Capella Hotels and Resorts:  Travel+Leisure’s Best Hotel Brand for 4 years in a row

For the third year in a row, Capella Hotels and Resorts has been honoured as the Best Hotel Brand in the world by the esteemed Travel+Leisure World's Best Awards. Numerous Capella properties also received awards, including Capella Sydney–which T+L named as the #1 City Hotel for Australia and New Zealand. Meanwhile, Capella Hanoi was named Asia’s Leading Luxury Hotel by the World Travel Awards.

These accolades, along with other awards for many of Capella’s remarkable properties, are a reflection of the votes cast by readers in the travel industry’s most reliable rankings, showcasing Capella’s exceptional commitment to luxury hospitality across its global locations. From Asia to Oceania, Capella’s exceptional hotels have garnered widespread acclaim and awards this year, promising even more stunning destinations and luxurious getaways on the horizon!

The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts recognised as India’s finest

Ranked the No. 2 Hotel Brand in the World in the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2026, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts celebrates four decades of true Indian luxury.

Across its award-winning luxury hotels and resorts in India, from the lakefront palaces of Udaipur to the grandeur of Jaipur, New Delhi and Mumbai, every stay brings together distinctive architecture, local culture and gracious, intuitive service.

Rooted in Atithi Devo Bhava, The Leela reimagines India’s rich heritage through palatial stays, destination dining, restorative wellness and thoughtful experiences. As part of GHA DISCOVERY, members can explore this celebrated collection while earning and spending D$ and enjoying member benefits on eligible stays.

Bask in the luxury at award-winning Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts

Known worldwide for curating an incredible guest experience around the Pacific (and beyond), Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts are famous for gracious and genuine hospitality, delivering personalised and thoughtful experiences with intuitive and sincere service from the heart. 

This sincerity and trustworthiness have been well recognised this year across major hotel awards, including Travel+Leisure Asia, which named Pan Pacific Hotels and Resorts as the #8 Favourite Brand across Asia Pacific. As the accolades keep rolling in, consider these understated hotels at the top of your 2025-2026 must-stay list for a genuinely luxurious experience.

Design your own journey in the storied worlds of Minor Hotels

As purveyor of some of GHA DISCOVERY’s best-loved brands—including Anantara (ranked No. 5 by T+L World’s Best Hotel Brand in 2026), Avani and NH Collection–Minor Hotels delivers opportunities for relaxation and adventure all over the globe. Sleep among the elephants in the Golden Triangle. Wander through the terraced lemon groves of Amalfi. Or surf the best waves in Bali. The brands of Minor await you in the world’s dreamiest locations.

This year, Minor Hotels across many brands swept major awards worldwide—including (but not limited to) Conde Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards, Travel+Leisure Awards, World Travel Awards, Tripadvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards and Forbes Star Guide. Celebrate these impressive milestones with us, even as you peruse the enticing listings for your next holiday abroad. With Minor, you know you’ll stay with the best, and let GHA DISCOVERY reward you for doing so.

Immerse yourself in Kempinski’s heritage, craftsmanship and grace

Opulence reigns supreme in Europe’s oldest international luxury hotel group! With properties spanning from Asia to Europe and beyond, this prestigious brand dazzles with exceptional service that has earned it a multitude of awards over the years, and 2025 is no exception.

In celebration of this year’s remarkable honours, explore just a sampling of all that Kempinski hotels and resorts have to offer. From majestic mountainsides to blissful beaches and pulsing urban districts, come experience the allure of Kempinski, where every stay is a glorious escape into luxury!

