92.08% FOUR SEASONS SYDNEY
Sydney Australia

Dramatic harbour-front views, generously proportioned rooms, slick management and helpful staff.

ROOMS
531, including 119 suites, with views over Sydney Opera House, the harbour, Sydney Harbour Bridge or Darling Harbour

FOOD
Kable's for modern Australian cuisine (salmon pastrami with grissini and caperberry; gnocchi of taleggio with semi-dried tomato and sage); The Cabana for salads, sandwiches and sushi

SERVICE
Famously child-friendly; super-efficient butlers

FACILITIES
Much-celebrated spa offers Elemis treatments, hot-stone massage, aromatherapy and frangipani wraps; outdoor swimming pool; fitness centre

COST
Doubles from A$360 (about £150)

199 George Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (00 61 2 9238 0000; fax: 9251 2851; www.fourseasons.com)