The Directory

The world’s finest hotels.

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

175 hotels found

Rooftop pool terrace of Le Gray with downtown Beirut and the Mohammad Al-Amin Mosque beyond

City Hotel

Beirut, Lebanon

8.3

Le Gray, Beirut

A design-led boutique on Martyrs' Square in downtown Beirut, famed for its rooftop pool and terraces looking to the mountains and sea.

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Stone-and-terracotta wings of The Chedi Luštica Bay above its marina on the open Adriatic

Resort

Luštica Bay, Montenegro

8.3

The Chedi Luštica Bay

A stone-village marina resort on the open-sea side of the Luštica peninsula, anchoring Montenegro's newest coastal town.

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Retro-styled lounge with dark wood and brass lamps at Marrol's Boutique Hotel in Bratislava

City Hotel

Bratislava, Slovakia

8.3

Marrol's Boutique Hotel

A warmly theatrical small hotel near the old town, long rated among Central Europe's best boutiques for its service and 1920s-inflected style.

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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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Monochrome guest room at 11 Mirrors Design Hotel with views over central Kyiv

City Hotel

Kyiv, Ukraine

8.2

11 Mirrors Design Hotel

Kyiv's pioneering design boutique near the Golden Gate, with a rooftop restaurant terrace above the city and intimate, monochrome rooms.

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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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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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Art-nouveau facade of Neiburgs Hotel on Jauniela street in Riga's old town

City Hotel

Riga, Latvia

8.2

Neiburgs Hotel

A family-owned art-nouveau house in the old town turned light-filled apartment-style boutique, with one of Riga's most liked modern Latvian restaurants.

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Waterfront pool terrace and dock of Ibagari Boutique Hotel on Roatán's west coast

Beach Resort

Roatán, Honduras

8.2

Ibagari Boutique Hotel

An intimate design-led boutique on Roatán's West Bay shoreline, trading resort scale for privacy, personal service and reef access.

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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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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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Curved contemporary façade of Hyatt Regency Sofia on Vasil Levski Square

City Hotel

Sofia, Bulgaria

8.1

Hyatt Regency Sofia

A confident contemporary five-star on leafy Vasil Levski Square, minutes from the cathedral with a rooftop bar over the rooftops.

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