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The world’s finest hotels.

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598 hotels found

Marble lobby atrium of The Alexander luxury hotel near Republic Square in Yerevan

City Hotel

Yerevan, Armenia

8.6

The Alexander, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Yerevan

Armenia's first true luxury hotel, a marble-clad Luxury Collection address steps from Republic Square in the heart of Yerevan.

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The Nare hotel above the dunes and sands of Carne Beach on the Roseland Peninsula

Beach Resort

Veryan-in-Roseland, United Kingdom

8.6

The Nare

Cornwall's grand traditional seaside hotel above Carne Beach on the Roseland, where afternoon tea and sea views proceed at a civilised pace.

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Marble atrium and oceanfront lagoon pools of The Empire Brunei at Jerudong

Resort

Jerudong, Brunei

8.6

The Empire Brunei

Brunei's palatial oceanfront landmark at Jerudong: marble halls, a Jack Nicklaus golf course and lagoon pools on the South China Sea.

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Georgian terrace of the Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel facing the square's gardens

City Hotel

Glasgow, United Kingdom

8.6

Kimpton Blythswood Square Hotel

Glasgow's flagship luxury address: a Georgian former automobile club on a garden square with the city's best-known spa.

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Neoclassical facade of Hotel Telegraaf on cobbled Vene street in Tallinn's old town

City Hotel

Tallinn, Estonia

8.6

Hotel Telegraaf, Autograph Collection

A former telegraph exchange on Vene street turned polished old-town hotel, with the rare Tallinn luxury of a proper spa and pool.

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Façade of the Astoria Hotel on St Isaac's Square with the cathedral's golden dome beyond

City Hotel

St Petersburg, Russia

8.6

Astoria Hotel

St Petersburg's 1912 icon on St Isaac's Square, facing the cathedral's golden dome with the Hermitage and Mariinsky minutes away.

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Classical stone facade of the Grand Palace Hotel on Pils street in Riga's old town

City Hotel

Riga, Latvia

8.6

Grand Palace Hotel

Riga's discreet old-town classic in a former central-bank building beside the Dome Cathedral, long the city's most personal luxury address.

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Garden lawns of Park Hotel Sonnenhof above Vaduz with the princely castle beyond

Country House

Vaduz, Liechtenstein

8.6

Park Hotel Sonnenhof

Liechtenstein's Relais & Châteaux flagship on a garden hillside above Vaduz, facing the princely castle across the Rhine valley.

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White plantation-style villas and palms along the private beach of Victoria House on Ambergris Caye

Beach Resort

San Pedro, Belize

8.6

Victoria House Resort & Spa

Ambergris Caye's plantation-style classic on a palm-lined private beach, minutes by boat from the Belize Barrier Reef.

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Beachfront pool and gardens of Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel across the bay from Puerto Ayora

Beach Resort

Puerto Ayora, Ecuador

8.6

Finch Bay Galapagos Hotel

The Galápagos's leading land-based hotel, on a quiet beach across the bay from Puerto Ayora with its own yacht for island expeditions.

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Pink crenellated great house and gardens of Cobblers Cove beside the sea near Speightstown

Beach Resort

Speightstown, Barbados

8.6

Cobblers Cove

A pink-and-white English country house by the sea near Speightstown—forty suites, Relais & Châteaux cooking and devoted returnees.

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Resort

Cap Estate, St Lucia

8.6

Cap Maison

A clifftop villa hotel on St Lucia's northern tip, famed for its cliff-edge cooking and the champagne zip-line to its ocean deck.

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