The Hotels that Earned Forbes' Five-Star Rating for 2016

Paris had a difficult year in 2015 but the city of lights proved to be resilient and is still one of the world's top choices for a luxurious getaway. Analized by Forbes Travel Guide Star Awards 2016, Paris wins newest five-star ratings for its hotels. That is an honor reserved for special properties often important to practically flawless service and amazing facilities. Forbes send inspectors undercover to check hotels, restaurants and spas worldwide. 156 hotels are five-star rating, with 42 new additions this year. 

A total of nine luxury hotels in Paris  made the difference in the hospitality world, including Belle Epoque Paris and Peninsula Plaza Athenee, which was reopened in 2014 after a renovation that costed several million dollars. Paris is now competing with Macao, China, which has also new hotels with five-star rating, but only one new addition in 2016: MGM Macau Casino Resort with 35 floors. New York and London were added each - Park Hyatt New York and London Goring Hotel where Kate Middleton stayed the night of her wedding with Prince William and became the Duchess of Cambridge.

Some of the 2016 5-star hotels are: Belmond Maroma Resort & Spa (Playa del Carmen, Mexic) Coworth Park (London) Dorado Beach, A Ritz-Carlton Reserve (Dorado, Puerto Rico) Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa (Manalapan, Florida) Esperanza, An Auberge Resort (Cabo San Lucas, Mexic) Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues Geneva (Elvetia) Four Seasons Hotel Firenze (Florenta) Four Seasons Hotel George V, Paris (Paris) Four Seasons Hotel Hangzhou at West Lake (Hangzhou, China) Four Seasons Resort and Residences Whistler (British Columbia, Canada) Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica at Peninsula Papagayo (Guanacaste, Costa Rica).