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Long before likes and shareswere the clearest indicatorsof popularity, Condé Nast Traveler
launched the Readers’ Choice
Awards survey, literally a ballot card
stuffed into every subscriber’s issue
and newsstand copy of the magazine.
As our founding editor, Sir Harold
Evans, put it, the RCAs were “not theultimate, deﬁnitive truth on every
hotel, airline, or destination, but arough popularity poll.” This year,
even though you tag, direct message,
or email us on a daily basis about
your favorite hotels around the world,
we’re happy to report that you still
took the time to weigh in. More than
300,000 of you voted on a recordbreaking 7,320 hotels and resorts, 610
cities, and 255 islands, making it ourlargest and most diverse list of winners
ever. So what did we learn? With allof its hotel openings (and reopenings),
as well as a frisson of excitement
around its food scene, Chicago topped
the chart for domestic cities, edging
out New York and San Francisco; internationally, Tokyo retained its number
one spot, with Kyoto coming inthird (Vienna slipped in between).
And while you always love thegrande dame hotels in big cities, you’recrushing hard on newish boutique
hotels—La Réserve in Paris, theHigh Line in New York City, and Ham
Yard and Chiltern Firehouse inLondon were among their respective
city’s top ﬁve. As travel obsessives,
we honor the tried-and-true but live
for the new kids on the block who
leapfrog from our Hot List to RCA inless than a year—a journey thatused to take at least ﬁve. Of course,
as this process never really ends
for us, we can’t wait to hear where
you’re off to next. For more ofyour favorite hotels (and islands, airlines, and cruises), turn the page.

For more on this year’s
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U NITED STATESHOTELSn º . 1 Hotel in Africa: Royal Mansour, Marrakech, Morocco (page 72).

R C A H OT E L S

InterContinental Sydney 92.60
The George, Christchurch,
New Zealand 92.55
8 Park Hyatt Sydney 87.37
9 Four Seasons Hotel Sydney 86.87
10 Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney 85.71
11 Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotelat Circular Quay 84.90
12 The Langham, Auckland 80.10

INDIA
TOP 20
The Lodhi, New Delhi 99.43
Rambagh Palace (Taj), Jaipur 98.38
Taj Diplomatic Enclave,
New Delhi 97.86
4 Umaid Bhawan Palace (Taj),Jodhpur 97.83
5 Wildflower Hall, Shimla 97.62
6 The Oberoi, Bangalore 96.94
7 Taj Falaknuma Palace,Hyderabad 96.94
8 Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur 96.84
9 Taj Jai Mahal Palace, Jaipur 96.43
10 Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur 95.80
11 Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra 95.68
12 ITC Grand Chola (Luxury Collection),
Chennai 94.49
13 The Leela Palace New Delhi 94.32
14 The Oberoi, Mumbai 94.00
15 The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi 93.89
16 The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata 93.83
17 Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur 91.40
18 The Imperial, New Delhi 91.07
19 The Leela Palace Udaipur 90.87
20 The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai 90.85
123JAPAN
TOP 10
The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto 97.86
Hoshinoya Tokyo 96.43
Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills 94.84
Aman Tokyo 94.29
Suiran (Luxury Collection),
Kyoto 93.89
6 Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo 92.14
7 The Ritz-Carlton, Tokyo 89.73
8 The Peninsula Tokyo 89.29
9 Park Hyatt Tokyo 86.76
10 Conrad Tokyo 85.12
12345BANGKOKTOP 10Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok 96.14
Banyan Tree Bangkok 96.13
Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel(formerly Four Seasons) 96.01
4 St. Regis Bangkok 95.83
5 W Bangkok 95.00
6 The Sukhothai Bangkok 94.90
7 The Peninsula Bangkok 92.86
8 COMO Metropolitan Bangkok 92.26
9 Anantara Sathorn Bangkok Hotel 90.52
10 The Siam 88.84
12367SINGAPORETOP 1 2The Fullerton Hotel 98.57
St. Regis Singapore 97.79
The Fullerton Bay Hotel 96.43
Shangri-La Hotel, Singapore 96.15
Raffles Singapore 95.05
InterContinental Singapore 93.89
Conrad Centennial Singapore 92.86
Regent Singapore,
A Four Seasons Hotel 92.15
9 Capella Singapore 91.84
10 The Ritz-Carlton,
Millenia Singapore 87.86
11 Marina Bay Sands 85.00
12 Swissôtel The Stamford 80.71
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The Reverie Saigon,

