Conde Nast Traveler Reveals 2015 Hottest Hotel List
An Over-the-Top Luxury category winner, India’s Grand Bharat is handy for the tourist attractions of Agra and Jaipur. It features 100 rooms and four “monumental” villas.Listed in the Remote and Wild category, this camp of eight luxury tents serviced by a private plane is described by CN Traveler as an “African game changer.”The Mandarin is the latest in a line of luxury additions to this Turkish resort. CN Traveler says the Mandarin gets marks for aiming most of its 109 rooms toward the sea. It’s a Beachside Escapes winner.An “intimate” 20-room lodge, the Aro Ha offers yoga, meditation and health food retreats. It’s named in the Remote and Wild category.A Beachside Escapes winner, this 294-room Ian Schrager-designed hotel comes complete with bowling alley and ice rink.A major overhaul at this Jo’burg stalwart earned it a mention in this year’s CN Traveler Good Food category.A society column regular in London, the Chiltern Firehouse’s conversion from an old Victorian fire station is a winner in the Urbanist Standouts category.Cape Weligama’s collection of 40 colonial-style houses and dive center earned it a place in the Beachside Escapes category.This restored Victorian mansion’s “cheery” color scheme and modern touches earned it a place in the Best Bargains category.Described as Fez’s “most impressive” boutique hotel, the Sahari is included in the Best Bargains category.CN Traveler says this London hotel overlooking the Thames combines American flair with British whimsy. It’s named as a Design Star.An Urbanist Standout winner, the 184-room Ludlow is praised for putting “a new twist on downtown industrial cool with lofty city views and soaking tubs.”Fireplaces and a contemporary art collection earn Edson Hill a Family Friendly category recommendation.Uber cool Soho House’s Chicago outpost occupies a 1907 warehouse and includes a Cowshed Spa and vintage-style boxing ring. It’s a Good Food category winner.An Urbanist Standout winner, Taipei’s Mandarin Oriental sets a “new standard” in the city, CN Traveler says. “Afternoon tea in the Jade Lounge is a must” it adds.The first proper eco lodge in the Galapagos is named as one of the top Family Friendly destinations.A Design Stars category winner, this former royal guesthouse is now a 30-room “eclectic playground.”
