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40 TRAVEL+LEISURE + MARCH 2021 As the travel industry confronts unprecedented challenges, resorts, hotels, and safari lodges around the world are rising to meet the moment, acting as beacons of resilience and hospitality for both guests and their local communities. Drawing on results from the past year’s World’s Best Awards survey, we’re bringing back this iconic list to recognize the 500 best properties, as chosen by our discerning readers. We hope it will serve as a trusted resource for your next adventure, wherever—and whenever—it may be.

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ILLUSTRATIONS BY MOKSHINI TRAVELANDLEISURE.COM 41 Ritz Paris Anantara Golden Triangle Four Seasons Hotel Seoul JW Marriott Phuket Paris $$$$ Elephant Camp & Resort Seoul $$ Resort & Spa Chiang Rai, Thailand $$ Phuket, Thailand $ Rosewood Castiglion Four Seasons Resort del Bosco Ayana Resort & Spa Bali at Sayan Lebua at State Tower Montalcino, Italy $$$$ Bali, Indonesia $ Bali, Indonesia $$$ Bangkok $ Rosewood London Belmond Jimbaran Puri Four Seasons Resort The Leela Palace New Delhi London $$$ Bali, Indonesia $$ Chiang Mai New Delhi $ Chiang Mai, Thailand $$$ Shangri-La Hotel, Belmond La Résidence The Leela Palace Udaipur at the Shard d’Angkor Four Seasons Resort Udaipur, India $$ London $$$ Siem Reap, Cambodia $ the Nam Hai Hoi An, Vietnam $$$ Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok Sheen Falls Lodge Capella Singapore Bangkok $$$ County Kerry, Ireland $ Singapore $$$ The Fullerton Hotel Singapore Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong The Shelbourne Capella Ubud Singapore $ Hong Kong $$ Dublin $$ Bali, Indonesia $$$ Hoshinoya Tokyo Mandarin Oriental, Singapore Six Senses Douro Valley Conrad Beijing Tokyo $$ Singapore $$ Lamego, Portugal $$ Beijing $ This 19th-century manor Hyatt Regency Kyoto Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo Conrad Hong Kong taps into the surrounding Kyoto, Japan $$ Tokyo $$$$ Hong Kong $$ wine region with pre-dinner The Imperial The Middle House tastings and vinotherapy Conrad Osaka New Delhi $ Shanghai $ treatments at the spa. Osaka, Japan $$ InterContinental Bali The Mulia The hotel’s 40th-floor lobby The Stafford London Resort Bali, Indonesia $$ lounge offers sweeping London $$ Bali, Indonesia $ sunset views of the city. Nihi Sumba The St. Regis Florence JW Marriott Hotel New Delhi Sumba, Indonesia $$$$ Florence $$ Fairmont Singapore Aerocity Singapore $ New Delhi $ The Oberoi Amarvilas Tivoli Avenida Liberdade Agra, India $$ Lisboa Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto Lisbon $ Kyoto, Japan $$$$ The Oberoi, Mumbai Mumbai $ Vedema, a Luxury Collection Resort The Oberoi, New Delhi Santorini, Greece $$ New Delhi $ Victoria-Jungfrau The Oberoi Rajvilas Grand Hotel & Spa Jaipur, India $$ Interlaken, Switzerland $$$ The Oberoi Udaivilas Villa d’Este Udaipur, India $$ Lake Como, Italy $$$ Palace Hotel Tokyo Waldorf Astoria Tokyo $$ Amsterdam Amsterdam $$$ Park Hyatt Saigon Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam $ Asia Hotels Park Hyatt Tokyo Tokyo $$$ 137 Pillars House The Peninsula Bangkok Chiang Mai, Thailand $$$ Bangkok $$ Amankora The Peninsula Beijing Paro, Bhutan $$$$ Beijing $$ Amansara The Peninsula Hong Kong Siem Reap, Cambodia $$$$ Hong Kong $$ Amantaka The Peninsula Shanghai Luang Prabang, Laos $$$ Shanghai $$ Anantara Angkor Raffles Grand Hotel Siem Reap, Cambodia $ d’Angkor Anantara Chiang Mai Resort Siem Reap, Cambodia $$ Chiang Mai, Thailand $ Raffles Hotel Le Royal CONRAD OSAKA, OSAKA, JAPAN Phnom Penh, Cambodia $

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