Ho Chi Minh City 99.23
Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta 98.46
COMO Uma Punakha, Bhutan 97.86

Raffles Jakarta 97.72
Gangtey Lodge, Bhutan 97.39
Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra 97.38
Taj Tashi, Thimphu, Bhutan 97.14
La Résidence Hotel & Spa,Hue, Vietnam 96.95
9 Villa Maly, Luang Prabang, Laos 96.67
10 Mandarin Oriental, Taipei 96.54
11 Alila Jakarta 96.14
12 Zhiwa Ling Heritage, Bhutan 95.60
13 Four Seasons Hotel Jakarta 95.54
14 Four Seasons Hotel Seoul 93.75
15 Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur 93.35
16 COMO Uma Paro, Bhutan 93.21
17 Belmond La Résidence d’Angkor,
Siem Reap, Cambodia 92.86
18 Park Hyatt Saigon,
Ho Chi Minh City 90.98
19 JW Marriott Dongdaemun SquareSeoul 89.94
20 Park Hyatt Seoul 87.95
21 Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi 87.75
22 Raffles Hotel Le Royal,
Phnom Penh 87.50
23 Grand Hyatt Kuala Lumpur 87.00
24 Edsa Shangri-La, Manila 86.31
25 The Peninsula Manila 85.71

AUSTRALIA &NEW ZEALAND
TOP 1 2123
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COMO The Treasury,
Perth, Australia 98.63
QT Sydney 94.39
The Langham, Melbourne 94.14
Halcyon House, Cabarita Beach,
Australia 93.33
The Mayfair Hotel,Adelaide, Australia 93.09

AFRICATOP 20The tiny
Himalayan
kingdom ofBhutan,
regarded as
one of thehappiest
places onearth, has
finallyeased itstravelrestrictions.
You liked
five hotels
there thisyear, andwe eagerly
anticipate
the openingof five Six
Senseslodges in2018.

Royal Mansour, Marrakech 98.95
La Residence,Franschhoek, South Africa 98.81
3 Birkenhead House,
Hermanus, South Africa 97.53
4 El Fenn, Marrakech 97.32
5 Saxon Hotel, Villas & Spa,
Johannesburg 97.25
6 Ellerman House, Cape Town 97.22
7 One&Only Cape Town 97.06
8 The Oyster Box,Durban, South Africa 96.97
9 Giraffe Manor, Nairobi 96.43
10 The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa,
Cape Town 96.26
11 Four Seasons Hotel The Westcliff,
Johannesburg 95.71
12 The Silo Hotel, Cape Town 95.62
13 The Victoria Falls Hotel,
Zimbabwe 94.44
14 La Mamounia, Marrakech 93.92
15 Gibb’s Farm,
Ngorongoro, Tanzania 93.79
16 Belmond Mount Nelson Hotel, CapeTown 90.99
17 Cape Grace, Cape Town 87.55
18 Essque Zalu Zanzibar, Tanzania 87.02
19 The Westin Cape Town 84.29
20 Taj Cape Town 82.14
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Waldorf Astoria Dubai Palm Jumeirah98.52
Shangri-La Hotel, Qaryat Al Beri,Abu Dhabi 98.12
Taj Dubai 96.90
Four Seasons Hotel Doha 96.43
Rosewood Abu Dhabi 96.43
Al Bustan Palace, A Ritz-Carlton,Muscat, Oman 94.39
Waldorf Astoria Jerusalem 94.39
W Doha Hotel 93.11
Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Dubai 92.46
The Chedi Muscat, Oman 91.88
The Oberoi, Dubai 91.87
King David Jerusalem 89.71
JW Marriott Hotel Dubai 87.40
JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai 86.51
Park Hyatt Dubai 86.31

