Chad
July 17th, 2006, 03:11 PM
From Travel + Leisure, The 2006 World's best award is out!!!!
Top 10 Cities of the World
Thailsn is the only one in Asia!!!! and nominated for 2 Cities!!!!
This year-Last year-City-Score
1-4-Florence-87.09
2-3-Rome-86.15
3-2-Bangkok-86.11
4-1-Sydney-85.94
5-5-Chiang Mai, Thailand-85.62
6-8-Cape Town-85.39
7-n/a-Buenos Aires-85.03
8-6-New York-84.75
9-n/a-Beirut-84.38
10-10-San Francisco-84.29
Top 100 Hotels of the World
This year-Last year-City-Score
1 2 Singita Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 97.56
2 1 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan 96.11
3 n/a Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India 94.28
4 6 The Peninsula, Bangkok 94.03
5 8 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay 93.59
6 3 Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India 93.50
7 53 Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa 93.18 [/b]
8 46 Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Scotland 92.86
9 11 The Oriental, Bangkok 92.40
10 n/a Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India 91.79
11 4 Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand 91.72
12 20 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii 91.71
13 29 The Aerie, Malahat, Vancouver Island 91.67
14 n/a Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Budapest 91.57
15 99 Sooke Harbour House, Sooke, Vancouver Island 91.54
16 n/a Waterloo House, Hamilton, Bermuda 91.45
17 n/a Charlotte Inn, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard 91.25
18 5 Château Les Crayères, Reims, France 91.23
19 23 Halekulani, Honolulu, Oahu 91.21
20 27 The Peninsula, Hong Kong 91.06
21 98 Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Virginia 90.87
22 30 Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, Vancouver Island 90.83
23 n/a Chief’s Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 90.53
24 n/a Mombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 90.39
25 n/a Ritz-Carlton, Santiago, Chile 90.37
26 n/a Four Seasons Resort, Carmelo, Uruguay 90.25
27 n/a Ladera Resort, St. Lucia 90.24
28 17 La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo, Mexico 90.20
29 n/a Hotel Villa Cipriani, Asolo, Italy 90.18
30 n/a Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires 90.12
31 n/a Inn at Montchanin Village, Montchanin, Delaware 90.00
32 56 MalaMala Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 90.00
33 40 Banyan Tree, Phuket, Thailand 89.89
34 n/a Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong 89.89
35 18 Kichwa Tembo, Masai Mara, Kenya 89.83
36 n/a WaterColor Inn, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 89.82
37 n/a Four Seasons Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 89.82
38 15 Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand 89.78
39 n/a Kirawira Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania 89.74
40 33 Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California 89.67
41 72 Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand 89.67
42 n/a La Colombe d’Or Hôtel, St.-Paul-de-Vence, France 89.66
43 36 Four Seasons Hotel, Prague 89.33
44 41 Lodge at Koele, Lanai 89.31
45 n/a Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 89.25
46 n/a Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo 89.24
47 37 Bauer Il Palazzo, Venice 89.23
48 10 Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul 89.21
49 n/a Buckland Manor Country House Hotel, Gloucestershire, England 89.14
50 16 The Point, Saranac Lake, New York 89.09
51 43 Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore 89.04
52 24 Cape Grace, Cape Town 89.01
53 n/a Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Gargnano, Italy 88.97
54 22 Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India 88.94
55 85 Hotel Monasterio, Cuzco, Peru 88.81
56 59 Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles 88.81
57 19 The Peninsula, Beverly Hills 88.75
58 9 Voyages Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia 88.68
59 57 The Peninsula, Chicago 88.66
60 84 Raffles Hotel, Singapore 88.62
61 n/a Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong 88.62
62 n/a Chobe Chilwero Lodge, Chobe National Park, Botswana 88.54
63 n/a Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago 88.48
64 n/a St. Regis Hotel, Beijing 88.39
