Every year lists come out to award and details the top luxury hotel brands. This list of the world's best, curated from LTI - Luxury Travel Intelligence, is based on their defined algorithm that measures the performance and values of luxury hotel brands.
With 130 touchpoints relevant to the luxury hotel sector, each brand received a weighted score value with a total maximum accumulative score related to overall brand performance, not the performance of individual properties.
The analysis focuses on a brand's ability to deliver on its passion, commitment, ethos, and values, together with the quality of its management and staff. Continuing investment and how it is utilized are also significant factors, particularly regarding new properties and the refurbishment of existing ones.And this year,they have extended the final list from 12 to 15, and brands must have at least eight properties to qualify.
The Top Luxury Hotel Brand List
Here are this year's results, reflected as percentages, with last year's positions in brackets:
1. Mandarin Oriental 81.6% (1)
2. Bulgari 81.3% (New Entry)
3. Oetker Collection 80.7% (2)
4. Six Senses 80.2% (4)
5. Aman 78.1% (5)
6. One&Only 77.4% (8)
7. Rocco Forte 76.8% (9)
8. Rosewood 75.1% (10)
9. Belmond 73.9% (6)
10. Auberge 72.1% (3)
11. Dorchester Collection 71.8% (New Entry)
12. Four Seasons 71.5% (7)
13. Peninsula 70.1% (11)
14. COMO 69.7% (New Entry)
15. Raffles 69.4% (12)
About the World's Best Luxury Brands Report
The LTI organization connects with the global luxury hotel industry in a comprehensive mannder. Their researchers engage with everyone from CEOs of the brands we have rated to thousands of management, staff, and guests. This is all part of the process for creating destination-led reports for their members, who are affluent, discerning travelers, and it also allows us to create this unique report.
The process starts again every year, so the results from previous years have no bearing on the following year. This inevitably leads to volatility in each year's results; however, this is a dynamic sector, and we want to reflect what is really happening
Mandarin Oriental: World's Best Luxury Hotel Brand
This year, they have improved across several of our touchpoints, particularly with new openings, which are consistently impressive. It is an engaging brand with a loyal and growing following that appreciates its commitment to excellence.
Personal Luxury Hotel Observations
Typically finding myself selecting the brand, The Four Seasons, with stay in Langkawi , Punta Mita and even the Four Seasons Miami, I always reamin deeply impressed with their service and resort locaiton strategy. I look forward ot hearing any of your comments on the brands and to discover and broaden my horizon with selecting new properties for luxurious 2025 stays. Please provide your thoughts in the comments.
New Luxury Hotel Entries
With the adjustment to the minimum number of required properties from ten to eight, Bulgari has made an impressive entry, securing second place, just 0.4 percent behind Mandarin Oriental. The Dorchester Collection also benefits from the adjustment, entering the list at 11. Additionally, COMO has made a deserving return at 14 after last being featured in 2022.
About LTI – Luxury Travel Intelligence
The global members-only organization provides digital, up-to-the-minute reporting for affluent travelers who wish to make informed travel decisions based on our honest and detailed intelligence. They cover luxury hotels, restaurants, spas, and nightlife in granular detail. They do not sell travel, have a booking engine, or carry advertising. Membership fees are our only revenue; we only answer to our members.
Michael Crompton, Founder of LTI, comments, "With ongoing senior management shifts across the brands, continued eye-watering investment levels, and the aggressive competition in chasing the growing High Net Worth travel spend, who knows what next year will bring? In the meantime, congratulations to all 15 brands; they fully deserve the recognition."
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Finally, let us know which Luxury Hotel Brand is your favorite, and which you plan to book for your next luxury travel adventure.
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