The World’s 50 Best Hotels

The crème de la crème of the travel and hospitality world once again gathered in London for the 2025 edition of The World’s 50 Best Hotels. Amid the champagne and black-tie glamour, this year’s winners raised a broader question about how we define 'the best'.

The World's 50 Best Hotels returned to London for its second edition, with dominant trends prevailing from last year's list – it begs the question what actually makes a 'Best' hotel.

In both scale and glamour, the inaugural World’s 50 Best Hotels Awards, which took place at London’s historic...