HUE, Vietnam (Oct. 19, 2021) — Ten hotels and resorts represented by the Balcony Media Group have won coveted spots in the Condé Nast Traveler 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards.

Announced in New York on Oct. 5, and in the November print issues of both the US and UK editions, the awards were determined by more than 800,000 Condé Nast Traveler readers worldwide who submitted tens of thousands of ratings and comments.

The acclaimed include Raffles Hotel Le Royal (no. 3), Azerai La Residence, Hue (no. 12), the Reverie Saigon (no. 15), Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi (no. 27) and Raffles Grand Hotel d’Angkor (no. 29) on a list of the “Top 30 Hotels in Asia”.

In Vietnam, Azerai Can Tho secured the no. 12 spot on a list of the “Top 25 Resorts in Asia” list while the Anam claimed the no. 25 spot.

Two of GHM’s four Chedi brand hotels secured prominent placement in the Middle East. The Chedi Muscat in Oman and The Chedi Al Bait, Sharjah in the neighboring United Arab Emirates each won a spot among the top 20 hotels in the Middle East, with Al Bait securing the no. 8 position and Chedi Muscat at no. 13. 

“What’s particularly gratifying to us here at Balcony is that one of every six top hotels on the Asia list is a Balcony client,” said Jim Sullivan, the agency’s managing director. “We do all that we can to ensure that the best hotels in our portfolio are front and center for consideration in this annual compendium of the world’s best hotels.”