The World's Best 100 Hotels 2021
One hundred exceptional hotels, ordered and preserved as the definitive global edition for 2021.
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What the 2021 ranking records
- Hotels
- 100
- Countries
- 33
- Regions
- 8
The World's Best 100 Hotels 2021 is an annual editorial record, not a permanent classification. It compares hotels within the conditions, openings and hospitality landscape of 2021, 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.
Cheval Blanc Paris leads the 2021 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 2021
Cheval Blanc Paris
View hotel →Airelles Chateau de Versailles, Le Grand Controle
View hotel →The Woodward Geneva
View hotel →Six Senses Shaharut
View hotel →Patina Maldives, Fari Islands
View hotel →One&Only Portonovi
View hotel →Hotel Castello di Reschio
View hotel →The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
View hotel →Kisawa Sanctuary
View hotel →Four Seasons Resort Napa Valley
View hotel →Aman Kyoto
View hotel →Rosewood Hong Kong
View hotel →Soneva Jani
View hotel →Capella Ubud, Bali
View hotel →The Nautilus Maldives
View hotel →Six Senses Bhutan
View hotel →Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid
View hotel →Rosewood Villa Magna
View hotel →The Reykjavik EDITION
View hotel →Capella Hanoi
View hotel →Bishop's Lodge, Auberge Resorts Collection
View hotel →Six Senses Ibiza
View hotel →The Londoner
View hotel →NoMad London
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