Resorts Magazine has been a point of reference for luxury hospitality around the world since 2005. Every year, Resorts Magazine chooses the world’s best 100 resorts, conferring on them the Resorts Magazine Hospitality Awards. The Top 100 directory originates from the experience of this team. All of these resorts are visited and chosen without economic or advertising compromises. The real excellence of hospitality. Luxury, exclusivity, service, but also history, fascination, atmosphere. The photograph of an evolving market which knows no crisis. Each resort is presented on a page with various images, score in hundredths, the services offered and a brief comment. A series of maps and indices assist the readers in their search. Top 100 is an instrument of irremissible choice for those who demand the best. Useful for the attentive traveller but also for professionals of the sector who in this guide will find the state of the art of this sector.
Review
This eloquent photographic guide from Resorts Magazine editor Ovidio Guaita includes reviews of 100 of the best resorts on the planet. Palatial surroundings, warm beaches and natural habitats set the tone for this 2009 guide, which begins at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada, and ends at the Bora Bora Lagoon Resort and Spa in French Polynesia. Each resort runs the gamut of luxury and relaxation, from the oasis setting of the Amanbagh resort in India to the natural qualities of Bali's Amandari. International regions are assigned elementary color codes, lending to the book's overall simplicity. This lack of complexity is evident throughout the guide, which is an appropriately relaxed read. Richly illustrated with photographs, the book offers readers a pleasing glimpse of splendor with each listing. While some photographs capture a mood, such as one of a cozy stilt cabin captured after sunset, others merely hint at what can be found within a retreat--the book offers only an exterior shot of the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in London. Unlike other travel guides, which can often overwhelm with verbiage yet lack quality photographs, Top 100 lets the images speak for themselves. Brief descriptions keep the book elegantly spare and offer insight that a camera can't capture. Each locale is judged from a distinct set of criteria, including design, environment, health, rooms, service, cuisine and spa accommodations. While the last element is part of the overall rating system, some resorts offer very little in the area of spa treatments and are rated accordingly. Resorts such as the Four Seasons Resort at Landaa Giraavaru and the Four Seasons Resort Langkawi are ranked highest, while others like Chief's Camp (Okawango Delta) and the Kichwa Tembo Bateleur Camp (Masai Mara) are rated far lower, due primarily to their lack of spa amenities. Those seeking rejuvenation, light cuisine and spa treatments, no matter the cost, need look no further for a handbook. Attractive photographs highlight a succinct, no-nonsense resort guide. --Kirkus Discoveries Review
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