The article says it all: they are the BEST IN THE WORLD! As it does every year, Condé Nast Traveler asks travellers to vote in categories such as the world's best hotels and resorts. 300,000 people responded to the questionnaire revealing the involvement of individual travellers in the choice of these hotels and setting the tone for trends in the luxury tourism industry. Relais & Châteaux is proud to have more than fifty properties among the winners, demonstrating that elegance and refinement are universal values!

Discover the best hotels and resorts in Ireland and the UK:

Ballyfin Demesne, Summer Lodge at Ashford Castle, Cliveden House, The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa, Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa 

 

Discover the best hotels and resorts in Europe:

Hôtel Crillon le Brave, Domaine Les Crayères, Kirini Suites & Spa, Sun Rocks, Caesar Augustus, Il San Pietro di Positano, Hotel Raphael, The Yeatman Hotel, Il Borgo Santo Pietro

 

Discover the best hotels and resorts in Central America and South America:

Casa Palopo, Hacienda Hotel Vira Vira, El Silencio Lodge & SPA, Esperanza Resort

 

Discover the best hotels and resorts in the Caribbean:

Montpelier Plantation & Beach, Eden Rock- St Barts, Eden Roc at Cap Cana

 

Discover the best hotels and resorts in the United States:

The Surrey, Planters Inn, Twin Farms, The Pitcher Inn, Castle Hill Inn, Meadowood Napa valley, L'Auberge Carmel, Auberge du Soleil, Inn of the Five Graces , Blackberry Farm, Old Edwards Inn & SPA, The Fearrington House Inn, The Inn at Little Washington, The Little Nell, Hotel Wailea Maui, The Point, Lake Placid Lodge, Canoe Bay, Winvian Farm, Ocean House, The wauwinet, Weekapaug Inn, Triple Creek Ranch, Rancho Valencia Resort & SPA, The Lodge at Sea Island Golf Club, Dunton Hot Springs, The Lodge at Glendorn

 

Discover the best hotels and resorts in Canada:

Manoir Hovey, Auberge Saint Antoine, Wedgewood Hotel&SPA, Wickaninnish Inn

 

Discover the best hotels and resorts in South Africa and Zambia:

Ellerman House, Bushmans Kloof Wildness Resorts, Londolozi Game Reserve, Royal Chundu  - Luxury Zambezi Lodges

 

Discover the best resort in New Zealand:

The lodge at Kauri Cliffs