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21 Arizona businesses named on Forbes Travel Guide for 'world’s most outstanding'

To find the best of the best, Forbes Travel Guide’s incognito inspectors stay at each hotel for three days and two nights, posing as ordinary guests.
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Morning golfers at the Arizona Biltmore resort walk off a green Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

PHOENIX — Nearly two dozen businesses in Arizona have been selected for Forbes Travel Guide 2022 Star Awards for the "world’s most outstanding hotels, restaurants and spas."

The Forbes Travel Guide has been creating the annual list for 64 years, according to its website.  

Winners this year include 323 Five-Star hotels, 74 Five-Star restaurants as well as 102 Five-Star and 193 Four-Star spas worldwide.

Here's how the list is made: 

"To find the best of the best, Forbes Travel Guide’s incognito inspectors stay at each hotel for three days and two nights, posing as ordinary guests. They test up to 900 objective, rigorous standards, from modern-day luxuries—such as whether a room is set up to enhance sleep or whether the food-and-beverage choices are health-conscious—to more traditional amenities, such as the quality of the décor and the courtesy of the staff. Seventy-five percent of a hotel’s rating relies on service, while the remaining 25 percent is determined by the quality of its facilities."

Arizona businesses on the list:

Aji Spa Pheonix

Arizona Biltmore, A Waldorf Astoria Resort Phoenix

The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician, A Luxury Collection Resort  Scottsdale

CORE Kitchen & Wine Bar Tucson

Cress Restaurant on Oak Creek Sedona

El Conquistador Tucson, A Hilton Resort Tucson

Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North Scottsdale

Hacienda Del Sol Guest Ranch Resort Tucson

JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa Phoenix

Kai Restaurant Phoenix

L'Apothecary Spa Sedona

L'Auberge de Sedona Sedona

The Phoenician, A Luxury Collection Resort Scottsdale

The Phoenician Spa Scottsdale

PY Steakhouse Tucson

The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain Tucson

Royal Palms Resort and Spa Phoenix

Sheraton Grand at Wild Horse Pass - Phoenix

The Spa at Four Seasons Resort Scottsdale at Troon North - Scottsdale

The Spa at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain - Tucson

Talavera - Scottsdale

>> See the full list here.

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