The World’s 100 Best Hotels · 2026
The Best Boutique Hotels in the World
8 of the 100 hotels in The World’s 100 Best Hotels 2026 are boutique hotels, in 8 countries. The highest placed is Jaya House River Park Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia, at number 7 in the world. Corpo Santo Historical Hotel, Lisbon in Lisbon, Portugal (number 41) and White House Hotel, Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey (number 47) follow.
Small houses
Giraffe Manor in Nairobi is a 1930s house with a few rooms, and Rothschild's giraffes put their heads through the windows at breakfast. Capella Hanoi near Hoan Kiem Lake is styled as a 1920s opera house. White House Hotel Istanbul is in Sultanahmet within a walk of Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque.
Above the sea
Le Sirenuse looks over Positano from above the town. Canaves Oia Suites has cave rooms on the cliffs of Santorini above the caldera, several with their own pool.
Hotels
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N° 7
Jaya House River Park Hotel
Siem Reap, Cambodia
Boutique hotel
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N° 41
Corpo Santo Historical Hotel, Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal
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N° 47
White House Hotel, Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey
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N° 55
Hotel Colline de France
Gramado, Brazil
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N° 56
Capella Hanoi
Hanoi, Vietnam
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N° 88
Giraffe Manor
Nairobi, Kenya
Boutique hotel -
N° 89
Canaves Oia Suites
Oia, Greece
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N° 90
Le Sirenuse
Positano, Italy
Boutique hotel
Best by region
- EuropeIl San Pietro di PositanoPositano, ItalyN° 1
- AsiaMandapaUbud, IndonesiaN° 2
- The Middle EastMaxx Royal Kemer ResortKemer, TurkeyN° 6
- North AmericaWaldorf Astoria Los Cabos PedregalCabo San Lucas, MexicoN° 3
- The CaribbeanCayo Levantado ResortSamaná, Dominican RepublicN° 17
- Latin AmericaNayara GardensLa Fortuna, Costa RicaN° 4
- AfricaConstance Lemuria, PraslinPraslin, SeychellesN° 32
- OceaniaFour Seasons Resort Bora BoraBora Bora, French PolynesiaN° 82