Conde Nast Traveler’s January issue features its annual “Gold List,” with 721 of the “world’s best places to stay.”

¢ The top three U.S. hotels in the service category were the Lodge on Little St. Simons Island in Georgia, the Tu Tu’Tun Lodge in Gold Beach, Ore.; and the Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley, Calif.

¢ The top three U.S. hotels for food were the Inn at Thorn Hill, Jackson, N.H.; the Inn at Little Washington, Washington, Va., and Sundance Resort, Sundance, Utah.

¢ For activities, the top-rated three hotels in the U.S. were the Four Seasons Maui at Wailea in Hawaii; the Sanctuary at Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina, and the Lodge on Little St. Simons Island.

¢ By location, the top-rated trio were the Charlotte Inn in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; the Watermark Hotel & Spa, San Antonio, Texas; and the Four Seasons Maui at Wailea.