Method

How the order is decided

Three rules settle every position on the list.

One: the hotel is judged, not the casino

Each property is read as a place to stay. The gaming floor is recorded as one facility among the pools, the spas and the ballrooms, and it carries no weight in the order. A larger casino does not move a hotel up, and a small one does not hold it back.

Two: words instead of numbers

There are no points, stars, percentages or averaged guest scores here. A score implies a measurement nobody actually took. The order is an editorial judgement, and each entry says in plain language why it sits where it does — so you can disagree with the reasoning instead of arguing with a number.

Three: independence

No payment is accepted for inclusion, for a position or for the tone of a review. There are no affiliate links and no booking links on this site, so there is nothing to earn from where a hotel is placed. eXac funds the guide itself.

What every review covers

Surroundings

Would the location be worth a trip without the hotel, and what is within reach on foot?

Design

Do the architecture, the landscape or the history give the stay a character of its own?

Rooms

How big are they, what do they look at, and how much do they vary between wings and towers?

Things to do

What is there besides the gaming floor — pools, spas, gardens, restaurants, theatres, nature?

Fit

Which traveller will be happiest here? That answer is the “Best for” line in each entry.

Keeping it current

The list is reviewed on a schedule, and an entry is pulled forward whenever a property closes, changes its name or starts major works. The date printed above the list is the last time the ten were read through together; today that is November 2026.

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