Shinta Mani Mustang, Nepal top one luxury hotel on earth

Shinta Mani Mustang has been ranked the world's No. 1 hotel in Robb Report's 50 Greatest Luxury Hotels on Earth 2026, placing both the property and Nepal at the forefront of global luxury hospitality.

Since 2023, Robb Report has searched the globe to name the 50 best luxury hotels in the world. The list was created and continue to refine each year has become the ultimate cheat sheet for those who demand nothing but the very best in travel.

The Robb Report said maximalist designer Bill Bensley’s masterful far-flung palaces of fantasy, this Baglung stone building is designed so every room has jaw-dropping views of the near mountain range—Christopher Wilmot-Sitwell sums it up as “breathtaking views in the ultimate retreat for the body, mind and spirit.” (The five-night minimum all but guarantees everyone the chance to truly decompress.) The 29-room property sits in a once-independent corner of Nepal, far more sparsely populated (and so, more appealing) than Everest and co. Come here to ride horses, try archery, or hike through the rugged terrain, “a landscape so dramatic it barely feels real,” adds Tanya Dalton. Don’t miss the chance to walk to the 800-year-old Lubra village, which remains a stronghold of the Bon Buddhist beliefs or try some complementary medicine from the on-site Amchi traditional Tibetan doctor.

Similarly, the Robb Report announced no 2. Singita Kwitonda | Volcanoes National Park, Rwanda, no 3. Hope Lodge | Sutherland, Scotland, no 4. Park Hyatt Tokyo | Japan, 5. Shakti Prana | Kumaon, India, no 6. Collegio alla Querce | Florence, Italy, no 7. Claridge’s | London, U.K., no 8. Le Bristol Paris | France, no 9. Islas Secas | Gulf of Chiriqui, Panama and no 10. Casa Bonavita | Attard, Malta.