{"id":40801,"date":"2026-07-27T17:36:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:36:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/?post_type=lifestyle-ent&#038;p=40801"},"modified":"2026-07-27T17:36:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:36:32","slug":"sa-lodges-lead-2026-worlds-best-awards-ranking","status":"publish","type":"lifestyle-ent","link":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/lifestyle-ent\/sa-lodges-lead-2026-worlds-best-awards-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"SA lodges lead 2026 World\u2019s Best Awards ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>African hospitality secured top global rankings in the Travel + Leisure 2026 World\u2019s Best Awards, based on survey responses from over 207 000 international readers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>South Africa\u2019s (SA) family-owned MORE Collection achieved a double win, taking first place in both the African safari lodge and city hotel categories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Lion Sands Game Reserve, located along the Sabie River bordering Kruger National Park, was named the No. 1 Safari Lodge in Africa and ranked No. 4 among the World&#8217;s Best Hotels overall. The property was recognised for its riverfront wildlife viewing and signature open-air treehouse accommodations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In Cape Town, Cape Cadogan Boutique Hotel took top honours as the No. 1 City Hotel in Africa and ranked No. 35 globally. Situated in a restored 19th-century national monument on Kloof Street, the property stood out for its heritage design and local culinary offerings at its Upper Union restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Globally, Patina Osaka in Japan was named the No. 1 Hotel in the World, while San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, took top honors as the World&#8217;s Best City.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ChannelAfrica&#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":40802,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"featured-post":[191,386,194,387,385,212],"class_list":["post-40801","lifestyle-ent","type-lifestyle-ent","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","featured-post-feature","featured-post-lion-sands-game-reserve","featured-post-luxury","featured-post-ravel-leisure-2026-worlds-best-awards","featured-post-safari-lodge","featured-post-travel","entry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lifestyle-ent\/40801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lifestyle-ent"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lifestyle-ent"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"featured-post","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.channelafrica.co.za\/channelafrica\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured-post?post=40801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}