What Makes A Hotel 'The Best'?

Exclusive Travel Feature: Luxury experiences know no limits, when it comes to travel, we search for it on airplanes, crave it during long car rides and seek it out among the best of the best hotels. So, where are the best of the best?

We used to spend a lot of time in this column talking about how hotels can increase their brand value via social media, but when it comes right down to it: guests still want luxury amenities, above all else, when it comes to staying in luxury hotels. Your Pinterest boards may be beautiful and your Facebook page might be full of fan photos, but it's the unique customer experiences that happens at your hotels that make all the difference.

And that's just what the readers of Travel + Leisure took into consideration when they chose the world's best hotels.

Last year, Asia led the pack with the most hotels on the list, and the U.S. didn't even get a spot. This year, the U.S. made the top 10 with three hotels on the list, and joined the ranks of the best-of-the-best along with veterans like Singita Sabi Sand in South Africa and Oberoi Udaivilas.

Here's are the top 10 hotels picked by Travel + Leisure readers:

1. Triple Creek Ranch, Montana

2. Nayara Springs, Costa Rica

3. Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, Budapest

4. Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia

5. Ocean House, Watch Hill, Rhode Island

6. The Langham, Chicago

7. Singita Sabi Sand, Kruger National Park area, South Africa

8. Londolozi Game Reserve, Kruger National Park area, South Africa

9. Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India

10. Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India