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Virtuoso’s list of the best luxury hotels 2009
Virtuoso – the travel industry’s leading leisure travel network with more than 
6,000 “by-invitation-only” travel advisors and over 1,000 of the world’s best travel providers and premier destinations – and its top-rated magazine, VIRTUOSO LIFE, have announced their picks for the world’s best luxury hotels of 2009.
Winners include:
Best Achievement in Design: SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Best Culinary Experience: Palazzo Sasso, Ravello, Italy.
Best Bar: MO Bar, Landmark Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong, China.
Best Family Program: Half Moon, Montego Bay, Jamaica.
Best Spa: Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Most Innovative Guest Experience: Six Senses Hideaway Zighy Bay, Musandam Peninsula, Oman.
Most Socially Responsible: Fairmont Hotels & Resorts.
One to Watch – General Manager: John Reed of Amankora, Bhutan. “This 45-year-old gentleman hails from New Orleans and has taken the guest experience to new levels with his unfaltering energy and commitment to improving the surrounding communities to Amankora, Amanresorts’ spiritual property in Bhutan.”
Hotelier of the Year: Karambir Singh Kang, Taj Mahal Palace & Tower, Mumbai, India.
Hotel of the Year: Park Hyatt Shanghai, China.
Photos: Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, Tahiti
