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Awards and Accolades for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts

January 1, 2023,

Toronto, Canada

Four Seasons is honoured to have been recognised over the years by some of the most reputable industry groups and respected publications in the world for excellence in luxury hospitality. Whether recognised by industry leaders or guests, these awards and accolades reflect the commitment of Four Seasons to setting the standard for service excellence and the dedication of its employees to providing the ultimate guest experience.

Four Seasons is focused on harnessing the company’s culture – commitment to its people, a passion for service, and evolution through continuous guest-focused innovation – to ensure Four Seasons continues to redefine and set the standard for luxury travel around the world.

Here are some highlights of how Four Seasons has recently been recognised for its leadership:

2023 Awards and Accolades

AAA Five Diamond Hotel Awards

Four Seasons Resort Los Cabos at Costa Palmas and Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans achieved AAA Five Diamond ratings in 2023, bringing Four Seasons total count to 21 Five Diamond properties across North America.

Condé Nast Traveler Gold List

Four Seasons Hotel Istanbul at Sultanahmet was included on Condé Nast Traveler’s annual Gold List as one of The Best Hotels and Resorts in the World.

Michelin Starred Restaurants

23 restaurants at 18 Four Seasons hotels currently sparkle under a canopy of 31 Michelin Stars, including the world's first Chinese restaurant to achieve the highest ranking of three stars, the most Michelin stars under one hotel roof in the city Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong with 7 stars, and all three restaurants at Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris.
Restaurants include Lung King Heen (3 Stars), Caprice (3 Stars) and Sushi Saito (1 Stars) at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong; Le Cinq (3 Stars), L'Orangerie (1 Star) and Le George (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris; La Dame de Pic London (2 Stars) at Four Seasons Hotel London at Ten Trinity Square; Cai Yi Xuan (1 Star) and Mio (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel Beijing; Zi Yat Heen (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Cotai Strip; Il Palagio (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel Firenze; Il Lago (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva; Le Cap (1 Star) at Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat, A Four Seasons Hotel; Yu Yue Heen (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel Guangzhou; Pelagos (1 Star) at Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens; est (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Otemachi; SÉZANNE (2 Stars) at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi; CURA (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon; Yu Ting Yuan (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River; La Dame de Pic - Le 1920 (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel Megève; Capa (1 Star) at Four Seasons Resort Orlando at Walt Disney World® Resort; The Surf Club Restaurant (1 Star) at Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at The Surf Club and Principe Cerami (1 Star) at San Domenico Palace, Taormina, A Four Seasons Hotel.

2022 Awards and Accolades

AAA Five Diamond Hotel Awards

Four Seasons Hotel at The Surf Club and Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center achieved the AAA Five Diamond rating in 2022, bringing Four Seasons total count to 20 Five Diamond properties across North America.

Asia's 50 Best Bars

Five bars across Four Seasons portfolio were listed among the top 50 best and most innovative in the region by Asia's 50 Best Bars.
Four Seasons winners include Argo (3/50) at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, which also won the Disaronno Highest New Entry Award; Charles H. (7/50) at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, where the team maintains its position as the #1 Bar in Korea for the fourth consecutive year and where Head Bartender Keith Motsi was awarded the Altos Bartenders’ Bartender Award 2022; BKK Social Club (10/50) at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River which also won the Michter’s Art of Hospitality Award; Bar Trigona (29/50) at Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur which also won the Siete Misterios Best Cocktail Menu Award and remains the #1 Bar in Malaysia for the third year in a row; and Copitas (44/50) at Four Seasons Hotel Bengaluru at Embassy One, which is also ranked the top bar in Bengaluru.

Asia's 50 Best Restaurants

SÉZANNE at Four Seasons Hotel Tokyo at Marunouchi, Caprice at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and Jin Sha at Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake were listed as some of Asia's Best Restaurants.

Condé Nast Traveler Gold List

Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach and Four Seasons Resort Lanai were named one of Condé Nast Traveler editor’s favourite hotels in the world as part of their annual Gold List.

