Private Island
Laucala Island, Fiji
9.5
Laucala Island Resort
A 25-villa private island in Fiji's remote northeast where a working farm, championship golf and near-limitless inclusions set the world standard.
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The Directory
The world’s finest hotels.
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290 hotels found
Beach Resort
Positano, Italy
9.5
Le Sirenuse
A family-run former villa stacked into Positano's cliffside, whose vine-draped terraces and Mediterranean glamour define the Amalfi Coast.
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Resort
Ubud, Indonesia
9.5
Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan
A jungle-valley icon above the Ayung River where a lotus-pond rooftop arrival gives way to villas folded into Ubud's rice terraces.
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City Hotel
Stockholm, Sweden
9.5
Ett Hem
Ilse Crawford's house-party hotel in a 1910 Arts-and-Crafts townhouse, where guests wander the kitchen and library as if the home were theirs.
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City Hotel
Bangkok, Thailand
9.4
Mandarin Oriental Bangkok
Bangkok's storied riverside original, welcoming travellers and writers since 1876 with legendary Thai service and a beloved Chao Phraya setting.
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City Hotel
Paris, France
9.4
Cheval Blanc Paris
LVMH's Seine-front maison in the Art Deco La Samaritaine building, offering couture interiors, a 30-metre pool and river-view gastronomy.
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City Hotel
London, United Kingdom
9.4
Claridge's
Mayfair's Art Deco jewel remains London's most glamorous address, from chequerboard lobby and legendary tea to a subterranean spa retreat.
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City Hotel
Kyoto, Japan
9.4
Four Seasons Hotel Kyoto
A serene contemporary retreat wrapped around an 800-year-old pond garden in Kyoto's temple-rich Higashiyama district.
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City Hotel
Paris, France
9.4
La Réserve Paris
A 40-key Haussmannian mansion off the Champs-Élysées that feels like staying in a collector's private apartment, with two-star gastronomy below.
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Resort
Bora Bora, French Polynesia
9.4
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora
The polished benchmark of Bora Bora's lagoon: overwater bungalows on a private motu facing Mount Otemanu's jagged silhouette.
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City Hotel
Paris, France
9.4
Hôtel Plaza Athénée
The red-awninged palace of Avenue Montaigne since 1913, with Eiffel Tower views, a geranium-clad courtyard and haute couture on the doorstep.
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City Hotel
Budapest, Hungary
9.4
Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace
A 1906 Art Nouveau masterpiece facing the Chain Bridge across the Danube, restored to jewel-like glory with peacock gates and Zsolnay tiles.
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