RCA RESORTS

Castello di Casole, Tuscany, Italy 97.86
Blue Palace Resort and Spa (LuxuryCollection), Crete, Greece 97.53
8 Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort& Spa, Italy 97.53
9 Ashford Castle,Co. Mayo, Ireland 97.46
10 Bio-Hotel Stanglwirt, Going am
Wilden Kaiser, Austria 97.38
11 Lefay Resort & Spa Lago di Garda,
Italy 97.14
12 Six Senses Douro Valley,
Portugal 97.09
13 Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco,Tuscany, Italy 96.94
14 Dromoland Castle Hotel & Country
Estate, Co. Clare, Ireland 96.82
15 The Romanos (Luxury Collection),
Messinia, Greece 96.73
16 Chewton Glen Hotel & Spa,
Hampshire, United Kingdom 96.43
17 Brenners Park-Hotel & Spa,
Baden-Baden, Germany 96.43
18 Trump International Golf Linksand Hotel Doonbeg,
Co. Clare, Ireland 96.32
19 The Gleneagles Hotel, Auchterarder,
United Kingdom 95.83
20 Castello Banfi—Il Borgo,
Tuscany, Italy 95.72
21 Terme di Saturnia Spa & Golf Resort,Tuscany, Italy 94.13
22 Terre Blanche Hôtel Spa Golf Resort,
Provence, France 94.05
23 Schloss Elmau, Krün, Germany 93.69
24 JW Marriott Venice Resort & Spa,
Italy 93.41
25 Adare Manor, Co. Limerick,Ireland 92.50
26 Borgo Egnazia, Puglia, Italy 91.67
27 Vila Vita Parc, Alporchinhos,Portugal 89.88
28 Mykonos Blu, Greece 89.29
29 San Giorgio Mykonos, Greece 89.29
30 Powerscourt Hotel Resort & Spa,Co. Wicklow, Ireland 88.93
67ASIATOP 50
Anantara Hua Hin Resort,Thailand 99.38
2 Four Seasons Tented Camp GoldenTriangle, Chiang Rai, Thailand 99.18
3 Viceroy Bali, Indonesia 99.07
4 Chiva-Som, Hua Hin, Thailand 99.00
5 St. Regis Bali Resort, Indonesia 98.71
6 Banyan Tree Lang Co, Vietnam 98.50
7 The Sarojin, Khao Lak, Thailand 98.39
8 InterContinental Danang Sun
Peninsula Resort, Vietnam 98.19
9 El Nido Resorts Pangulasian Island,
Philippines 98.07
10 ITC Grand Bharat (Luxury Collection),
Gurgaon, India 98.06
11 Angsana Lang Co, Vietnam 98.02
12 Four Seasons Resort Koh Samui,
Thailand 97.94
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5
Number of steamy,
muddy jungle
safari lodges in
Uganda andRwanda thatappeared on thislist. Seems likegorillas might justbe the new Big
Five.

