The KCT Board · 30 stays · 4 tiers
Every hotel we've stayed in, tier by tier
A $98 business hotel and a Four Seasons aren't the same product, so we don't rank them against each other. Every stay sits in a tier with hotels of its own class, and we rank it within that tier. Every stay was ours, and every rate is dated.
Independent reviews: we paid for every stay unless noted, and no hotel or brand shown is affiliated with us or endorses this list.
S tier · A tier · B tier · C tier · How we rank
S S tier · Ultra and premium luxury 4 stays
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Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai, Hoi AnGuests 4.8/5 from 3,708 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Four Seasons Hotel FirenzeGuests 4.8/5 from 5,064 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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3
Four Seasons Hotel SeoulGuests 4.6/5 from 9,612 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Montage HealdsburgGuests 4.6/5 from 837 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
A A tier · Luxury 9 stays
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JW Marriott Maldives Kaafu Atoll Island ResortGuests 4.9/5 from 447 reviews Toddler test 9/10Rate, conditions and where to book
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2
Fairmont Mara Safari ClubGuests 4.8/5 from 1,862 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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3
The St. Regis FlorenceGuests 4.8/5 from 2,957 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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4
The Okura Prestige BangkokGuests 4.8/5 from 10,176 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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JW Marriott Marquis Hotel DubaiGuests 4.7/5 from 39,275 reviews Toddler test 8/10Rate, conditions and where to book
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Taj DubaiGuests 4.7/5 from 14,714 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Taj Cape TownGuests 4.6/5 from 7,297 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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The Reverie SaigonGuests 4.7/5 from 4,098 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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JW Marriott Scottsdale Camelback Inn Resort & SpaGuests 4.6/5 from 5,524 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
B B tier · Upper upscale 7 stays
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Spier Hotel, StellenboschGuests 4.5/5 from 6,278 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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The Victoria Falls HotelGuests 4.5/5 from 5,793 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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3
Le Chanvre Hanoi Hotel & SpaGuests 4.9/5 from 1,546 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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4
Elizabeth Unique Hotel, RomeGuests 4.6/5 from 536 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Swahili Beach ResortGuests 4.3/5 from 4,999 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Kruger Gate HotelGuests 4.6/5 from 4,322 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Dhawa Yura KyotoGuests 4.6/5 from 890 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
C C tier · Upscale 10 stays
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Hotel Nikko KanazawaGuests 4.4/5 from 6,760 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Miyako Hotel HakataGuests 4.4/5 from 2,317 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Hilton Tokyo (Nishi-Shinjuku)Guests 4.3/5 from 16,003 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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The Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union SquareGuests 4.2/5 from 7,570 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Mane Hariharalaya, Siem ReapGuests 4.8/5 from 256 reviewsRate, conditions and where to bookWarning: a guest reports it may have closed. Check with the hotel before you book.
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Hilton AnaheimGuests 4.1/5 from 11,728 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Southern Palms Beach ResortGuests 4.3/5 from 5,801 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Hyatt Regency SacramentoGuests 4.3/5 from 7,709 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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Elite of the Seas, Halong BayGuests 5.0/5 from 2,326 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
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San Jose MarriottGuests 4.2/5 from 4,525 reviewsRate, conditions and where to book
How we rank
| S TIER | Ultra and premium luxury: Four Seasons, Rosewood, Aman, Montage and their peers, Forbes Five Star hotels and hotels with two or more MICHELIN Keys |
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| A TIER | Luxury: JW Marriott, St. Regis, Fairmont, Taj and their peers, and independent hotels with a MICHELIN Key or a Forbes star rating |
| B TIER | Upper upscale: full-service hotels and independent five-star and boutique stays a step below luxury |
| C TIER | Upscale: city, business and resort hotels where location and price do most of the work |
| THE ORDER IN EACH TIER | Our call, from staying there, weighed against what guests say on Google, Tripadvisor, Booking.com, Agoda, Trip.com and Expedia, today's rate, the terms on that rate and what points are worth there |
| GUEST SCORE | Google and Tripadvisor combined, weighted by review count, shown on every row so you can see where we and the guests differ |
| TODDLER TEST | Our score out of 10, only on stays we made with our toddler |
| WARNINGS | Shown on the row itself. A hotel a guest reports may have closed keeps its place, with the warning, until we can check it |
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