The top 25 luxury hotels in the world

Tripadvisor has once again published its Travellers’ Choice awards – this time for 2012.   The top 25 hotels in the worldwide luxury category are as follows: 1. Shangri-La Hotel, Tokyo – Chiyoda, Japan 2. Hotel Imperial Vienna – Vienna, Austria 3. Hotel Palacio de la Magdalena – Soto del Barco, Spain 4. La Casa del Rector – Almagro, Spain 5. The Grand Del Mar – San Diego, California, USA 6. Antuquelen Hosteria Patagonica – Villa La Angostura, Argentina 7. Ritz-Carlton Osaka – Osaka, Japan 8. The Dorchester – London, United Kingdom 9. Rockliffe Hall – Hurworth-on-Tees, United Kingdom 10. The St. Regis Bali Resort – Nusa Dua, Indonesia 11. The Langham, Melbourne – Melbourne, Australia 12. The Ritz-Carlton, Berlin – Berlin, Germany 13. Al Bustan Palace, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel – Governorate of Muscat, Oman 14. Quinta de San Amaro – Meano, Spain 15. The Ritz-Carlton Powerscourt, County Wicklow – Enniskerry, Ireland 16. Ritz-Carlton Tokyo – Minato, Japan 17. Grosvenor House Dubai – Dubai, United Arab Emirates 18. Mandarin Oriental, Munich – Munich, Germany 19. Alchymist Grand Hotel and Spa – Prague, Czech Republic 20. Grand America Hotel – Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 21. Elysian Hotel Chicago – Chicago, Illinois, USA 22. Schloss Velden, a Capella Hotel – Velden, Austria 23. Sandy Lane Hotel – Saint James, Barbados 24. Hotel Taschenbergpalais Kempinski – Dresden, Germany 25. Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok – Bangkok, Thailand The United States, Spain, Germany and Japan are the most represented nations on the list, each with three hotels included.  Ritz-Carlton lead the way among the hotel brands with five hotels appearing in the list.