Top 10 Picks for 2011

As this special year draws to a close — 2010 happens to have been Tablet's 10th anniversary year, after all — it's time to look ahead to the future. We've got nearly two thousand hotels in our selection, but if you want us to narrow it down to ten, here they are — our staff's Top Ten must-visit hotels for 2011:

ABaC RESTAURANT & HOTEL
Barcelona, Spain

Ciragan Palace Kempinski
Istanbul, Turkey

UPPER HOUSE
Hong Kong

The Dolder Grand
Zurich, Switzerland

JAMAICA INN
St. Ann, Jamaica

Thompson LES
New York City, NY, USA

TAJ LAKE PALACE
Udaipur, India

Haymarket Hotel
London, England

THE CARNEROS INN
Napa, California, USA

VILLA SPALLETTI
Rome, Italy

The Year in Travel

Apart from a wee hangover, January 1st will be just another day, complete with a sunrise, a sunset, and hopefully some activity in between. But there’s nothing like the arrival of a new calendar year to make us get all reflective on ourselves. Let the emotions flow!

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