Andrew Harper Celebrates Excellence in Travel with 2024 Winners

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Andrew Harper, the esteemed ultra-luxury travel membership organization, has announced its highly anticipated 2024 Editors’ Choice Awards. Published in the December 2024 edition of Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report, these prestigious accolades highlight the finest properties, destinations, and experiences personally visited by Andrew Harper editors over the past year.

Maintaining its commitment to unbiased reviews, Andrew Harper ensures that its editors travel incognito and cover all their expenses—no complimentary stays or meals are permitted. This approach, coupled with authenticity, resonates with travelers; in a recent survey of affluent travelers, 86% expressed a preference for trusted, unbiased travel reviews over AI-generated content.

The editor in chief, Andrew Harper himself, commented: “Even by our standards, we had an extraordinary 12 months of globe-trotting, aided by the ongoing strength of the dollar. We stayed incognito at 86 hotels, resorts and lodges, spanning 17 countries on six continents. By my count, we wrote full reviews of 81 restaurants, plus evaluations of luxury cruise ships, Venetian wine bars, Patagonian hikes, Hawaiian coffee farms, Santa Barbara boutiques and private dinners with Bhutanese notables. The richness of our experiences made our debates about who deserved awards especially fun and spirited.”

The coveted title of Hideaway of the Year for 2024 was awarded to &Beyond Punakha River Lodge in Bhutan. The reviewer praised the property’s breathtaking mountain vistas, alfresco breakfasts, and exceptional wellness offerings, stating, “If Bhutan weren’t so far away, I’d make a stay at &Beyond Punakha River Lodge an annual tradition. Maybe I will anyway.”

Other outstanding hotels honored in the Editors’ Choice Awards include Kona Village, A Rosewood Resort (Big Island, Hawaii); Explora El Chaltén (Patagonia, Argentina); Beaverbrook (Surrey, England); Le Grand Mazarin (Paris, France); Hotel Mirlo (Barcelona, Spain); Palazzo Venart (Venice, Italy); &Beyond Tengile River Lodge (Sabi Sands Game Reserve, South Africa); The Peninsula Istanbul (Istanbul, Turkey); The Lana (Dubai, UAE); and Capella Ubud (Bali, Indonesia).

Beyond individual properties, Andrew Harper editors recognized excellence across diverse categories such as Extraordinary Comebacks, Restaurants of the Year, Best Travel Experiences, Best Hospitality, Most Unconventional Indulgences, Hotel Restaurants of the Year, Outstanding Amenities, Most Memorable Tastings, and Unforgettable Journeys.

“There are no better people to recommend the best in travel than Andrew Harper’s editors,” said Don Jones, SVP & Managing Director of Andrew Harper. “We are committed to making sure Andrew Harper members can access reviews that tell it like we see it. There is nothing like seeing and experiencing a place free of any constraints to give a true opinion. Congratulations to the winners of the Editors’ Choice Awards! We are confident that they will provide travelers with the very best in hotels, restaurants, experiences and more.”