In the newly released 2006 'Luxury Brand Status Index Survey,' the independent researchers at the New York-based Luxury Institute found Small Luxury Hotels of the World to be one of the top rated hotel brands overall and the highest scoring brand in the categories of Exclusivity, Price Worthiness and Willingness of Wealthy Consumers to Provide Referrals. SLH placed third overall just behind The Ritz Carlton and Peninsula Hotel Groups ranking higher than such well-known brands as Mandarin Oriental, St Regis and Leading Hotels of the World. In fact, SLH significantly outscored Leading Hotels of the World in every category of the status index survey.