotel & Spa, Trancoso, Brazil

BEST RESORT IN USA: L’Horizon Resort & Spa, Palm Springs, California

BEST RESORT IN CANADA: Fairmont Chateau Whistler

BEST RESORT IN THE CARIBBEAN AND THE ATLANTIC: Rosewood Little Dix Bay, Virgin Gorda, BVI

BEST RESORT IN GREECE: The Romanos, a Luxury Collection Resort, Costa Navarino

BEST RESORT IN THE REST OF EUROPE: Cheval Blanc Courchevel, France

BEST RESORT IN SOUTH AFRICA: Morukuru Family, De Hoop Nature Reserve

BEST RESORT IN THE REST OF AFRICA: Angama Mara, Great Rift Valley, Kenya

BEST RESORT IN AUSTRALIA AND THE SOUTH PACIFIC: Kokomo Private Island Resort, Yaukuve Levu Island, Fiji

BEST RESORT IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: Naladhu Private Island Maldives

BEST RESORT IN INDONESIA: Capella Ubud, Bali

BEST RESORT IN THAILAND: Anantara Chiang Mai Resort

BEST RESORT IN THE REST OF ASIA: Six Senses Bhutan

BEST RESORT IN THE MIDDLE EAST: Six Senses Zighy Bay, Dibba, Oman

BEST DESTINATION SPA RESORT IN THE WORLD: Chiva-Som, Hua Hin, Thailand

BEST DESTINATION SPA RESORT IN THE USA: The Ranch Malibu, California

BEST SKI RESORT IN EUROPE: Courmayeur, Italy

BEST SKI RESORT IN THE USA: Deer Valley, Utah

BEST GENERAL TOUR OPERATOR: Red Savannah

BEST SPECIALIST TOUR OPERATOR: Scott Dunn

BEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD: Portugal

BEST CITY IN THE WORLD: Tokyo, Japan

BEST CITY IN THE UK: London

BEST VILLA IN THE WORLD: The Thinking Traveller

BEST AIRLINE IN THE WORLD: Singapore Airlines

BEST AIRPORT IN THE UK: London Heathrow (LHR)

BEST AIRPORT IN THE REST OF THE WORLD: Singapore (SIN)

BEST TRAIN IN THE WORLD: Seven Stars in Kyushu, Japan

BEST MEGA SHIP CRUISE LINE: Norwegian Cruise Line

BEST LARGE SHIP CRUISE LINE: Disney Cruise Line

BEST MEDIUM SHIP CRUISE LINE: Viking Ocean Cruises

BEST SMALL SHIP CRUISE LINE: Lindblad Expeditions

BEST RIVER SHIP CRUISE LINE: Viking River Cruises

 Source: Conde Nast Traveller 

 

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