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Leading Hotels of the World 2026

2026 · 250 entries

The Leading Hotels of the World is a curated collection of independent luxury hotels worldwide (hundreds of properties across 80+ countries). A “2026” member list typically refers to that year’s active directory/collection of LHW properties and their shared luxury standards.

Leading Hotels of the World 2026
#VenueCityCountry
1Aleenta Resort & Spa, PhuketPhang NgaThailand
2Aleenta Retreat Chiang MaiChiang MaiThailand
3Althoff St. James's Hotel & ClubLondonUnited Kingdom
4Alvear Palace HotelBuenos AiresArgentina
5Amathus Beach Hotel LimassolLimassolCyprus
6Ambiente, A Landscape HotelSedonaUnited States
7Anantara New York Palace Budapest HotelBudapestHungary
8Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna HotelViennaAustria
9Anantara Palazzo NaiadiRomeItaly
10Anantara Villa Padierna Palace Benahavís Marbella ResortMarbellaSpain
11Ananti Resort Residences & Beach ClubReževićiMontenegro
12Anthology of AthensAthensGreece
13Arakur Ushuaia Resort & SpaUshuaiaArgentina
14Argos in CappadociaNevsehirTurkey
15Asia Gardens Hotel & Thai SpaFinestrat (Alicante)Spain
16Avant MarNaoussa ParosGreece
17Badrutt's Palace HotelSt. MoritzSwitzerland
18Baglioni Maldives Luxury All-InclusiveDhaalu AtollMaldives
19Bagni di Pisa Palace & Thermal SpaSan Giuliano TermeItaly
20Baur au LacZürichSwitzerland
21Bayerischer Hof MunichMunichGermany
22Beau-Rivage GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
23Beaverbrook SurreyLeatherheadUnited Kingdom
24Belvedere HotelMykonosGreece
25Blue Monkey Hotel & Beach ClubPaynes BayBarbados
26Borgo EgnaziaSavelletri di FasanoItaly
27Borgo Santo PietroChiusdinoItaly
28Botania Relais & SpaForioItaly
29Britannia HotelTrondheimNorway
30Brown's Hotel, a Rocco Forte HotelLondonUnited Kingdom
31Bürgenstock ResortBürgenstockSwitzerland
32Capella BangkokBangkokThailand
33Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye LiShanghaiChina
34Capella SingaporeSingaporeSingapore
35Carillon Miami Wellness ResortMiami BeachUnited States
36Carlisle BayOld RoadAntigua and Barbuda
37Carlton Hotel St. MoritzSt. MoritzSwitzerland
38Casa PolancoMexico CityMexico
39CasadelmarPorto-VecchioFrance
40Castel MonasteroCastelnuovo BerardengaItaly
41Castell Son ClaretEs CapdellàSpain
42Cayena-CaracasCaracasVenezuela
43Chablé YucatánMéridaMexico
44Château de ThéouleThéoule-sur-MerFrance
45Château la CommarainePommardFrance
46Chiemgauhof Lakeside RetreatÜberseeGermany
47Çırağan Palace Kempinski IstanbulIstanbulTurkey
48Colombi HotelFreiburgGermany
49COMO Alpina DolomitesCastelrottoItaly
50Constance Halaveli MaldivesAlifu Alifu AtollMaldives
51Constance LemuriaPraslinSeychelles
52Constance Prince MauricePoste de FlacqMauritius
53Country Club Lima HotelLimaPeru
54Dan Tel AvivTel AvivIsrael
55Diana Dea LodgeSaint BenoitRéunion
56Elounda Bay PalaceEloundaGreece
57Emerald Maldives Resort & SpaRaa AtollMaldives
58Es PrincepPalmaSpain
59ESPACIO The Hakone Geihinkan Rin-Poh-Ki-RyuAshigarashimo-GunJapan
60Falkensteiner Schlosshotel VeldenVelden am WörtherseeAustria
61Fonteverde Lifestyle & Thermal RetreatSan Casciano dei BagniItaly
62GleneaglesAuchterarderUnited Kingdom
63Gleneagles TownhouseEdinburghUnited Kingdom
64Gran Hotel InglésMadridSpain
65Gran Hotel MiramarMálagaSpain
66Grand Hotel Alassio Beach & SPA ResortAlassioItaly
67Grand Hotel Continental SienaSienaItaly
68Grand Hotel Excelsior VittoriaSorrentoItaly
69Grand Hotel FasanoLake GardaItaly
70Grand Hotel HeiligendammBad DoberanGermany
71Grand Hotel MajesticVerbania PallanzaItaly
