TOP 20 Europe
TOP 10 Africa
Readers’ Choice Platinum List
SUMMER2013
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1. TheBalmoral
, Edinburgh, Scotland
2. FourSeasonsHotel GeorgeV
, Paris
3. TheRitzLondon
4. FourSeasonsHotelMilano
,
Italy
5. TheSavoy
, London
6. TheSt. RegisRome
7. TheDorchester
, London
8.Hotel Cipriani
, Venice,
Italy
9. DromolandCastleHotel
,
County Clare, Ireland
10.Hotel deCrillon
, Paris
11. ParkHyatt Paris-Vendôme
12. TheGritti Palace
, Venice, Italy
13. TheDolderGrand
, Zurich
14. LeChateauLesCrayeres
,
Reims, France
15. FourSeasonsHotel Prague
16. PalaceLuzern
, Lucerne, Switzerland
17.Hotel Splendido
, Portofino, Italy
18. TheLangham
, London
19. TurnberryResort, ALuxuryCollection
Resort
, Ayrshire, Scotland
20. FourSeasonsHotel Istanbul at
Sultanahmet
LIQUIDASSETS
TheBalmoral
WhileScotlandtalkssecession,The
Balmoralhasalreadyseparated itself
fromtheU.K.—nottomentionthecon-
tinental—pack.How?Bywavingthe
nationalflagwithout losing itscool.
ThenewScottishAfternoonTea fea-
tures localBlairgowriebeefandScot-
tishsmoked-salmonsandwichesand
Dundeecakes.Onthecoolside, thenew
cocktail tastingmenu ismodeledon
Michelinmenus, featuringfourseason-
allychangingcoursesofdrinks,appro-
priatelyportionedandpairedtoan
amusebouche.
thebalmoralhotel.com
TASTEOF PLACE
CapeGrace
Lastyear,32CapeTownrestaurants, coeeshops, anddelispar-
ticipated in theMasterof theTradeRoutesCulinaryChallenge,
wonbyexecutivechefMalikavanReenenofSignal restaurantat
theCapeGrace forherbobotie-spicedspringbok loin.Herupscale
CapeMalay-influenceddishesnowaccentaseriesofmonthly
summerdinners featuringregionalvintners.
capegrace.com
PIED-À-TERRE
Four SeasonsHotel GeorgeV
Theboom in luxuryhotels inParis
hascreatedaroomrace forbestEi-
elTowerviews.Nottobeoutdone,
thenewpenthouseattheFour
SeasonsHotelGeorgeVspansa
bathroomwithan infinity tub, a
barstackedwithantiquebooks, a
wintergarden, and,biensur, two
balconiesoverlooking the iconic
tower.
fourseasons.com/paris
1. CapeGrace
, Cape Town, SouthAfrica
2. Four SeasonsHotel Cairoat
NilePlaza
, Egypt
3. EmiratesPalace
, UnitedArabEmirates
4. LaMamounia
,Marrakech,Morocco
5. FairmontMount KenyaSafari Club
,
Nanyuki, Kenya
6. Taj CapeTown
, SouthAfrica
7.MaraSerenaSafari Lodge
,
Nairobi, Kenya
8. RoyalMalewane
, SouthAfrica
9. One&OnlyCapeTown
, SouthAfrica
10. KirawiraTentedCamp
, Tanzania
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