If you read my blog you know I like to read CN Traveller. I posted last year about their 2013 Gold Standard List, and here is their 2014 edition of Gold Standard Hotels, Restaurants and Bars
Gold Standard Hotels
Beach Hotels

- La Sultana Oualidia MOROCCO
- Hotel Saint-Barth Isle de France ST BARTS
- Kaya Mawa, Malawi AFRICA
- Frégate Island Private SEYCHELLES
- Nikoi Island SINGAPORE
Wilderness Hotels

- Sand Rivers TANZANIA
- Minaret Station NEW ZEALAND’S SOUTH ISLAND
- Amanbagh RAJASTHAN
- Trapper’s Hotel NORWAY
- Tierra Patagonia CHILE
City Hotels

- The Greenwich NEW YORK: The Greenwich NEW YORK
- Copacabana Palace Hotel RIO DE JANEIRO
- Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong HONG KONG
- The Taj Mahal Palace MUMBAI
- The Siam BANGKOK
Country Hotels
- Saffire Freycinet, TASMANIA
- Sextantio Albergo Diffuso ITALY
- Les Fermes de Marie, Megève FRANCE
- The Pig ENGLAND
- Paws Up MONTANA
Gold Standard Bars and Beach Clubs

- Experimental Beach IBIZA
- 10.7 FORMENTERA
- Aer Rooftop Lounge MUMBAI
- Macakizi BODRUM
- Janes & Hooch BEIJING
- Soma Project GOA
- The Zetter Townhouse LONDON
- Lidkoeb COPENHAGEN
- Salt Beach Club BARCELONA
- Bar Da Ro BAHIA
- Gardel’s Bar SYDNEY
- Moon Bar BANGKOK
- Shimmy Beach Club CAPE TOWN
- Kaken STOCKHOLM
- The Third Man NEW YORK
- Le Golden Bar FEZ
- The Sailing Club, KEP CAMBODIA
- Cafe De La Musique BAHIA
- Tanjong Beach Club SINGAPORE
- Buck And Breck BERLIN
Gold Standard Restaurants

- The Cavalier SAN FRANCISCO
- Lucifer URUGUAY
- The Town Mouse MELBOURNE
- Locanda Cipriani VENICE
- The Commune Social SHANGHAI
- St John Bread & Wine LONDON
- Lafayette NEW YORK
- Ubiquitious Chip GLASGOW
- Momufuku TORONTO
- Bones PARIS
- The Clove Club LONDON
- Mogg & Melzer BERLIN
- Rivea, St Tropez FRANCE
- Tegui BUENOS AIRES
- Caelis BARCELONA
- Gramercy Tavern NEW YORK
- Sturehof STOCKHOLM
- Kappo Sakamoto, Kyoto JAPAN
- Nerua BILBAO