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The Holiday 100.

100 stays. One verdict. The world's best hotels and escapes — independently visited, editorially reviewed, and scored against ten criteria.

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§ The Top Ten Ranked 01–10

The ten that lead.

The most highly scored hotels in the 2026 ranking. Each independently visited and reviewed against the same ten criteria.

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A serene suite interior. 01 9.6/10
Tokyo, Japan№ 01

Aman Tokyo

A vertical retreat above Otemachi — the most composed urban hotel in Asia.

Reviewed independentlyCityDesign
A villa on the lakeshore. 02 9.5/10
Lake Como, Italy№ 02

Passalacqua

A villa, a garden, and the lake — restored with a level of taste competitors should study.

Reviewed independentlyRomanticDesign
A coastal hotel with palms. 03 9.4/10
Porto Ercole, Italy№ 03

Il Pellicano

A coastal classic that hasn't aged because it never tried to be modern.

Reviewed independentlyBeachRomantic
Park Hyatt Sydney. 04 9.3/10
Sydney, Australia№ 04

Park Hyatt Sydney

The only hotel in Sydney where the Opera House is the wall opposite your bed.

Reviewed independentlyCityRomantic
Raes on Wategos. 05 9.1/10
Byron Bay, Australia№ 05

Raes on Wategos

The white-walled headland that gave Australia its grown-up beach hotel.

Reviewed independentlyBeachDesign
The Calile, Brisbane. 06 9.2/10
Brisbane, Australia№ 06

The Calile

Australia's most influential hotel of the decade — and the case study every operator references.

Reviewed independentlyCityDesign
A villa above clear lagoon water. 07 9.1/10
Maldives№ 07

Cheval Blanc Randheli

The Maldives without the Maldives clichés — quietly excellent, properly grown-up.

Reviewed independentlyBeachWellness
A timber pavilion in a forest hotel. 08 9.0/10
Kyoto, Japan№ 08

Aman Kyoto

A forest hotel where service is so quiet you forget it's there. Which is the point.

Reviewed independentlyWellnessDesign
The Eve Hotel, Sydney. 09 9.0/10
Sydney, Australia№ 09

The Eve Hotel

Sydney's first genuinely confident design hotel in a generation.

Reviewed independentlyCityDesign
§ Ranked 11–30 The Next Twenty

The rest of the leading group.

Hotels ranked eleven through thirty — including legacy properties, quiet new openings, and a handful of well-kept secrets.

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11
The Connaught
London, United Kingdom
CityRomantic8.9
12
The Calabash
Grenada, Caribbean
BeachRomantic8.9
13
Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc
Antibes, France
BeachRomantic8.9
14
Borgo Egnazia
Puglia, Italy
WellnessBeach8.8
15
The Rooster
Antiparos, Greece
BeachDesign8.8
16
Maçakizi
Bodrum, Türkiye
BeachRomantic8.8
17
Soneva Jani
Medhufaru, Maldives
BeachWellness8.7
18
Casa Polanco
Mexico City, Mexico
CityDesign8.7
19
The Newt
Somerset, United Kingdom
WellnessDesign8.7
20
Hôtel Saint-Barth Isle de France
St. Barth, French West Indies
BeachRomantic8.7
21
Castello di Reschio
Umbria, Italy
RomanticDesign8.6
22
Singita Sasakwa
Grumeti, Tanzania
WellnessExperience8.6
23
Cap Juluca
Anguilla, Caribbean
BeachRomantic8.6
24
The Maybourne Riviera
Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
RomanticDesign8.5
25
Lily of the Valley
La Croix-Valmer, France
WellnessBeach8.5
26
The Standard, Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
CityDesign8.5
27
Capella Bangkok
Bangkok, Thailand
CityWellness8.5
28
Belmond Hotel Caruso
Ravello, Italy
Romantic8.4
29
The Upper House
Hong Kong
CityDesign8.4
30
Aman Venice
Venice, Italy
CityRomantic8.4
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§ How We Score The Method

Ten criteria. One verdict.

Every stay in the list has been independently visited, editorially reviewed, and scored against the same ten criteria. We name a weakness in every review. Hosted stays are labelled. Sponsored content is never scored.

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Rooms15%
Service15%
Design12%
Location10%
Food & Drink10%
Atmosphere10%
Wellness8%
Value8%
Experience7%
Return5%
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