65 n/a Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa, Nha Trang, Vietnam 88.33
66 n/a Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek, Colorado 88.26
67 n/a Villa Gallici, Aix-en-Provence, France 88.25
68 n/a Villa San Michele, Fiesole, Italy 88.23
69 44 Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris 88.22
70 13 Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, St.-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France 88.14
71 96 Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina 88.13
72 n/a Le Vieux Logis, Trémolat, France 88.06
73 n/a Royal Livingstone, Livingstone, Zambia 88.04
74 35 Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Oregon 88.03
75 48 The Sukhothai, Bangkok 87.88
76 n/a Dromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Ireland 87.86
77 50 Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, Mississippi 87.84
78 n/a Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires 87.81
79 100 Little Nell, Aspen, Colorado 87.78
80 n/a Cliff House at Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs, Colorado 87.71
81 n/a Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Florida 87.67
82 12 Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee 87.66
83 n/a L’Auberge Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California 87.62
84 28 Palazzo Sasso, Ravello, Italy 87.55
85 n/a InterContinental, Hong Kong 87.47
86 n/a Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, Florida 87.34
87 n/a Château du Sureau & Spa, Oakhurst, California 87.33
88 n/a Château Eza, Èze Village, France 87.33
89 94 The Ritz, Paris 87.27
90 n/a Blancaneaux Lodge, Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 87.27
91 38 Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea 87.24
92 n/a Hotel Kämp, Helsinki 87.17
93 25 Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo 87.17
94 90 Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas 87.13
95 n/a Ashford Castle, Cong, Ireland 87.05
96 76 Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford, California 87.04
97 n/a Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa, Jackson, New Hampshire 87.00
97 34 Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 87.00
99 n/a Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Georgia 86.99
100 n/a One & Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico 86.98
Source : http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2006/results.cfm?cat=hotels
Top 10 Cities of the World
Thailsn is the only one in Asia!!!! and nominated for 2 Cities!!!!
This year-Last year-City-Score
1-4-Florence-87.09
2-3-Rome-86.15
3-2-Bangkok-86.11
4-1-Sydney-85.94
5-5-Chiang Mai, Thailand-85.62
6-8-Cape Town-85.39
7-n/a-Buenos Aires-85.03
8-6-New York-84.75
9-n/a-Beirut-84.38
10-10-San Francisco-84.29
Top 100 Hotels of the World
This year-Last year-City-Score
1 2 Singita Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 97.56
2 1 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan 96.11
3 n/a Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India 94.28
4 6 The Peninsula, Bangkok 94.03
5 8 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay 93.59
6 3 Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India 93.50
7 53 Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa 93.18 [/b]
8 46 Inverlochy Castle, Fort William, Scotland 92.86
9 11 The Oriental, Bangkok 92.40
10 n/a Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India 91.79
11 4 Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand 91.72
12 20 Four Seasons Resort Hualalai, Hawaii 91.71
13 29 The Aerie, Malahat, Vancouver Island 91.67
14 n/a Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Budapest 91.57
15 99 Sooke Harbour House, Sooke, Vancouver Island 91.54
16 n/a Waterloo House, Hamilton, Bermuda 91.45
17 n/a Charlotte Inn, Edgartown, Martha’s Vineyard 91.25
18 5 Château Les Crayères, Reims, France 91.23
19 23 Halekulani, Honolulu, Oahu 91.21
20 27 The Peninsula, Hong Kong 91.06
21 98 Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Virginia 90.87
22 30 Wickaninnish Inn, Tofino, Vancouver Island 90.83
23 n/a Chief’s Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 90.53
24 n/a Mombo Camp, Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana 90.39
25 n/a Ritz-Carlton, Santiago, Chile 90.37
26 n/a Four Seasons Resort, Carmelo, Uruguay 90.25
27 n/a Ladera Resort, St. Lucia 90.24
