With its pastel interiors and palm tree-dotted pool area, The Calile Hotel has become one of Australia’s most in-demand hotels since opening in 2018. The luxe hotel’s onsite restaurants Hellenika and Steak & Oyster are often regarded as some of the best dining spots in Brisbane.
Now, The Calile has been recognised in a way like never before — by claiming 12th spot on the prestigious World’s 50 Best list, which has been ranking the best bars and restaurants around the globe since 2002. This is the first year that hotels have been ranked.
The inaugural list featured 21 European hotels as well as 18 from Asia. The Calile is the only Australian hotel to appear on the list — in fact, the only hotel in all of Oceania.
The list was comprised of votes from 580 hospitality industry experts, with boutique lakefront hotel Passalacqua in Lake Como, Italy, coming in at number one.
The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2023
1. Passalacqua, Lake Como, Italy
2. Rosewood, Hong Kong
3. Four Seasons Bangkok
4. The Upper House, Hong Kong
5. Aman, Tokyo
6. La Mamounia, Morocco
7. Soneva Fushi, Maldives
8. One&Only Mandarina, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
9. Four Seasons Firenze, Florence
10. Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok
11. Capella, Bangkok
12. The Calile, Brisbane
13. Chablé Yucatán, Chocholá, Mexico
14. Aman, Venice, Italy
15. Singita Lodges, Kruger National Park, Africa
16. Claridge’s, London
17. Raffles, Singapore
18. Nihi Sumba, Wanokaka, Indonesia
19. Hotel Esencia, Tulum, Mexico
20. Le Sirenuse, Positano, Italy
21. Borgo Egnazia, Savelletri, Puglia
22. The Connaught, London
23. Royal Mansour, Morocco
24. Four Seasons, Madrid
25. Aman, New York
26. The Maybourne Riviera, Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, France
27. Rosewood, São Paulo, Brazil
28. Capella, Singapore
29. Le Bristol, Paris
30. Park Hyatt, Kyoto
31. La Réserve, Paris
32. Gleneagles, St Andrews, Scotland
33. Hotel Du Cap-Eden-Roc, Antibes, France
34. Cheval Blanc, Paris
35. Four Seasons Astir Palace, Athens
36. Soneva Jani, Maldives
37. The Newt, Bruton, England
38. Amangalla, Galle, Sri Lanka
39. Hoshinoya, Tokyo
40. Desa Potato Head, Seminyak
41. Eden Rock, St. Barths, Caribbean
42. The Siam, Bangkok
43. Badrutt’s Palace, St. Moritz, Switzerland
44. Atlantis The Royal, Dubai
45. The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India
46. NoMad, London
47. The Savoy, London
48. Equinox, New York
49. Six Senses Ibiza, Portinatx, Ibiza
50. Hôtel de Crillon, Paris
Find more information about the places on the list here.