Although we are always on the lookout for promising new hotels and resorts, a key part of our mission is revisiting previous recommendations to ensure that standards of service and accommodation remain high. This duty, it must be said, is usually more of a pleasure.

While it pains us to occasionally discover that a once-loved property no longer meets our standard, more often we relish our return. After all, the Andrew Harper Collection contains the best luxury hotels in the world, and it would be a shame if we experienced each only once.

A change in ownership or management, member complaints or significant renovations might trigger an anonymous re-review of a recommended hotel. And sometimes, we simply can’t resist going back. The following properties were our favorite revisits of the past year.