Tuesday, July 17, 2012

World's Best Hotels 2012

No. 1 Singita Grumeti Reserves

Serengeti National Park, Tanzania
Score: 98.25

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Pioneering Singita has done it once more with the new Singita discover, a mobile safari camp that's the newest adding up to the company's 340,000-acre concession in Tanzania's imposing Serengeti.

No. 2 Triple Creek Ranch

Darby, MT
Score: 98.22

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Triple Creek is a service-driven, adults-only possession in Montana’s Bitterroot Mountains. The 40-acre scenery has 23 plush log cabins, each ready with wood-burning fireplaces, hot tubs, unique oil paintings and statuettes, and fit-for-a-rancher quill beds topped with nearby woven woolens.

No. 3 Southern Ocean Lodge

Kangaroo Island, Australia
Score: 97.87

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On a sparsely inhabited island 30 minutes by plane from Adelaide sits this lodge, which is modern in design and green in approach. The 21 roomy suites have mineral floors, locals' artwork, and outdoor terraces.

No. 4 Oberoi Udaivilas

Udaipur, India
Score: 97.50

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This palatial, 30-acre property, situated in central Rajasthan, presides over the banks of Lake Pichola, preserving the charm of a past era through a definitely Mewari lens.

No. 5 Discovery Shores

Boracay, Philippines
Score: 96.77

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Barefoot elegance is unquestionably the vibe on this miniature island, where the 2 and a half-mile stretch acknowledged as White Beach is often singled out for being the softest in the world.

No. 6 Nayara Hotel, Spa & Gardens

La Fortuna de San Carlos, Costa Rica
Score: 96.36



Tucked gone towards the base of the still-active Arenal Volcano, Nayara could very well be careful the description of oasis.

No. 7 Singita Kruger National Park

South Africa
Score: 96.33

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Singita has become the gold normal of the expedition industry, and it's easy to see why at these two lodges in a 33,000-acre indulgence in Kruger National Park.

No. 8 Palacio Duhau - Park Hyatt

Buenos Aires
Score: 96.13

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This Park Hyatt feels like two hotels in one. The original 23-room mansion, built in 1934 by French draftsman Leon Dourge, define Belle Epoque elegance: elaborate ironwork, glass chandeliers, and Persian rugs.

No. 9 Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge

Arusha, Tanzania
 Score: 95.85

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Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge's perch on the eastern rim of the crater offers some of the best access to game presentation on the crater floor.

No. 10 Singita Sabi Sand

Kruger National Park Area, South Africa
Score: 95.74

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South Africa's most luxe safari skill waits in the Sabi Sands keep bordering Kruger National Park. Service could not be more forthcoming or tailored—butlers retain information your coffee first choice, pre-preparing mugs for your morning game drives.

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