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The world’s finest hotels.

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

162 hotels found

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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Façade of InterContinental Kyiv beside the golden domes of St Michael's Monastery

City Hotel

Kyiv, Ukraine

8.4

InterContinental Kyiv

Kyiv's established five-star beside St Michael's golden-domed monastery, continuing to operate with resilience through wartime conditions.

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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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Palace-like facade of Silk Road by Minyoun beside the rowing canal at Silk Road Samarkand

Resort

Samarkand, Uzbekistan

8.3

Silk Road by Minyoun, Samarkand

The flagship palace hotel of the vast Silk Road Samarkand resort city, built along a rowing canal on the edge of Timur's capital.

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Restored nineteenth-century facades of the Grand Hotel Vilnius near Cathedral Square

City Hotel

Vilnius, Lithuania

8.3

Grand Hotel Vilnius, Curio Collection by Hilton

A polished full-service hotel beside Cathedral Square, pairing historic-facade grandeur with a rooftop view over the old town.

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Timber eco-lodges of Castara Retreats on a rainforest hillside above Castara Bay, Tobago

Beach Resort

Castara, Trinidad and Tobago

8.3

Castara Retreats

Timber eco-lodges on a hillside above the fishing village of Castara, where Tobago's community life and rainforest coast meet.

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Art Deco-inspired façade of Epoque Hotel on its quiet lane near Cișmigiu Gardens

City Hotel

Bucharest, Romania

8.2

Epoque Hotel

A Relais & Châteaux hideaway on a quiet lane by Cișmigiu Gardens, with an all-suite feel, serious kitchen and calm spa pool.

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Salt-block domes of Palacio de Sal at the edge of the white Salar de Uyuni

Desert Resort

Uyuni, Bolivia

8.2

Palacio de Sal

The world's original salt hotel on the shore of the Salar de Uyuni, built entirely of salt blocks at the edge of the great white void.

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Thatched bungalows of Ponta Anchaca between palms and a white-sand Bijagós beach

Resort

Rubane Island, Guinea-Bissau

8.2

Ponta Anchaca

A barefoot island lodge on Rubane in the Bijagós archipelago — Guinea-Bissau's most polished stay, where thatched bungalows meet an untouched Atlantic sandbar.

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Glass tower of the InterContinental Ljubljana with the castle hill in the distance

City Hotel

Ljubljana, Slovenia

8.2

InterContinental Ljubljana

The Slovenian capital's tallest hotel, a glass slab with castle-view rooms, a 20th-floor restaurant and a top-floor pool over the Alps.

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Chalet-style Grau Roig hotel standing alone in a snowy bowl beneath Grandvalira pistes

Ski Hotel

Grau Roig, Andorra

8.2

Grau Roig Andorra Boutique Hotel & Spa

A chalet-style hideaway alone at the foot of the Grau Roig bowl, the most romantic and secluded way to ski Grandvalira.

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Hillside eco-villas and infinity pool of Jungle Bay overlooking Soufriere Bay, Dominica

Wellness Retreat

Soufriere, Dominica

8.2

Jungle Bay Dominica

An eco-wellness resort of hillside villas above Soufriere Bay, rebuilt after Hurricane Maria around yoga, hiking and volcanic-island adventure.

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