Beach Resort
Montego Bay, Jamaica
9.0
Round Hill Hotel and Villas
A 1950s Jamaican classic on a private peninsula west of Montego Bay, with Ralph Lauren-designed oceanfront rooms and villas of storied pedigree.
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598 hotels found
City Hotel
Jerusalem, Israel
9.0
The American Colony Hotel
A 19th-century pasha's mansion turned legendary East Jerusalem retreat, famed for its flower-filled courtyard, Cellar Bar and long literary pedigree.
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Wellness Retreat
Évian-les-Bains, France
9.0
Hôtel Royal
A 1909 palace above Lake Geneva at the heart of the Evian Resort, pairing Belle Époque frescoes with serious spa and golf.
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City Hotel
Monte-Carlo, Monaco
9.0
Hôtel Hermitage Monte-Carlo
Monte-Carlo's quieter Belle Époque palace, prized for its Gustave Eiffel-attributed winter garden dome and harbour-view terraces.
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City Hotel
Seville, Spain
9.0
Hotel Alfonso XIII
Seville's 1929 Mudéjar-revival palace, commissioned by royal decree for the Ibero-American Exposition and still the city's ceremonial address.
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Resort
Palermo, Italy
9.0
Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel
The Florio dynasty's Art Nouveau palazzo on Palermo's bay, restored by Rocco Forte as Sicily's great city-edge grande dame.
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Lakeside Hotel
Bellagio, Italy
9.0
Grand Hotel Villa Serbelloni
Bellagio's family-run grande dame since 1873, commanding the promontory where Lake Como's two arms divide.
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Wellness Retreat
Interlaken, Switzerland
9.0
Victoria-Jungfrau Grand Hotel & Spa
Interlaken's 1865 grande dame facing the Jungfrau across the Höhematte meadow, with one of Switzerland's largest hotel spas.
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Resort
White Sulphur Springs, United States
9.0
The Greenbrier
America's grand resort in the Allegheny Mountains, taking the waters since 1778 and famously concealing a Cold War bunker for Congress.
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Lakeside Hotel
New Paltz, United States
9.0
Mohonk Mountain House
A Victorian castle on a glacial lake in the Shawangunk Mountains, run by the same family since 1869 with meals and activities included.
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Beach Resort
Honolulu, United States
9.0
The Royal Hawaiian
Waikiki's 1927 'Pink Palace of the Pacific', a Spanish-Moorish landmark on the sand from the golden age of ocean-liner travel.
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Ski Hotel
Megève, France
9.0
Four Seasons Hotel Megève
A year-round alpine estate on the Mont d'Arbois plateau, heir to the Rothschild family's century-long shaping of Megève as a resort.
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