{"id":52867,"date":"2015-01-26T15:09:50","date_gmt":"2015-01-26T06:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=52867"},"modified":"2015-01-26T15:09:50","modified_gmt":"2015-01-26T06:09:50","slug":"travelers-choice-worlds-top-25-hotels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/?p=52867","title":{"rendered":"Travelers&#039; Choice: World&#039;s top 25 hotels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>the Travelers&#8217; Choice: World&#8217;s top 25 hotels just came out.  i was very interested so i looked down the list and actually found a hotel i stayed at before.  #6:  Cocoa Island by COMO, Maldives.  #6 in the whole wide world is such a great honor for a hotel like that.  it was almost exactly 3 years ago when i was invited to this beautiful resort island.  stayed for 8 nights and had the memories of a lifetime.  best service, awesome rooms, and one of the most beautiful places in the world.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-shot-2015-01-25-at-4.03.26-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-shot-2015-01-25-at-4.03.26-PM-640x519.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-01-25 at 4.03.26 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52869\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nyes, the maldives is on the totally opposite side of the world from hawaii.  took 2 days to get there but once you arrive, time stands still.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cocoa-Island-Dhoni-Suite-Exterior.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Cocoa-Island-Dhoni-Suite-Exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Cocoa-Island-Dhoni-Suite-Exterior\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52873\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nhere is one of the rooms i stayed in.  right on the emerald waters edge.  nothing to do except enjoy the beautiful ocean right in front.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-shot-2015-01-25-at-4.04.06-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-shot-2015-01-25-at-4.04.06-PM-640x524.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-01-25 at 4.04.06 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52870\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nwaking up every morning to this was like a dream.  one morning i even paddled my surfboard to the island super far away.  took about 1 hour.  the waves were so good, no people, and just had a wonderful time.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-shot-2015-01-25-at-4.04.31-PM.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-shot-2015-01-25-at-4.04.31-PM-640x523.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot 2015-01-25 at 4.04.31 PM\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52871\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthen as night falls, the stars come out and the night view is as perfect as you can ever imagine.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/photo_2_7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/photo_2_7-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"photo_2_7\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52872\" \/><\/a><br \/>\ni&#8217;m so happy i have a photo with me in it because from a dream, it&#8217;s now a reality.  i can look back 3 years to this day and remember the wonderful time we had there.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/photo_1_8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/go-naminori.com\/kirbyfukunaga\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/photo_1_8-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"photo_1_8\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-52874\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nthis is all i need to live a happy traveling life.  my surfboard, my fishing pole, and my free dive gear.  if you drop me off at some secluded island, i could survive.  but if you drop me off at a resort island like Cocoa, i could survive with a huge smile everyday.  makes me miss the maldives!<br \/>\nHere are the top 25 on the global list.  humm, which one next?  haha.<br \/>\n1. Gili Lankanfushi Maldives<br \/>\n2. Nayara Hotel, Spa &amp; Gardens, La Fortuna de San Carlos, Costa Rica<br \/>\n3. Shinta Mani Club, Siem Reap, Cambodia<br \/>\n4. Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace Budapest, Hungary<br \/>\n5. Belmond Palacio Nazarenas, Cusco, Peru<br \/>\n<strong>6. Cocoa Island by COMO, Maldives<\/strong><br \/>\n7. Hotel Alpin Spa Tuxerhof, Tux, Austria<br \/>\n8. Al Maha, Dubai, United Arab Emirates<br \/>\n9. St. Hubertus Hotel, Gramado, Brazil<br \/>\n10. Tambo del Inka, Urubamba, Peru<br \/>\n11. Hotel Belvedere, Riccione, Italy<br \/>\n12. Four Seasons Country Club, Quinta do Lago, Portugal<br \/>\n13. Dar Al Masyaf at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates<br \/>\n14. Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai, China<br \/>\n15. Constance Moofushi, Maldives<br \/>\n16. The Gritti Palace, Venice, Italy<br \/>\n17. Constance Le Prince Maurice, Mauritius<br \/>\n18. Harvey&#8217;s Point, Donegal Town, Ireland<br \/>\n19. The Upper House, Hong Kong<br \/>\n20. Haymarket Hotel, London<br \/>\n21. Casa Gangotena, Quito, Ecuador<br \/>\n22. The Langham, Chicago<br \/>\n23. The Oberoi, Mauritius<br \/>\n24. Kayakapi Premium Caves, Cappadocia, Turkey<br \/>\n25. 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