Travel+Leisure Awards 2026: World’s Best Hotel Brands

• Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas
• Capella Hotels & Resorts
• The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts

Travel+Leisure Awards 2026: World’s Best Hotels, Resorts & Spas

• Almanac Barcelona
• Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort
• Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam
• Anantara Layan Phuket Resort
• Capella Bangkok
• Capella Singapore
• Capella Sydney
• Capella Ubud, Bali
• Elewana Serengeti Migration Camp
• Elewana The Manor at Ngorongoro
• Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
• Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
• Patina Osaka
• Pulitzer Amsterdam by Lore Group
• Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort
• The Dupont Circle by The Doyle Collection
• The Leela Palace Jaipur
• The Leela Palace New Delhi
• The Leela Palace Udaipur
• The Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel by Anantara
• The Westbury by The Doyle Collection
• Viceroy Snowmass 

Travel+Leisure Awards 2026: 500 List

• Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel
• Anantara Hoi An Resort
• Anantara Kalutara Resort
• Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
• Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel
• Anantara Peace Haven Tangalle Resort
• Anantara Quy Nhon Villas
• Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort
• Kilindi Zanzibar, part of the Elewana Collection
• Nay Palad Hideaway, proud member of The Set
• Tivoli Mofarrej São Paulo Hotel 

Condé Nast Traveller Triple Crown Winners 2026

• Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort
• Anantara Chiang Mai Resort
• Capella Bangkok
• Corinthia London
• Gallery Hotel Art by Lungarno Collection
• Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin
• Hotel Lungarno by Lungarno Collection
• NUO Hotel Beijing 
• Pan Pacific Whistler Village Centre
• Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort
• The Leela Palace New Delhi
• The Siam, proud member of The Set
• Viceroy Santa Monica
• Viceroy Snowmass

Condé Nast Traveller: 2026 Hot List

• Capella Taipei
• Corinthia Rome

Condé Nast Traveller: 2026 Gold List

• Capella Singapore
• Nay Palad Hideaway, proud member of The Set

Forbes Star Awards 2026*

_{*NOTE: All stars listed are for the hotel itself, unless otherwise noted. Hotels receiving stars for the spa are indicated separately.}

• Anantara Angkor Resort, 4-Star
• Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas, Recommended
• Anantara New York Palace Budapest Hotel, Recommended
• Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel, 4-Star
• Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort, 4-Star
• Andronis Arcadia, Recommended
• Andronis Luxury Suites, 5-Star
• Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, Recommended
• Capella Bangkok, 5-Star
• Capella Hanoi, 5-Star
• Capella Shanghai, Jian Ye Li, 5-Star
• Capella Singapore, 5-Star
• Capella Singapore, 5-Star (spa)
• Capella Sydney, 4-Star
• Capella Ubud, Bali, 4-Star
• Çırağan Palace Kempinski Istanbul, 5-Star
• Corinthia Budapest, Recommended
• Corinthia Lisbon, Recommended
• Corinthia London, 4-Star
• Corinthia Palace Malta, 4-Star
• Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin, 4-Star
• Hotel Café Royal, proud member of The Set, 4-Star
• Hotel Lungarno by Lungarno Collection, 4-Star
• Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski Munich, 4-Star 
• JA Manafaru, Recommended
• Kempinski Hotel Cancun, 4-Star
• Kempinski Hotel Corvinus Budapest, 4-Star
• Kempinski Hotel Mall of the Emirates Dubai, 4-Star
• Kempinski Hotel San Lawrenz Gozo Malta, Recommended
• Kempinski Palace Engelberg, 4-Star
• Marco Polo Hongkong Hotel, Recommended
• Marco Polo Ortigas, 4-Star
• Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl-Doha, Recommended
• NH Collection, Prague Carlo IV, Recommended
• Niccolo Chengdu, 4-Star
• Pan Pacific Jakarta, Recommended
• Pan Pacific London, 5-Star
• Pan Pacific Singapore, Recommended
• Portrait Firenze by Lungarno Collection, 5-Star
• Portrait Milano by Lungarno Collection, 4-Star
• Portrait Roma by Lungarno Collection, 4-Star
• Pulitzer Amsterdam by Lore Group, Recommended
• Saadiyat Rotana Resort & Villas, Recommended
• Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, 4-Star
• Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok, 4-Star (spa)
• Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort, Recommended
• The Capitol Kempinski Hotel SIngapore, Recommended
• The Dupont Circle by The Doyle Collection, Recommended
• The Kensington by The Doyle Collection, 4-Star
• The Leela Mumbai, Recommended
• The Murray, Hong Kong, A Niccolo Hotel, 4-Star
• The Residence Zanzibar, Recommended
• The Sukhothai Bangkok, 4-Star
• The Sukhothai Shanghai, 4-Star
• The Surrey, A Corinthia Hotel New York, 4-Star
• The Westbury by The Doyle Collection, Recommended
• Viceroy Chicago, Recommended
• Viceroy Los Cabos, Recommended
• Viceroy Riviera Maya, 4-Star
• Viceroy Riviera Maya, 4-Star (spa)
• Viceroy Santa Monica, Recommended

