Travel + Leisure have released their 7th annual list of The 500 Very Best Hotels in the World.  Here is the top 25 of this years class.  This is the most comprehensive annual list, compiling everything from the Four-Seasons to log cabins in Montana and the South African wildlife reserves.  Travel + Leisure go to painstaking efforts to re-vamp and fairly rate their catalogue every year.  For more go to Travel + Leisure’s website for the entire list and slideshow.

1. Singita Sabi Sand - Kruger National Park Area, South Africa
2. Oberoi Rajvilas – Jaipur, India
3. Fairmont Mara Safari Club – Masai Mara, Kenya
4. Oberoi Udaivilas – Udaipur, India
5. Triple Creek Ranch – Darby, Montana
6. Oberoi Amarvilas – Agra, India
7. Kirawira Camp – Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
8. Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve, Kruger National Park Area, South Africa
9. Tortilis Camp – Amboseli National Park, Kenya
10. Domaine des Hauts de Loire – Loire Valley, France
11. Alvear Palace Hotel – Buenos Aires, Argentina
12. Little Palm Island Resort & Spa – Little Torch Key, Florida
13. Hotel Bel-Air – Los Angeles, California
14. The Oriental – Bangkok, Thailand
15. Four Seasons Resort Lana’i, The Lodge at Koele – Hawaii
16. Kichwa Tembo – Masai Mara, Kenya
17. Peninsula Bangkok – Thailand
18. Taj Lake Palace – Udaipur, India
19. Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai – Thailand
20. Peninsula Bevery Hills – Los Angeles, California
21. Hotel Hassler – Rome, Italy
22. Cape Grace – Cape Town, South Africa
23. Peninsula Hong Kong – China
24. Voyages Lizard Island – Great Barrier Reef, Australia
25. Treetops Lodge and Estate – Rotorua, New Zealand