“Mr. and Mrs Smith,” a travel publisher and hotel booking service specializing in boutique, luxury hotels has recently announced the winners of the Smith Hotel Awards 2014, the accommodations that fought off the competition to be named winners or runners-up in the 12 award categories.

The winner were selected through the following process: First, Mr and Mrs Smith insiders nominated hotels for the site’s category long-lists. Second, the public voted for the hotels they loved to create top-10 shortlists and third, a panel of expert judges cherry-picked the most deserving winners and runners-up in each category.

Based on the results for this year’s 12 categories, these are the 10 best Smith hotels, that stand out for their excellent service, their unique location and hospitable staff.

1. UXUA CASA HOTEL & SPA – BAHIA, BRAZIL

2. ALILA VILLAS ULUWATU – BALI, INDONESIA

3. QUALIA – GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA

4. THE AMPERSAND HOTEL – LONDON, UK

5. DORMY HOUSE – COTSWOLDS, UK

6. LAKE HOUSE – DAYLESFORD, AUSTRALIA

7. 1888 HOTEL – SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA

8. THE SAROJIN – PHANG NGA, THAILAND

9. SECRET BAY – DOMINICA, DOMINICA

10. CALCOT MANOR – COTSWOLDS, UK