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These properties scored the highest in Travel + Leisure’s most recent World’s Best Awards survey.

Athul Prasad

Sometimes a hotel is so special that it becomes a destination in its own right.

Drone view of the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi

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Rooftop dining and courtyard Four Seasons Istanbul Sultanahmet

Exterior view of Le Jardin de Russie at Hotel de Russie in Rome, Italy

A luxury tented camp in Costa Rica

Drone view of the Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi

Credit:Athul Prasad

Exterior of the Etereo hotel, seen from a wooden walkway

Courtesy of Etéreo, Auberge Resorts Collection

View from a hotel terrace at the Montage Los Cabos

Christian Horan/Courtesy of Montage Los Cabos

Pair of photos from Kokomo Private Island, showing the beach and a villa deck

Sean Fennessy

Indoor pool at the Four Seasons Istanbul at the Bosphorus

Courtesy of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

Guest room at the Six Senses Douro Valley Resort

Courtesy of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas

White walled hotel terrace in Santorini, Greece

Courtesy of Grace Hotel, Auberge Resorts Collection

A lanai with a fire pit at the Ritz Carlton Maui hotel

Courtesy of The Ritz-Carlton Maui, Kapalua

Pair of photos from Nayara Tented Camp, one showing an exterior, and one showing a guest bed

Charissa Fay

Guest room at Little Nell resort in Aspen

Courtesy of The Little Nell

Exterior of the White Barn Inn

Courtesy of White Barn Inn, Auberge Resorts Collection