Condé Nast Traveller names best hotels for 2013

For the second year in a row, safari lodge Singita Grumeti Reserves in Tanzania was ranked No. 1 in the world. It features a cliff-top plunge pool, tennis courts, spa, a yoga center, and offers sightings of elephants, wildebeest, zebras and gazelles.

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