Condé Nast Traveller names best hotels for 2013

Editors of Condé Nast Traveller UK have released their picks for the best hotels of 2013, choosing properties across categories such as best beach, wilderness, design, city and country hotels.

Here’s the full list of CN Traveller’s 25 Best Hotels for 2013

BEST BEACH HOTELS:

Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali
Uxua Casa Hotel, Trancoso, Brazil
Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives
Soho Beach House, Miami
La Sirenuse, Positano, Italy

BEST WILDERNESS HOTELS:

The Walig Hut, Gsteig, Switzerland
Four Seasons Tented Camp, Golden Triangle, Thailand
Adrère Amellal, Siwa, Egypt
Tassia Lodge, Lekurruki Community Ranch, Kenya
Shakti 360° Leti, Uttarakhand, India

BEST CITY HOTELS:

Hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole, Hanoi
Dwarika’s Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal
Le Pavillon de la Reine, Paris
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
The Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BEST COUNTRY HOTELS:

Oustau de Baumanière, France
Hambleton Hall, Rutland, England
The Point, New York State
Otahuna Lodge, South Island, New Zealand
Miyamasou, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

BEST DESIGN HOTELS:

Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Playa Vik José Ignacio, Uruguay
Hegia, Hazparne, France
Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia
The Upper House, Hong Kong