Oberoi Udaivilas is the world's best hotel

The Oberoi Udaivilas, the luxury hotel in Udaipur has been rated the best hotel in the world. This is the first time an Indian property has grabbed the No 1 spot. The Udaipur property also tops the lists for best small hotel and best hotel in Asia.

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Three out of the top five hotels in Asia are in India. The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra has been ranked the third best hotel in Asia and 10th best in the world while the The Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur is at No 4 in Asia and at No 11 in the world.

Thai hotels account for more than one in four of the properties selected as Asia's best. And while classics still reign -- The Oriental Bangkok debuted at No 1 in 1996 and comes in at No 2 this year -- the popularity of hotels such as Amanpuri, Banyan Tree, and Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai are proof that T+L readers now eagerly venture beyond Thailand's capital to beach resorts on Phuket and jungle retreats in the north.

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Rank	2006	Name	Score
1	2	Oberoi Udaivilas, Udaipur, India	94.36
2	7	The Oriental, Bangkok	94.23
3	15	Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra, India	92.56
4	5	Oberoi Rajvilas, Jaipur, India	92.50
5	3	The Peninsula, Bangkok	92.41
6	9	Four Seasons Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand	91.90
7	25	Ritz-Carlton, Millenia, Singapore	90.59
8	n/a	The Strand, Yangon, Burma	90.56
9	10	The Peninsula, Hong Kong	90.37
10	16	Raffles Hotel, Singapore	90.15
11	n/a	Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok	89.93
12	4	Four Seasons Resort Bali at Jimbaran Bay	88.83
13	43	Fullerton Hotel, Singapore	88.61
14	39	Shangri-La's Far Eastern Plaza Hotel, Taipei	88.59
15	8	Taj Lake Palace, Udaipur, India	88.55
16	12	Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong	88.50
17	27	Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok	88.28
18	14	Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore	88.24
19	23	Four Seasons Hotel, Shanghai	88.08
20	22	The Peninsula, Beijing	87.87
21	13	Amanpuri, Phuket, Thailand	87.86
22	26	The Imperial, New Delhi	87.19
23	33	Raffles Grand Hotel d'Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia	86.80
24	n/a	Conrad Bangkok	86.76
25	30	JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa, Thailand	86.39
26	n/a	St Regis Hotel, Shanghai	86.32
27	47	Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong	86.24
28	n/a	Langham Hotel, Hong Kong	85.90
29	21	InterContinental, Hong Kong	85.69
30	11	Banyan Tree, Phuket, Thailand	85.50
31	40	Sofitel Metropole, Hanoi	85.47
32	n/a	Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Chinzan-so , Tokyo	85.45
33	n/a	The Regent, Shanghai	85.39
34	41	Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	85.37
35	46	JW Marriott Bangkok	85.32
36	42	Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok	85.18
37	32	Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur	85.12
38	19	Evason Ana Mandara Resort & Spa, Nha Trang, Vietnam	85.05
39	6	Ritz-Carlton Bali Resort & Spa	85.00
40	n/a	Park Hyatt Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam	84.88
41	17	Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong	84.82
42	18	St Regis Hotel, Beijing	84.64
43	37	Park Hyatt, Tokyo	84.50
44	n/a	Raffles The Plaza, Singapore	84.25
45	29	Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevi, Chiang Mai, Thailand	84.19
46	38	Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong	84.17
47	n/a	JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai at Tomorrow Square	84.03
48	n/a	Kowloon Shangri-La, Hong Kong	83.51
49	36	Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel & Towers, Bangkok	83.04
50	n/a	The Westin Bund Center, Shanghai	83.01

* "N/A" means that the property was not among the top-ranked in this category last year.

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