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Best-Rated Hotels by Professionals

These tables rank luxury hotels in the TRUE 5 STARS collection using recognised professional accolades—not guest review scores from booking sites.

Each score reflects Forbes Travel Guide, MICHELIN Keys and inclusion on The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2026 list, as published on the hotel’s profile. A hotel needs at least two of these three to appear in the ranking.

Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris#1

Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris

France

Score

95.00

Carlton Hotel#2

Carlton Hotel

Switzerland

Score

95.00

Le Meurice#3

Le Meurice

France

Score

95.00

  1. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London

    Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London

    United Kingdom

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  2. Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid

    Mandarin Oriental Ritz, Madrid

    Spain

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  3. Morpheus

    Morpheus

    China

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  4. Adare Manor

    Adare Manor

    Ireland

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  5. Auberge Du Soleil

    Auberge Du Soleil

    United States

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  6. Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice

    Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel, Venice

    Italy

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  7. Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

    Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel

    France

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  8. Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa

    Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa

    France

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  9. The Savoy

    The Savoy

    United Kingdom

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  10. Airelles Gordes La Bastide

    Airelles Gordes La Bastide

    France

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  11. Cheval Blanc Randheli

    Cheval Blanc Randheli

    Maldives

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  12. Cheval Blanc St-Barth

    Cheval Blanc St-Barth

    Saint Barthélemy - St. Barths

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  13. Delaire Graff Estate

    Delaire Graff Estate

    South Africa

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  14. Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet

    Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet

    Turkey

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  15. J.K.Place Capri

    J.K.Place Capri

    Italy

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  16. Joali Being

    Joali Being

    Maldives

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  17. The Brando

    The Brando

    French Polynesia

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys

    Score

    95.00

  18. Cheval Blanc Paris

    Cheval Blanc Paris

    France

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys50 Best Hotels 2026

    Score

    93.33

  19. Hotel de Paris Monte-Carlo

    Hotel de Paris Monte-Carlo

    Monaco

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys50 Best Hotels 2026

    Score

    93.33

  20. Le Bristol Paris

    Le Bristol Paris

    France

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys50 Best Hotels 2026

    Score

    93.33

  21. Capella Hanoi

    Capella Hanoi

    Vietnam

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys50 Best Hotels 2026

    Score

    93.33

  22. La Réserve Paris

    La Réserve Paris

    France

    Forbes Five-Star3 MICHELIN Keys50 Best Hotels 2026

    Score

    93.33

Last updated: October 2026. How these rankings work