Blevio, Italy
Mandarin Oriental, Lago di Como
A botanical-park retreat of nineteenth-century villas on Como's quieter eastern shore, with a floating pool and contemporary calm apart from the crowds.
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The Directory
Every property researched and profiled by the Browntravels editorial team. Sponsored placements are always clearly labelled.
Oia, Greece
Cave-style suites sculpted into Oia's caldera cliff, with driftwood textures, a wine cave in the rock and front-row seats for the famous sunset.
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Berlin, Germany
A former Dresdner Bank headquarters of 1889 on Bebelplatz, converted by Rocco Forte with a pool in the old jewel vault and a rooftop over Unter den Linden.
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Baku, Azerbaijan
A Beaux-Arts-style palace on Baku's Caspian seafront boulevard, steps from the walled Old City and the caravanserais of Icherisheher.
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Salzburg, Austria
The Sacher family's riverside Salzburg house, facing the old town and fortress across the Salzach with torte and tradition intact.
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Prague, Czech Republic
A thirteenth-century Augustinian monastery in Malá Strana below the castle, where monks still brew and Cubist design meets cloister calm.
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Copenhagen, Denmark
A former ballet dancer's intimate townhouse hotel beside the Royal Danish Theatre, widely counted among Europe's best boutiques.
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St Mawes, United Kingdom
Olga Polizzi's chic cluster of houses above St Mawes harbour, the hotel that taught Cornwall how to do relaxed Mediterranean-style glamour.
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Edinburgh, United Kingdom
The famous Perthshire estate's city sibling: a former banking hall on St Andrew Square turned intimate, clubby Edinburgh bolthole.
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Kenmare, Ireland
A Victorian railway hotel above Kenmare Bay, famed for the Brennan brothers' hospitality and the destination Sámas spa.
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