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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.

141 hotels found

Claridge's, London
City Hotel

London, United Kingdom

9.4

Claridge's

Mayfair's Art Deco jewel remains London's most glamorous address, from chequerboard lobby and legendary tea to a subterranean spa retreat.

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La Réserve Paris, Paris
City Hotel

Paris, France

9.4

La Réserve Paris

A 40-key Haussmannian mansion off the Champs-Élysées that feels like staying in a collector's private apartment, with two-star gastronomy below.

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The Peninsula Shanghai, Shanghai
City Hotel

Shanghai, China

9.4

The Peninsula Shanghai

The first new building on the Bund in generations, channelling 1920s Shanghai glamour behind a stone facade facing the Huangpu River and Pudong skyline.

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Rambagh Palace, Jaipur
City Hotel

Jaipur, India

9.4

Rambagh Palace

The former residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur, a sandstone palace of marble corridors, peacock-filled gardens and princely suites run by Taj since the 1970s.

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Art Deco façade and flags of the Four Seasons Hotel George V near the Champs-Élysées
City Hotel

Paris, France

9.4

Four Seasons Hotel George V

A 1928 Art Deco landmark off the Champs-Élysées where extravagant floral artistry meets one of the highest concentrations of Michelin stars in any hotel.

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The Peninsula Hong Kong, Hong Kong
City Hotel

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

9.3

The Peninsula Hong Kong

The 'Grande Dame of the Far East' pairs 1928 colonnaded elegance with Rolls-Royce arrivals, rooftop dining and impeccable Kowloon service.

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Raffles Singapore, Singapore
City Hotel

Singapore, Singapore

9.3

Raffles Singapore

The 1887 colonial legend—all white verandahs, frangipani courtyards and butler-tended suites—polished to brilliance by careful restoration.

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The Ritz London, London
City Hotel

London, United Kingdom

9.3

The Ritz London

César Ritz's 1906 Piccadilly landmark, where Louis XVI interiors, the Palm Court and a gilded dining room keep Edwardian London gloriously alive.

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The Peninsula Tokyo, Tokyo
City Hotel

Tokyo, Japan

9.3

The Peninsula Tokyo

A purpose-built Marunouchi tower facing the Imperial Palace gardens, where Peninsula polish meets Japanese craft in one of Tokyo's most privileged positions.

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The St. Regis New York, New York
City Hotel

New York, United States

9.3

The St. Regis New York

John Jacob Astor IV's 1904 Beaux-Arts flagship on Fifth Avenue, where butler service and the King Cole Bar keep Gilded Age Manhattan alive.

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White domed villas of Cap Juluca along the crescent beach of Maundays Bay, Anguilla
Beach Resort

West End, Anguilla

9.3

Cap Juluca, A Belmond Hotel

White Greco-Moorish villas strung along Maundays Bay's mile of crescent sand, the most serene of Anguilla's celebrated beaches.

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Contemporary chalet façade of Cheval Blanc Courchevel amid snow-laden spruces in the Jardin Alpin
Ski Hotel

Courchevel, France

9.3

Cheval Blanc Courchevel

LVMH's original alpine maison in Courchevel 1850's Jardin Alpin, pairing ski-in access with Yannick Alléno's three-Michelin-starred Le 1947.

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