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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.

175 hotels found

Golden dunes of the Empty Quarter surrounding Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort, Abu Dhabi
Desert Resort

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

9.4

Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort by Anantara

A fortress-like retreat rising from the dunes of the Empty Quarter, where the world's largest sand desert supplies the drama and the silence.

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Infinity pool overlooking the Whitsunday islands at Qualia, Hamilton Island
Resort

Hamilton Island, Australia

9.4

Qualia

Australia's benchmark adults-only resort on Hamilton Island's secluded northern tip, its timber pavilions gazing over the Whitsundays toward the Great Barrier Reef.

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Amanyara, Providenciales
Beach Resort

Providenciales, Turks and Caicos

9.3

Amanyara

Aman's Asian-minimalist pavilions on Providenciales' wild northwest coast, fronting a marine reserve with some of the Atlantic's best diving.

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Amankila, Manggis
Beach Resort

Manggis, Indonesia

9.3

Amankila

Ed Tuttle's clifftop Aman above the Lombok Strait in east Bali, famed for its three-tiered infinity pool stepping down the hillside like emerald rice terraces.

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The Okura Tokyo, Tokyo
City Hotel

Tokyo, Japan

9.3

The Okura Tokyo

Tokyo's modernist grande dame, rebuilt in 2019 with its celebrated 1962 lobby faithfully recreated lantern by lantern.

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Contemporary chalet façade of Cheval Blanc Courchevel amid snow-laden spruces in the Jardin Alpin
Ski Hotel

Courchevel, France

9.3

Cheval Blanc Courchevel

LVMH's original alpine maison in Courchevel 1850's Jardin Alpin, pairing ski-in access with Yannick Alléno's three-Michelin-starred Le 1947.

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Rationalist stone facade of Bulgari Hotel Roma overlooking Piazza Augusto Imperatore
City Hotel

Rome, Italy

9.3

Bulgari Hotel Roma

The Roman jeweller's 2023 homecoming: a rationalist landmark on Piazza Augusto Imperatore turned into a temple of marble, mosaic and Niko Romito cooking.

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Wing-shaped timber pavilion of Saffire Freycinet facing the pink granite Hazards across Great Oyster Bay
Country House

Coles Bay, Australia

9.3

Saffire Freycinet

Tasmania's flagship lodge: 20 suites beneath a wing-shaped roof facing the pink granite Hazards across Great Oyster Bay.

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The Upper House tower rising above Pacific Place, Admiralty, with Victoria Harbour beyond
City Hotel

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

9.3

The Upper House

André Fu's serene tower above Pacific Place distils Hong Kong luxury to bamboo, limestone and harbour views, with no ballroom and no pretence.

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The Peninsula Istanbul's restored art deco terminal and clock tower on the Bosphorus waterfront
City Hotel

Istanbul, Turkey

9.3

The Peninsula Istanbul

Four buildings on the Galataport waterfront—including a restored 1930s ferry terminal—giving Peninsula's Istanbul debut a front-row Bosphorus stage.

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Curved white facade of The Fontenay hotel on the tree-lined shore of Hamburg's Outer Alster lake
City Hotel

Hamburg, Germany

9.3

The Fontenay

A sculptural 2018 lakeside build on the Outer Alster with curving white architecture, a rooftop pool and two-Michelin-star dining.

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Modern classical facade of The Peninsula London at Hyde Park Corner
City Hotel

London, United Kingdom

9.3

The Peninsula London

Peninsula's long-awaited London flagship at Hyde Park Corner, a purpose-built palace of craftsmanship, rooftop dining and a superb subterranean spa.

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