Condé Nast Traveler Hot List

Four Seasons Resort Hualālai and Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley were named on Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot List as two of the best new hotel openings from the past year.
The two properties were also featured on the Best New Hotels in the USA & Canada list in addition to Four Seasons Resort Hualālai being listed on the Best Hotel Transformations list.
Condé Nast Traveler also recognized Four Seasons Hotel Madrid on their “Where to Travel Next” list.

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

Four Seasons won a total of 63 awards in the 2022 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards.
Four Seasons Hotel Doha, Four Seasons Hotel Houston, Four Seasons Hotel and Residences at The Surf Club Hotel, Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Four Seasons Hotel Dubai International Financial Centre, Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon and Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River were named by Condé Nast Traveler as The Best Hotels in the World.
Four Seasons Resort Dubai at Jumeirah Beach, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Vail, Four Seasons Resort Palm Beach and Four Seasons Resort Langkawi were named by Condé Nast Traveler as The Best Resorts in the World.

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards

Four Seasons holds 68 Five-Star Forbes Travel Guide awards across 50 hotels and resorts, 14 spas, and four restaurants – the most collectively held by any company for the seventh consecutive year.

Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants

Butcher and Still at Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi at Al Maryah Island was named one of the best restaurants in the region by the Middle East & North Africa’s 50 Best Restaurants Academy.

Travel + Leisure’s It List: The Best New Hotels in the World

San Domenico Palace Taormina, a Four Seasons Hotel, Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley and Four Seasons Hotel New Orleans were listed as some of the best new hotel openings in 2022 by Travel + Leisure.

Travel + Leisure Top 500 Hotels of the Year

27 Four Seasons properties were named on the Travel + Leisure Top 500 Hotels in the World list, as chosen by readers of the magazine.

Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards

45 Four Seasons properties won a total of 47 awards in the 2022 Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards.
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto was listed in the among Top 100 Best Hotels in the World.

TripAdvisor Travelers' Choice Awards

12 Four Seasons properties won a total of 17 TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Awards.

World's 50 Best Bars

BKK Social Club (#14) at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River and ARGO (#28) at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong and ranked among the World’s 50 Best Bars.

2021 Awards and Accolades

AAA Five Diamond Awards

20 Four Seasons hotels and resorts across the Americas were awarded the AAA Five Diamond rating in 2021.

Asia's 50 Best Bars

Three Four Seasons bars were listed among the top 50 best and most innovative in the region by Asia's 50 Best Bars.
Four Seasons winners include Caprice Bar (10/50) at Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, which also tied for the Highest Climber Award; Bar Trigonia (12/50) at Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur, which was also named #1 in Malaysia; and Charles H. (13/50) at Four Seasons Hotel Seoul, which was also named #1 in Korea.

Condé Nast Traveler Gold List

Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort was named one of Condé Nast Traveler editor’s favourite hotels in the world as part of their annual Gold List.

Condé Nast Traveler Hot List

Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River and Four Seasons Hotel Madrid were named by Condé Nast Traveler as two of the best hotel openings of the past year.

Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards

Four Seasons won a total of 55 awards in the 2021 Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards
Four Seasons Hotel Sydney and Four Seasons Hotel Philadelphia at Comcast Center were named by Condé Nast Traveler as two of The Best Hotels in the World
Sensei Lanai, A Four Seasons Resort and Four Seasons Resort Lanai, Hawaii were named by Condé Nast Traveler as two of The Best Resorts in the World

Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star Awards

For the sixth consecutive year, Four Seasons received a record number of Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star awards, with 46 properties, 13 spas and two restaurants receiving the designation.
Once again, Four Seasons has received the most Five-Star ratings awarded to a hotel brand in a single year in the list’s 63-year history.
Three Four Seasons properties and three Four Seasons spas earned their first Five-Star designation in 2021.

ISPA (International Spa Association) Innovate Awards

Four Seasons enhanced global health and safety program, Lead With Care, was awarded in the 2021 ISPA Innovate Awards Business Practices category. The award recognizes the creativity and adaptability displayed by organizations who pivoted while managing the COVID-19 pandemic.

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