For those of us who aren’t checking-in to hotels for a living are usually impressed by fancy pools, swanky hotel restaurants, a plush king-sized bed and a clean room. Who wouldn’t be? Plus, stunning views from the room? An absolute bonus. But what actually separates the good from the great? Well, that’s where the experts come in. 

More than 600 industry experts across the globe, including travel journalists, hoteliers and seasoned luxury travellers, confidentially stay at hotels and anonymously cast their votes for the illustrious World’s 50 Best Hotels list annually. While there is no set criteria for voters on what constitutes as ‘best’ there are strict rules. There is a strict 50/50 gender balance among voters, it is strictly confidential and anonymous, voters must never reveal their status, any hotel in the world is eligible, voters must have visited the property during the voting period, and must have spent a minimum of one night there. 

So, which are the lucky properties to grace the list in 2024? Capella Bangkok took out the top spot, followed by Lake Como’s Passalacqua and Rosewood Hong Kong coming in third. Two Aussie properties also made the cut. The Instagram-friendly The Calile in Brisbane came in at 25 and The Tasman in Hobart snuck in at 49. 

Here’s the full list of the World’s 50 Best Hotels to swoon over: 

1. Capella Bangkok Bangkok
2. Passalacqua Lake Como
3. Rosewood Hong Kong
4. Cheval Blanc Paris
5. The Upper House Hong Kong
6. Raffles Singapore
7. Aman Tokyo
8. Soneva Fushi Maldives
9. Atlantis The Royal Dubai
10. Nihi Sumba Sumba Island
11.  Claridge’s London
12. Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
13. Raffles London at The OWO London
14. Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River Bangkok
15. Hôtel de Crillon Paris
16. Chablé Yucatán Chocholá
17. Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc Antibes
18. Maroma Riviera Maya
19. Four Seasons Firenze Florence
20. Borgo Santandrea Amalfi
21. Desa Potato Head Bali
22. Bulgari Tokyo
23. The Lana Dubai
24. Rosewood São Paulo
25. The Calile Brisbane
26. The Siam Bangkok
27. Park Hyatt Kyoto Kyoto
28. Mount Nelson Cape Town
29. One&Only Mandarina Riviera Nayarit
30. The Carlyle New York
31. La Mamounia Marrakech
32. Four Seasons Madrid
33. Capella Singapore
34. Four Seasons at The Surf Club Surfside
35. Hotel Bel-Air Los Angeles
36. Eden Rock St. Barths
37. Aman New York
38. Royal Mansour Marrakech
39. Amangalla Galle
40. Le Bristol Paris
41. Gleneagles Auchterarder
42. Castello di Reschio Lisciano Niccone
43. Suján Jawai Rajasthan
44. Singita – Kruger National Park
45. Six Senses Zighy Bay Zaghi
46. The Connaught London
47. The Brando Tetiaroa
48. Hotel Esencia Tulum
49. The Tasman Hobart
50. Kokomo Private Island Yaukuve Levu Island

For more information, visit theworlds50best.com

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