The “Best Hotel of World” turned into be built by a pope and was regularly visited with the aid of one of the most popular, Italy’s very well-known opera composers. Napoleon Bonaparte and Winston Churchill have stayed and walked through the grounds. Passalacqua, you could say, was always destined for big things. Let’s find the world’s best hotels for great travel experiences.
On 19 September in London on the inaugural of Best Hotel of World – World’s 50 Best Hotels, the inn on Lake Como was named at the top of the list. The judges – a crew of industry professionals – selected to go with this 24-suite own family-owned assets instead of one run by a major brand.
There are thousands of luxury hotels across the globe but only one Passalacqua. It feels almost redundant to refer to it as a hotel because it’s so much more. It pays homage to another time and place, and – through an extraordinary, indulgent voyage – takes you there.
Silvio Vettorello, general manager, attributes the win to three unique attributes. “Meraviglia [amazement]: that sense of awe you feel in a place that is everything you imagined and yet still manages to amaze and astonish you. Storia [history]: the history of an 18th-century mansion that – even with echoes of a past era – makes you so easily feel at home. And famiglia [family] – in every sense, but particularly one that comprises the 100 incredible humans that every day go above and beyond to make magic for our guests, making sure every dream comes true – theirs and ours.”
“Our heartfelt congratulations go out to each and every hotel on the list, and we hope this list inspires travel lovers to book somewhere truly spectacular for their next trip.”
The Best Hotel of World list is decided by the World’s 50 Best Hotel Academy, which is made up of 580 hotel industry experts, including hoteliers and travel journalists, from across the globe.
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The 50 Best Hotels of the World: Full list
1. Passalacqua (Moltrasio, Italy)
2. Rosewood Hong Kong
3. Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River
4. The Upper House (Hong Kong)
5. Aman Tokyo
6. La Mamounia (Marrakech, Morocco)
7. Soneva Fushi (Maldives)
8. One&Only Mandarina (Puerto Vallarta, Mexico)
9. Four Seasons Firenze (Florence, Italy)
10. Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
11. Capella Bangkok
12. The Calile (Brisbane, Australia)
13. Chablé Yucatán (Chocholá, Mexico)
14. Aman Venice
15. Singita Lodges (Kruger National Park, South Africa)
16. Claridge’s (London)
17. Raffles Singapore
18. Nihi Sumba (Wanokaka, Indonesia)
19. Hotel Esencia (Tulum, Mexico)
20. Le Sirenuse (Positano, Italy)
21. Borgo Egnazia (Savelletri, Italy)
22. The Connaught (London)
23. Royal Mansour (Marrakech)
24. Four Seasons Madrid
25. Aman New York
26. The Maybourne Riviera (Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France)
27. Rosewood São Paulo (São Paulo, Brazil)
28. Capella Singapore
29. Le Bristol Paris
30. Park Hyatt Kyoto (Kyoto, Japan)
31. La Réserve (Paris)
32. Gleneagles (Auchterarder, Scotland)
33. Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc (Antibes, France)
34. Cheval Blanc Paris
35. Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens
36. Soneva Jani (Maldives)
37. The Newt in Somerset (Bruton, United Kingdom)
38. Amangalla (Sri Lanka)
39. Hoshinoya Tokyo
40. Desa Potato Head (Seminyak, Bali)
41. Eden Rock (St. Barths)
42. The Siam (Bangkok)
43. Badrutt’s Palace (St. Moritz, Switzerland)
44. Atlantis The Royal (Dubai)
45. The Oberoi Amarvilas (Agra, India)
46. NoMad London
47. The Savoy (London)
48. Equinox New York
49. Six Senses Ibiza (Balearic Islands, Spain)
50. Hôtel de Crillon (Paris)