72Grand Hotel MiramareSanta Margherita LigureItaly
73Grand Hotel Principe di PiemonteViareggioItaly
74Grand Hôtel StockholmStockholmSweden
75Grand Hotel VesuvioNaplesItaly
76Grand Resort LagonissiAthensGreece
77Grand Resort ZürserhofZürs am ArlbergAustria
78Grande Real Villa Itália Hotel & SpaCascaisPortugal
79Halekulani OkinawaOkinawaJapan
80Hasbrouck HouseStone RidgeUnited States
81Hassler RomaRomeItaly
82Hostal de la GavinaS'AgaróSpain
83Hotel Adlon KempinskiBerlinGermany
84Hotel Bardo SavannahSavannahUnited States
85Hôtel Barrière Fouquet'sParisFrance
86Hôtel Barrière Le MajesticFrench RivieraFrance
87Hotel Bellevue Palace BernBernSwitzerland
88Hotel Byblos Saint-TropezSaint-TropezFrance
89Hotel Capo D'Orso Thalasso and SpaPalauItaly
90Hotel Casa FusterBarcelonaSpain
91Hotel De MarMallorcaSpain
92Hôtel de Paris Monte-CarloMonte CarloMonaco
93Hotel des IndesThe HagueNetherlands
94Hôtel des Trois CouronnesVeveySwitzerland
95Hotel Eden RocAsconaSwitzerland
96Hotel GabrielliVeniceItaly
97Hotel Granduca HoustonHoustonUnited States
98Hôtel Hermitage Monte-CarloMonte CarloMonaco
99Hotel KämpHelsinkiFinland
100Hotel La PerlaCorvaraItaly
101Hotel Las ArenasValènciaSpain
102Hotel Les Trois RoisBaselSwitzerland
103Hotel MontevideoMontevideoUruguay
104Hotel Nassauer HofWiesbadenGermany
105Hotel Palace BerlinBerlinGermany
106Hôtel RaphaelParisFrance
107Hotel Royal Savoy LausanneLausanneSwitzerland
108Hotel Sacher SalzburgSalzburgAustria
109Hotel Santa CaterinaAmalfi CoastItaly
110Hotel Splendide Royal RomaRomeItaly
111Hotel Villa DubrovnikDubrovnikCroatia
112Hotel Weisses RoesslKitzbühelAustria
113Il PellicanoPorto ErcoleItaly
114Islamabad Serena HotelIslamabadPakistan
115J Hotel Shanghai TowerShanghaiChina
116JK Place CapriCapriItaly
117Katikies ChromataImerovigliGreece
118Katikies GardenFiraGreece
119Katikies KiriniOiaGreece
120Katikies MykonosMykonosGreece
121Katikies SantoriniSantoriniGreece
122L’AndanaCastiglione della PescaiaItaly
123L'oscar LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
124La BobadillaVillanueva de TapiaSpain
125La MamouniaMarrakechMorocco
126La Posta Vecchia HotelLadispoliItaly
127La Réserve Eden au Lac ZurichZürichSwitzerland
128La Reserve Geneve Hotel & SpaGenevaSwitzerland
129La Réserve ParisParisFrance
130La ResidenceFranschhoekSouth Africa
131Lausanne Palace and SpaLausanneSwitzerland
132Le GrayBeirutLebanon
133Le K2 ChogoriVal-d'IsèreFrance
134Le Mirador Resort & SpaVaudSwitzerland
135Le Mount StephenMontréalCanada
136Le NegrescoNiceFrance
137Lesante CapeZakynthosGreece
138Lido PalaceRiva del GardaItaly
139Lotte Hotel St. PetersburgSaint PetersburgRussia
140Malibu Beach InnMalibuUnited States
141Maradiva Villas Resort and SpaFlic en FlacMauritius
142Marbella Club HotelMarbellaSpain
143Mari Mari Natural Reserve ExperienceLos MuermosChile
144Marquis Los CabosSan José del CaboMexico
145Maxx Royal BodrumBodrumTurkey
146Mazzarò Sea PalaceTaorminaItaly
147METT BarcelonaBarcelonaSpain
148Mont Cervin PalaceZermattSwitzerland
149Montgomerie Maxx RoyalBelekTurkey
150Na PraiaCarvalhalPortugal
151Nayara Alto AtacamaSan Pedro de AtacamaChile
152Nayara Bocas del ToroIsla FrangipaniPanama
153Nayara GardensLa FortunaCosta Rica
154Nayara HangaroaEaster IslandChile
155NgoroNgoro LodgeNgorongoroTanzania
156Nihi SumbaSumbaIndonesia
157Nine OrchardNew York CityUnited States
158Olissippo Lapa PalaceLisbonPortugal
159One&Only Royal Mirage - The ResidenceDubaiUnited Arab Emirates
160Opera HotelKyivUkraine
161Palace Elisabeth Hvar HotelHvarCroatia
162Palacio de los AngelesHaroSpain
163Palazzo AvinoAmalfi CoastItaly
