Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Hotels Ranking 2026

Compiled 2026-10-13. The main table ranks brands by Forbes Travel Guide 2026 Five-Star hotel count (awards released 2026-02-11): Four Seasons leads with 42; Mandarin Oriental 27; The Ritz-Carlton 21. Cities sit in a separate table — Macau still leads with 28. Same-star hotels have no global 1–N order.

Five-Star hotels by brand

Four Seasons' press lists 42 Five-Star hotels/resorts, plus 16 spas and 4 restaurants (62 distinctions) — most hotel Five-Stars for an 11th year. Mandarin Oriental claims the most newly awarded Five-Star hotels (4). Other brand counts come from FTG collection pages.

Five-Star hotels by city

Macau's 28 is from the award release — city leader for a fourth year. London, Dubai, New York and the rest are unique Five-Star hotel links on destination pages, fetched on the compile day.

2026 Star Awards totals

The release covers 2,422 awarded properties. Hotels: 343 Five-Star, 708 Four-Star, 679 Recommended.

New Five-Star hotels named in the release

Asia Pacific took about 40% of newly awarded Five-Star hotels. The list below is named in the PR/story — not a separate ranking.

How this ranking was built

Compiled 2026-10-13. Award release 2026-02-11. The main table ranks brands by Five-Star hotel count: Four Seasons 42 from the brand press (most Five-Star hotels for an 11th year); Mandarin Oriental 27, Ritz-Carlton 21, Rosewood 11, St. Regis 10, and Peninsula 7 from Forbes Travel Guide brand collection pages (hotel/resort Five-Star rows only). Cities: Macau 28 from the PR Newswire release (city leader for a fourth year); other cities are unique Five-Star hotel links on destination pages. Same-star hotels have no global 1–N order. See also luxury hotels, global hotel brands, and hotel groups.