The World's Best 100 Hotels 2020
One hundred exceptional hotels, ordered and preserved as the definitive global edition for 2020.
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What the 2020 ranking records
- Hotels
- 100
- Countries
- 36
- Regions
- 8
The World's Best 100 Hotels 2020 is an annual editorial record, not a permanent classification. It compares hotels within the conditions, openings and hospitality landscape of 2020, then preserves every position as part of that edition's archive.
The order brings service, reputation, design and sense of place, destination value, and the wider food, wellness and lifestyle offer into one comparative judgement. A high position therefore reflects the coherence of the complete stay rather than a single celebrated room, restaurant or facility.
Capella Bangkok leads the 2020 edition at No. 1. Use the ranking records to understand why each hotel mattered in this particular year, then follow the canonical hotel page for its current location, official links, stories and available planning details.
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The World's Best 100 Hotels 2020
Capella Bangkok
View hotel →The Tokyo EDITION, Toranomon
View hotel →One&Only Mandarina
View hotel →Rosewood Little Dix Bay
View hotel →Amangiri
View hotel →The Brando
View hotel →Eden Rock - St Barths
View hotel →The Newt in Somerset
View hotel →Cheval Blanc St-Barth Isle de France
View hotel →Little Palm Island Resort & Spa
View hotel →Aman Kyoto
View hotel →Zannier Hotels Bai San Ho
View hotel →Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
View hotel →The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko
View hotel →J.K. Place Paris
View hotel →Hotel Bennett
View hotel →Taj Rishikesh Resort & Spa
View hotel →Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing
View hotel →Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre
View hotel →Riggs Washington DC
View hotel →Thompson Washington D.C.
View hotel →Nobu Hotel Warsaw
View hotel →Ace Hotel Kyoto
View hotel →Villa Copenhagen
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