164Palazzo CordusioMilanItaly
165Palazzo DoglioCagliariItaly
166Palazzo Portinari Salviati Residenza D'EpocaFlorenceItaly
167Palazzo RomaRomeItaly
168Palazzo Venart Luxury HotelVeniceItaly
169Palazzo VeneziaComoItaly
170Park Hotel VitznauVitznauSwitzerland
171Parker Palm SpringsPalm SpringsUnited States
172Patria PalaceLecceItaly
173Pearl Gallery HotelGuiyangChina
174Pestana Palace Lisboa Hotel & National MonumentLisbonPortugal
175Portrait MilanoMilanItaly
176Princes' Palace ResortBüyükadaTurkey
177Quinta do ParalVidigueiraPortugal
178Ritz ParisParisFrance
179Rocco Forte Charles HotelMunichGermany
180Royal Champagne Hotel & SpaChampillonFrance
181Royal Hotel SanremoSanremoItaly
182Royal MalewaneKruger National ParkSouth Africa
183Royal Mansour CasablancaCasablancaMorocco
184Royal Mansour Tamuda BayM'diqMorocco
185Royal Palm Beachcomber LuxuryGrand BaieMauritius
186San Ysidro RanchMontecitoUnited States
187SantavenereMarateaItaly
188São Lourenço do BarrocalMonsarazPortugal
189Savoy PalaceMadeiraPortugal
190Schloss Elmau Luxury Spa Retreat & Cultural HideawayElmauGermany
191Shambala Private Game ReserveVaalwaterSouth Africa
192Signiel SeoulSeoulSouth Korea
193Silversands Beach HouseSt. George'sGrenada
194Soori BaliTabananIndonesia
195Sport Hotel Hermitage & SpaSoldeuAndorra
196Square Nine HotelBelgradeSerbia
197Steyn City HotelJohannesburgSouth Africa
198Sun Gardens DubrovnikOrašacCroatia
199Thanda IslandMafia IslandTanzania
200Thanda Safari - Private Game ReserveHluhluweSouth Africa
201The AdriaLondonUnited Kingdom
202The Chedi AndermattAndermattSwitzerland
203The Chedi El GounaEl GounaEgypt
204The DanaiHalkidikiGreece
205The DataiLangkawiMalaysia
206The FontenayHamburgGermany
207The GeorgianLos AngelesUnited States
208The Greenwich HotelNew York CityUnited States
209The Hotel ChelseaNew York CityUnited States
210The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto KiyomizuKyotoJapan
211The Imperial New DelhiNew DelhiIndia
212The Kahala Hotel & Resort YokohamaYokohamaJapan
213The Killarney ParkKillarneyIreland
214The King DavidJerusalemIsrael
215The Legian SeminyakSeminyakIndonesia
216The LodhiNew DelhiIndia
217The MerrionDublinIreland
218The Okura Prestige BangkokBangkokThailand
219The Okura TokyoTokyoJapan
220The One Monumental PalacePortoPortugal
221The Phoenicia MaltaFlorianaMalta
222The PuLi Hotel and SpaShanghaiChina
223The PuXuan Hotel and SpaBeijingChina
224The Reverie SaigonHo Chi Minh CityVietnam
225The Ritz LondonLondonUnited Kingdom
226The Shilla SeoulSeoulSouth Korea
227The Singular PatagoniaPuerto NatalesChile
228The StrandProvidencialesTurks & Caicos
229The Telegraph HotelTbilisiGeorgia
230The Vines Resort & SpaMendozaArgentina
231Therasia ResortLipariItaly
232Tivoli Avenida LiberdadeLisbonPortugal
233Tortuga Bay Puntacana Resort & ClubPunta CanaDominican Republic
234Tschuggen Grand HotelArosaSwitzerland
235UNICO 20º 87ºRiviera MayaMexico
236Van Oys Maastricht RetreatMaastrichtNetherlands
237Verdura Resort, a Rocco Forte HotelSciaccaItaly
238Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & SpaInterlakenSwitzerland
239Vidago PalaceVidagoPortugal
240Vila Vita ParcThe AlgarvePortugal
241Villa & Palazzo AmintaStresaItaly
242Villa Agrippina a Gran Melià HotelRomeItaly
243Villa CoraFlorenceItaly
244Villa MaïaLyonFrance
245Villa Nai 3.3Dugi OtokCroatia
246Vinha Boutique HotelVila Nova de GaiaPortugal
247Violino D'OroVeniceItaly
248Washington School House HotelPark CityUnited States
249Windjammer LandingCastriesFrance
250Wymara Resort & Villas Turks and CaicosProvidencialesTurks & Caicos