Paris & Macau: The Most Top Hotels

Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its 58th list of worldwide Star Rating recipients, including 42 new Five-Star hotels, 101 new Four-Star hotels and 57 new hotels in the Recommended category. Forbes Travel Guide now rates properties in 29 countries throughout the Americas, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region and expects to double its size again in the next year with expansion into the Middle East and Africa.

The 2016 Five-Star hotel winners now total 154 – the most in Forbes Travel Guide’s history. The company continues its uniquely selective process for recognizing the finest properties in the markets it rates, rewarding intuitive, gracious service – which makes winning an award one of the most prestigious achievements in the industry.

In addition to the Five-Star hotel winners, two new restaurants earned Five-Star awards, bringing the total to 56. Two new spas achieved Forbes Travel Guide’s highest honor, pushing the tally to 47 Five-Star spas. See the complete Star Rating list here.

«We are delighted to recognize the 2016 Star Rating recipients, a phenomenal group of hotels, restaurants and spas,» said Gerard J. Inzerillo, Chief Executive Officer of Forbes Travel Guide. «These properties set an unimpeachable standard of excellence in hospitality at a moment when the proliferation of voices claiming to provide unbiased ratings online is exploding.»