Following hundreds of recommendations, nominations and applications in 2012, the fierce competition has been reduced to just 29 finalist hotels.

These finalists represent the very best hotels from around the world in 7 carefully selected and evaluated categories, fighting it out for a prestigious Boutique Hotel Award as well as the title of Best Overall Hotel 2012.

We are delighted to announce this year's Finalists, each of which have delivered unique excellence in their own categories:

Best Beach Boutique Hotel in the World
Hansar Samui     (Koh Samui, Thailand)
Layana Resort     (Koh Lanta, Thailand)
Unguja Lodge     (Zanzibar, Tanzania)
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa   (Koh Samui, Thailand)

Best Classic Boutique Hotel in the World
Hotel Les Ottomans    (Istanbul, Turkey)
Hotel Quadrifolio    (Cartagena, Colombia)
Palazzo Magnani Feroni   (Florence, Italy)
Poseidonion Grand Hotel   (Spetses, Greece)

Best City Boutique Hotel in the World
Hansar Bangkok    (Bangkok, Thailand)
Lydmar Hotel     (Stockholm, Sweden)
The Arch     (London, UK)
The Toren     (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Tigerlily     (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Best Design Boutique Hotel in the World
Casa Colombo     (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
Charming House IQs   (Venice, Italy)
Lanson Place    (Hong Kong, China)
Sanctum Soho     (London, UK)

Best Dining Boutique Hotel in the World
Dukes Hotel     (London, UK)
Hansar Bangkok   (Bangkok, Thailand)
The Samling Hotel   (Windermere, UK)
Xara Palace    (Mdina, Malta)

Best Honeymoon Boutique Hotel in the World
Borgo Santo Pietro   (Tuscany, Italy)
Jamahal Private Resort & Spa    (Bali, Indonesia)
The Pavilions Phuket   (Phuket, Thailand)
Taveuni Palms Resort   (Taveuni, Fiji)

Best New Boutique Hotel in the World
The Ampersand   (London, UK)
Entre Cielos    (Mendoza, Argentina)
La Suite West     (London, UK)
Mia Resort    (Nha Trang, Vietnam)

From these outstanding finalists, the runners-up and winners in each category as well as one overall winner will be chosen and announced at the Boutique Hotel Awards Annual Ceremony. This will be a glittering event held at the Hempel Hotel in Knightsbridge, London (UK), to celebrate the achievements of these boutique hotels with a worldwide audience.

To apply for one of the limited number of Award Ceremony tickets or for more information regarding the awards please contact:

Joshua Phillips
Marketing Director
Joshua@BoutiqueHotelAwards.com
+44 207 151 1688