Hot Hotels: The ultimate places to stay, chosen by agents

It’s here: a definitive guide to the world’s best hotels, voted for by the people who sell travel.

Travel Weekly’s first Hot Hotels survey had an overwhelming response, with more than 900 travel agents eager to honour the properties they rate most highly.

Agents voted for the ten best hotels in ten categories – browse and comment on the lists below, or leaf through the digital version of our Hot Hotels supplement.

The winning hotels

Hot Hotels supplement

All the winning hotels featured in a pull-out supplement with the November 26 issue of Travel Weekly. Read the digital version online

Methodology

A selection of top-selling agents from the agencies listed below were asked to name their favourite hotels within 10 categories. These formed the shortlist for our online survey, which ran for two weeks on travelweekly.co.uk. A total of 905 agents completed the survey. Entrants were asked for their agency name and contact details so we were able to verify their identity.

• Advantage Travel Centres
• Designer Travel
• Global Travel Group
• Hays Travel
• On The Beach
• The Co-operative Travel Group
• Thomas Cook
• Tui Travel UK
• Travel Counsellors