The Directory

The world’s finest hotels.

Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.

162 hotels found

Neoclassical facade of Hotel Telegraaf on cobbled Vene street in Tallinn's old town

City Hotel

Tallinn, Estonia

8.6

Hotel Telegraaf, Autograph Collection

A former telegraph exchange on Vene street turned polished old-town hotel, with the rare Tallinn luxury of a proper spa and pool.

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Beachfront pool and gardens of Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel across the bay from Puerto Ayora

Beach Resort

Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

8.6

Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel

The Galápagos's leading land-based hotel, on a quiet beach across the bay from Puerto Ayora with its own yacht for island expeditions.

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Stone gables of 17th-century Bodysgallen Hall above its box-hedged parterre garden

Country House

Llandudno, United Kingdom

8.5

Bodysgallen Hall & Spa

A 17th-century hall owned by the National Trust, with formal parterre gardens, parkland views to Conwy Castle and a discreet spa.

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Scottish baronial towers of Culloden Estate above gardens sloping to Belfast Lough

Country House

Holywood, United Kingdom

8.5

Culloden Estate & Spa

A baronial former bishop's palace in twelve acres above Belfast Lough, the grande dame of Northern Irish country hotels.

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Gardens and beachfront of Forte Village Resort on Sardinia's southern coast at Santa Margherita di Pula

Beach Resort

Santa Margherita di Pula, Italy

8.5

Forte Village Resort

A garden city of hotels on Sardinia's southern coast, with sport academies, a thalasso spa and family programming unmatched in the Mediterranean.

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Contemporary white suites of Carlisle Bay between rainforest hills and the calm southern bay, Antigua

Beach Resort

Old Road, Antigua and Barbuda

8.5

Carlisle Bay

A contemporary suite resort between rainforest hills and a calm southern bay, long Antigua's stylish answer for design-minded families.

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Hardwood casitas of Jicaro Island Lodge among trees on a private isleta in Lake Nicaragua

Lakeside Hotel

Granada, Nicaragua

8.5

Jicaro Island Lodge

A private-island eco-lodge in Lake Nicaragua's isletas, ten minutes by boat from Granada with volcano views from every casita.

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Contemporary glass facade of Grand Hotel River Park on the Danube embankment in Bratislava

City Hotel

Bratislava, Slovakia

8.5

Grand Hotel River Park, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Bratislava's flagship luxury address on the Danube embankment, pairing contemporary river-view rooms with the city's most polished service.

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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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Riverside facade of The St. Regis Astana on the Ishim embankment

City Hotel

Astana, Kazakhstan

8.4

The St. Regis Astana

Butler-serviced calm on the Ishim riverbank, a low-slung counterpoint to Astana's tower-dominated skyline.

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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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Red-brick Victorian towers of The Headland Hotel above Fistral Beach, Newquay

Beach Resort

Newquay, United Kingdom

8.4

The Headland Hotel & Spa

A Victorian red-brick landmark on its own headland above Fistral Beach, famed for film history and a standout Atlantic-view spa.

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