The Peninsula, Hong Kong wins Best Hotel in Asia award again. Hong Kong and Thai hotels dominated the top positions with each having 6 hotels in the top 20. For Hong Kong, 5 of the 6 hotels are Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong; Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong; Grand Hyatt Hong Kong; Conrad International Hong Kong; JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong. Singapore had 4 hotels, while the Philippines and Malaysia had 2 hotels each in top 20.

Over 42,000 customers from 162 countries voted in asia-hotels.coms search for Asias best hotels. The Peninsula in Hong Kong received the most nominations to secure the Best Hotel in Asia and the Best Business Hotel in Asia awards.

The best hotels in Asia were selected based on child-friendliness, cleanliness, facilities, location, restaurants, staff attitude, value for money and overall rating. Hong Kong hotels dominated the best hotel category with 6 hotels out of the top 20 positions.

Although none of the China hotels are in top 20, Lu Song Yuan in Beijing together with 3 other hotels received accreditation.

The best 3 hotels in China are all in Shanghai. 1^st is Grand Hyatt Shanghai, 2^nd is Portman Ritz-Carlton Shanghai and the 3^rd is Pudong Shangri-La. While the White Swan Hotel in Guangdong placed 4^th, Shangri-La Shenzhen is in 11^th and Lu Song Yuan Hotel is in 18^th.