This morning on today's Travel - the Best of the Best, once again travel on leisure magazine ask its readers to rate airlines, hotels and travel destinations across the globe. The results are in the magazines that come in tenth annual world's best awards issue. Its senior consulting editor Mark Orwoll. is here with the best.
Natalie Morales: Mark, good morning!
Mark Orwoll: Good morning, Natalie.
N: Ten years have you been doing this?
M: Ten years, Yes, it's ….yeah….
N: Seventeen thousand readers / responded to the survey which, I imagine, took a long time …..exhaustive…
M: That's right, a exhaustive survey. And…ah…but the results are really…ah…intriguing.
N: So we have a lot to get through. Let's get right to it.
M: Alright.
N: First, top hotels worldwide. And I'm gonna show you the top three:
M: Right.
1. The Four Seasons Bali at Sayan
2. Singita (Correct me if I'm saying wrong.) Private Reserve, Sabi Sand South Africa
3. Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India
M: That's right, very good, good pronunciation. That's right.
N: I am just guessing on the pronunciations here, but clearly a lot of people know the pronunciations and know where they are going because these were the top three. Asia again dominating the hotels living….
M: Well, yep, people know that getting out to Asia is a lot easier nowadays than it ever was, and when you get, when you get there, there are choices of some great hotels, some very high and deluxe property, like the Four Seasons Resort, Bali at Sayan.
N: What does it have to offer? What was it that attracted your readers to these properties, specifically?
M: Well, it's very small property that it only has 18 suites and 42 lodges, / each one of the lodges has a private plunge pool. It's set right on the edge of a beautiful tropical gorge and ah…the quality..
N: Not the beach, though?