Tripadvisor: Travelers’ Choice Best of the Best 2026

• Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara
• Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort
• Anantara Santorini Abu Dhabi Retreat
• Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel
• Anantara Veli Maldives Resort
• Avani+ Palm View Dubai Hotel & Suites
• Capella Singapore
• Kempinski Hotel Hangzhou
• Kempinski Hotel Ishtar Dead Sea
• Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay
• Lanson Place Parliament Gardens, Melbourne
• OUTRIGGER Maldives Maafushivaru Resort
• Pan Pacific Singapore
• PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering, Singapore
• The Murray, Hong Kong, a Niccolo Hotel
• The Residence Douz
• The Sukhothai Bangkok
• The Westbury by The Doyle Collection

MICHELIN Guide 2025: Keys

• Andronis Boutique Hotel (One Key)
• Corinthia London (Two Keys)
• Hotel Lungarno (One Key)
• Portrait Milano by Lungarno Collection (Two Keys)
• Portrait Roma by Lungarno Collection (One Key)
• Riggs Washington DC (One Key)
• The Dupont Circle (One Key)
• The Leela Palace Chennai (One Key)
• The Leela Palace Jaipur (Two Keys)
• The Leela Palace New Delhi (Two Keys)
• The Murray, Hong Kong, A Niccolo Hotel (One Key)
• The Siam, proud member of The Set (Three Keys)
• The Sukkothai Bangkok (Two Keys)
• The Sukkothai Shanghai (One Key)
• Viceroy Chicago (One Key)

Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Choice Awards 2025

• Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort
• Anantara Angkor Resort
• Anantara Chiang Mai Resort
• Anantara Convento di Amalfi Grand Hotel
• Anantara Desaru Coast Resort & Villas
• Anantara Golden Triangle Elephant Camp & Resort
• Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam
• Anantara Hua Hin Resort
• Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas
• Anantara Koh Yao Yai Resort & Villas
• Anantara Palais Hansen Vienna Hotel
• Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel
• Anantara Palazzo Naiadi Rome Hotel
• Anantara Plaza Nice Hotel
• Anantara Quy Nhon Villas Quy Nhon
• Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort
• Anantara Riverside Bangkok Resort
• Anantara Sir Bani Yas Island Resorts
• Anantara The Marker Dublin Hotel
• Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort
• Anantara Ubud Bali Resort
• Anantara Uluwatu Bali Resort
• Anantara Villa Padierna Palace Resort
• Capella Bangkok
• Capella Singapore
• Capella Sydney
• Çırağan Palace Kempinski İstanbul
• Corinthia London
• Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai
• Hotel Café Royal, proud member of The Set
• JA Beach Hotel
• JA Hatta Fort
• JA Manafaru
• Kempinski Hotel Cancún
• Kempinski Hotel Muscat
• Niccolo Chengdu
• Qasr al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara
• Santiburi Koh Samui
• Sea Containers London
• Sugar Beach, a Viceroy Resort
• The Bloomsbury
• The David Kempinski Tel Aviv
• The Kensington
• The Leela Kovalam, A Raviz Hotel
• The Leela Palace Chennai
• The Leela Palace Jaipur
• The Leela Palace New Delhi
• The Leela Palace Udaipur
• The Royal Livingstone Victoria Falls Zambia Hotel by Anantara
• The Siam, proud member of The Set
• The Sukhothai Shanghai
• The Westbury
• Viceroy Los Cabos