NEW YORK, NEW YORK – July 9, 2024: Preferred Hotels and Resorts, the world’s largest independent hotel brand – is proud to celebrate 53 member hotels within its global portfolio that have been recognized with more than 65 awards in the Travel + Leisure 2024 World’s Best Awards. Now in its 29th year, the annual awards pay tribute to the top hotels, islands, cities, cruise lines, airlines, spas, and more around the globe, as voted by the outlet’s readership of discerning travelers.
Serving as the leading barometer of the places and companies that satisfy the most passionate travelers worldwide, this year’s awards recognized Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ collection of luxury, independent properties with top honors, including five member hotels named to the “100 Best Hotels in the World” list, two partner hotel collections spotlighted among the “25 Best Hotel Brands in the World” – and more than 30 member properties recognized with “top 5” rankings across destination-specific categories, including six coveted #1 spots.
The full list of Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ winners named to the 2024 World’s Best Awards include:
25 BEST HOTEL BRANDS IN THE WORLD
- The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts (#3)
- Montage Hotels & Resorts (#12)
100 BEST HOTELS IN THE WORLD
THE WORLD’S BEST HOTELS – THE AMERICAS/CARIBBEAN
- The Eliot Hotel – Boston, Massachusetts (#4 - Best Boston City Hotels)
- Farmhouse Inn – Forestville, California (#9 - Best Continental U.S. Inns)
- Garza Blanca Resort & Spa Los Cabos - A Tafer Resort – Los Cabos, Mexico (#14 - Best Mexico Resorts)
- Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa Casino – Henderson, Nevada (#7 - Best Resorts in the West)
- Grand Velas Riviera Maya – Playa del Carmen, Mexico (#24 - Best Mexico Resorts)
- Half Moon – Montego Bay, Jamaica (#18 - Best Caribbean Resorts)
- Hotel Bennett – Charleston, South Carolina (#5 - Best Charleston Hotels)
- Hotel Xcaret Arte – Playa del Carmen, Mexico (#7 - Best Mexico Resorts)
- Hotel Xcaret Mexico – Cancun, Mexico (#3 - Best Mexico Resorts)
- The Houstonian Hotel Club & Spa – Houston, Texas (#4 - Best Texas Resorts)
- Inn at Perry Cabin – St. Michaels, Maryland (#2 - Best Mid-Atlantic Resorts)
- Inn by the Sea – Cape Elizabeth, Maine (#6 - Best New England Resorts)
- The Lancaster Hotel – Houston, Texas (#1 - Best Houston City Hotels; #2 - Best Continental U.S. City Hotels; #90 - Best Hotels in the World)
- Montage Big Sky – Big Sky, Montana (#5 - Best Montana Resorts)
- Montage Deer Valley – Park City, Utah (#8 - Best Utah Resorts)
- Montage Healdsburg – Healdsburg, California (#4 - Best California Resorts)
- Montage Kapalua Bay – Maui Lahaina, Hawaii (#5 - Best Hawaii Resorts)
- Montage Los Cabos – Los Cabos, Mexico (#17 - Best Mexico Resorts)
- Montage Palmetto Bluff – Bluffton, South Carolina (#2 - Best South Carolina Resorts)
- Nemacolin – Farmington, Pennsylvania (#6 - Best Mid-Atlantic Resorts)
- The Palms Hotel & Spa – Miami Beach, Florida (#5 - Best Greater Miami Resorts)
- Pendry Chicago – Chicago, Illinois (#8 - Best Chicago Hotels)
- Pendry Manhattan West – New York, New York (#5 - Best New York City Hotels)
- Pendry Newport Beach– Newport Beach, California (#1 - Best Continental U.S. City Hotels; #8 - Best Hotels in the World)
- Pendry Park City – Park City, Utah (#10 - Best Utah Resorts)
- Pendry San Diego – San Diego, California (#1 - Best San Diego City Hotels)
- Pendry West Hollywood – West Hollywood, California (#15 - Best Greater Los Angeles Hotels)
- The Post Oak Hotel at Uptown Houston – Houston, Texas (#4 - Best Houston City Hotels)
- The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort – Kiawah Island, South Carolina (#3 - Best South Carolina Resorts)
- Shutters on the Beach – Santa Monica, California (#8 - Best Greater Los Angeles Hotels)
- Surf & Sand Resort – Laguna Beach, California (#8 - Best California Resorts)
- Virgin Hotels New York – New York, New York (#1 - Best New York City Hotels; #8 - Best Continental U.S. City Hotels)
- The Wall Street Hotel – New York, New York (#9 - Best New York City Hotels)
- The Windsor Court – New Orleans, Louisiana (#3 - Best New Orleans City Hotels)
- Wynn Las Vegas – Las Vegas, Nevada (#2 - Best Las Vegas Hotels)
- Wynn Las Vegas Encore – Las Vegas, Nevada (#4 - Best Las Vegas Hotels)
- The Alfond Inn – Winter Park, Florida (#8 - Best Florida Resorts)
- Aurora Anguilla Resort & Golf Club – Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla (#23 - Best Caribbean Resorts)
- Baccarat Hotel New York – New York, New York (#11 - Best New York City Hotels)
- Boston Harbor Hotel – Boston, Massachusetts (#9 - Best Boston City Hotels)
- Brenton Hotel – Newport, Rhode Island (#5 - Best New England Resorts)
- The Broadmoor – Colorado Springs, Colorado (#9 - Best Colorado Resorts)
- The Brush Creek Luxury Ranch Collection – Saratoga, Wyoming (#1 - Best Wyoming Resorts)
- Condado Vanderbilt Hotel – San Juan, Puerto Rico (#5 - Best Puerto Rico Resorts)
- The Dupont Circle Hotel – Washington, D.C. (#4 - Best Washington D.C. Hotels)
- Edgewood Tahoe Resort – Lake Tahoe, Nevada (#2 - Best Resorts in the West)
- XV Beacon – Boston, Massachusetts (#8 - Best Boston City Hotels)
THE WORLD’S BEST HOTELS – EUROPE/MIDDLE EAST/AFRICA
THE WORLD’S BEST HOTELS – ASIA/PACIFIC
- The Leela Palace Bengaluru – Bengaluru, India (#1 - Best India City Hotels; #4 - Best Asia City Hotels; #36 - Best Hotels in the World)
- The Leela Palace New Delhi – New Delhi, India (#3 - Best India City Hotels; #9 - Best Asia City Hotels; #62 - Best Hotels in the World)
- The Leela Palace Udaipur – Udaipur, India (#7 - Best India Resorts; #19 - Best Asia Resorts; #65 - Best Hotels in the World)
The 2024 World’s Best Awards will be featured in the August 2024 issue of Travel + Leisure. To explore or book stays at any of the award winners represented by Preferred Hotels & Resorts, visit PreferredHotels.com/2024WorldsBest.
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