Explore iconic destinations with The Leading Hotels of the World in this celebration of
exceptional hospitality through architecture and design Embark on a stunning visual journey
through The Leading Hotels of the World a collection of the world's most exclusive independent
luxury hotels which consistently dominates prestigious awards securing top honors in Travel +
Leisure's World's Best Awards and Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards. Richly
illustrated exquisitely arranged and expertly edited this lavish volume celebrates legendary
hospitality and extraordinary design featuring a carefully curated selection of over 70 hotels
from LHW's 400-plus-member collection across 80 countries. From Norman Foster's sinuous
courtyard structure in Singapore to Jacques Garcia's indulgent interiors in Paris to Axel
Vervoordt's Zen penthouse in New York City discover how great aesthetics serve exceptional
luxury hospitality. This volume - the first in a multi-volume series - includes five in-depth
feature stories capturing LHW's essence: Ambiente A Landscape Hotel in Sedona Arizona Botanic
Sanctuary in Antwerp La Réserve in Paris The Okura in Tokyo and Portrait Hotel in Milan.
Edited and produced by Spencer Bailey and the New York-based editorial studio of The Slowdown
the book comprises a foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning architecture critic Paul Goldberger
and contributions from leading design and travel writers such as Maria Cristina Didero Mark
Ellwood Christina Ohly Evans Cynthia Rosenfeld Warren Singh Bartlett and Janelle Zara. Two
feature-length interviews - Eleven Madison Park chef Daniel Humm in conversation with fashion
designer Gabriela Hearst in New York City and architect Michael Rojkind with fashion designer
Carla Fernández in Mexico City - are also found in its pages as well as expert travel tips
from dozens of notables including André Fu Stephanie Goto Samuel Ross and Kulapat
Yantrasast.
