Year in and year out, they’ve consistently earned accolades and loyalty in equal measure. Think of this rundown as a cheat sheet or shortcut to a guaranteed stellar trip: Every hotel, safari camp or resort endorsed here has been tried and tested, again and again, by the world’s pickiest travelers. For that reason, they are, inarguably, the World’s Greatest Hotels-and for the first time, Robb Report has compiled a list of the top 50 such properties across the globe. But they share one thing: a commitment to exemplifying the best in luxury hospitality. Those esteemed hotels vary wildly: They might be centuries old or have opened just a few years ago, city center hideaways or country estates, exemplars of bleeding-edge, contemporary design or reassuringly retro.

Each of those new openings is hoping not only to make an impactful start, but also to ascend to a rarefied pantheon: the roster of classic hotels that transcends trends, properties with a permanent place on speed-dial for any discerning traveler. Candidates to spotlight in the annual Best of the Best must be splashy, five-star debuts that are instantly earmarked to be globetrotters’ staples.

Every year, Robb Report scours the world to unearth the best new luxury hotels from the last 12 months.

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