Star Awards 2023

The 65th annual Star Awards celebrate the world's most outstanding hotels, restaurants, and spas. Plus, inaugural ratings for cruises.

retreats: [Fairmont Spa Century Plaza](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/spas/los-angeles-california/fairmont-spa-century-plaza) (offering a Himalayan salt room) and [The Spa at West Hollywood EDITION](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/spas/los-angeles-california/the-spa-at-west-hollywood-edition) (which includes touchless treatments like infrared therapy). Regis Toronto](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/toronto-canada/the-st-regis-toronto), which boasts the country’s largest collection of luxury suites and a new top-rated [spa](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/spas/toronto-canada/the-spa-at-the-st-regis-toronto), earned Five Stars this year. And in Mexico, Los Cabos scored big wins for [Grand Velas Los Cabos](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/los-cabos-mexico/grand-velas-los-cabos), an all-inclusive, all-suite hotel in a sail-shaped building where every accommodation overlooks the water, and [Zadún,](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/los-cabos-mexico/zadun-a-ritz-carlton-reserve) a retreat where every room comes with its own outdoor plunge pool. And in Las Vegas, Bellagio’s Five-Star restaurant [Picasso](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/restaurants/las-vegas-nevada/picasso) immerses diners in the cubist master’s vibrant art and chef Julian Serrano’s culinary masterpieces. [The Restaurant at Justin](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/restaurants/monterey-carmel-big-sur-california/the-restaurant-at-justin) in Paso Robles, California, became the first Five-Star restaurant in a vineyard with its win. [Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/napa-california/four-seasons-resort-and-residences-napa-valley) and [Montage Healdsburg](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/sonoma-california/montage-healdsburg) in Sonoma, both of which opened in 2021. [Crown Spa Sydney](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/spas/sydney-australia/crown-spa-sydney), with La Prairie treatments and an Aqua Retreat; [Iridium Spa at The St. Integrated resort The Londoner Macao also had two new honorees: the all-suite, British-style [Londoner Hotel](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/macau-china/the-londoner-hotel) and the exclusive [Londoner Court](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/macau-china/londoner-court), which offers 24-hour butler service and an in-room wellness program. While in Florida, [The Boca Raton Beach Club](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/palm-beach-florida/the-boca-raton-beach-club) received double Five-Star honors for its luxurious beachfront hotel and 44-treatment-room [Spa Palmera](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/spas/palm-beach-florida/spa-palmera), which was designed to resemble Spain’s Alhambra Palace. [Joali Being ](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/maldives-maldives/joali-being)focuses on all-encompassing wellness, while [Soneva Jani](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/maldives-maldives/soneva-jani) stands out with villas featuring retractable roofs and waterslides that launch guests into a lagoon. [Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/athens-greece/four-seasons-astir-palace-hotel-athens)), Capri ( [J.K. [San Domenico Palace, Taormina](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/sicily-italy/san-domenico-palace-taormina-a-four-seasons-hotel), showcasing scene-stealing locations like a clifftop alfresco breakfast setting overlooking the Ionian Sea.