51 SLH hotels recognised with Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards
After the rollercoaster of a year the world has had, the annual Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards are a most welcome celebration of all the places and people making travel memorable and magical. Over 800,000 readers submitted a record-breaking number of responses rating their travel experiences, recognising just over 50 hotels from the SLH portfolio in the 2021 results.
Special mention goes to The Sukhothai Bangkok, an urban oasis which was crowned the Best Hotel in Bangkok. All three SLH South African properties, The Cellars-Hohenort, The Marine, and The Plettenberg, were highlighted amongst the best hotels in Southern Africa, while the Farncombe Estate in the Cotswolds scored a hat-trick with The Fish Hotel, Dormy House, and Foxhill Manor all awarded in the UK’s Top 30 Hotels.
Congratulations to all of our well deserved winners, particularly after the challenges the hospitality industry has faced throughout the pandemic. We hope that brighter times are coming, and that we will have a newfound love and appreciation for travel like never before.
The Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards are the longest-running and most prestigious recognition of excellence in the travel industry and are commonly known as “the best of the best in travel.” The 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards are published exclusively on Condé Nast Traveller’s website here and celebrated in the November issue.
Best in the World
Top 30 Destination Spa Resorts in the World
14. Quinta da Comporta – Wellness Boutique Resort — Carvalhal, Portugal
17. Euphoria Retreat — Mystras, Greece
Best in Europe, Middle East & Africa
Top 20 Hotels in Northern Europe
15. Hotel Rangá – Hella, Iceland
Top 30 Hotels in the UK
14. The Fish Hotel – Cotswolds, England
18. Culloden Estate & Spa – Belfast, Northern Ireland
23. Dormy House – Cotswolds, England
28. Foxhill Manor – Cotswolds, England
30. The Gainsborough Bath Spa – Bath, England
Top 20 Hotels in Spain & Portugal
2. Sant Francesc Hotel Singular – Palma, Mallorca
11. Hotel Infante Sagres – Porto, Portugal
14. URSO Hotel & Spa – Madrid, Spain
Top 20 Hotels in Greece & Turkey
14. Archipelagos Hotel – Mykonos, Greece
15. Canaves Oia – Santorini, Greece
Top 20 Hotels in the Middle East
19. The American Colony Hotel – Jerusalem, Israel
Top 15 Hotels in Northern Africa
9. Hotel Sahrai – Fez, Morocco
Top 30 Hotels in Southern Africa
4. The Marine – Hermanus, South Africa
15. The Cellars-Hohenort – Cape Town, South Africa
24. The Plettenberg – Plettenberg Bay, South Africa
Top 10 Hotels in Rome
9. Hotel Vilòn
Top 10 Hotels in Florence
Top 10 Hotels in Venice
Top 40 Hotels in London
38. DUKES LONDON
Top 20 Hotels in Paris
6. Grand Hôtel du Palais Royal
Best in Asia & Australasia
Top 20 Resorts in Thailand
18. Pimalai Resort & Spa – Lanta Island
Top 25 Resorts in Asia
9. El Nido Resorts – Lagen Island, Apulit Island, and Miniloc Island
23. Pangkor Laut Resort – Lumut, Malaysia
Top 30 Hotels in Asia
28. 137 Pillars House – Chiang Mai, Thailand
Top 10 Hotels in Japan
6. The Tokyo Station Hotel – Tokyo
Top 20 Hotels in China
5. Hotel Éclat Beijing – Beijing
10. The Sukhothai Shanghai – Shanghai
Top 10 Hotels in Bangkok
Best in the Americas & Caribbean
Top 30 Destination Spa Resorts in the United States
15. Castle Hot Springs – Arizona
Top 30 Hotels in the Northeast
30. The Adelphi Hotel – Saratoga Springs
Top 20 Resorts in Eastern Mexico
13. Mi Amor – Tulum
Top 15 Resorts in Central America
5. GAÏA Riverlodge – Cayo District, Belize
10. Matachica Resort & Spa – Ambergris Caye, Belize
15. Tabacón Thermal Resort & Spa – La Fortuna de San Carlos, Costa Rica
Top 20 Hotels in South America
11. Emiliano São Paulo – São Paulo, Brazil
Top 10 Hotels in the Caribbean
5. S Hotel Jamaica – Montego Bay, Jamaica
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