2010 Wold Best Hotels

1.Cap Rocat, Majorca, Spain

  With its preening summer crowds and throbbing nightlife, Majorca is a place to be seen. But if you are looking to go off the radar, there is Cap Rocat, set in a 19th-century former military fortress along the southern edge of the Bay of Palma. (Uschi Burger-Precht/Cap Rocat)

2. Four Seasons Resort Vail, Colorado

  Pulling off a new resort within this compact alpine village was no easy feat. But while the footprint of the Four Seasons is relatively modest, the hotel is anything but. (Courtesy of Four Seasons Hotels & Resorts)