| Business Travel Poll | ||||
| The World’s Favourite Hotels | ||||
| 2001 | 2000 | Hotel | Location | Score: |
| 1 | 9 | Ritz-Carlton | Singapore | 79 |
| 2 | 1 | Shangri-La Island | Hong Kong | 72 |
| 3 | 29 | Grand Hyatt Wan Chai | Hong Kong | 56 |
| 4 | – | Mandarin Oriental | Kuala Lumpur | 51 |
| 5 | – | Marriott | Kuala Lumpur | 47 |
| 6 | 3 | Oriental | Bangkok | 46 |
| 7 | – | Grand Hyatt | Bangkok | 45 |
| 8= | 2 | Mandarin Oriental | Hong Kong | 44 |
| 8= | 6 | Grand Hyatt | Seoul | 44 |
| 10= | – | Shangri-La | Singapore | 35 |
| 10= | – | Park Hyatt | Sydney | 35 |
| 12 | – | Ritz Carlton | Kuala Lumpur | 34 |
| 13= | – | Westin St Francis | San Francisco | 32 |
| 13= | 13 | Okura | Tokyo | 32 |
| 15 | 11 | Shilla | Seoul | 31 |
| 16= | – | Peninsula | Hong Kong | 29 |
| 16= | 18 | Grand Hyatt | Jakarta | 29 |
| 16= | – | Shangri La | Jakarta | 29 |
| 16= | 21= | Shangri-La | Kuala Lumpur | 29 |
| 20= | – | Regent | Kuala Lumpur | 28 |
| 20= | – | Westin Plaza | Singapore | 28 |
| 20= | 21= | Imperial | Tokyo | 28 |
| 23= | – | Westin Banyan Tree | Bangkok | 27 |
| 23= | 14 | Grand Hyatt | Singapore | 27 |
| 25= | – | Hilton | Seoul | 25 |
| 25= | – | Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof | Frankfurt | 25 |
| 25= | – | Park Hyatt | Tokyo | 25 |
| 28 | – | Grand Hyatt | Taipei | 24 |
| 29= | – | Sukhotai | Bangkok | 23 |
| 29= | 23 | Shangri-La | Bangkok | 23 |
| 29= | – | Mandarin Oriental | Jakarta | 23 |
| 29= | – | Taj | Mumbai | 23 |
| 29= | 4 | Shangri-La | Manila | 23 |
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| Top hotels city by city | |||
| Asia-Pacific | |||
| Bangkok | |||
| 2001 | 2000 | Score: | |
| 1 | 1 | Oriental | 46 |
| 2 | 3= | Grand Hyatt | 45 |
| 3 | 9 | Westin Banyan Tree | 27 |
| 4= | 6= | Sukhotai | 23 |
| 4= | 2 | Shangri-La | 23 |
| 6 | 5 | Sheraton | 22 |
| 7 | 3= | Regent | 18 |
| 8 | 11= | Peninsula | 15 |
| 9 | 11= | Hilton | 13 |
| 10 | 6= | Marriott | 12 |
| Beijing | |||
| 1 | – | Hyatt | 12 |
| 2= | 1 | China World | 8 |
| 2= | 4= | Shangri-La | 8 |
| 2= | – | Great Wall Sheraton | 8 |
| 5= | 4= | Hilton | 4 |
| 5= | – | Kerry Centre | 4 |
| 5= | 3 | Palace Hotel | 4 |
| 5= | – | Prime Hotel | 4 |
| 5= | – | Rainbow | 4 |
| 5= | – | St. Regis | 4 |
| 5= | – | Ritz-Carlton | 4 |
| Hong Kong | |||
| 1 | 1 | Island Shangri-La | 72 |
| 2 | 5 | Grand Hyatt Wan Chai | 56 |
| 3 | 2 | Mandarin Oriental | 44 |
| 4 | 6 | Peninsula | 29 |
| 5 | 3 | Conrad International | 26 |
| 6 | 9 | Ritz-Carlton | 24 |
| 7 | 4 | Marriott | 20 |
| 8 | – | The Regent | 12 |
| 9 | – | Excelsior | 11 |
| Jakarta | |||
| 1= | 1 | Grand Hyatt | 29 |
| 1= | 3= | Shangri-La | 29 |
| 3 | 5 | Mandarin Oriental | 23 |
| 4= | 2 | Jakarta Hilton | 6 |
