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Istanbul, Turkey
9.0
Çırağan Palace Kempinski
A restored Ottoman palace on the Bosphorus shore whose waterfront infinity pool and sultan-era suites remain Istanbul's grandest stage.
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London, United Kingdom
9.0
Rosewood London
An Edwardian banking headquarters on High Holborn reborn as a manor-house-in-the-city, entered through a grand carriage courtyard.
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Rome, Italy
9.0
Hassler Roma
A family-run grande dame crowning the Spanish Steps, with rooftop Michelin-starred dining and the whole of Rome unrolled below.
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Capri, Italy
9.0
Grand Hotel Quisisana
Capri's grande dame since 1845 on Via Camerelle, steps from the Piazzetta, with gardens, twin pools and the island's most storied terrace.
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Vienna, Austria
9.0
Hotel Imperial
A Ringstrasse palace built for a prince and converted for the 1873 World's Fair, where butlers, marble staircases and the Imperial Torte keep Habsburg Vienna alive.
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Geneva, Switzerland
9.0
Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues
Geneva's oldest grand hotel, an 1834 landmark on the Rhône where lake, Jet d'Eau and Mont Blanc views meet rooftop Japanese-Peruvian dining.
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Tokyo, Japan
9.0
Imperial Hotel Tokyo
Japan's original grand hotel, welcoming guests beside Hibiya Park since 1890 and forever linked to Frank Lloyd Wright's legendary earlier building.
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Shanghai, China
9.0
Fairmont Peace Hotel
Victor Sassoon's 1929 Art Deco masterpiece beneath the green pyramid roof on the Bund, still home to Shanghai's fabled Old Jazz Band.
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New Delhi, India
9.0
The Imperial New Delhi
A 1936 landmark of Lutyens' Delhi on Janpath, where colonial and Art Deco styles meet one of the world's great hotel art collections beneath king palms.
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New York, United States
9.0
Waldorf Astoria New York
The Art Deco colossus of Park Avenue, returned to service after a monumental restoration of its 1931 landmark interiors.
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Banff, Canada
9.0
Fairmont Banff Springs
The 'Castle in the Rockies', a baronial railway hotel of 1888 vintage commanding the Bow Valley in Banff National Park.
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
9.0
Alvear Palace Hotel
Recoleta's French-classical grande dame of 1932, the ceremonial heart of Buenos Aires society and its most celebrated afternoon tea.
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