From big-city placemats in Europe to beach resorts in the Caribbean and safari palaces in Africa: the travel magazine "Condé Nast Traveller" selects the world's best hotels every year. The criteria: Service quality, design and feel-good factor. For your holiday planning in 2022, the reisereporter presents the top hotels in Europe and lists the best of the best in Africa, Asia, the USA and Central and South America.
The best hotel 2022 in Greece
1 The Vasicicos in Santorini
Guests at The Vasilicos are unlikely to notice the hustle and bustle of tourists on the famous holiday island of Santorini in Greece. They can enjoy the view of the snow-white houses and the deep blue sea from the terraces of the seven spacious suites.
A Greek art collector had the former cave house converted into a light-flooded summer house in the 1980s. The retreat has always stood for serenity, detailed design and intimacy, according to Condé Nast Traveller.
The best hotels in the UK in 2022
1 The Connaught in London
Creaking lifts, fine velvet curtains, gleaming wooden railings and rain pelting the roof are all part of the feel-good atmosphere at five-star hotel The Con naught. The 200-year-old interior in London's posh Mayfair district gives guests a feeling of security.
Despite its Michelin restaurant, marble bathrooms and wood-carved four-poster beds, the place remains down-to-earth - late at night, juicy burgers and crispy fries are served in a specially created area.
Grand Dame in the posh district: The five-star hotel "The Connaught" is located in London's Mayfair district.
2 Heckfield Place in Hampshire
Heckfield Place is located in a magnificent and typically British park in Hampshire in the middle of hilly southern England.
It took ten years to complete the renovation and conversion work in the Georgian manor house. When planning the luxury hotel with two restaurants and a spa, designer Ben Thompson placed great emphasis on English comfort, but kept the history of the former farmhouse in mind. The no-frills design meets the demands of luxury travel while celebrating English modesty.
The best hotels in France in 2022
1st Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on the Cap d'Antibes
On the photos on the walls of the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, many a film star from the past 150 years smiles at the guests.
The luxury hotel on the Côte d'Azur exudes a nostalgic yet glamorous charm, which guests can also feel during a walk in the fragrant rose garden, while playing sports on the tennis courts, during a massage in one of the exclusive sea view pavilions or while visiting an art exhibition.
2 Le Bristol, Paris
Gleaming chandeliers, paneled walls, velvety seat covers, an ornamental garden with fountains and, of course, three-star cuisine: Le Bristol is synonymous with French luxury in Paris. The hotel was built in 1925 and reopened in 2018 after six years of renovations.
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The best hotels in Spain in 2022
1st Finca Cortesin in Marbella.
Marbella became a magnet for the rich and famous in the 1960s. In the glamour of luxury cars, yachts, designer clothes and gold jewellery, the tranquillity of this beautiful coastal town in Spain was lost to some extent.
But the Finca Cortesin, a luxury hotel in the Sierra Bermeja, remained unaffected. The Andalusian country house is located a little away from Marbella and is characterised by a down-to-earth, yet luxurious style. The elegant golf hotel is a place for guests who don't want to stand out but want to enjoy themselves in peace.
2 Ritz-Carlton Abama on Tenerife
At first glance, the Ritz-Carlton on Tenerife is reminiscent of a Moorish labyrinth. Strangely winding staircases and paths with pink walls wind through the huge hotel complex. But even if you get lost in it, you still feel at home in the warm alleys and discover great views of the neighbouring island of La Gomera and the volcanic mountain Teide again and again.
The comfortable five-star hotel includes eight restaurants (some of them Michelin-starred ), a kids' club, several pools and a spa.
3 Cotton House Hotel in Barcelona
The interior of the Cotton House Hotel in Barcelona bears the signature of the famous interior designer Lázaro Rosa-Violán. The theme: cotton.
Wood-panelled ceilings, old parquet floors, spiral staircases and chandeliers designed like cotton flowers are playfully reminiscent of the colonial era. Guests also sleep on Egyptian cotton bed linen and stroll through the hotel in bobonic cotton shirts on request.
The best hotels 2022 in Italy
1st Hotel St. Regis in Florence
It would be hard for guests to reside in Italy more sumptuously than at the Hotel St. Regis in Florence. The early 14th century palazzo is adorned with fine gold ornaments, stained glass windows, elaborate frescoes, velvet curtains and countless crystal chandeliers.
From the rooms, most of which have four-poster beds, guests have a view of the River Arno. The glass-roofed restaurant serves the finest Italian cuisine.
2. Belmond Splendido Mare in Portofino
The fact that the luxury hotel Splendido Mare in Portofino on the Italian Riviera was once a fisherman's inn can still be clearly seen in the furnishings with quite a few nautical allusions. The 14-room hotel is located directly on the idyllic harbour.
At the Splendido, the emphasis is on simple but delicious cuisine. In Portofino, you don't want to attract attention at any price, but you want to be discreet. And at the Splendido Mare, a cosy breakfast with a view of the emerald-green bay is enough.
3 Borgo Santo Pietro in Tuscany
Pure Dolce Vita: the scent of lavender, marigolds and ricotta wafts over the 300-hectare grounds of the Borgo Santo Pietro hotel. There, guests can enjoy the fine amenities of southern Tuscany in exclusive villas at their leisure.
Unlike other luxury resorts, the gates of Borgo Santo Pietro are always open - the hotel sees itself as part of wild Tuscany, because the hotel's own vegetable gardens were already a popular stopover for pilgrims on their way to the Abbey of San Galgano in the Middle Ages.
The Best Hotel 2022 in Cyprus
1 Anassa, Cyprus
A comfortable place for a beach holiday in Cyprus for families with children is the luxury Anassa Hotel. While the parents dine in the elegant cave restaurant or treat themselves to a spa treatment, the children are entertained with pottery lessons and treasure hunts, for example.
List of the best hotels 2022 in the USA and the Caribbean
List of the best hotels 2022 in Central and South America
Explora Aalle Sagrado, Sacred Valley, Peru
One&Only Palmilla, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Nayara Tented Camp, Costa Rica
List of the best hotels 2022 in Asia
Soneva Fushi, Maldives
Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur, India
Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong
Bulgari Hotel, Beijing
Shinta Mani Wild, Kirirom National Park, Cambodia
Six Senses Yao Noi, Phuket, Thailand
Aman Tokyo, Japan