| 4= | 3= | Regent | 6 |
| Kuala Lumpur | |||
| 1 | 5= | Mandarin Oriental | 51 |
| 2 | 4 | Marriott | 47 |
| 3 | 3 | Ritz-Carlton | 34 |
| 4 | 1 | Shangri-La | 29 |
| 5 | 5= | Regent | 28 |
| 6 | 7 | Hilton | 14 |
| 7 | 8= | Renaissance | 13 |
| 8 | – | Istana | 11 |
| 9 | 8= | Pan Pacific | 10 |
| 10 | 13 | Hyatt Regency Kinabalu | 7 |
| Manila | |||
| 1 | 1 | Shangri-La | 23 |
| 2 | 2 | Peninsula | 11 |
| 3 | 5 | Manila | 10 |
| 4 | 4 | Mandarin Oriental | 8 |
| 5 | 7 | Inter-Continental | 4 |
| Melbourne | |||
| 1 | 1 | Grand Hyatt | 16 |
| 2 | – | Westin | 12 |
| 3 | 6 | Park Hyatt | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | Sheraton Towers Southgate | 6 |
| 5= | 4 | Stamford Plaza | 4 |
| 5= | 9 | Crown Casino | 4 |
| Osaka | |||
| 1= | 2 | Ritz-Carlton | 8 |
| 1= | 4= | Imperial | 8 |
| 3 | – | Osaka Grand | 7 |
| 4= | 4= | Hilton | 4 |
| 4= | 3 | Rihga Royal | 4 |
| 4= | – | Crown Plaza | 4 |
| 4= | – | Hyatt Regency | 4 |
| Seoul | |||
| 1 | 2 | Grand Hyatt | 44 |
| 2 | 3 | Shilla | 31 |
| 3 | 5 | Hilton | 25 |
| 4 | – | Ritz-Carlton | 16 |
| 5 | 6 | Lotte | 9 |
| Shanghai | |||
| 1 | 3= | Grand Hyatt | 24 |
| 2 | – | Shangri-La | 11 |
| 3 | 2 | Westin Tai Ping Yang | 10 |
| 4 | 6 | Okura | 4 |
| 5 | 3= | Ritz-Carlton | 3 |
| Singapore | |||
| 1 | 2 | Ritz-Carlton | 79 |
| 3 | 1 | Shangri-La | 35 |
| 2 | 8 | Westin Plaza | 28 |
| 4 | 4 | Grand Hyatt | 27 |
| 5= | 3 | Raffles | 19 |
| 5= | 5= | Marriott | 19 |
| 7= | 5= | Four Seasons | 13 |
| 7= | 9 | Marina Mandarin | 13 |
| 9 | 7 | Oriental | 10 |
| 10= | 13 | Regent | 8 |
| 10= | 11 | Inter-Continental | 8 |
| Sydney | |||
| 1 | 1 | Park Hyatt | 35 |
| 2 | 5 | Regent | 20 |
| 3 | 7 | Westin | 18 |
| 4 | – | Novotel | 12 |
| 5= | 3 | Inter-Continental | 9 |
| 5= | – | Hilton | 9 |
| Taipei | |||
| 1 | 2 | Grand Hyatt | 24 |
| 2= | 5 | Westin | 11 |
| 2= | – | Hilton | 11 |
| 4= | – | Shangri-La | 8 |
| 4= | 4 | Sherwood | 8 |
| Tokyo | |||
| 1 | 1 | Okura | 32 |
| 2 | 2 | Imperial | 28 |
| 3 | – | Park Hyatt | 25 |
| 4= | 4 | New Otani | 12 |
| 4= | 11 | Palace | 12 |
| Europe | |||
| Amsterdam | |||
| 1= | 1 | Marriott | 11 |
| 1= | 3 | Amstel | 11 |
| 3 | 5 | Hilton | 10 |
| 4 | 7= | Okura | 8 |
| 5 | 7= | Jolly Hotel Carlton | 7 |
| Budapest | |||
| 1 | 4 | Kempinski | 12 |
| 2 | 3 | Hilton | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Marriott | 3 |
| Frankfurt | |||
| 1 | 1 | Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof | 25 |
| 2 | 2 | Arabella Sheraton Grand | 18 |
| 3 | 3 | Hilton | 14 |
| 4 | 4= | Sheraton | 11 |
| 5 | 4= | Inter-Continental | 8 |
| Hamburg | |||
| 1 | 1= | Vier Jahreszeiten | 12 |
| 2 | – | Inter-Continental | 8 |
| Istanbul | |||
| 1 | 2 | Istanbul Hilton | 15 |
