The Best Hotels in the World: 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards

"Walking into the W’s first Middle Eastern outpost is like entering a never-ending party: Chill music plays in the sleek lobby (even at 8 a.m.), and the handsome staff from Mexico, New Zealand, Tanzania, and Russia, among other countries, hand each arriving guest a mocktail. The hotel’s Sisley Paris Spa and restaurants (there's Papermoon Milan and Peruvian spot COYA) are attracting expats and locals eager for a more global experience. The 442 rooms are filled with curves: rounded frames for the desks and bed platforms, arabesques on walls and curtains, and circular chairs positioned to take in the seafront or the ever-rising skyline. Business travelers will appreciate the convenient location in the West Bay financial district, the attentive service, and the lap pool with resistance current." - CNT Editors