Conde Nast Traveler unveils 2015 Gold List

Conde Nast_1Conde Nast Traveler has unveiled the newly reinvented Gold List.  For the first time ever, the 2015 Gold List was hand selected by Conde Nast Traveler editors, writers, and network of influencers. Consider this a response to the perennial question, “what are your favorite hotels in the world?”

A prerequisite for a Gold List property is a high standard of service, luxury, and beauty. Yet what earned each winner a spot on the list was the unforgettable special touches that bring a hotel’s ethos to life. The housekeeper at the Belmond Hotel Cipriani who delivers a message to the tooth fairy after hearing a young guest has lost her tooth, the scent of lavender in the air at the Ojai Valley Inn and Spa, or the feeling of picking a mango from your balcony at Strawberry Hill in Jamaica.

“The result,” says Editor in Chief Pilar Guzman, “is a group-written love letter to the properties that inspire memories that linger long after we’ve left them. Like travel itself, the best hotel experiences often can’t be measured by a point system—they’re as ineffable as memory itself.”

Africa and the Middle East

Kenya

Giraffe Manor, Nairobi

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Hogmead, Nairobi

andBeyond Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp, Masai Mara

Morocco

Dar Ahlam, Ouarzazate

Domaine Malika, Ouirgane

La Mamounia, Marrakech

Oman

Alila Jabal Akhdar, Nizwa

Six Senses Zighy Bay, Musandam Peninsula

South Africa

Babylonstoren, Western Cape

Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, Cape Town

Cape Grace, Cape Town

Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa, Johannesburg

Tanzania

andBeyond Mnemba Island

Asia

Cambodia

Park Hyatt Siem Reap

China

Aman at Summer Palace, Beijing

Amanfayun, Hangzhou

The Peninsula, Hong Kong

The Upper House, Hong Kong

India

Amanbagh, Alwar

ITC Maurya (Luxury Collection), New Delhi

Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur

RAAS, Jodhpur

Samode Haveli, Jaipur

Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai

Umaid Bhawan Palace (Taj), Jodhpur

Japan

Ginzan Hot Spring Fujiya Inn, Ginzan Onsen

Hoshinoya, Kyoto

Park Hyatt Tokyo

Laos

Amantaka, Luang Prabang

Maldives

Cheval Blanc Randheli, Noonu Atoll

Philippines

Dedon Island Resort, Siargao

Singapore

Raffles Singapore

Sri Lanka

Amangalla, Galle

Amanwella, Tangalle

The Wallawwa, nr. Colombo

Thailand

Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle, Chiang Rai

Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok

The Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai

Trisara, Phuket

Australia

qualia, Hamilton Island (Great Barrier Reef)

Caribbean

Hermitage Bay, Antigua

Jake’s Treasure Beach, Calabash Bay, Jamaica

Strawberry Hill, Blue Mountains, Jamaica

Europe

Croatia

Vestibul Palace, Split

Denmark

Hotel d’Angleterre, Copenhagen

England

Number Sixteen, London

The Langham, London

France

Hôtel Duc de Saint Simon, Paris

La Colombe d’Or, Saint-Paul de Vence

Mandarin Oriental, Paris

Shangri-La Hotel, Paris

Greece

Westin Resort Costa Navarino, Messinia

Metohi Kindelis, Chania (Crete)

Ireland

Ballymaloe House, Co. Cork

Italy

Aman Canal Grande, Venice

Belmond Grand Hotel Timeo, Taormina (Sicily)

Belmond Hotel Cipriani, Venice

Belmond Villa San Michele, Fiesole-Florence

Castello di Casole, Tuscany

Four Seasons Hotel Firenze

Hotel Santa Caterina, Amalfi Coast

J.K. Place, Florence

Le Sirenuse, Positano

The Gritti Palace (Luxury Collection), Venice

Vigilius Mountain Resort, Lana (South Tyrol)

Portugal

Palácio Belmonte, Lisbon

Spain

Casa de Madrid

Sweden

Ett Hem, Stockholm

Turkey

Georges Hotel Galata, Istanbul

Mexico

Camino Real Polanco México, Mexico City, D.F.

One&Only Palmilla, Los Cabos (closed until Spring 2015)

South America

Argentina

Alvear Palace Hotel, Buenos Aires

Home Hotel, Buenos Aires

House of Jasmines, Salta

Brazil

Uxua Casa Hotel & Spa, Trancoso

Uruguay

Estancia VIK, José Ignacio-Punta del Este

United States

California

Chateau Marmont, West Hollywood

Hotel Vitale, San Francisco

Ojai Valley Inn & Spa

Rancho Valencia Resort & Spa, Rancho Santa Fe

Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay

Shutters on the Beach, Santa Monica

Sunset Tower Hotel, West Hollywood

Ventana Inn & Spa, Big Sur

Florida

Metropolitan by COMO, Miami Beach

Hawaii

Halekulani, Honolulu

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, Big Island

The Royal Hawaiian (Luxury Collection), Honolulu

Maine

Hidden Pond, Kennebunkport

Missouri

Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

Nevada

Bellagio, Las Vegas

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Wynn Las Vegas and Encore

New York

Ace Hotel New York

Lafayette House, New York

The Carlyle (Rosewood), New York

The Mark, New York

Trump SoHo, New York

Rhode Island

Watch Hill Inn

Utah

Montage Deer Valley

Washington

Four Seasons Hotel Seattle

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