| 2= | 1= | Ciragan Palace | 4 |
| 2= | – | Sheraton | 4 |
| 2= | – | Conrad | 4 |
| 5 | – | Holiday Inn | 3 |
| Lisbon | |||
| 1= | 1 | Ritz Inter-Continental | 7 |
| 1= | 2 | Tivoli | 7 |
| 3 | 3 | Sheraton | 2 |
| London | |||
| 1 | 1 | Hilton | 22 |
| 2 | 24= | Ritz | 19 |
| 3 | 3 | Savoy | 17 |
| 4 | 13 | Le Méridien Piccadilly | 14 |
| 5 | 5 | Inter-Continental | 13 |
| 6= | 24= | Sheraton Park Tower | 12 |
| 6= | – | Radison | 12 |
| 8= | – | Sheraton Skyline | 8 |
| 8= | – | Crowne Plaza | 8 |
| 8= | – | St James Court | 8 |
| Madrid | |||
| 1 | 1 | Ritz | 18 |
| 2 | – | Palace Hotel | 8 |
| 3= | 2 | Castellanan Inter-Continental | 4 |
| 3= | – | Wellington | 4 |
| 3= | – | Hilton | 4 |
| Milan | |||
| 1 | 4 | Four Seasons | 16 |
| 2= | 1 | Principe di Savoia | 4 |
| 2= | 3 | Hilton | 4 |
| 4= | 2 | Grand Hotel | 3 |
| Paris | |||
| 1 | 1 | George V | 22 |
| 2 | 12 | Bristol | 15 |
| 3 | 7 | Hilton | 11 |
| 4 | 2 | Ritz | 10 |
| 5 | – | Royal Monceau | 8 |
| Rome | |||
| 1 | 2 | Hassler | 16 |
| 2= | – | Excelsior Rome | 8 |
| 2= | 1 | De la Ville Inter-Continental | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | Eden Park | 7 |
| 5= | 6 | Cavalier Hilton | 4 |
| 5= | – | Raphael | 4 |
| 5= | 4 | Sheraton Roma | 4 |
| 5= | – | Grand Hyatt | 4 |
| 5= | – | The Forum | 4 |
| 5= | – | Marriott | 4 |
| Stockholm | |||
| 1 | 1 | Grand | 10 |
| 2 | 2 | Radisson SAS | 7 |
| 3 | – | Diplomat | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Strand Hotel | 2 |
| Vienna | |||
| 1 | 4 | Hilton Plaza | 11 |
| 2= | – | Bristol | 8 |
| 2= | – | Marriott | 8 |
| 4 | 3 | Imperial | 7 |
| 5= | 1 | Sacher | 4 |
| 5= | – | Sheraton | 4 |
| Indian subcontinent | |||
| New Delhi | |||
| 1 | – | Hyatt Regency | 12 |
| 2 | – | Taj | 8 |
| 3 | – | Oberoi | 7 |
| 4 | – | Le Méridien | 4 |
| 5 | – | Maurya | 3 |
| Madras | |||
| 1 | – | Taj Caramandel | 8 |
| 2 | – | Sheraton | 4 |
| Mumbai | |||
| 1 | – | Taj | 23 |
| 2 | – | Leela Kempinski | 11 |
| 3 | – | Oberoi | 6 |
| 4 | – | Vierndert | 3 |
| 5 | – | President | 2 |
| Middle East | |||
| Abu Dhabi | |||
| 1 | 3 | Sheraton | 22 |
| 2 | 2 | Inter-Continental | 15 |
| 3 | – | Hyatt | 8 |
| 4 | – | Beach Rotana | 4 |
| Bahrain | |||
| 1 | 2 | Sheraton | 11 |
| 2 | 3 | Regency Inter-Continental | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Le Royal Méridien | 7 |
| 4= | 5 | Hilton | 4 |
| 4= | – | Hyatt | 4 |
| 4= | 4 | Gulf Hotel | 4 |
| Dubai | |||
| 1 | 1 | Sheraton | 16 |
| 2 | 9 | Ritz-Carlton | 12 |
| 3 | – | Four Points | 7 |
| 4= | – | Al Maha | 6 |
| 4= | – | Royal Mirage | 6 |
| 4= | – | Lumena Beach | 6 |
| 4= | 4 | Hilton | 6 |
| Cairo | |||
| 1 | – | Nile Hilton... | |
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