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The world’s finest hotels.

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290 hotels found

Salt-block walls and panoramic windows of Hotel de Sal Luna Salada above the Salar de Uyuni
Desert Resort

Uyuni, Bolivia

8.0

Hotel de Sal Luna Salada

A hillside salt hotel above the Salar de Uyuni whose panoramic lounges hold the best fixed view of the salt flat from any bed in Bolivia.

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Rooftop bar of Sense Hotel Sofia facing the domes of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
City Hotel

Sofia, Bulgaria

7.9

Sense Hotel Sofia

A sleek design boutique on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard whose rooftop bar owns the head-on view of Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

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Wrought iron and greenery on the façade of Xheko Imperial Hotel in Tirana's Blloku district
City Hotel

Tirana, Albania

7.9

Xheko Imperial Luxury Hotel & SPA

Tirana's flamboyant family-run boutique in the leafy Blloku quarter, all baroque flourish, garden bar and generous suites.

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White Victorian timber facade and verandas of Cara Lodge in Georgetown
City Hotel

Georgetown, Guyana

7.9

Cara Lodge

A Victorian timber mansion on Quamina Street whose verandas and mango-shaded courtyard preserve old Georgetown's grace.

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Striped stone courtyard and fountain of Beit Al Wali in the old city of Damascus
City Hotel

Damascus, Syria

7.9

Beit Al Wali

A restored Ottoman-era courtyard mansion in the old city of Damascus, all fountains, striped stone and centuries of layered craft.

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Stone facade of the historic Hotel Titano on a lane inside San Marino's old town
City Hotel

San Marino, San Marino

7.9

Hotel Titano

San Marino's historic house of 1894, inside the old walls on Contrada del Collegio, with a beloved panoramic terrace restaurant.

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Stilted waterfront fares and gardens of Iririki Island Resort in Port Vila harbour
Resort

Port Vila, Vanuatu

7.9

Iririki Island Resort & Spa

A private-island resort in the middle of Port Vila harbour, two minutes by ferry from town yet a world of fares and infinity pools apart.

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Hillside terraces and pool of the Hotel Montana overlooking Port-au-Prince and the bay
City Hotel

Pétion-Ville, Haiti

7.9

Hotel Montana

A storied family-run hillside hotel above Port-au-Prince, rebuilt after 2010, with terraces looking across the city to the bay.

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Domed interior of the restored Ottoman hamam at Isa Begov Hamam Hotel, Sarajevo
City Hotel

Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.8

Isa Begov Hamam Hotel

A restored 16th-century Ottoman bathhouse by the Miljacka, where guests sleep beside Sarajevo's oldest working hamam.

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Indoor pool under arches at Bushi Resort & Spa beside Skopje's Old Bazaar
City Hotel

Skopje, North Macedonia

7.8

Bushi Resort & Spa

A plush family-run spa hotel at the foot of the Old Bazaar, an unexpected pocket of marble, pools and quiet beside Ottoman Skopje.

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Classical plush lobby of Nobil Luxury Boutique Hotel in Chișinău
City Hotel

Chișinău, Moldova

7.8

Nobil Luxury Boutique Hotel

A plush, privately run boutique on Mihai Eminescu Street where oversized rooms and attentive service come at Chișinău's gentle prices.

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White sand and palms of Lefaga beach fronting Return to Paradise Resort, Upolu
Beach Resort

Lefaga, Samoa

7.7

Return to Paradise Resort

A Samoan-owned resort on the film-famous white sand of Lefaga, where village culture and beach holiday meet on Upolu's south coast.

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