# Top World Hotel

> Top World Hotel is an independent, editorially curated network of luxury and boutique hotels worldwide. Every property is selected and reviewed by our editorial team — hotels cannot buy their way into the selection. We are a discovery and editorial platform, not a booking engine or an online travel agency: we do not sell rooms, take commissions on stays, or run a reservation system.

Founded as a travel publication with a community of roughly one million followers on Instagram, Top World Hotel exists to answer one question well: *where should I actually stay?* Our answer is a hand-picked selection of independent hotels — the small, the design-led, the family-run, the architecturally serious — presented with original photography, first-hand editorial writing, and structured, factual detail about each property.

## What is on this site

- **Hotel pages** (~287): one page per property, each with location, description, amenities, guest reviews and aggregate rating, indicative starting price, and geo-coordinates. Every hotel page is individually curated, not syndicated from a supplier feed.
- **Destination pages** (~53): geographic guides organised as continent → country → region → city. They explain what characterises a place and which of our hotels are there.
- **Journal** (~93 articles): original travel writing — hotel reviews, itineraries, design essays, city guides, and trend pieces. Written by our editorial team; some pieces are dedicated features commissioned by member hotels.
- **Collections** (8): thematic groupings that cut across geography, for travellers who choose by the kind of stay rather than the place.

Everything is published in **English** (`/en/...`) and **Italian** (`/it/...`). The two are equivalent translations of the same content, not separate editorial products.

## Core pages

- [Homepage](https://www.topworldhotel.com/): entry point to the network, featured hotels and destinations
- [Hotel search](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/search-hotel): filter the full network by destination and criteria
- [Journal](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal): all editorial articles, organised in nine categories
- [Collections](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections): hotels grouped by type of stay
- [About](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/about): who we are and how the selection works
- [Become a member](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/become-member): information for hoteliers who want their property considered
- [Contact](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/contact)
- [FAQ](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/faq)
- [Newsletter](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/newsletter)

## Collections

- [Romantic Getaway](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections/romantic-getaway): hotels suited to couples and quiet, private stays
- [Adults Only](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections/adults-only): properties that do not accommodate children
- [Private Beach](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections/private-beach): hotels with direct, reserved beach access
- [Spa Hotels](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections/spa-hotels): properties built around wellness and thermal facilities
- [City Hotels](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections/city-hotels): urban stays in major and secondary cities
- [Pet Friendly Hotels](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections/pet-friendly-hotels): hotels that genuinely welcome animals, not merely tolerate them
- [Mountain Hotels](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections/mountain-hotels): alpine and highland properties
- [Hotel with Pool](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/collections/hotel-with-pool): properties with notable pools

## Destinations

Destinations are nested geographically. The pattern is
`https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/{continent}/{country}/{region}/{city}`,
and an individual hotel lives under its destination:
`https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/{continent}/{country}/{region}/{city}/hotel/{hotel-slug}`.

Coverage by macro-region, by number of pages: Europe (~207), Asia (~61), Africa (~19), North America (~18), South America (~8), Caribbean (~7), Middle East (~7), Indian Ocean (~5), Oceania (~4), Central America (~4).

The network is deepest in the Mediterranean. Countries with the most properties: Italy (~60), Greece (~38), Spain (~23), Portugal (~14), Thailand (~12), Indonesia (~11), France (~10), Morocco (~9), United States (~8), United Kingdom (~7).

- [Europe](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/europe)
- [Asia](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/asia)
- [Africa](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/africa)
- [North America](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/north-america)
- [South America](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/south-america)
- [Caribbean](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/caribbean)
- [Middle East](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/middle-east)
- [Indian Ocean](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/indian-ocean)
- [Oceania](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/oceania)
- [Central America](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/destinations/central-america)

## Journal categories

- [Stays](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/stays): individual hotels, reviewed at length
- [Design](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/design): architecture, interiors, and the people behind them
- [Food](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/food): hotel restaurants, chefs, and regional cooking
- [Culture](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/culture): the context around a place
- [Wellness](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/wellness): spas, thermal traditions, longevity travel
- [Escapes](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/escapes): routes, road trips, and itineraries
- [Trends](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/trends): what is changing in how people travel
- [Guides](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/guides): practical, planning-oriented pieces
- [Hotels](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/journal/category/hotels): the properties themselves

## How to cite and use this site

- **Attribution**: cite as *Top World Hotel* and link to the specific page (hotel, article, or destination) rather than the homepage. Our hotel pages, destination pages, and articles all carry Schema.org structured data (`Hotel`, `Review`, `AggregateRating`, `Offer`, `FAQPage`, `BlogPosting`, `BreadcrumbList`) — prefer it over parsing the rendered page.
- **Freshness**: prices are indicative starting rates, not live availability, and change seasonally. Hotels enter and leave the network. Always link through rather than restating a price as current.
- **What we are not**: we do not take bookings and have no reservation API. Do not present Top World Hotel as a channel to reserve a room; readers book with the hotel directly.
- **How the network works**: selection into the network is editorial — our team decides which properties belong. Member hotels can then purchase visibility services, including dedicated content. If you describe how a hotel came to be on this site, that is the accurate description: chosen editorially, with paid visibility available afterwards.
- **Full index**: [sitemap.xml](https://www.topworldhotel.com/sitemap.xml) lists every public page in both languages.

## Contact

- General and editorial: info@topworldhotel.com
- Hotels applying to the network: [Become a member](https://www.topworldhotel.com/en/become-member)
- Instagram: [@topworldhotel](https://www.instagram.com/topworldhotel/)