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100 profiled hotels from The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026, with operator, keys and opening year, followed by the development tracker of signed and planned hotels.

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Top 100 hotels

Ranked as in The World's 50 Best Hotels 2026. Facts are from each hotel’s own pages and cited sources.

Region

RANK	HOTEL	LOCATION	OPERATOR	KEYS	OPENED
1	Rosewood Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	Rosewood Hotels & Resorts	413	2019
2	Capella Bangkok	Bangkok, Thailand	Capella Hotels and Resorts	101	2020
3	Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River	Bangkok, Thailand	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	299	2020
4	Atlantis The Royal	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Kerzner International	760	2023
5	Passalacqua	Lake Como, Italy	Independent, owned and run by the De Santis family	24	2022
6	Rosewood São Paulo	São Paulo, Brazil	Rosewood Hotels & Resorts	160	2022
7	Mandarin Oriental Qianmen	Beijing, China	Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group	42	2024
8	Upper House Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	Swire Hotels	117	n/v
9	Chablé Yucatán	Chocholá, Mexico	Chablé Hotels	40	2016
10	Mandarin Oriental Bangkok	Bangkok, Thailand	Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group	331	1876
11	Aman Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Aman	84	2014
12	Four Seasons Firenze	Florence, Italy	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	121	June 2008
13	Claridge’s	London, United Kingdom	Maybourne	n/v	Founded 1812 as Mivart's Hotel
14	Hôtel de Crillon	Paris, France	Rosewood Hotels & Resorts	124	1909
15	Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Jumeirah	n/v	n/v
16	Capella Sydney	Sydney, Australia	Capella Hotels and Resorts	192	2023
17	Raffles Singapore	Singapore	Raffles Hotels & Resorts	115	1887
18	Casa Maria Luigia	Modena, Italy	Independent, owner-operated by Massimo Bottura and Lara Gilmore	n/v	n/v
19	Le Bristol	Paris, France	Oetker Hotels	188	1925
20	Cheval Blanc Paris	Paris, France	Cheval Blanc	72	2021
21	Desa Potato Head	Seminyak, Bali, Indonesia	Potato Head	n/v	n/v
22	San Ysidro Ranch	Montecito, Santa Barbara, United States	Ty Warner Hotels & Resorts	38	n/v
23	One&Only Mandarina	Riviera Nayarit, Mexico	One&Only Resorts	n/v	n/v
24	Bulgari Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Bvlgari Hotels & Resorts	98	n/v
25	Las Ventanas al Paraíso	San José del Cabo, Los Cabos, Mexico	Rosewood Hotels & Resorts	n/v	n/v
26	Royal Mansour	Marrakech, Morocco	n/v	53	n/v
27	Four Seasons Astir Palace	Vouliagmeni, Athens, Greece	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	303	1960
28	Raffles London at The OWO	London, United Kingdom	Raffles Hotels & Resorts	120	2023
29	Copacabana Palace	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Belmond	n/v	1923
30	The Taj Mahal Palace	Mumbai, India	The Indian Hotels Company Limited	285	1903
31	The Peninsula Istanbul	Istanbul, Turkey	The Peninsula Hotels	177	2023
32	Bulgari Roma	Rome, Italy	Bulgari Hotels & Resorts	106	2023
33	Patina Osaka	Osaka, Japan	Capella Hotel Group	221	2025
34	Mount Nelson	Cape Town, South Africa	Belmond	196	1899
35	Nihi Sumba	Sumba Island, Indonesia	NIHI	31	n/v
36	Badrutt’s Palace	St. Moritz, Switzerland	Badrutt's Palace Hotel	163	1896
37	Park Hyatt Kyoto	Kyoto, Japan	Hyatt Hotels Corporation	70	2019
38	Hôtel du Couvent	Nice, France	Perseus	88	2024
39	Portrait Milano	Milan, Italy	Lungarno Collection	73	2022
40	Hôtel de Paris Monte-Carlo	Monaco	Monte-Carlo Société des Bains de Mer	209	1864
41	Plaza Athénée	Paris, France	Dorchester Collection	n/v	1913
42	Hotel Sacher Vienna	Vienna, Austria	Sacher Hotels	152	1876
43	Estelle Manor	Witney, United Kingdom	n/v	108	2023
44	Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc	Antibes, France	Oetker Hotels	111	1870 as Villa Soleil
45	Amangiri	Canyon Point, United States	Aman	44	2009
46	The Peninsula Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	The Peninsula Hotels	300	1928
47	Maroma	Riviera Maya, Mexico	Belmond	72	1995
48	Aman Nai Lert	Bangkok, Thailand	Aman	52	2025
49	The Connaught	London, United Kingdom	Maybourne	n/v	1815 as the Prince of Saxe-Coburg Hotel
50	San Domenico Palace	Taormina, Italy	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	111	July 2021 as a Four Seasons hotel
51	La Réserve Paris	Paris, France	Michel Reybier Hospitality	40	2015
52	Janu Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Aman Group	122	2024
53	Park Hyatt Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Hyatt Hotels Corporation	171	1994
54	Palacio Nazarenas	Cusco, Peru	Belmond	55	2012
55	Soneva Fushi	Baa Atoll, Maldives	Soneva	n/v	1995
56	Rosewood London	London, United Kingdom	Rosewood Hotels & Resorts	308	2013
57	Hotel Bel-Air	Los Angeles, United States	Dorchester Collection	103	1946
58	Il San Pietro di Positano	Positano, Italy	Independent, owner-operated by the Cinque family	55	1970
59	Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group	n/v	1963
60	Splendido	Portofino, Italy	Belmond	53	n/v
61	Mandapa	Ubud, Bali, Indonesia	The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company	60	2015
62	Castiglion del Bosco	Montalcino, Italy	Rosewood Hotels & Resorts	53	n/v
63	Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo	Panama City, Panama	Accor	159	2023
64	Hotel Esencia	Xpu-Ha, Riviera Maya (listed under Tulum), Mexico	Independent	n/v	n/v
65	The Beverly Hills Hotel	Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, United States	Dorchester Collection	n/v	1912
66	Orient Express La Minerva	Rome, Italy	Orient Express	93	2025
67	Montage Los Cabos	Cabo San Lucas, Mexico	Montage Hotels & Resorts	122	2018
68	Forestis Dolomites	Brixen (Bressanone), Italy	Independent, owner-operated by Teresa and Stefan Hinteregger	62	2010 as a hotel
69	The Okura	Tokyo, Japan	Hotel Okura Co., Ltd.	508	1962
70	Rosewood Bangkok	Bangkok, Thailand	Rosewood Hotels & Resorts	158	2019
71	Amangalla	Galle, Sri Lanka	Aman	n/v	1865 as the New Oriental Hotel
72	Ritz Paris	Paris, France	n/v	142	1898
73	Palace Hotel Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Palace Hotel Co., Ltd.	284	2012
74	Four Seasons Tamarindo	La Manzanilla, Mexico	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	157	November 2022
75	La Mamounia	Marrakech, Morocco	n/v	209	1923 by the hotel's own dating
76	Maçakızı	Bodrum, Turkey	n/v	n/v	n/v
77	Hotel das Cataratas	Iguassu Falls, Brazil	Belmond	176	1958
78	The Fifth Avenue Hotel	New York, United States	n/v	n/v	n/v
79	Hotel The Mitsui	Kyoto, Japan	Mitsui Fudosan Resort Management Co., Ltd.	160	3 November 2020
80	Carlton Cannes	Cannes, France	IHG Hotels & Resorts	332	1911
81	Capella Hanoi	Hanoi, Vietnam	Capella Hotel Group	47	n/v
82	Huka Lodge	Taupō, New Zealand	Beckons	22	1924 as a fishing camp
83	The Calile	Brisbane, Australia	n/v	n/v	n/v
84	Borgo Santandrea	Amalfi, Italy	Marinella SPA	49	n/v
85	Hoshinoya Tokyo	Tokyo, Japan	Hoshino Resorts	n/v	2016
86	Four Seasons Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	399	September 2005
87	Aman New York	New York, United States	Aman	83	11 August 2022
88	Borgo Egnazia	Savelletri, Italy	n/v	n/v	n/v
89	Waldorf Astoria Osaka	Osaka, Japan	Hilton	n/v	n/v
90	Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen	Shenzhen, China	Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group	178	n/v
91	Villa Treville	Positano, Italy	n/v	n/v	n/v
92	The Greenwich Hotel	New York, United States	Independent	88	n/v
93	The Maybourne Riviera	Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France	Maybourne	65	1950 as a hotel on the site
94	The Johri	Jaipur, India	Honar Group	8	n/v
95	Reschio	Lisciano Niccone, Italy	Reschio srl	n/v	n/v
96	Wynn Palace	Macau, China	Wynn Resorts	1,706	2016
97	Capella Singapore	Singapore	Capella Hotels and Resorts	113	2009
98	The Oberoi Udaivilas	Udaipur, India	Oberoi Hotels & Resorts	n/v	n/v
99	The Peninsula Shanghai	Shanghai, China	The Peninsula Hotels	235	2009
100	Gleneagles	Auchterarder, United Kingdom	Independent	233	1924

