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The Nautilus Maldives, Thiladhoo
Aman Tokyo, Tokyo
Hotel Villa Honegg, Burgenstock
Amangiri, Canyon Point
Six Senses Southern Dunes, The Red Sea, Umluj
Nira Alpina, St. Moritz
Mahali Mzuri, Olare Motorogi Conservancy
Raffles Seychelles, Praslin

Explore The World's Best Hotels & Resorts

A global hotel directory shaped by place, design and the character of the stay.

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YOUONEJAE, Chungcheongbuk-do

Chungcheongbuk-do, Republic of Korea

YOUONEJAE

Forty-Seven, Manchester

Manchester, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Forty-Seven

The Complete Stay

How The World's Best reads a hotel

Four connected views keep the guest experience in focus while reading the property as a place, an operation and a current promise.

01Hotel rating framework

The Place

Architecture, landscape, stewardship and the clarity with which the property belongs to its setting.

Sense of place · Design and stewardship · Landscape · Destination relationship
02Hotel rating framework

The Room

Sleep, privacy, proportion, light and the practical comfort that shapes the hours a guest spends alone.

Sleep and quiet · Privacy · Comfort and usability · Condition
03Hotel rating framework

The Stay

Service, dining, wellbeing and the pace of the experience from arrival through departure.

Service and recovery · Dining · Wellbeing · Pace and consistency
04Hotel rating framework

The Record

A current, coherent operation supported by evidence strong enough to carry every published claim.

Current operation · Continuity · Evidence · Integrity of claims

Editorial independence

How decisions are protected

Hotels cannot pay to enter, receive a GEM distinction, improve their editorial account or secure a Best 100 position.

01Commercial separation

Hotels cannot buy directory inclusion, a GEM distinction, favourable editorial language or a place in the Best 100. Advertising, licensing and partnerships are agreed separately.

02Conflicts and recusal

Editors and contributors disclose employment, ownership, consultancy, investment and close personal ties. A material conflict removes that person from the decision.

03No geographic quotas

No country, city, brand, price point or property type receives a reserved place. Context matters, but it does not lower the standard.

04Current identity

The record belongs to one property in one place. A change of address, concept, ownership, management or operating condition can require a fresh review.

05Corrections

Substantiated factual errors are checked against the evidence file and corrected. A difference of editorial opinion is not treated as a factual error.

06Product separation

Directory publication, a GEM rating and the annual Best 100 are separate decisions. No one result implies either of the others.

Every hotel is read against the same declared identity, evidence and publication rules.

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