Summary
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These properties scored the highest in GoTravelDaily’s most recent World’s Best Awards survey.
Finding the right accommodations can make or break a trip. Therefore, every year we compile the GoTravelDaily 500, a directory of your favorite hotels across the globe. These luxurious destinations offer coveted amenities, such as floating breakfasts in private pools, and staff who go the extra mile with meaningful local insights.
Moreover, the best part is that you, our readers, selected them all: when you participate in the annual World’s Best Awards survey, the 500 highest hotel scorers create this prestigious list. Consequently, the honorees are grouped into eight geographic regions: Africa and the Middle East; Asia; Australia, New Zealand, and the South Pacific; Canada; the Caribbean; Europe; Mexico, Central America, and South America; and the United States.
Below, we’ve gathered fun details about a selection of properties to inspire your future getaways.
You can read the full GoTravelDaily 500 list in GoTravelDaily‘s May 2023 issue, available today, or digitally on Apple News+.
1. Baccarat Hotel New York
This glittering hotel in New York City boasts 53 chandeliers — the largest, located in the Petit Salon, stands 28-feet tall, weighs two tons, and showcases 26,500 crystals.
2. Banyan Tree Mayakoba, Mexico
At Banyan Tree Mayakoba, located on Mexico’s Riviera Maya, seven floating overwater villas come with rooftop infinity pools.
3. Babylonstoren, South Africa
This chic farm getaway in South Africa’s Franschhoek wine region welcomes honeymooners and families alike, featuring a motion-sensing water garden for children adorned with statues of local wildlife.
4. Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel, Anguilla
At Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel, the vintage Cap Shack food truck on Maundays Bay beach serves Caribbean-inspired barbecue and cocktails.
5. Fairmont Chateau Whistler, Canada
In spring and summer, visitors can explore the rooftop garden of this historic property in Whistler, British Columbia, featuring herbs, edible plants, and a bee house.
6. Hotel Rangá, Iceland
In southern Iceland, the staff at Hotel Rangá can arrange year-round tours around the majestic Thrihnukagigur Volcano, a dormant giant with a 700-foot-deep magma chamber.
7. Nihi Sumba, Indonesia
This 27-villa oceanfront resort on Nihiwatu Beach is well-known for surfing a famous 900-foot wave named “God’s Left.” Calm waters are also accessible for lessons in nearby Coconut Cove.
8. Shinola Hotel, Detroit
Guests at the Shinola Hotel in Detroit’s Woodward district can browse local products from Michigan-based businesses at Parker’s Alley, a shopping street named after Thomas Parker, a historical figure in the city’s land ownership.
9. The St. Regis Bora Bora
At the resort‘s Lagoonarium, an underwater wildlife sanctuary housing over 120 species of marine life, guests can engage with certified biologists and participate in coral preservation activities.
