More than 50 properties, six first places
Hilton placed 53 properties across eight brands in the 2026 Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards, the company said in a release dated 12 October 2026 and datelined McLean, Virginia. Six of the properties took a No. 1 ranking in their category. Twenty-six placed in the top five of their markets.
The count covers the magazine's U.S. and U.K. surveys and rises from 47 properties recognised in 2025. Condé Nast Traveler readers vote the awards.
The recognised brands are Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, LXR Hotels & Resorts, NoMad Hotels, Signia Hilton, Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Curio Collection by Hilton and Motto by Hilton.
The six first places
Four of the six went to Waldorf Astoria properties and two to Conrad. The Roosevelt New Orleans, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel was named No. 1 Hotel in New Orleans and No. 28 Hotel in the World. Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead took No. 1 Hotel in Atlanta. Waldorf Astoria Helsinki took No. 1 Hotel in Northern Europe in its inaugural year. Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal was named No. 1 Resort in Western Mexico for the third year running.
Conrad Beijing took No. 1 Hotel in Beijing and Conrad Koh Samui No. 1 Resort in Thailand. Seven Conrad properties appeared in the U.S. survey.
Waldorf Astoria in both surveys
The U.S. list carries Waldorf Astoria Chengdu at No. 2 Hotel in Asia, Waldorf Astoria Orlando at No. 3 Resort in Orlando, Waldorf Astoria Seychelles Platte Island at No. 3 Resort in the Indian Ocean and Waldorf Astoria Washington DC at No. 3 Hotel in Washington, D.C.
Further down: Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas at No. 4 Hotel in Las Vegas, Waldorf Astoria Park City at No. 4 Hotel in the West & Southwest, Waldorf Astoria Beijing at No. 5 Hotel in Beijing, Waldorf Astoria Riviera Maya at No. 5 Resort in Eastern Mexico, Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Hotel at No. 5 Hotel in Rome, Waldorf Astoria New York at No. 6 Hotel in New York City, Waldorf Astoria Chicago at No. 8 Hotel in Chicago and Waldorf Astoria Berlin at No. 8 Hotel in Northern Europe.
The U.K. survey carries Waldorf Astoria New York at No. 6 Hotel in the Americas and Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi at No. 17 Resort in the Indian Ocean.
Conrad, LXR, Signia, Hilton and NoMad
The U.S. list places Conrad Shenzhen at No. 4 Hotel in Asia, Conrad Osaka at No. 6 Hotel in Japan, Conrad Singapore Orchard at No. 7 Hotel in Singapore and Conrad Rabat Arzana at No. 10 Resort in the Rest of Africa.
LXR put Oceana Santa Monica at No. 2 Hotel in Southern California, Ka La'i Waikīkī Beach at No. 4 Hotel in Hawaii and Arizona Biltmore at No. 6 Resort in the Southwest. Umana Bali took No. 5 Resort in Indonesia in the U.K. survey.
Three Signia properties appeared. Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek took No. 2 Resort in Orlando, La Cantera Resort & Spa, A Signia Hilton Resort took No. 11 Resort in the Southwest and Signia by Hilton Atlanta Georgia World Congress Center took No. 8 Hotel in Atlanta.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts placed The Beverly Hilton at No. 19 Hotel in Los Angeles, and Hilton Molino Stucky Venice at No. 6 Hotel in Venice in the U.K. survey. NoMad London took No. 28 Hotel in the UK.
Curio and Motto
Thirteen Curio Collection by Hilton properties were recognised in the U.S. survey. Hotel Alpenrock Breckenridge took No. 3 Hotel in Colorado. The brand took No. 4 rankings with The ART Hotel Denver in Colorado, C. Baldwin in Texas and The Godfrey Detroit in the Midwest. The Monarch San Antonio and The Valorian West Hollywood, both of which opened this year, were recognised in their categories.
Baker's Cay Resort Key Largo took No. 3 Resort in the Florida Keys and Casa Marina Key West No. 9 Hotel in Florida. Motto by Hilton made its debut in the awards, with Motto by Hilton Nashville Downtown at No. 6 Hotel in the South.
Hilton on the result
"We are immensely proud that the readers of Condé Nast Traveler across the globe have recognized more than 50 Hilton properties in this year's awards," said Chris Silcock, president, global brands and commercial services at Hilton.
The 39th edition
The Readers' Choice Awards returned for their 39th year. Condé Nast Traveler's awards page reads 798,867 votes cast. The 2026 awards are published at cntraveler.com/rca and appear in the November issue.
Hilton at a glance
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) reports 28 brands, more than 9,400 properties, nearly 1.4 million rooms in 144 countries and territories, and more than 260 million Hilton Honors members.