Beach Resort
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
9.1
One&Only The Palm
A low-rise, Moorish-inspired beach estate at the tip of the Palm that trades Dubai's usual scale for gardens, quiet and skyline views across the water.
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598 hotels found
Beach Resort
Paradise Island, Bahamas
9.1
The Ocean Club, A Four Seasons Resort
The Bahamas' aristocrat since 1962: Versailles-inspired gardens, a five-mile beach and Bond-film glamour, now run by Four Seasons.
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Resort
Halkidiki, Greece
9.1
Sani Resort
Europe's most decorated family resort — a private 1,000-acre ecological reserve on Halkidiki's Kassandra peninsula with five hotels, seven kilometres of white-sand beach and childcare that sets the world standard.
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City Hotel
Oslo, Norway
9.1
Sommerro
A 1930s Art Deco power company headquarters in Frogner reborn in 2022 with restored public baths, a rooftop pool and neighbourhood soul.
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Lakeside Hotel
Windermere, United Kingdom
9.1
Gilpin Hotel & Lake House
A family-run Lakeland original near Windermere, mixing spa suites with private hot tubs, standout cooking and a lake house of its own.
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Country House
Gordes, France
9.1
Airelles Gordes, La Bastide
A 16th-century bastide woven into the ramparts of Gordes, with terraced gardens and Luberon views that define hilltop Provence.
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Country House
Mashpi, Ecuador
9.1
Mashpi Lodge
A glass-walled biology station of a luxury lodge suspended in Ecuador's Chocó cloud forest, three hours from Quito and a world away.
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Beach Resort
Muscat, Oman
9.0
The Chedi Muscat
A serene study in Omani-Zen minimalism, where black reflecting pools, white arches and lantern-lit gardens meet a long private beach outside Muscat.
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City Hotel
London, United Kingdom
9.0
The Savoy
London's original grand hotel on the Strand still delivers Thames-view suites, Art Deco glamour and the theatrical service it invented in 1889.
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City Hotel
Rome, Italy
9.0
Hotel de Russie
A Rocco Forte classic between Piazza del Popolo and the Spanish Steps, beloved for its terraced secret garden and understated Roman elegance.
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Resort
Los Angeles, United States
9.0
The Beverly Hills Hotel
The 'Pink Palace' on Sunset Boulevard, serving banana-leaf wallpaper, bungalow legend and old-Hollywood poolside ritual since 1912.
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City Hotel
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
9.0
Copacabana Palace, A Belmond Hotel
Rio's white Art Deco monument on Copacabana beach, hosting a century of carnival glamour around South America's most famous hotel pool.
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