100 Favorite Hotels in the World For 2023

6. Hotel Xcaret Arte: Playa del Carmen, Mexico

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The largest property on the list, this adults-only all-inclusive from Mexico’s sustainability-focused Xcaret brand is a village of its own just south of downtown Playa del Carmen. The resort, which opened in summer 2021, includes 900 suites, 10 restaurants, and full access to any of Xcaret’s nature parks around the region.

 

Reader Score: 98.67

7.  Il Sereno Lago di Como: Torno, Italy

COURTESY OF IL SERENO LAGO DI COMO

 

Forty contemporary suites, with interiors by Milanese designer Patricia Urquiola, have floor-to-ceiling windows providing views of the sparkling lake. Take it in from the water’s-edge infinity pool or head out in one of the hotel’s three wooden boats, custom commissioned from Cantiere Ernesto Riva in nearby Laglio.  

 

Reader Score: 98.67