Kompas.com reports that Travel and Leisure Magazine has released its 2014 list of 20 top favorite resorts in Asia.
The list results from a survey of 186,000 readers of the prestigious travel publication. In all, 700,000 votes were cast from a selection of 8,700 hotels, destinations, and attractions. Hotels were subdivided into rankings for resort hotels, city hotels, private inns, and safari accommodations. Votes in the survey are compiled by covering a range of criteria, including room quality, facilities, location, service standards, and food quality.
Final scores for each property represent an average of among the selected criteria.
The 2024 Travel and Leisure Survey favored Southeast Asian hotels and resorts, with half of the final selection located in Thailand, Vietnam, India, and Indonesia. India has the largest number of hotel properties from a single country in the survey, garnering seven properties in the final rankings. The Taj, Six Senses, and Oberoi brands are prominently featured.
Six of the 20 favorite Asian properties featured in the survey are in Indonesia.
Here’s the list of the 20 favorite hotels in Asia in 2024 from The Travel and Leisure Survey, including final scores:
- The Oberoi Rajvilas in Jaipur, India – Score 99,79
- Alma Resort di Cam Ranh, Vietnam – Score 99,20
- Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi in South Malé Atoll, Maldives – Score 99,20
- Capella Ubud di Bali, Indonesia – Score 99,09
- Six Senses Fort Barwara in Rajasthan, India – Score 99,06
- Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas at Baa Atoll, Maldives – Score 98,95
- The Mulia, Bali, Indonesia – Score 98,92
- Joali Maldives at Atoll Raa, Maladewa – Score 98,88
- Nihi Sumba in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia – Score 98,85
- Taj Exotica Resort & Spa in Goa, India – Score 98,80
- The Oberoi Amarvilas ini Agra, India – Score 98,74
- The St. Regis Bali Resort – Bali, Indonesia – Score 98,74
- The Oberoi Udaivilas in Udaipur, India – Score 98,67
- The Oberoi Vanyavilas Wildlife Resort, India – Score 98,53
- Hyatt Regency Koh Samui in Thailand – Score 98,50
- Hotel Indigo Bali, Seminyak Beach, Bali, Indonesia – Score 98,44
- Gili Lankanfushi in the Maldives – Score 98,35
- The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia – Score 98,22
- The Leela Palace Udaipur in India – Score 98,13
- The Standard at Hua Hin, Thailand – Score 97,82
The six Indonesian hotels, 5 of which are in Bali”
- Capella Ubud di Bali, Indonesia
- The Mulia, Bali, Indonesia
- Nihi Sumba in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
- The St. Regis Bali Resort – Bali, Indonesia
- Hotel Indigo Bali, Seminyak Beach, Bali, Indonesia
- The Laguna, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa at Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
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