About the Awards
Recognising what makes a villa stay exceptional.
World Villa Awards celebrates excellence in villas and villa hospitality around the world. It recognises the places that combine distinctive accommodation, privacy and thoughtful service with a memorable sense of their destination.
The programme brings together private villas, resort villas, villa resorts, specialist rental companies and destinations. Each category focuses on a particular kind of accommodation or experience, allowing very different properties to be recognised in the right context.
What we recognise.
Design that gives a property its own character. Service that understands how guests want to spend their time. Space that brings people together while preserving privacy. And a setting that remains part of the experience long after a guest has returned home.
A global perspective.
Villa hospitality takes many forms. A coastal house, a countryside estate and a private retreat within a resort offer different experiences. World Villa Awards provides a way to explore that variety and recognise the strengths of each.
The World Travel Awards family.
World Villa Awards is part of the World Travel Awards (opens in a new tab) family, which brings together programmes recognising excellence across travel and hospitality.
Recognition with a clear meaning.
Each nomination and award relates to a named category and year. Awards recognition is not certification, a property inspection or a guarantee of a future stay.