Ultra-Luxury Forbes Five-Star Hotels

Forbes Travel Guide's Five-Star rating is the most rigorous global hotel accreditation. Anonymous inspectors stay multiple nights, score against ~900 standards covering service, design, and amenities, and the rating is recalibrated annually. Roughly 1-2% of hotels rated qualify. The properties below

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Inclusion is binary: properties on Forbes Travel Guide's current Five-Star list. We don't second-guess the inspectors. Properties dropped to Four-Star or Recommended come off the list until they regain Five-Star.

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For travelers who want a credentialed shortlist filtered to the very top tier of operational quality globally. Most useful when comparing properties across countries where local reputation can be misleading and you want a single comparable global standard.

Top-Rated Properties

All Properties by Region

Africa (1)

The Cape Town EDITION — 9.1/10 · Cape Town

Asia (48)

Shangri-La Qingdao — 9.8/10 · Qingdao
The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong — 9.8/10 · Hong Kong
Capella Singapore — 9.8/10 · Singapore
Mandarin Oriental, Beijing — 9.8/10 · Beijing
Sindhorn Kempinski Hotel Bangkok — 9.7/10 · Bangkok
The Leela Palace Udaipur — 9.6/10 · Udaipur
China World Hotel, Beijing — 9.6/10 · Beijing
Mandarin Oriental, Guangzhou — 9.6/10 · Guangzhou
Capella Hanoi — 9.6/10 · Hanoi
Capella Bangkok — 9.6/10 · Bangkok
The Leela Palace Jaisalmer — 9.5/10 · Jaisalmer
Banyan Tree Kyoto — 9.5/10 · Kyoto
Capella Kyoto — 9.5/10 · Kyoto
HOSHINOYA Tokyo — 9.5/10 · Tokyo
The Leela Palace New Delhi — 9.5/10 · New Delhi
Capella at Galaxy Macau — 9.5/10 · Macau
Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi An — 9.5/10 · Hoi An
The Ritz-Carlton, Nikko — 9.5/10 · Nikko
Mandarin Oriental Wangfujing, Beijing — 9.5/10 · Beijing
Jumeirah Yangon — 9.5/10 · Yangon
Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip — 9.5/10 · Macao
The Ritz-Carlton, Macau — 9.5/10 · Macau
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul — 9.4/10 · Seoul
Bulgari Hotel Beijing — 9.4/10 · Beijing
The Leela Coorg Forest Sanctuary — 9.3/10 · Coorg
ITC Grand Chola — 9.3/10 · Chennai
The Oberoi Grand, Kolkata — 9.3/10 · Kolkata
Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai — 9.3/10 · Shanghai
Capella Taipei — 9.3/10 · Taipei
The Ritz-Carlton, Seoul — 9.3/10 · Seoul
Park Hyatt Shanghai — 9.3/10 · Shanghai
The Ritz-Carlton, Millenia Singapore — 9.3/10 · Singapore
Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai — 9.2/10 · Shanghai
The Singapore EDITION — 9.2/10 · Singapore
Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong — 9.2/10 · Hong Kong
Shangri-La Tianjin — 9.2/10 · Tianjin
Patina Osaka — 9.2/10 · Osaka
The Peninsula Shanghai — 9.2/10 · Shanghai
The Peninsula Beijing — 9.2/10 · Beijing
Rosewood Beijing — 9.2/10 · Beijing
Raffles at Galaxy Macau — 9.0/10 · Macau
Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur — 9.0/10 · Kuala Lumpur
Conrad Macao — 9.0/10 · Macao
The Shanghai EDITION — 9.0/10 · Shanghai
The Peninsula Tokyo — 8.8/10 · Tokyo
The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka — 8.8/10 · Osaka
Shangri-La Xian — 8.6/10 · Xian
Four Seasons Resort Langkawi — 8.2/10 · Langkawi

Europe (31)

Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco — 9.8/10 · Tuscany
The Woodward, Auberge Resorts Collection — 9.7/10 · Geneva
The Ritz-Carlton, Bellagio — 9.6/10 · Lake Como
The Peninsula London — 9.6/10 · London
Bulgari Hotel London — 9.6/10 · London
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest — 9.6/10 · Budapest
Four Seasons Hotel Baku — 9.6/10 · Baku
Shangri-La Paris — 9.5/10 · Paris
Airelles Château de la Messardière — 9.5/10 · Saint-Tropez
Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel — 9.5/10 · Rome
Le Grand Contrôle by Airelles — 9.5/10 · Versailles
Les Airelles — 9.5/10 · Courchevel
The St. Regis Florence — 9.5/10 · Florence
Hôtel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel — 9.5/10 · Paris
Waldorf Astoria Amsterdam — 9.5/10 · Amsterdam
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin — 9.4/10 · Berlin
The Balmoral by Rocco Forte — 9.4/10 · Edinburgh
Mandarin Oriental, Lake Como — 9.4/10 · Lake Como
The Langham, London — 9.4/10 · London
Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva — 9.4/10 · Geneva
Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon — 9.4/10 · Lisbon
Four Seasons Hotel Prague — 9.4/10 · Prague
Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens — 9.4/10 · Athens
Hôtel Barrière Les Neiges Courchevel — 9.2/10 · Courchevel
Capella Düsseldorf — 9.2/10 · Düsseldorf
Park Hyatt London River Thames — 9.2/10 · London
Knightsbridge Hotel — 9.2/10 · London
Corinthia Rome — 9.1/10 · Rome
COMO The Halkin — 9.0/10 · London
Hôtel Barrière Le Fouquet's Paris — 9.0/10 · Paris
Mandarin Oriental Savoy, Zurich — 8.8/10 · Zurich

Indian Ocean (6)

Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi — 9.6/10 · Maldives
Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa — 9.5/10 · Maldives
Shangri-La Le Touessrok, Mauritius — 9.4/10 · Mauritius
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island — 9.4/10 · Maldives
Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island — 9.4/10 · Seychelles
Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita, Mauritius — 8.0/10 · Mauritius

Mexico Central America & Caribbean (16)

Jumby Bay Island — 9.8/10 · Antigua
Las Ventanas al Paraíso, A Rosewood Resort — 9.6/10 · Los Cabos
Four Seasons Resort Punta Mita, Mexico — 9.6/10 · Punta Mita
Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo — 9.6/10 · Costa Rica
Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal — 9.6/10 · Cabo San Lucas
Viceroy Los Cabos — 9.6/10 · Los Cabos
Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort — 9.5/10 · Saint Lucia
Waldorf Astoria Costa Rica Punta Cacique — 9.5/10 · Punta Cacique
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Puerto Rico — 9.4/10 · Puerto Rico
The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman — 9.4/10 · Grand Cayman
Four Seasons Resort Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica — 9.3/10 · Peninsula Papagayo
Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Cabo Del Sol — 9.3/10 · Los Cabos
Four Seasons Resort and Residences Anguilla — 9.3/10 · Anguilla
The St. Regis Kanai Resort, Riviera Maya — 9.2/10 · Riviera Maya
The St. Regis Bahia Beach Resort, Puerto Rico — 9.2/10 · Rio Grande
Banyan Tree Mayakoba — 9.0/10 · Playa del Carmen

Middle East (26)

Waldorf Astoria Kuwait — 9.8/10 · Kuwait City
The St. Regis Dubai, The Palm — 9.6/10 · Dubai
Mandarin Oriental Jumeira, Dubai — 9.5/10 · Dubai
Bulgari Resort Dubai — 9.5/10 · Dubai
Mandarin Oriental, Doha — 9.5/10 · Doha
Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait at Burj Alshaya — 9.5/10 · Kuwait City
Four Seasons Hotel Doha — 9.5/10 · Doha
Mandarin Oriental, Abu Dhabi — 9.5/10 · Abu Dhabi
Mandarin Oriental Downtown, Dubai — 9.4/10 · Dubai
Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh at Kingdom Centre — 9.4/10 · Riyadh
Marsa Malaz Kempinski, The Pearl - Doha — 9.3/10 · Doha
Nobu Hotel Al Marjan Island — 9.2/10 · Al Marjan Island
Shangri-La Qaryat Al Beri, Abu Dhabi — 9.2/10 · Abu Dhabi
Conrad Abu Dhabi Etihad Towers — 9.2/10 · Abu Dhabi
Waldorf Astoria Lusail Doha — 9.2/10 · Doha
Mandarin Oriental Al Faisaliah, Riyadh — 9.2/10 · Riyadh
Raffles Doha — 9.2/10 · Doha
The Ritz-Carlton, Bahrain — 9.1/10 · Manama
Four Seasons Hotel Dubai International Financial Centre — 9.1/10 · Dubai
Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain — 9.0/10 · Bahrain
Four Seasons Hotel Jeddah at the Corniche — 9.0/10 · Jeddah
The Doha EDITION — 9.0/10 · Doha
Waldorf Astoria Doha Lusail — 8.9/10 · Doha
Waldorf Astoria Jeddah - Qasr Al Sharq — 8.9/10 · Jeddah
Shangri-La Jeddah — 8.8/10 · Jeddah
Rosewood Doha — 8.8/10 · Doha

