Resort
Cape Town, South Africa
8.9
The Twelve Apostles Hotel and Spa
A cliff-side retreat on the Atlantic coast road beyond Camps Bay, wedged between the Twelve Apostles mountain range and the open ocean.
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City Hotel
Melbourne, Australia
8.9
Park Hyatt Melbourne
A discreet curved sanctuary on Parliament Hill beside St Patrick's Cathedral, with some of the largest rooms in central Melbourne.
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City Hotel
Seoul, South Korea
8.9
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul
A sleek Gwanghwamun tower blending Korean craft with big-city polish, crowned by one of Asia's most celebrated hotel bars.
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City Hotel
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
8.9
Armani Hotel Dubai
Giorgio Armani's fashion-house hotel occupying the lower floors of the Burj Khalifa, all muted tones, curved corridors and Downtown Dubai at the door.
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City Hotel
Avignon, France
8.9
La Mirande
An antique-filled former cardinal's residence at the foot of the Palais des Papes, run with the intimacy of a grand private home.
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Wellness Retreat
Ibiza, Spain
8.9
Six Senses Ibiza
A wellness-led resort wrapped around Cala Xarraca on Ibiza's wild northern tip, trading club culture for longevity science and sunset rituals.
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Beach Resort
Albufeira, Portugal
8.9
Vila Joya
A small Moorish-style villa above Galé beach that became a pilgrimage site for gastronomes, home to one of Portugal's longest-standing two-star kitchens.
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City Hotel
Brisbane, Australia
8.9
The Calile Hotel
A subtropical modernist landmark on James Street whose curved concrete, breeze blocks and pink-umbrella pool deck redefined the Brisbane hotel.
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Beach Resort
Byron Bay, Australia
8.9
Raes on Wategos
A tiny whitewashed Mediterranean-style villa above Wategos Beach that has been Byron Bay's most storied address since 1994.
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Resort
Malolo Island, Fiji
8.9
Six Senses Fiji
A solar-powered pool-villa resort on Malolo Island in the Mamanucas, bringing Six Senses' wellness and sustainability playbook to Fiji.
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Resort
Porto-Vecchio, France
8.9
Casadelmar
A sleek cedar-and-glass retreat on the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, pairing contemporary architecture with two-Michelin-starred Mediterranean cooking.
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Beach Resort
Soufrière, St Lucia
8.9
Sugar Beach, A Viceroy Resort
White villas and a pale-sand beach set impossibly between St Lucia's twin Pitons, in the rainforested amphitheatre of Val des Pitons.
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