13 Four Seasons Resort Langkawi,
Malaysia 97.92
14 Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle
Resort, Sri Lanka 97.69
15 The Legian Bali, Indonesia 97.66
16 Alila Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia 97.10
17 Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai,Thailand 97.05
18 The Sanchaya,
Bintan Island, Indonesia 97.00
19 Nihi Sumba Island (formerly Nihiwatu),Indonesia 96.88
20 COMO Shambhala Estate,Bali, Indonesia 96.75
21 Amanpulo, Pamalican Island,
Philippines 96.43
22 Phum Baitang,
Siem Reap, Cambodia 96.43
23 Alila Ubud, Bali, Indonesia 96.43
24 Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort &Spa, Penang, Malaysia 96.43
25 Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge,
Nepal 96.43
26 Alila Villas Uluwatu,
Bali, Indonesia 96.07
27 The Mulia & Mulia Villas,Bali, Indonesia 96.01
28 Katamama, Bali, Indonesia 95.80
29 Anantara Golden Triangle
Elephant Camp & Resort, Chiang
Rai, Thailand 95.78
30 COMO Uma Ubud, Bali, Indonesia 95.76
31 COMO Point Yamu,Phuket, Thailand 95.36
32 Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve,
Krabi, Thailand 95.28
33 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan,Indonesia 95.09
34 JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa,
Thailand 95.00
35 Amandari, Bali, Indonesia 94.97
36 Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve,Bali, Indonesia 94.84
37 Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai,Hoi An, Vietnam 93.96
38 Sofitel Angkor Phokeethra
Golf and Spa Resort, Siem Reap,Cambodia 93.95
39 Banyan Tree Phuket, Thailand 93.35
40 Shangri-La’s Boracay Resort & Spa,
Philippines 93.11
41 Sanctum Inle Resort, Myanmar 92.04
42 Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort and Spa,Cebu, Philippines 91.84
43 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran
Bay, Indonesia 90.58
44 Ananda in the Himalayas,
Narendra Nagar, India 89.88
45 Alila Diwa Goa, India 89.29
46 Mulia Resort, Bali, Indonesia 89.12
47 Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia 88.84
48 Iniala Beach House, Phuket,Thailand 83.33
49 Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand 83.21
50 The Datai Langkawi, Malaysia 82.14

INDIAN OCEAN
TOP 20Naladhu Private Island Maldives 99.74
Niyama Private Islands Maldives 99.50
One&Only Reethi Rah, Maldives 99.29
Four Seasons Resort Seychelles 99.17
Soneva Fushi, Maldives 99.11
Cheval Blanc Randheli, Maldives 98.81
Velaa Private Island, Maldives 98.38
Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru, Maldives 97.86
Four Seasons Resort Maldives atKuda Huraa 97.73
10 COMO Maalifushi, Maldives 97.22
11 St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort 96.78
12 Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas 96.72
13 Four Seasons Resort Maldives at
Landaa Giraavaru 96.68
14 COMO Cocoa Island, The Maldives 96.43
15 Gili Lankanfushi, Maldives 96.43
16 Soneva Jani, Maldives 95.76
17 Anantara Veli Maldives Resort 94.73
18 Anantara Dhigu Maldives Resort 94.20
19 Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at
Anahita 93.57
20 Conrad Maldives Rangali Island 87.14
123456789AFRICA
TOP 4012Sanctuary Olonana,
Masai Mara, Kenya 99.70
andBeyond Matetsi River Lodge,Matetsi Private Game Reserve,
Zimbabwe 99.45
3Ulusaba Private Game Reserve,

4Sabi Sand, South Africa 99.35
Sanctuary Chief’s Camp, Moremi
Game Reserve, Botswana 99.29

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Shambala Private Game Reserve,Vaalwater, South Africa 99.29
andBeyond Serengeti Under Canvas,
Tanzania 99.17
Singita Sabi Sand, South Africa 99.11
Bwindi Lodge, Bwindi Impenetrable
Forest, Uganda 98.98
andBeyond Phinda Private GameReserve, South Africa 98.94
Royal Malewane, Kruger NationalPark, South Africa 98.90
andBeyond Sandibe Okavango SafariLodge, Botswana 98.81
Royal Chundu Luxury Lodges,Zambezi River, Zambia 98.81
Mount Gahinga Lodge, Mgahinga
Gorilla National Park, Uganda 98.81
andBeyond Benguerra Island,Mozambique 98.69
Kyambura Gorge Lodge, Bushenyi,Uganda 98.57
Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve& Wellness Retreat, Clanwilliam,South Africa 98.41
Singita Kruger National Park, SouthAfrica 98.38
Sirikoi Lodge, Lewa Wildlife
Conservancy, Kenya 98.21
Londolozi,
Sabi Sand, South Africa 98.19

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