The Prix Versailles announced the names of the 16 projects included on the World’s Most Beautiful Hotels List 2025.
The laureates, all of them newly opened or reopened, are located in very diverse parts of the globe.
Each one stands out for its superlative blend of heritage and innovation.
Three hotels from the 2025 List will also receive the further distinction of a World Title – Prix Versailles, Interior or Exterior – to be awarded in December.
Jérôme Gouadain, Secretary General of the Prix Versailles, is thrilled with this year’s selection: “The common thread between these sixteen extraordinary hotels is the fact that they all elevate expertise and local heritage. But more than that, they are all the fruit of extremely advanced design work, a reflection of clear, across-the-board collaboration between their creators and their regions. The artistic approach serves hospitality here by shining a light on its multiple influences and adding a touch of warmth, clarity and meaning, in order to construct what are undoubtedly some of the most beautiful destinations in the world.”
The architectural prizes discerned by the Prix Versailles aim to promote intelligent sustainability, in which culture serves and transcends the notion of the environment.
The next World Selections for 2025 will be announced on 16 June for Restaurants, on 23 June for Campuses, on 30 June for Airports, on 1 September for Emporiums, on 3 November for Passenger Stations and on 10 November for Sports.
World’s Most Beautiful Hotels List 2025
(The Laureates are listed in the alphabetical order of the countries they represent)
Jumeirah Marsa Al Arab by Killa Design
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mandarin Oriental Qianmen by CCD/Cheng Chung Design
Beijing, China
Rosewood Munich by Tara Bernerd & Partners
Munich, Germany
Al Moudira by Olivier Sednaoui
Luxor, Egypt
Nice, France
Paris, France
Mandarin Oriental Mayfair by RSHP | Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Studio Indigo and Curiosity
London, United Kingdom
Ran Baas The Palace by Abha Narain Lambah Associates
Patiala, India
Palazzo Talìa by Studiolucaguadagnino
Rome, Italy
Romeo Roma di Zaha Hadid Architects
Rome, Italy
MGallery Sosei Sapporo di Design Studio Crow
Sapporo, Japan
Todos Santos Boutique Hotel by Oficina Sarmiento Legorreta
Todos Santos, Mexico
Shebara Resort by Killa Design and Studio Paolo Ferrari
Sheybarah Island, Saudi Arabia
Raffles Sentosa Singapore by Yabu Pushelberg
Singapore, Singapore
New York, United States
Namia River Retreat by T3 Architects
Hội An, Vietnam
About The Prix Versailles
Announced each year at UNESCO since 2015, the Prix Versailles is a series of architectural competitions that shine a light on the finest contemporary projects worldwide.
At the intersection between multiple disciplines, the members of the Prix Versailles World Jury are tasked with awarding twenty-four World Titles from among the Selected Sites – in the categories of Airports, Campuses, Passenger Stations, Sports, Museums, Emporiums, Hotels and Restaurants.
The Official List – which pays tribute to innovation, creativity, reflections of local heritage, ecological efficiency and the values of social interaction and participation, which the United Nations holds in high regard – is in line with the principles of intelligent sustainability, taking the projects’ ecological, social and cultural impacts into consideration.
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Press release and photos courtesy of Prix Versailles
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