North America (67)

The St. Regis New York — 9.8/10 · New York
Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea — 9.8/10 · Hawaii
Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort — 9.7/10 · Lanai
Shangri-La Toronto — 9.6/10 · Toronto
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai — 9.6/10 · Kailua-Kona
Park Hyatt Aviara Resort, Golf Club & Spa — 9.6/10 · Carlsbad
Montage Palmetto Bluff — 9.6/10 · Bluffton
The Lodge at Blue Sky, Park City, Utah — 9.6/10 · Park City
The Ritz-Carlton, Orlando, Grande Lakes — 9.6/10 · Orlando
Auberge du Soleil, Napa Valley — 9.6/10 · Napa Valley
Mandarin Oriental, Boston — 9.6/10 · Boston
Montage Los Cabos — 9.6/10 · Los Cabos
The Ritz-Carlton Reynolds, Lake Oconee — 9.5/10 · Lake Oconee
Nobu Ryokan Malibu — 9.5/10 · Malibu
Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center — 9.5/10 · Philadelphia
Four Seasons Hotel One Dalton Street, Boston — 9.5/10 · Boston
Faena Hotel New York — 9.5/10 · New York
Four Seasons Resort Lanai — 9.5/10 · Lanai
Madeline Hotel and Residences by Auberge Resorts — 9.5/10 · Telluride
Rosewood Hotel Georgia — 9.5/10 · Vancouver
The Ritz-Carlton, Half Moon Bay — 9.5/10 · Half Moon Bay
Montage La Quinta — 9.4/10 · La Quinta
Waldorf Astoria Beverly Hills — 9.4/10 · Beverly Hills
Baccarat Hotel New York — 9.4/10 · New York
The Ritz-Carlton, Paradise Valley — 9.4/10 · Paradise Valley
Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans — 9.4/10 · New Orleans
Conrad Orlando — 9.4/10 · Orlando
The St. Regis Atlanta — 9.4/10 · Atlanta
The Ritz-Carlton, Dallas — 9.4/10 · Dallas
Rosewood Sand Hill — 9.4/10 · Menlo Park
The Peninsula Chicago — 9.4/10 · Chicago
The St. Regis Toronto — 9.4/10 · Toronto
Rosewood Miramar Beach — 9.4/10 · Montecito
The Peninsula Beverly Hills — 9.4/10 · Beverly Hills
Fairmont Grand Del Mar — 9.3/10 · San Diego
Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach — 9.3/10 · Palm Beach
The Maybourne Beverly Hills — 9.3/10 · Beverly Hills
The Pierre, New York, a Taj Hotel — 9.3/10 · New York
Mandarin Oriental, New York — 9.3/10 · New York
The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel — 9.3/10 · New York City
Naples Beach Club, A Four Seasons Resort — 9.3/10 · Naples
Shore House at The Del, LXR Hotels & Resorts — 9.2/10 · Coronado
Crockfords Las Vegas, LXR Hotels & Resorts — 9.2/10 · Las Vegas
Dorado Beach, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve — 9.2/10 · Puerto Rico
The Vineta Hotel, Oetker Collection — 9.2/10 · Palm Beach
Rosewood Bermuda — 9.2/10 · Bermuda
Four Seasons Hotel Houston — 9.2/10 · Houston
The St. Regis Chicago — 9.2/10 · Chicago
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto — 9.2/10 · Toronto
Montage Healdsburg — 9.2/10 · Healdsburg
The Ritz-Carlton, Denver — 9.2/10 · Denver
Park Hyatt New York — 9.2/10 · New York
The St. Regis San Francisco — 9.2/10 · San Francisco
Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown — 9.1/10 · New York
Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel — 9.1/10 · Beverly Hills
Park Hyatt Mexico City — 9.1/10 · Mexico City
Conrad Los Angeles — 9.1/10 · Los Angeles
Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences — 9.1/10 · Boston
Bellagio, a Luxury Collection Resort & Casino, Las Vegas — 9.0/10 · Las Vegas
Four Seasons Hotel Washington, D.C. — 9.0/10 · Washington, D.C.
MOLLIE Aspen — 9.0/10 · Aspen
Madeline Hotel & Residences, Telluride — 9.0/10 · Telluride
The St. Regis Bal Harbour Resort — 9.0/10 · Miami
The Cooper — 8.9/10 · Charleston
The West Hollywood EDITION — 8.6/10 · Los Angeles
The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain — 8.0/10 · Marana
The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto — 8.0/10 · Toronto

South America (1)

Belmond Miraflores Park — 9.6/10 · Lima