Virtuoso has just announced the winners of the Best of the Best award in 2017. The awards ceremony took place during the 29th Virtuoso Travel Week. The 11th edition of the award – voted for by more than 16,000 consultants from the Virtuoso agencies – has chosen 11 of the world’s best hotels and hoteliers.

See the winners of Virtuoso Best of the Best of 2017:

Hotel of the Year: PalazzoSeneca, Norcia, Italy

Best Design: Six SensesDouro Valley, Lamego, Portugal

Best dining experience: La Terrazza – Hotel Eden Rome, Rome, Italy

Best Bar: Hemingway Bar – Ritz Paris, Paris, France

Best Family Program: The Ritz-Carlton, Naples, Naples, Florida, USA

Best Wellness Program: Canyon Ranch, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Best Virtuoso Experience: Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Best New Novelty: Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown, New York

Leadership in Sustainable Tourism: Cavallo Point – the Lodge at Golden Gate, Sausalito, California

Best Virtuoso Ambassador: Kees Hogetoorn – Grand Hotel Amsterdam, an Accor Hotel

Hotelier of the Year: Susanne Hatje – Mandarin Oriental, New York, New York

Source: Mercado e Eventos

Photo: Vincent Leroux (Bar Hemingway)