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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.

598 hotels found

Galle Face Hotel, Colombo
City Hotel

Colombo, Sri Lanka

8.8

Galle Face Hotel

One of Asia's oldest hotels, an oceanfront Victorian grande dame on Galle Face Green since 1864, famous for chequered verandas and Indian Ocean sunsets.

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The Willard InterContinental, Washington DC
City Hotel

Washington DC, United States

8.8

The Willard InterContinental

The Beaux-Arts 'residence of presidents' two blocks from the White House, where American political history has unfolded in the lobby since the 19th century.

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Country Club Lima Hotel, Lima
City Hotel

Lima, Peru

8.8

Country Club Lima Hotel

A 1927 hacienda-style landmark in leafy San Isidro, hung with museum-loaned colonial art and facing the fairways of Lima's grandest golf club.

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Grandhotel Pupp, Karlovy Vary
Wellness Retreat

Karlovy Vary, Czechia

8.8

Grandhotel Pupp

Karlovy Vary's neo-baroque colossus with roots in 1701, spa-town host to composers, emperors and the town's famous film festival.

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Inverlochy Castle Hotel, Fort William
Country House

Fort William, United Kingdom

8.8

Inverlochy Castle Hotel

A Victorian baronial castle in the shadow of Ben Nevis, praised by Queen Victoria and long the Highlands' most refined retreat.

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Hotel Excelsior on the Dubrovnik shoreline facing the old town walls
Beach Resort

Dubrovnik, Croatia

8.8

Hotel Excelsior Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik's seafront classic since 1913, gazing across the Adriatic to the old town walls and Lokrum island.

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Nara Hotel, Nara
City Hotel

Nara, Japan

8.8

Nara Hotel

A 1909 Meiji-era classic above Nara Park, where temple-roofed architecture and deer-filled lawns meet old-school Japanese hospitality.

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The Strand Yangon, Yangon
City Hotel

Yangon, Myanmar

8.8

The Strand Yangon

A 1901 Sarkies Brothers landmark on Yangon's riverfront, restored as an intimate all-suite time capsule of colonial Burma.

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Hotel El Convento, San Juan
City Hotel

San Juan, Puerto Rico

8.8

Hotel El Convento

A 1651 Carmelite convent in the heart of Old San Juan, reborn as the Caribbean's most characterful small heritage hotel.

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Grand Pacific Hotel, Suva
City Hotel

Suva, Fiji

8.8

Grand Pacific Hotel

Fiji's 'GPH', a 1914 harbourfront grande dame built for the ocean-liner era and restored to its white-columned glory in Suva.

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Ornate Victorian sandstone facade of The Merchant Hotel in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter
City Hotel

Belfast, United Kingdom

8.8

The Merchant Hotel

A gilded Victorian bank headquarters in Belfast's Cathedral Quarter, home to the city's most opulent dining room and cocktail culture.

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City lights of Amman viewed from the hilltop Four Seasons Hotel Amman
City Hotel

Amman, Jordan

8.8

Four Seasons Hotel Amman

Amman's benchmark hotel on a hilltop in the leafy Fifth Circle district, pairing sweeping city views with the most polished service in Jordan.

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