Four Waldorf Astoria Hotels Just Topped Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Lists

Hilton says its hotels took six first-place rankings in Condé Nast Traveler’s 2026 Readers’ Choice awards, with 53 properties from eight Hilton brands recognized across the U.S. and U.K. surveys. That compares with 47 properties in 2025, and Hilton counted 26 top-five category placements.

Four of the six winners are Waldorf Astoria hotels: The Roosevelt New Orleans as the top hotel in New Orleans, Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead as the top hotel in Atlanta, Waldorf Astoria Helsinki as the top hotel in Northern Europe in its opening year, and Waldorf Astoria Los Cabos Pedregal as the top resort in Western Mexico for a third year running.

The other two went to Conrad: Conrad Beijing as the top hotel in Beijing and Conrad Koh Samui as the top resort in Thailand. Other notable results include Waldorf Astoria Chengdu at No. 2 among Asian hotels and Waldorf Astoria Orlando at No. 3 among Orlando resorts.

These are reader-vote results, announced by Hilton, so they reflect traveler opinion rather than inspections. They can still be a handy starting point when comparing hotels in a city, and Curio Collection by Hilton accounted for 13 properties in the U.S. results, showing how broad the company’s portfolio has become.

Sources: Travel PR News, Travel PR News (digest)