Gstaad, Switzerland
Gstaad Palace
The turreted, family-owned castle-hotel above Gstaad since 1913, winter court of the Alps' most discreetly glamorous village.
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The Directory
Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.
Lake Louise, Canada
The century-old railway chateau on the shore of Lake Louise, facing turquoise water and the Victoria Glacier in the heart of Banff National Park.
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Bariloche, Argentina
Argentina's alpine icon of 1940, a log-and-stone grand hotel on a rise between two Patagonian lakes in Nahuel Huapi National Park.
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Courchevel, France
A fairytale Austro-Hungarian palace in the Jardin Alpin, famed for lavish family programming and some of the most theatrical service in the Alps.
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Bora Bora's most extravagant villas—some of the largest overwater retreats in the world—arranged around a private lagoonarium.
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
Lanna-style pavilions and pool villas arranged around working rice terraces in the Mae Rim valley, with water buffalo and mountain mist as neighbours.
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Bora Bora, French Polynesia
An all-overwater-villa resort on a motu facing Mount Otemanu, pioneering deep-seawater cooling and a lagoon-side thalassotherapy spa.
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London, United Kingdom
A fashion-fluent Knightsbridge grande dame with a rooftop pool above Hyde Park and one of London's most stylish bar scenes.
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Anacapri, Italy
Anacapri's art-filled palace above the crowds, pairing two-Michelin-star dining at L'Olivo with the island's most famous seafront lunch at Il Riccio.
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Paris, France
The former mansion of Prince Roland Bonaparte in the 16th arrondissement, now an Asian-accented palace with some of the best Eiffel Tower views in Paris.
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