The Peninsula Hong Kong
tomake surewhat they’regoing toget is
going tobegood.”
CelebratedLiving
readersarequite
confidentof theirEuropean favorite,
again the
FOURSEASONSGEORGEV, PARIS
,
nowundergoingasoft remodel by famed
French interiordesignerPierreYvesRo-
chon.AnothernearbyA-lister, the
RITZ
PARIS
trumpets itsstaff, offeringcocktail
classeswithHemingwayBar tenderand
authorColinField everySaturdayand
installing a dinner table in the two-
Michelin-starredkitchenof executive
chefMichelRoth.The
PARK HYATT PARIS-
VENDÔME
furnishes itsnewapartment-
likeAmbassador Suitewithafireplace
anda rain shower, and the entireprop-
erty is scentedwith a custom aroma
designed toprovide “a sense ofwhere
youare,” saysHyatt’sDowell, “that’s
understatedand subtle.”
Aftera three-yearrenovation,
THESAVOY
inLondonvaultedonto the list, expand-
ingupon itshistoric foundation to in-
clude remodeled riverfront suites, a
reopenedSavoyGrill under thedirection
of chefGordonRamsay, anda “Green
Butler” chargedwitheco-oversight.
AsLondonprimps fornextyear’s
Olympics,Asia’seconomicboomcontin-
ues to resound inculturallyproudhotels.
THEPENINSULAHONGKONG
justdebutednew
programsspanninghistoryandcontem-
porary culture, fromavisit toa 13th-
centuryTangclanhome toaprivate tour
of thegallerydistrict.The135-year-old
MANDARINORIENTAL, BANGKOK
just completed
a renovationof its lobby,maintaining its
heritagechandelierswhileupdating fur-
nishings.And Indonesia’s
AMANDARI
now
offers treatments involvingaconsultation
witha localBalinesehealer.
Again the favoriteDownUnder,
FOUR
SEASONSHOTEL SYDNEY
justunveiled four
high-endsuites, twoof them featuring
viewsof iconicOperaHouseandHarbour
Bridge inquarters that evokeaNewYork
pied-à-terrecirca1930with featuressuch
as four-posterbeds,Romanblinds, and
parquetfloors. Its rival, the
PARKHYATT
SYDNEY
, iscurrentlyclosed foraseven-
month rehab, set todebut in late fallwith
rooftopsuites framingwaterfrontviews.
Location leads inAfrica, too,where top
hotel
CAPEGRACE
nowoffersprivaterooftop
dinnerswithpanoramicviewsofTable
Mountain, andnew-to-the-survey
TAJ CAPE
TOWN
debuteda two-storysuitewitha
wraparoundroof terrace.
Business travelers again rank their
favorites forefficiencyplus localflair.The
PARKHYATTCHICAGO
just remodeledNoMI
Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris
Top10Europe
1. Four SeasonsHotel GeorgeV, Paris
(800) 332-3442, fourseasons.com/paris
2. Hotel RitzParis
011-33-1-43-16-30-30, ritzparis.com
3. TheBalmoral, Edinburgh, Scotland
011-44-131-556-2414,
thebalmoralhotel.com
4. TheSavoy, London
(800) 257-7544, fairmont.com/savoy
5. TheDorchester, London
(800) 650-1842, thedorchester.com
6. TheRitz London
(877) 748-9536,
7. St. RegisRome
011-39-06-47091, stregis.com
8. Hotel Cipriani, Venice
(800) 237-1236, hotelcipriani.com
9. Four SeasonsHotelMilano,Milan
011-39-02-77088,
fourseasons.com/milan
10. ParkHyatt Paris-Vendôme, Paris
(877) 875-4658,
paris.vendome.hyatt.com
Top 5Africa
1. CapeGrace, CapeTown, SouthAfrica
(800) 745-8883, capegrace.com
2. FairmontMount KenyaSafari Club,
Nanyuki, Kenya
(800) 257-7544,
fairmont.com/kenyasafariclub
3. Taj CapeTown, SouthAfrica
(866) 969-1825, tajhotels.com/capetown
4. LaMamounia,Marrakech,Morocco
011-212-524-388-600,mamounia.com
5. TheTableBayHotel, CapeTown,
SouthAfrica
011-27-21-406-5000,
suninternational.com
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