Well-heeled travellers will be interested to see the list of the world’s top hotels as chosen by the well-known online website www.luxurylink.com.
At the Luxury Link World’s Best Hotels Awards, the hotels chosen by a panel of Luxury Link travel editors and VIP users were presented with their awards and were described as the “creme de la creme” in the luxury travel market by president Diane McDavitt.
Luxury Link will launch a new editorial feature entitled Luxury Link World’s Best Hotels 2006 which will be accessible via multiple areas on the Luxury Link website.
In addition, these properties will also be featured by its editors on the Luxury Link home page.
South Africans will be pleased to note that we feature on this auspicious list. The Mala Mala Main Camp comes in at position 35, the Mount Nelson in Cape Town is in position 38 and Sabi Sabi, Saxonwold, is placed as Number 41. Aha. Since when did Sabi Sabi, that excellent private game reserve move to the Johannesburg suburb of Saxonwold?
We’re not sure. A call to Sabi Sabi reveals that it is still located in the Sabi Sands beside Kruger National Park. And yes, Saxonwold does have the Big Five, but they are in the Johannesburg Zoo. Sabi Sabi has no intention of taking over the zoo!
The Top 50<
- Amandari; Bali, Indonesia
- Amankila; Bali, Indonesia
- Ana Mandara Resort; Nha Trang, Vietnam
- Arizona Inn; Tuscon, Arizona
- Bellagio; Las Vegas, Nevada
- Biras Creek; Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
- Blackberry Farm; Walland Tennessee
- Bora Bora Lagoon Resort; Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Burj Al Arab; Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Charleston Place; Charleston, South Carolina
- Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul; Besiktas, Turkey
- Cliveden, Berkshire, England
- Fairmont Kea Lani; Maui, Hawaii
- Four Seasons Resort Hualalai; Kona, Hawaii
- Four Seasons Resort Nevis; Nevis; West Indies
- Four Seasons Hotel George V Paris; Paris, France
- Grace Bay Club; Turks & Caicos, British West Indies
- Grand Hotel du Cap-Ferrat; Saint Jean Cap Ferrat, France
- Halekulani; Honolulu, Hawaii
- Hayman Island; Queensland, Australia
- Hostellerie de Crillon le Brave; Crillon le Brave, France
- Hotel Bel-Air; Los Angeles, California
- Hotel Danieli; Venice, Italy
- Hotel Gritti Palace; Venice, Italy
- Hotel Monasterio; Cusco, Peru
- Huka Lodge; Taupo, New Zealand
- InterContinental Le Moana Resort Bora Bora; Bora Bora, French Polynesia
- Keswick Hall; Keswick, Virginia
- La Samanna; St. Martin, French West Indies
- Las Mananitas; Cuernavaca, Mexico add a tilde over the first „n‰
- Las Ventanas al Paraiso; San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico
- The Little Nell; Aspen, Colorado
- Lizard Island; Queensland, Australia
- The Lodge at Pebble Beach; Pebble Beach, California
- Mala Mala Main Camp; South Africa
- Mandarin Oriental, Miami; Florida
- The Mansion on Turtle Creek; Dallas, Texas
- Mount Nelson; Cape Town, South Africa
- Oberoi Rajvilas; Jaipur, India
- Peter Island; Peter Island, British Virgin Islands
- Sabi Sabi; Saxonwold; South Africa
- The Peninsula New York; New York, New York
- The Ritz-Carlton, San Francisco; San Francisco, California
- The Ritz London; London, England
- The Dorchester; London, England
- The Observatory; Sydney, Australia
- The Oriental, Bangkok; Thailand, Bangkok
- The Peninsula Hong Kong; Kowloon, Hong Kong
- The Point; Saranac Lake; New York
- Villa d’este; Cernobbio, Italy