The 2024 Little Emperors award winners

Best new hotel in 2024

Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor - Mallorca, Spain

The Four Seasons Resort Mallorca at Formentor has swept into the spotlight, stealing hearts and headlines alike. With its stunning seaside views, impeccable design and a dining line-up that’s as exciting as its history, it’s no surprise our members crowned it the year’s top newcomer.

Best hotel for spa and wellness

Burgenstock Hotel and Alpine Spa - Lucerne, Switzerland

This year’s winner may have been doing wellness for 150 years, but the hotel doesn’t rest on its laurels. With Europe’s largest spa, infinity pools you’ll dream about for weeks, and treatments involving gold and caviar, they’ve got the trophy – and the receipts to back it up.

Best hotel interiors

Hotel de Crillon, A Rosewood Hotel - Paris, France

Bespoke furniture, muted pastels and just the right touch of opulence make this award-winning interior a masterclass in elegance. Add in leafy courtyards and carefully restored 18th-century details, and it’s clear why this hotel’s interiors are in a class of their own.

Best hotel for skiing

Forestis Dolomites - Dolomites, Italy

Forestis takes ski-in, ski-out to another level – 1,800 metres above sea level, to be exact. With the lifts just a snowball’s throw away, you’re primed for Dolomite adventures by day and cosy spa treatments by night. Expect skiing, snow-shoeing and stunning views on repeat.

Best unique experience

Hotel Cipriani, A Belmond Hotel - Venice, Italy

Where else in Venice can you swim in the city’s only heated saltwater pool, then sip a Bellini where Hemingway once drank? Your meals are watched over by seagull-deterring falcons, and you can sail on a legendary yacht once owned by film director Pier Paolo Pasolini – truly one-of-a-kind.

Best island hotel

Teranka - Formentera, Spain

Formentera’s Teranka is a laidback escape with serious style credentials. Rooftop cocktails, a saltwater pool and rooms that feel like they grew out of the landscape make it a standout. And with Migjorn beach just steps away, you’ve got all the makings of a stellar island retreat.

Best boutique hotel

Passalacqua - Lake Como, Italy

Awarded this year’s best boutique hotel, Passalacqua takes Lake Como’s glamour and makes it feel like home – assuming your home has Murano chandeliers, lakeside gardens and a pool where you can perfect your backstroke before a gelato-making workshop. It’s small in size, big on charm.

Best hotel for kids

Borgo Egnazia - Puglia, Italy

Borgo Egnazia is like a theme park for kids, minus the queues. There’s a dedicated kids' club inspired by magical tales, a mini farm with donkeys and puppies, pizza-making classes and even a kids-only restaurant. As for the parents, you can sneak off guilt-free.

Best Michelin-starred restaurant

Alain Ducasse at Le Meurice, Dorchester Collection - Paris, France

Le Meurice’s two-starred Alain Ducasse restaurant is as Parisian as it gets – think gilded ceilings, crystal chandeliers and dishes that turn tradition into pure theatre. With Amaury Bouhours in the kitchen and Cédric Grolet on desserts, this is haute cuisine with serious star power.

Best city hotel

Bulgari Hotel Roma - Rome, Italy

Bulgari Hotel Roma places you in the thick of Rome’s history, with the Pantheon, Ara Pacis and Augustus’s Mausoleum just steps away. Inside, it’s all about sleek design, a sparkling mosaic pool and Niko Romito’s celebrated cuisine. The city’s best is truly at your doorstep.