28 17 La Casa Que Canta, Zihuatanejo, Mexico 90.20
29 n/a Hotel Villa Cipriani, Asolo, Italy 90.18
30 n/a Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires 90.12
31 n/a Inn at Montchanin Village, Montchanin, Delaware 90.00
32 56 MalaMala Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 90.00
33 40 Banyan Tree, Phuket, Thailand 89.89
34 n/a Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong 89.89
35 18 Kichwa Tembo, Masai Mara, Kenya 89.83
36 n/a WaterColor Inn, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida 89.82
37 n/a Four Seasons Resort, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 89.82
38 15 Huka Lodge, Taupo, New Zealand 89.78
39 n/a Kirawira Camp, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania 89.74
40 33 Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, California 89.67
41 72 Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand 89.67
42 n/a La Colombe d’Or Hôtel, St.-Paul-de-Vence, France 89.66
43 36 Four Seasons Hotel, Prague 89.33
44 41 Lodge at Koele, Lanai 89.31
45 n/a Phinda Private Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 89.25
46 n/a Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo 89.24
47 37 Bauer Il Palazzo, Venice 89.23
48 10 Four Seasons Hotel, Istanbul 89.21
49 n/a Buckland Manor Country House Hotel, Gloucestershire, England 89.14
50 16 The Point, Saranac Lake, New York 89.09
51 43 Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore 89.04
52 24 Cape Grace, Cape Town 89.01
53 n/a Grand Hotel a Villa Feltrinelli, Gargnano, Italy 88.97
54 22 Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India 88.94
55 85 Hotel Monasterio, Cuzco, Peru 88.81
56 59 Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles 88.81
57 19 The Peninsula, Beverly Hills 88.75
58 9 Voyages Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia 88.68
59 57 The Peninsula, Chicago 88.66
60 84 Raffles Hotel, Singapore 88.62
61 n/a Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong 88.62
62 n/a Chobe Chilwero Lodge, Chobe National Park, Botswana 88.54
63 n/a Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago 88.48
64 n/a St. Regis Hotel, Beijing 88.39
65 n/a Ana Mandara Resort & Six Senses Spa, Nha Trang, Vietnam 88.33
66 n/a Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch, Beaver Creek, Colorado 88.26
67 n/a Villa Gallici, Aix-en-Provence, France 88.25
68 n/a Villa San Michele, Fiesole, Italy 88.23
69 44 Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris 88.22
70 13 Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, St.-Jean-Cap-Ferrat, France 88.14
71 96 Llao Llao Hotel & Resort, San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina 88.13
72 n/a Le Vieux Logis, Trémolat, France 88.06
73 n/a Royal Livingstone, Livingstone, Zambia 88.04
74 35 Tu Tu’ Tun Lodge, Gold Beach, Oregon 88.03
75 48 The Sukhothai, Bangkok 87.88
76 n/a Dromoland Castle, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Ireland 87.86
77 50 Monmouth Plantation, Natchez, Mississippi 87.84
78 n/a Four Seasons Hotel, Buenos Aires 87.81
79 100 Little Nell, Aspen, Colorado 87.78
80 n/a Cliff House at Pikes Peak, Manitou Springs, Colorado 87.71
81 n/a Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Florida 87.67
82 12 Blackberry Farm, Walland, Tennessee 87.66
83 n/a L’Auberge Carmel, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California 87.62
84 28 Palazzo Sasso, Ravello, Italy 87.55
85 n/a InterContinental, Hong Kong 87.47
86 n/a Ritz-Carlton Orlando, Grande Lakes, Florida 87.34
87 n/a Château du Sureau & Spa, Oakhurst, California 87.33
88 n/a Château Eza, Èze Village, France 87.33
89 94 The Ritz, Paris 87.27
90 n/a Blancaneaux Lodge, Mountain Pine Ridge, Belize 87.27
91 38 Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea 87.24
92 n/a Hotel Kämp, Helsinki 87.17
93 25 Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo 87.17
94 90 Mansion on Turtle Creek, Dallas 87.13
95 n/a Ashford Castle, Cong, Ireland 87.05
96 76 Auberge du Soleil, Rutherford, California 87.04
97 n/a Inn at Thorn Hill & Spa, Jackson, New Hampshire 87.00
97 34 Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Sabi Sands, South Africa 87.00
99 n/a Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation, Greensboro, Georgia 86.99
100 n/a One & Only Palmilla, Los Cabos, Mexico 86.98
Source : http://www.travelandleisure.com/worldsbest/2006/results.cfm?cat=hotels