Forbes Travel Guides’ yearly round-up of the globe’s most lavish lodging…
Inspectors with Forbes Travel Guides, formerly Mobil Travel Guide, examine every hotel on its current four/five star list, as well as perform assessments of new properties launched the previous year. Each hotel receives an announced visit, where an inspector tours the property and looks for more than 200 different attributes (cleanliness of the property, rooms, etc., room products (beds, linens, bathrooms, etc.) In addition, an anonymous inspector visits the property for a two-night stay, during which they will test the experience of the service throughout the property (breakfast, room service, fitness center, concierge, etc.), as well as the facilities. Each Five Star hotel receives two unannounced two-night inspections. We do not poll for our ratings, and we pay for our own inspections. We began in January and completed inspections in October. We don’t inspect a property until it has been open for at least six months.
Most Luxurious Hotel
Tower Suites at Wynn Las Vegas
Located within the Wynn Las Vegas, Tower Suites offers the ultimate VIP welcome. It is the only Vegas resort with privileges that begin inside the airport before guests are whisked to their stay in a Phantom Rolls Royce (Tower Suites claims the largest fleet in North America). Expansive rooms, plush beds, flat-screen TVs in poolside cabanas, public areas dripping with fresh flowers: simply luxury.
Most Romantic Resort
Fireplaces, canopy and sleigh beds, soaring cathedral ceilings and views of Sierra Nevada peaks make the tucked-away Chateau du Sureau a one of a kind romantic hideaway. At the castle-like, 10-room inn there are no front desks or check-in formalities. But the restaurant, spa and recreational facilities set throughout a meticulously manicured property ensure a stay will seem to end too soon.
Top Beach Resort
The Four Seasons Hualalai illuminates the best of Hawaii’s natural allure: from the open-air lobby with bright floral arrangements to the guest bungalows carved into the black lava earth with ocean views (some have outdoor showers). Two outdoor pools offer visitors a choice of lounging in private tiki huts or white-tented cabanas. Either way, staff dotes on guests’ every poolside request.
Best Room Amenities
The guest rooms in this old-Hollywood throwback that opened in 2008 offer a grown-up refuge in the heart of Beverly Hills. With flat-screen TVs, mosaic-tiled marble bathrooms and gentleman’s valets near the door to dump pocket change or keys, the Spanish Colonial-style hotel is a thoughtful newcomer. Most impressively, when guests lay their heads down at night, it’s on customized pillows embroidered with their initials.
Best Beds
The most telling signs of prized hotel rooms are often beds. In a classic building near the San Francisco Museum of Art, the St. Regis offers plush beds with crisp Pratesi linens for guests to sink into. For additional pampering, the hotel features rainfall showers, an in-house Remede Spa and, when leaving the contemporary hideout, the staff will drive guests around in a Bentley.
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