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The world’s finest hotels.

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598 hotels found

Honey-stone Georgian facade of The Gainsborough Bath Spa near the Roman Baths
Wellness Retreat

Bath, United Kingdom

8.8

The Gainsborough Bath Spa

The only hotel where guests can bathe in Bath's natural thermal waters, in a pair of listed Georgian buildings beside the Roman Baths.

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Candlelit colonial courtyard and monastery ruins of Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo in Antigua
City Hotel

Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala

8.8

Hotel Museo Casa Santo Domingo

A seventeenth-century Dominican monastery in Antigua transformed into Central America's most atmospheric heritage hotel, part museum and part candlelit retreat.

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Timber beams and open fire in the medieval lounge of Hotel Schlössle in Tallinn's old town
City Hotel

Tallinn, Estonia

8.8

Hotel Schlössle

Tallinn's most atmospheric address: a medieval merchant's ensemble in the heart of the old town, all beams, stone vaults and open fires.

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Arcaded baroque courtyard of Hotel PACAI in Vilnius old town
City Hotel

Vilnius, Lithuania

8.8

Hotel PACAI

A seventeenth-century baroque palace on Didžioji street reborn as the Baltics' most striking design hotel, frescoes and raw stone included.

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Long white Art Deco façade of the Hôtel Martinez on La Croisette in Cannes
City Hotel

Cannes, France

8.8

Hôtel Martinez

Cannes' great Art Deco palace on La Croisette, home to the two-Michelin-starred La Palme d'Or and one of the coast's liveliest private beaches.

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Restored nineteenth-century facades of Hotel Maria in Helsinki's Kruununhaka quarter
City Hotel

Helsinki, Finland

8.8

Hotel Maria

Helsinki's new standard-bearer in Kruununhaka: four restored 19th-century buildings, butler-serviced suites and a lavish spa near the harbour.

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Sheen Falls Lodge beside the cascading Sheen river meeting Kenmare Bay
Country House

Kenmare, Ireland

8.8

Sheen Falls Lodge

A former marquess's fishing lodge on a 300-acre estate where the Sheen river cascades into Kenmare Bay, floodlit falls and all.

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Stone bungalows of Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge on a ridge facing the snow-capped Annapurna range
Country House

Pokhara, Nepal

8.8

Tiger Mountain Pokhara Lodge

A hand-built stone lodge on a ridge above Pokhara, facing the full Annapurna range from Dhaulagiri to Machhapuchhare across an unbroken horizon.

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Stone courtyards and pool of Park Hyatt St Kitts framing Nevis Peak across the water
Resort

Christophe Harbour, Saint Kitts and Nevis

8.8

Park Hyatt St Kitts

A serene architectural resort on Banana Bay at St Kitts' southern tip, gazing across The Narrows to Nevis Peak.

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Lodge-style suites of Carmelo Resort & Spa beneath eucalyptus trees on the Río de la Plata
Resort

Carmelo, Uruguay

8.8

Carmelo Resort & Spa, The Unbound Collection by Hyatt

Uruguay's great countryside resort — eucalyptus forest, vineyard air and lodge-style suites on the Río de la Plata, an hour from Buenos Aires by boat.

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Wynn Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Resort

Las Vegas, United States

8.7

Wynn Las Vegas

The Strip's most consistently polished mega-resort, pairing flower-filled maximalism with five-star service, top dining and an on-Strip golf course.

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Mandarin Oriental Barcelona, Barcelona
City Hotel

Barcelona, Spain

8.7

Mandarin Oriental Barcelona

A former bank on Passeig de Gràcia turned white-on-white design statement, with destination gastronomy and a rooftop dipping pool.

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