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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

Curved glass architecture of Raffles Doha within the Katara Towers on Lusail's waterfront

City Hotel

Doha, Qatar

8.8

Raffles Doha

An all-suite statement inside one of Doha's crescent-shaped Katara Towers, where futuristic Qatari design meets Raffles butler tradition.

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Turquoise Indian Ocean seafront by Park Hyatt Zanzibar in Stone Town

City Hotel

Stone Town, Tanzania

8.8

Park Hyatt Zanzibar

A restored seafront mansion on the edge of UNESCO-listed Stone Town, pairing Zanzibari heritage with an infinity pool facing the Indian Ocean.

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Victorian Gothic stone facade of Forest Side against Grasmere fells

Country House

Grasmere, United Kingdom

8.8

Forest Side

A Victorian Gothic mansion above Grasmere where a Michelin-starred, garden-fed kitchen defines the modern Cumbrian table.

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Ochre and terracotta village-style buildings of Hôtel Byblos around its pool courtyard

Resort

Saint-Tropez, France

8.8

Hôtel Byblos

The 1967 village-within-a-village above the Place des Lices, whose pool courtyard and Les Caves du Roy nightclub wrote much of the St-Tropez legend.

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Grand Canal facade and waterside terraces of The St. Regis Venice near St Mark's Square

City Hotel

Venice, Italy

8.8

The St. Regis Venice

A Grand Canal address beside St Mark's where five historic palazzi meet crisp contemporary interiors and rare private gardens on the water.

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Colonnaded belle-époque façade of El Palace Barcelona on Gran Vía

City Hotel

Barcelona, Spain

8.8

El Palace Barcelona

Barcelona's original grand hotel, opened in 1919 as the Ritz, still holding court on Gran Vía with chandeliers, a rooftop garden and old-world manners.

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Corner façade of Bairro Alto Hotel on Praça Luís de Camões in central Lisbon

City Hotel

Lisbon, Portugal

8.8

Bairro Alto Hotel

Lisbon's original boutique hotel, on the corner of Chiado and Bairro Alto, reimagined by Pritzker laureate Eduardo Souto de Moura with a celebrated Tagus-view rooftop.

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Resort

Agios Nikolaos, Greece

8.8

Daios Cove Luxury Resort & Villas

A contemporary amphitheatre of stone and glass terraced into a private cove near Agios Nikolaos, with a sandy beach at its heart.

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Stone facade of Hotel Amigo on a cobbled lane beside the Grand Place in Brussels

City Hotel

Brussels, Belgium

8.8

Hotel Amigo

Rocco Forte's Brussels house a few steps behind the Grand Place, trading Flemish stone heritage for playful Magritte-and-Tintin interiors.

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Schist and glass lodge of Kinloch Manor above fairways running down towards Lake Taupo

Country House

Taupo, New Zealand

8.8

Kinloch Manor & Villas

A hilltop lodge above Lake Taupo paired with a Jack Nicklaus Signature course, mixing links-style golf with big-lake panoramas.

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Art Nouveau façade of Hotel Metropol Moscow with its mosaic panels near the Bolshoi Theatre

City Hotel

Moscow, Russia

8.8

Hotel Metropol Moscow

Moscow's Art Nouveau landmark opposite the Bolshoi, its stained-glass breakfast hall and mosaic façades unchanged through more than a century of history.

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Wynn Palace's bronze towers behind the performance lake with SkyCab cable cars crossing the water

Resort

Macau, Macau

8.8

Wynn Palace

Cotai's most opulent integrated resort surrounds a performance lake crossed by cable cars, with floral sculpture, museum-grade art and Michelin-decorated dining.

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