“The World’s 50 Best Hotels” 2026: 9 Italian properties rank from 51 to 100

While the prestigious “50 Best Restaurants” list will be unveiled in Lima, Peru, on November 4, and the “50 Best Vineyards” list in Santiago, Chile, on November 16, the first ranking from the group to be released in its entirety will be “The World’s 50 Best Hotels” 2026. On September 15 in Paris, the top 50 will be revealed, but today the rankings from 51 to 100 were unveiled. While Asia dominates this portion of the list with 20 properties, Europe has 16 (including No. 51, Réserve Paris), and Italy leads the continent with a total of 9 hotels.
In fact, at No. 58 is the San Pietro in Positano, on the Amalfi Coast (which is also home to the Michelin-starred restaurant Zass), followed at No. 60 by the Splendido, part of the Belmond group, in Portofino, Liguria, and at No. 62 by the wonderful Castiglion del Bosco in Montalcino, part of the Rosewood Hotels group (previously named the best hotel in Europe by “Travel + Leisure” magazine; a sprawling property with 42 suites and 11 private villas, featuring Italy’s only private golf club, as well as the historic Castiglion del Bosco winery with its Brunello di Montalcino vineyards, and boasting the two-Michelin-starred restaurant Campo del Drago). Ranked No. 66, meanwhile, is the Orient Express La Minerva, in the heart of Rome, followed at No. 68 by the Forestis Dolomites in Bressanone. At No. 84, we return to the Amalfi Coast, to Amalfi, with Borgo Santandrea, which includes the Michelin-starred restaurant Alici, while at No. 88 is the splendid Borgo Egnazia in Savelletri, Puglia, featuring the Michelin-starred restaurant Due Camini. But the Amalfi Coast remains in the spotlight, with Villa Treville in Positano at No. 91, while at No. 95 is Reschio in Lisciano Niccone, Umbria. These are exemplars of Italian hospitality, where haute cuisine (and wine) play a leading role.

Focus - Rankings 51 through 100 on the 2026 “The World’s 50 Best Hotels” list
51 - La Réserve Paris - Paris
52 - Janu Tokyo - Tokyo
53 - Park Hyatt Tokyo - Tokyo
54 - Palacio Nazarenas - Cusco
55 - Soneva Fushi - Maldives
56 - Rosewood London - London
57 - Hotel Bel-Air - Los Angeles
58 - Il San Pietro di Positano - Positano
59 - Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong - Hong Kong
60 - Splendido - Portofino
61 - Mandapa - Bali
62 - Castiglion del Bosco - Montalcino
63 - Sofitel Legend Casco Viejo - Panama City
64 - Hotel Esencia - Tulum
65 - The Beverly Hills Hotel - Los Angeles
66 - Orient Express La Minerva - Roma
67 - Montage Los Cabos - Cabo San Lucas
68 - Forestis Dolomites - Bressanone
69 - The Okura Tokyo - Tokyo
70 - Rosewood Bangkok - Bangkok
71 - Amangalla - Galle
72 - Ritz Paris - Paris
73 - Palace Hotel Tokyo - Tokyo
74 - Four Seasons Tamarindo - La Manzanilla
75 - La Mamounia - Marrakech
76 - Maçakızı - Bodrum
77 - Hotel das Cataratas - Iguassu Falls
78 - The Fifth Avenue Hotel - New York
79 - Hotel The Mitsui - Kyoto
80 - Carlton Cannes - Cannes
81 - Capella Hanoi - Hanoi
82 - Huka Lodge - Taupō
83 - The Calile - Brisbane
84 - Borgo Santandrea - Amalfi
85 - Hoshinoya Tokyo - Tokyo
86 - Four Seasons Hong Kong - Hong Kong
87 - Aman New York - New York
88 - Borgo Egnazia - Savelletri
89 - Waldorf Astoria Osaka - Osaka
90 - Mandarin Oriental Shenzhen - Shenzhen
91 - Villa Treville - Positano
92 - The Greenwich Hotel - New York
93 - The Maybourne Riviera - Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
94 - The Johri - Jaipur
95 - Reschio - Lisciano Niccone
96 - Wynn Palace - Macau
97 - Capella Singapore - Singapore
98 - The Oberoi Udaivilas - Udaipur
99 - The Peninsula Shanghai - Shanghai
100 - Gleneagles - Auchterarder