n/v: not verified from a source we could cite, so left blank. Run one of these hotels? Claim the profile to complete it.

The development tracker

Signed, planned and newly opened hotels from THD reporting.

Market

PROPERTY / PROJECT	MARKET	GROUP	BRAND	KEYS	STAGE	OPENING
Aloft by Marriott Johor Bahru Plentong	Johor Bahru, Malaysia	Marriott International ↗	Aloft	250	Signed	2030
Aloft by Marriott Sepang	Sepang, Malaysia	Marriott International ↗	Aloft	250	Signed	2030
Brady Hotel Elizabeth Street	Melbourne, Australia	Brady Group	Brady Hotels	211	Open	7 October 2026
Conrad Bengaluru Airport	Bengaluru, India	Hilton ↗	Conrad Hotels & Resorts	300	Signed	2030
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Caye Chapel	Caye Chapel, Belize	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts ↗	Four Seasons	104	Planned	2027
Four Seasons Resort Tangier	Tangier, Morocco	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts ↗	Four Seasons	99	Signed	Not stated
Hilton Bengaluru Airport	Bengaluru, India	Hilton ↗	Hilton Hotels & Resorts	300	Signed	2030
Ruby Lilou, Marseille	Marseille, France	Ruby Hotels	Ruby	237	Open	5 October 2026
The Hoxton, Hamburg	Hamburg, Germany	Ennismore	The Hoxton	188	Under construction	Summer 2027
The Oberoi Sukoonvilas, Wadi Safar	Wadi Safar, near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Oberoi Hotels & Resorts	Oberoi	60	Planned	First quarter of 2027
The Ritz-Carlton, Putrajaya	Putrajaya, Malaysia	Marriott International ↗	The Ritz-Carlton	215	Signed	2032
W Langkawi	Langkawi, Malaysia	Marriott International ↗	W Hotels	173	Signed	2030

n/d: not disclosed in the announcement. Know of a signing we have missed? Send it to the desk.

Top 100 hotels

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