The Directory

The world’s finest hotels.

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

201 hotels found

Rooftop pool terrace of The Merchant House overlooking old Manama towards the modern skyline

City Hotel

Manama, Bahrain

8.2

The Merchant House

Bahrain's first true boutique hotel, an art-packed, adults-only bolthole beside the Manama souq with a rooftop pool over the old town.

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Glass facade of JW Marriott Absheron Baku overlooking Azadliq Square towards the Caspian

City Hotel

Baku, Azerbaijan

8.2

JW Marriott Absheron Baku

A confident glass-fronted grand hotel on Azadliq Square, pairing big-city polish with Caspian views and one of Baku's best hotel pools.

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Tuff-stone facade of the 1928 Grand Hotel Yerevan on Abovyan Street

City Hotel

Yerevan, Armenia

8.2

Grand Hotel Yerevan

A 1928 grande dame on Abovyan Street reborn as a boutique classic, with a courtyard pool rare in central Yerevan.

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Colonial-revival facade and rooftop terrace of La Misión Hotel Boutique in Asunción

City Hotel

Asunción, Paraguay

8.2

La Misión Hotel Boutique

Asunción's most characterful stay: a mission-inspired boutique in the Villa Morra district with Jesuit-Guaraní art and a rooftop pool.

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Garden pool and riverside terraces of Royal Torarica in Paramaribo

City Hotel

Paramaribo, Suriname

8.2

Royal Torarica

Paramaribo's most refined address: the Torarica group's boutique flagship in riverside gardens near the UNESCO-listed old town.

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Rooftop infinity pool of the Hyatt Regency Trinidad overlooking the Gulf of Paria

City Hotel

Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

8.1

Hyatt Regency Trinidad

Port of Spain's waterfront flagship, with a rooftop infinity pool over the Gulf of Paria and the city's best business infrastructure.

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Hyatt Regency Dushanbe on the shore of Komsomol Lake with mountains reflected in the water

Lakeside Hotel

Dushanbe, Tajikistan

8.1

Hyatt Regency Dushanbe

A resort-feeling city hotel on the shore of Komsomol Lake, with mountain reflections, lawns and Dushanbe's best outdoor pool scene.

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Modern facade of the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown beside the Kingston seawall

City Hotel

Georgetown, Guyana

8.1

Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown

Georgetown's international flagship on the Kingston seawall, the operational hub of Guyana's oil-boom capital.

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Timber balconies of Hotel Plaza Colón facing Granada's Parque Central and cathedral

City Hotel

Granada, Nicaragua

8.1

Hotel Plaza Colón

Granada's stateliest address: a colonial mansion on the Parque Central whose balconies overlook the cathedral and the city's painted facades.

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Gated entrance and gardens of the Pearl-Continental Hotel on Mall Road in Lahore

City Hotel

Lahore, Pakistan

8.1

Pearl-Continental Hotel Lahore

Lahore's long-serving grande dame on Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam, where Pakistan's home-grown luxury flag pairs marble-lobby ceremony with the city's best hotel dining.

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Tower of the JW Marriott Hotel Caracas in the El Rosal financial district

City Hotel

Caracas, Venezuela

8.1

JW Marriott Hotel Caracas

The international flag in Caracas's El Rosal financial district, delivering full-service business luxury with Ávila views.

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Resort

St Philip, Barbados

8.1

The Crane Resort

Barbados's original resort, open since 1887 on a cliff above the pink-tinged sand of Crane Beach on the wilder southeast coast.

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