Country House
Montalcino, Italy
9.4
Rosewood Castiglion del Bosco
A restored medieval borgo on a vast Val d'Orcia estate, complete with its own Brunello winery and a members-style golf course.
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Resort
Fasano, Italy
9.4
Borgo Egnazia
A hand-built re-imagining of an Apulian village near Fasano, whose crafted stone lanes, Vair spa and starred dining made Puglia a luxury destination.
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Wellness Retreat
Zurich, Switzerland
9.4
The Dolder Grand
A turreted 1899 curhaus above Zurich, rebuilt by Foster + Partners into a resort of serious art, spa and two-star dining.
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Country House
Kangaroo Island, Australia
9.4
Southern Ocean Lodge
Rebuilt on its Kangaroo Island clifftop after the 2020 bushfires, Australia's flagship luxury lodge again floats above the wild Southern Ocean.
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Beach Resort
Kailua-Kona, United States
9.3
Four Seasons Resort Hualalai
Hawaii's most complete luxury resort spreads low bungalows across Kona lava fields, with seven pools, championship golf and deep Hawaiian culture.
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Beach Resort
Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
9.3
Amanyara
Aman's Asian-minimalist pavilions on Providenciales' wild northwest coast, fronting a marine reserve with some of the Atlantic's best diving.
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Beach Resort
Sumba, Indonesia
9.3
Nihi Sumba
A wild-luxury village on remote Sumba where thatched villas, a famous left-hand wave and horses on the beach rewrite the resort formula.
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Lakeside Hotel
Lausanne, Switzerland
9.3
Beau-Rivage Palace
A Belle Époque palace in four hectares of gardens on Lake Geneva's Ouchy shore, home to Anne-Sophie Pic's celebrated Lausanne outpost.
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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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City Hotel
Rome, Italy
9.3
Bulgari Hotel Roma
The Roman jeweller's 2023 homecoming: a rationalist landmark on Piazza Augusto Imperatore turned into a temple of marble, mosaic and Niko Romito cooking.
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City Hotel
Madrid, Spain
9.3
Four Seasons Hotel Madrid
Seven restored heritage buildings at Centro Canalejas, steps from Puerta del Sol, turned into Madrid's most ambitious contemporary grand hotel.
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City Hotel
Istanbul, Turkey
9.3
The Peninsula Istanbul
Four buildings on the Galataport waterfront—including a restored 1930s ferry terminal—giving Peninsula's Istanbul debut a front-row Bosphorus stage.
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