Conde Nast’s Ultimate Travel Quiz & Gold Standard List

Conde Nast Website currently has two very cool things. First off, and as a great suggestion when you have a few minutes to spare, they have a wonderful quiz called the Ultimate Travel Quiz.  Go check it out, its fun, and it made me realize how little I actually know! Some cool travel facts will be learnt. I only got 19 out of 100, which was quite a poor showing 🙂

The other is that they released their Gold Standard for 2013. This is their list of what they consider their favorite hotels, bars and restaurants around the globe. Clearly a completely subjective list, but still fun to browse, and get inspired by the pictures for your next outing. Here’s a summary of what they chose, but do click on their link for the nice list with all the pictures.

HOTELS

BEST BEACH HOTELS

• Alila Villas Uluwatu, Bali
• Uxua Casa Hotel, Trancoso, Brazil
• Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa, Maldives
• Soho Beach House, Miami
• La Sirenuse, Positano, Italy

BEST WILDERNESS HOTELS

• The Walig Hut, Gsteig, Switzerland
• Adrère Amellal, Siwa, Egypt
• Four Seasons Tented Camp, Golden Triangle, Thailand
• Tassia Lodge, Lekurruki Community Ranch, Kenya
• Shakti 360° Leti, Uttarakhand, India

BEST CITY HOTELS

• Hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole, Hanoi
• Dwarika’s Hotel, Kathmandu, Nepal
• Le Pavillon de la Reine, Paris
• Mandarin Oriental Bangkok, Thailand
• The Oyster Bay, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

BEST COUNTRY HOTELS

• Oustau de Baumanière, France
• Hambleton Hall, Rutland, England
• The Point, New York State
• Otahuna Lodge, South Island, New Zealand
• Miyamasou, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan

BEST DESIGN HOTELS

• Conservatorium Hotel, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Playa Vik José Ignacio, Uruguay
• Hegia, France
• Southern Ocean Lodge, Kangaroo Island, Australia
• The Upper House, Hong Kong

RESTAURANTS

BEST CLASSIC RESTAURANTS

• Dum Pukht, New Delhi
• Aprazível, Rio de Janeiro
• Beluga, Maastricht
• Nautika, Dubrovnik
• Minetta Tavern, New York City
• L’Atelier Saint-Germain de Joël Robuchon, Paris
• Delfina, San Francisco
• Le Petit Nice, South of France

BEST NEIGHBOURHOOD RESTAURANTS

• Güeyu Mar, Asturias, Spain
• Siphon, Damme, Belgium
• Chim Sao, Hanoi
• Northern Spy, New York City
• Da Adolfo, Positano, Italy
• Mälarpaviljongen, Stockholm

BEST BUZZY RESTAURANTS

• Atrio, Cáceres, Spain
• Brunswick House Cafe, London
• The Crow’s Nest, Montauk, New York
• Gunpowder, New Delhi
• Ultraviolet, Shanghai
• Tippling Club, Singapore
• Porteño, Sydney
• La Pineta, Tuscany

BARS AND CLUBS

BEST BEACH BARS AND CLUBS

• Blue Marlin, Ibiza
• Babylon Beach, Ibiza
• El Chiringuito, Ibiza
• Potato Head Beach Club, Bali
• Lone Star, Barbados
• Rocka Beach Lounge & Restaurant, Brazil
• Hula-Hula, Croatia
• La Plage, Goa
• Ruin Beach Café, Isles of Scilly
• Lido Pizzo, Salento, Italy
• Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France, St Barth’s
• Le Club 55, South of France
• Hostellerie Provençale Port-Cros

BEST BARS

• M Glamour Bar, Shanghai
• Strelka Bar, Moscow
• Monkey Bar, Bangalore
• Le Volpi e l’Uva, Florence
• Bassoon, London
• Happiness Forgets, London
• The Croft Institute, Melbourne
• Employees Only, New York City