There are luxury hotels. And then, there are the 359 most luxurious, most well-appointed, most awarded and most heralded hotels, resorts and spas in 59 countries across the planet. For the first time, the 2006 list of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World includes places from South Korea, Laos, St. Lucia, Russia and Estonia.
Just how special are the members of this exclusive club? Well, over the last 18 months, SLH received more than 1,100 enquiries and chose only 17 hotels that met its extremely high standards.
Read the 2006 list at The Informed Traveler.