At the Salles du Carrousel, under the Carrousel du Louvre, on September 15, the ceremony took place for the first time in Paris. When the countdown reached number one, a familiar name appeared on the screen.
The 50 Best Hotels 2026 ranking, grouped under the brand The 50, crowned Rosewood Hong Kong the best hotel in the world for the second year in a row, a first. France has six addresses in the Top 50, even if none enters the Top 10.
A very Asian 50 Best Hotels 2026, proclaimed for the first time in Paris
Created in 2023 by the William Reed press group, the ranking, brought together under the brand The 50, is based on more than 800 voters, each with seven votes for the hotels which have had the greatest impact over the last 24 months. The Top 10 lines up, behind Rosewood Hong Kong, Capella Bangkok, Four Seasons Bangkok at Chao Phraya River, Atlantis The Royal, Passalacqua, Rosewood São Paulo, Mandarin Oriental Qianmen, Upper House Hong Kong, Chablé Yucatán and Mandarin Oriental Bangkok.
The 2026 edition marks a new geography: eighteen Asian hotels are among the top fifty, compared to twenty-one in Europe. Passalacqua, fifth, is crowned Best Hotel in Europe and retains the Best Boutique Hotel Award, while Royal Mansour in Marrakech remains the best hotel in Africa.
Rosewood Hong Kong, face of the 50 Best New Generation Hotels
Opened in 2019 facing Victoria Harbour, Rosewood Hong Kong occupies a 270-metre tower which houses rooms, suites, eleven restaurants and bars and the Asaya spa. A huge urban property, the hotel nevertheless boasts an almost residential personalization, an approach where, as culinary director Fabian Altabert sums it up, luxury is played out less in ostentatious codes than in the anticipation of tiny needs.
For its general director Hugo Montanari, this second consecutive victory belongs first and foremost to the teams. , he explains, quoted by Food&Sens.
Six French hotels in the Top 50 of the 50 Best Hotels 2026
On the French side, six addresses appear in the Top 50, even if none enters the Top 10. Best French representative, the Hôtel de Crillon in Paris ranks 14th, ahead of Le Bristol (19th) and Cheval Blanc Paris (20th). The Hôtel du Couvent in Nice appears 38th and also wins the Johnnie Walker Art of Design Award, the Plaza Athénée comes 41st and the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc in Antibes 44th.
The French presence continues in the expanded list, from 51st to 100th place, with La Réserve Paris (51st), the Ritz Paris (72nd), the Carlton Cannes (80th) and The Maybourne Riviera in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin (93rd). From Paris to the Côte d’Azur, the French hotel industry remains very visible in The 50 ecosystem.
Who dominates the 2026 rankings?
Rosewood Hong Kong, best hotel 2026.
How many French hotels are in the Top 50?
Six establishments, including four in Paris.
Where was the 2026 ceremony held?
In Paris, at the Carrousel du Louvre.
