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The world’s finest hotels.

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201 hotels found

Whitewashed terraces and pool of La Villa overlooking Calvi's citadel and bay

Resort

Calvi, France

8.5

La Villa Calvi

A Relais & Châteaux hilltop retreat above Calvi's citadel and bay, built around cloister-like courtyards, terraced pools and wide Mediterranean views.

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Palm-fringed terraced gardens and palace façade of Olissippo Lapa Palace above the Tagus

City Hotel

Lisbon, Portugal

8.5

Olissippo Lapa Palace

A nineteenth-century count's palace in Lisbon's embassy quarter, with terraced gardens, a palm-fringed pool and Tagus views from the Lapa hilltop.

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Granite facade and rooftop pool of Atix Hotel with the Illimani massif above La Paz

City Hotel

La Paz, Bolivia

8.5

Atix Hotel

La Paz's design-led boutique in the Calacoto district, built of Comanche granite and Bolivian art with Illimani views from the rooftop pool.

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Glass tower of the Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar near Sukhbaatar Square

City Hotel

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

8.5

Shangri-La Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia's flagship hotel, a glass tower beside Sükhbaatar Square whose warmth and facilities anchor every serious Ulaanbaatar itinerary.

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Restored stone arcade façade of the Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski beside Parque Central in Havana

City Hotel

Havana, Cuba

8.5

Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski La Habana

Havana's first modern five-star, set in the restored Manzana de Gómez arcade opposite Parque Central, with a rooftop pool above the old city.

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Curved glass Flame Towers rising above Baku with the Fairmont hotel inside one tower

City Hotel

Baku, Azerbaijan

8.5

Fairmont Baku, Flame Towers

A hotel inside Baku's most famous landmark: one of the three Flame Towers that blaze in LED above the city each night.

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White modernist wings and pool of Almyra amid seafront gardens in Paphos

Beach Resort

Paphos, Cyprus

8.5

Almyra

Paphos's design-led seafront resort beside the harbour castle, famed for rooftop Kyma Suites and one of the Mediterranean's smartest family setups.

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Pools and palm-lined beachfront of Kimpton Grand Roatán on West Bay Beach

Beach Resort

Roatán, Honduras

8.5

Kimpton Grand Roatán Resort & Spa

Roatán's first true luxury resort, opened in 2023 on the powder sand of West Bay with the Mesoamerican Reef a fin-kick offshore.

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Limestone facade and palm-lined drive of The Phoenicia Malta outside Valletta's city gate

City Hotel

Valletta, Malta

8.4

The Phoenicia Malta

Malta's 1947 grande dame at Valletta's city gate, with seven acres of gardens running down the bastions to a harbour-view infinity pool.

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Contemporary crescent facade of Hyatt Regency Tashkent near the white Minor Mosque

City Hotel

Tashkent, Uzbekistan

8.4

Hyatt Regency Tashkent

The polished heart of new Tashkent, opposite the Minor Mosque's white marble domes and long the city's most reliable luxury base.

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Mughal-inspired façade and landscaped gardens of the Islamabad Serena Hotel below the Margalla Hills

City Hotel

Islamabad, Pakistan

8.4

Islamabad Serena Hotel

The capital's finest address: a low-rise Mughal-inspired estate of gardens, courtyards and craft set against the Margalla Hills.

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Thatched cottages of The Lodge at Chaa Creek above the Macal River in the Belizean rainforest

Country House

San Ignacio, Belize

8.4

The Lodge at Chaa Creek

Belize's pioneering jungle lodge on a private rainforest reserve beside the Macal River, close to caves, ruins and the Maya heartland.

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