Fodor's Travel reveals the world's best 100 hotels
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They're a far cry from your average Holiday Inn.
For the fourth year running, travel guide specialists Fodor's Travel has announced its top 100 hotels in the world, celebrating properties that 'provide travelers with remarkable experiences'.
Over the course of a year, experts stayed at more than 5,000 properties all over the globe, from Anguilla to Vietnam.
The 100 hotels, which span 43 countries, were placed into eight different categories: All-Inclusive Vacations, Beach Getaways, Boutique Chic, Modern City, Enduring Classics, Country Retreats, Small Hotels and Trip of a Lifetime.
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Blissfully secluded: Beautiful Song Spa Private Island Cambodia is featured on the Trip of a Lifetime list
Country living: English stately home, Hartwell House, features on the list of best Country Retreats
Europe, which saw a post-recession boost in visitors in the last year, dominates as the region with 29 winners.
While the United States, with 20 winners, is the country with the most properties on the list, while hot spots London and Paris have three winners located in each city.
The UK scored highly in the Country Retreats category with both Cliveden House in Taplow and England Hartwell House in Aylesbury getting a mention.
Ninety-acre Grade I-listed Hartwell House offers guests top notch dining and a first-class spa. Its most famous resident was Louis XVIII, exiled King of France, who lived there with is Court for five years.
Inner city luxe: The Yeatman, in Porto, Portugal posts a top class spa and infinity pool with views over the city
Luxury for the intrepid: O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat in Canungra, Australia, was rated highly among experts
Boutique chic, South African style: Ellerman House is perched on the slopes of Lion's Head in Cape Town
Glamorous winners of the Beach Getaways category included Beaches Turks & Caicos Resort Villages & Spa, the Triple Creek Ranch and Jamaica Inn.
And the grand Ellerman House, which is perched on the slopes of Cape Town's Lion's Head mountain, was featured in the Boutique Chic category. As were four USA properties including The Refinery in New York and The Hotel George, in Washington.
Meanwhile, among the winners of the Modern City section Winners were The Langham in Chicago, The Upper House in Hong-Kong, and Park Hyatt Place in Vendome, France.
Timeless: Featuring on the Enduring Classics list, is Le Royal Monceau Raffles in Paris
And if for those wanting to push the boat out that little further, winners of the Trip of a Lifetime category included Cottar's 1920s Safari Camp, in Kenya, Khwai River Lodge in Botswana and Song Saa Private Island in Cambodia.
St Regis Resort, on Bora Bora in French Polynesia, which offers guests a private butler service was also featured in this category.
Arabella Bowen, Fodor's Travel Editor in Chief, said: 'Here at Fodor's Travel, we know our travelers have high expectations from the moment they check into a hotel - and so do we.'
'Our 100 Fodor's Hotel Award winners go above and beyond these expectations with their winning mix of service, setting, style, and amenities. We're confident that a night at any of these properties will be a highlight of the trip.'
Fodor's Travel covers 7,500 destinations and more than 17,000 of the best hotels around the globe, each of which receives an in-person evaluation.
If you want all-inclusive ease, Eden Roc at Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic comes highly recommended
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