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The list highlights 100 destinations around the world that are breaking new ground, leading industry trends and offering visitors an extraordinary experience. Curated by editors, correspondents and top industry experts, the list is split into three categories; To Visit, To Stay and To Eat & Drink. Each nominated entry is evaluated based on key factors; quality, originality, innovation and influence.

Since reopening in August 2018, following an £80m transformation, University Arms has become a social hub in Cambridge and fills the gap in the city for a world class hotel. University Arms is delighted to be included in the To Stay category, sitting alongside some of the world’s most prestigious properties and brands such as Six Senses, Rosewood and Soho House. The full list can be found here.

Ian James, General Manager at University Arms comments “I couldn’t be prouder of the team at University Arms. It is because of their dedication and hard work that we have achieved this accolade and we are honoured to be listed as one of the World’s Greatest Places by TIME Magazine. Although we have only been open for a year, I am thrilled to see we have made such an impact already and look forward to seeing what we can achieve in the future.”

University Arms, Cambridge is a landmark hotel located in the historic heart of the city, overlooking the iconic Parker’s Piece. First opened in 1834, the quintessentially English hotel reopened after a two year, £80m transformation by legendary classical architect, John Simpson and interior designer of the moment, Martin Brudnizki. The literary and academic spirit of Cambridge is one of its defining characteristics of the new hotel, which is now home to 192 beautiful and ‘playfully’ designed rooms and suites, each complete with private library curated by Heywood Hill. The hotel also boasts a library, event space, underground valet car park. gym as well as a destination bar and restaurant, Parker’s Tavern. Headed up by chef Tristan Welch, Parker’s Tavern is an English tavern serving locally sourced, seasonal food, with every dish designed to be a whimsical re-imagining of a British classic, sourced from field, fen and England’s seas. It mirrors the communal dining halls synonymous with Cambridge Colleges and a contemporary selection of artwork provides juxtaposition to tradition with injections of colour, introducing warmth and fun to the space.

HOW: Rates at University Arms start from £143 per night and Suites from £419 per night.